NEW DELHI: The West Bengal Assembly on Thursday saw heated exchanges as chief minister Mamata Banerjee launched an attack on the BJP, while a scuffle led to the injury of the party’s chief whip.“BJP is a party of the corrupt, a party of vote thieves. They are the biggest dacoit party. We saw in Parliament…
A man climbed an electric pole and cut power lines in a village, reportedly due to an uncanny reason. The incident, captured in a viral video circulating on social media platforms, shows the individual ascending the pole with large pliers before proceeding to snap the wires, resulting in a complete power outage across the entire…
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Image/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday took a swipe at the Centre, accusing it of “celebrating” the Goods and Services Tax “as if collecting taxes from the common people were some great achievement.”Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also accused the government of turning the vision of “One…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over landslides and floods in various states, observing that the large number of logs seen floating in floodwaters suggested large-scale tree felling in the upper reaches of the hills.A two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran issued notices…
A strange event involving an old man urinating close to an airplane on the runway at Bihar’s Darbhanga Airport has gone viral. The concerning incident occurred when a man in traditional white kurta-pajama attire was spotted squatting dangerously close to an aircraft on an active runway. The event was captured on video by the pilot…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday called the latest cuts on GST approved by the Centre as “8 years too late.”In a social media pot on X, former Union minister P Chidambaram said that the prevailing taxes should not have been introduced in the first place.“The GST rationalisation and the reduction in rates on a range…
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai Wednesday said dignity serves as a guiding principle that connects rights, allowing the judiciary to develop a coherent framework for constitutional adjudication – whether in context of prisoners, workers, women or persons with disabilities.Delivering the keynote address at the 11th L M Singhvi memorial lecture, CJI…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Wednesday alleged that Kota Neelima, the wife of Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera – who has been accused of having two EPIC numbers – has two voter IDs in her name. A day after the poll authorities issued a notice to Khera for allegedly getting himself registered in the electoral roll of…
NEW DELHI: Car and SUV prices, especially those classified under the four-metre small vehicles category (petrol under 1,200cc and diesel under 1,500cc), as well as two-wheelers under 350cc will see a price cut from Sept 22, as the GST Council meeting slashed the GST rate from 28% to 18%. Even bigger cars and SUVs, many…
NEW DELHI: Persecuted migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan belonging to six minority communities – Hindu, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and Parsi – who entered India on or before Dec 31, 2024 without a valid passport or travel document or where the validity of their passport or document has since expired – will be exempt…