- India
Kumaraswamy may contest LS polls if Modi & Shah want him to: Deve Gowda
Hassan: JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda on Thursday indicated that his son and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy may contest upcoming Lok Sabha polls, if Prime Minister Narendra Modi and…
- India
Nitish didn’t target RJD by speaking about dynasty: JD(U)’s Tyagi
Patna: Senior JD(U) leader K C Tyagi on Thursday rejected a suggestion that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the party’s national president, had targeted ally RJD by speaking out against “dynasty politics”…
- India
Derek O’Brien blames Adhir Ranjan for alliance talk failing in Bengal
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien Thursday held West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury responsible for an alliance not working out between the two parties in West Bengal. The remark…
- Business
Rupee settles 1 paisa higher at 83.11 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee rose 1 paisa in a range-bound trade to close at 83.11 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, as the support from weak American currency overseas was negated by…
- India
Will collectively find solution to seat-sharing impasse with TMC: Jairam Ramesh
Siliguri: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Thursday said the party is hopeful of finding a solution to the seat-sharing impasse with the TMC, a day after its supremo Mamata Banerjee made a surprise…
- India
Nadda launches BJP’s theme song for Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday launched the party’s campaign theme song for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The song in…
- India
Gyanvapi case: 11 applications for copies of ASI survey report
Varanasi: Eleven people, including from both the Hindu and Muslim side, applied for copies of the ASI survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex adjoining the Kashi Vishwanath temple here on Thursday,…
- India
INDIA bloc will fight against injustice across country: Rahul Gandhi
Cooch Behar: The Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ entered West Bengal on Thursday with the Congress leader exuding confidence that the opposition INDIA bloc will fight against injustice across the country.…
- India
Third World War is not beyond realm of possibility: UNGA president
New Delhi: The situation in the Red Sea is “extremely disturbing” and it has the potential to escalate further, President of UN General Assembly Dennis Francis said on Wednesday. At a media…
- Sports
England opt to bat against India in opening Test in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: England skipper Ben Stokes opted to bat in the opening Test of the five-match series against India in Hyderabad on Thursday. India picked left-arm spinner Axar Patel ahead of Kuldeep Yadav.…
- Sports
I have not announced retirement: Mary Kom
New Delhi: Olympic bronze-medallist and six-time boxing world champion M C Mary Kom on Thursday refuted reports that she has announced retirement. The 41-year-old, who is already past the age eligibility to…
- World
Four Indians die in mass drowning at Australia’s Philip Island
Melbourne: Four Indians, including two women, have been killed in a drowning incident at an unpatrolled beach in the Australian state of Victoria, the worst tragedy in Victorian waters in almost 20…
- Kashmir
BJP slams Farooq Abdullah for justifying his father’s arrest during Nehru era
Jammu: The BJP on Wednesday hit out at National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah for justifying his father Sheikh Abdullah’s arrest during Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru’s era and said “in his greed for…
- India
FM participates in ‘halwa’ ceremony; marks final stage of Interim Budget prep
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday participated in a traditional ‘halwa’ ceremony, marking the final stage for preparation of the Interim Budget 2024 to be unveiled on February 1 in…
- India
SC gets new judge; to function with full strength now
New Delhi: Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P B Varale was on Wednesday appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court, according to a government notification. Once he takes oath, the top…
