Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday reaffirmed India’s stand on protecting national interests in trade talks after the US imposed 25% tariffs. A special NIA court acquitted all seven accused, including BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Meanwhile, a human trafficking victim in Chhattisgarh alleged Bajrang Dal activists coerced her…
screengrab from the video posted on X NEW DELHI: A distressing incident at a government primary school in Uttar Pradesh has triggered outrage after a 7-year-old boy, Gaurav, was found with his neck stuck between iron bars of a window, locked inside the school after being accidentally left behind by staff.The incident occurred at Primary…
Jagdeep Dhankhar (TOI) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday announced that it has finalised the electoral college for the upcoming Vice Presidential election 2025, following the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar from the post earlier this month.In a statement, the poll panel said the electoral college list includes all elected and nominated members of the…
NEW DELHI: In a series of coordinated statements, BJP leaders tore into the Congress and its allies, claiming that the 17-year-old case was driven by political vendetta aimed at defaming Hindu saints and nationalists.Seventeen years after a bomb strapped to a motorcycle exploded in Malegaon, killing six people and injuring over 100, a special NIA…
NAINITAL: The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday ordered the immediate closure of 48 stone crushers operating in the Haridwar region, directing authorities to snap their electricity and water connections immediately. The court passed the order owing to non-compliance with its earlier directions in this regard. It also asked the authorities concerned to submit an action…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah meets LoP Rahul Gandhi in Delhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Backing Congress MP Rahul Gandhi‘s “poll theft” charge against the Election Commission, party leader and Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday asserted that the Lok Sabha leader of opposition has “evidence” to support his allegation.Also Read | ‘Bhayankar chori’: Rahul Gandhi promises…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted its first-ever search operations in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in connection with a financial fraud involving the Andaman and Nicobar State Cooperative Bank (ANSCB). The searches covered nine locations in and around Port Blair and two sites in Kolkata.The investigation reportedly stems from a case registered by…
NEW DELHI: The Congress party found itself in a public disagreement on Thursday after senior leader Rahul Gandhi endorsed US President Donald Trump’s statement calling the Indian economy “dead,” while fellow Congress MP Rajeev Shukla strongly opposed the claim, insisting the Indian economy remains robust.Speaking to reporters in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi said, “Yes, he is…
O Panneerselvam team withdraws from BJP alliance NEW DELHI: The AIADMK Cadres Rights Retrieval Committee, led by former Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam, on Thursday announced its exit from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).Veteran leader and committee advisor Panruti S Ramachandran made the announcement at a press conference, flanked by Panneerselvam and other…
NEW DELHI: In a security lapse, an Air India Express passenger who was supposed to travel from Srinagar to Bagdogra via Delhi on Wednesday (July 30) ended up in Bhubaneswar.The reason: This young man somehow remained on board the aircraft on landing in Delhi and then the plane took off for its next flight which…