NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar shrugged off the legislative council election results after the Samajwadi Party defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Varanasi Graduates’ constituency, saying the election reflected the mandate of educated voters rather than the general electorate.Speaking to reporters, Rajbhar said the MLC elections had no connection with the…
NEW DELHI: Cracks within Maharashtra’s ruling Mahayuti alliance came out in the open on Thursday after a Shiv Sena leader advocated for deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde to be elevated to the post of chief minister.Speaking to reporters after the MLC election results, former MLA Ravindra Dhangekar said the outcome reflected people’s views of the…
Uttar Pradesh has barred candidates linked to organisations advocating violent regime change from state government jobs, while introducing permanent disqualification for certain serious offences and safeguards against recruitment delays. JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman mocked Defence Minister Khawaja Asif over Field Marshal Asim Munir’s participation in Tehran security talks. Asif denied that a defence pact was…
SC questioned the Centre over pharma companies pricing medicines at over 1,000% of cost, saying the industry can’t “run amok” in the name of free market. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said banks must be held accountable for compensating victims of digital arrest scams, stressing that they should act as a “protective umbrella”…
Stampede at Kolkata pandal during Durga Puja claimed 19 lives. NEW DELHI: It begins with a rumour, feeds on panic and ends in tragedy. A stampede can turn a celebration into chaos within minutes, leaving thousands gathered in joy struggling to find a way out. In a tightly packed crowd, even a small disturbance can…
In October 1929, billions of dollars in wealth evaporated from the American stock market, setting off an economic catastrophe that would reach far beyond Wall Street.Years of speculative buying, easy credit and inflated share prices had created a market built on the expectation that stocks would keep rising. When confidence collapsed, investors rushed to sell….
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday reiterated the opposition’s demand for voting using ballot paper despite the party’s lacklustre performance in the Karnataka MLC elections, which were held using ballot papers.Reacting to the Karnataka MLC results, Kharge said the opposition would not give up its demand for ballot paper voting simply because BJP…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday took a dig at BJP supporters for flagging the misspelling of Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman‘s name in a social media post by Rahul Gandhi, saying the deliberate typo was a strategy to draw attention.In a post on X, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate thanked BJP supporters for amplifying Rahul Gandhi’s post…
DITE DIME: Anti-dam protests have prompted a major security build-up at the Dite-Dime bridge in Arunachal Pradesh, a key crossing towards the India-China border that connects four proposed drilling sites for a pre-feasibility survey of the 11,200 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project.Forces have heavily fortified the bridge, deploying large numbers of CAPF personnel, as it…
MK Stalin tears into Vijay government over searches linked to KN Nehru NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin on Thursday accused the C Joseph Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government of using vigilance raids as political theatre ahead of the Tiruchirappalli East by-election. Stalin also asserted that the…
