Around 50,000 people turned up for INDIA bloc’s rally in Delhi on Sunday, according to Delhi Police estimates NEW DELHI: In a Ramlila Maidan packed with protesters and ringing with anti-BJP and anti-CEC slogans Sunday, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said the opposition will confront the top BJP duo of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah after…
PM Narendra Modi cites World Bank data showing India’s extreme poverty rate fell 90% to 2.6% between 2011 and 2023, with nearly 50 crore people lifted out of extreme poverty. NEW DELHI: India has recorded one of the fastest poverty declines in the world, with the extreme poverty rate in the country “collapsing” by 90%…
CJI Surya Kant calls for more transparent and predictable case listings, stressing that timely court intervention can make the difference between justice and injustice. NEW DELHI: Flagging the importance of timely intervention by courts in crucial matters, CJI Surya Kant said the difference between justice and injustice was not in the final judgement but in…
Sikh riot survivors and BJP leaders protest Congress’s decision to hold the INDIA bloc rally on the 42nd anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh killings NEW DELHI: Survivors of the 1984 anti-Sikh killings and Sikh organisations Sunday questioned Congress’s decision to hold the INDIA bloc rally on Nov 1, the 42nd anniversary of the massacre. With…
IT professional and wife face Rs 5.3 crore taxevasion allegations over fabricated donation and loan claims, including forged documents and receipts. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: In a stern message to those making false income tax claims, authorities have carried out a rare search action on an IT professional and his wife, estimating alleged bogus claims…
Union minister Kiren Rijiju during a meeting with Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck during his visit to Gelephu, Bhutan (PTI) NEW DELHI: Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has dedicated a sacred Buddhist stupa to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recognising his contribution to strengthening friendship between the two countries. The dedication of Stupa number…
The arrests come days after singer Diljit Dosanjh performed in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: Three people, including a woman, have been arrested for allegedly writing pro-Khalistan slogans at two Delhi Metro stations, police said on Sunday. The graffiti also carried a message targeting singer Diljit Dosanjh.The arrests come days after Dosanjh performed in the national…
Bhandari further alleged that Priyanka was kept in the background during Saturday’s mock parliament exercise NEW DELHI: BJP on Sunday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of attempting to sideline his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, alleging that she was deliberately denied an opportunity to speak at the INDIA bloc rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan.BJP national spokesperson…
Airlines have been asked to give a break-up of tariff in terms of the total amount payable by a passenger and break-up of the same by displaying components like base fare, tax, fees, cancellation charges, refund conditions and any other charge separately. NEW DELHI: India has adopted new airfare rules where government will not interfere…
File photo: India will trial Digi Yatra for international passengers at seven airports over the next three months NEW DELHI: Travelling abroad from India could soon be a seamless experience just like taking domestic flights with Digi Yatra (DY). India will hold trials for international passengers at seven airports in the three months of this…
