- India
Salute Arun Goel for not succumbing to BJP’s pressure: Mamata
Kolkata: A day after Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigned from the post, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday lauded him for “not succumbing” to the BJP’s pressure, and asserted that…
- India
Priority of ‘double-engine’ govt is welfare of women: PM Modi
Raipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the ‘Mahtari Vandan’ scheme in Chhattisgarh to provide monetary assistance to women and said the “double-engine” government’s priority is the welfare of women. Virtually…
- Business
India, EFTA ink free trade agreement; USD 100 bn investment target in next 15 yrs
New Delhi: India and the four-nation European bloc EFTA on Sunday signed a free trade agreement under which New Delhi has received an investment commitment of USD 100 billion in the next…
- India
Court extends Shajahan Sheikh’s CBI custody by four days
Basirhat: A court in West Bengal’s Basirhat on Sunday extended the CBI custody of Shajahan Sheikh, key accused in a mob attack on ED officials at Sandeshkhali, by another four days on a…
- India
BJP Hisar MP Brijendra Singh quits party, joins Congress
Chandigarh: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, BJP MP from Hisar Brijendra Singh on Sunday resigned from the party’s primary membership due to “compelling political reasons” and joined the Congress. Soon after…
- India
Modi transformed India in 10 years, claims Om Birla in Rajasthan
Bundi: Kota-Bundi MP Om Birla on Sunday slammed the previous opposition parties’ governments and said people had to face bullets for Ram Temple and wait for more than seven decades for the abolition…
- India
Poison of appeasement weakening with development: PM Modi in Azamgarh
Azamgarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the “poison of appeasement” is weakening as development takes place. Addressing a rally in Azamgarh, earlier seen as a family bastion of Samajwadi Party…
- India
Rajasthan: Former Cong ministers, ex-MLAs join BJP ahead of LS polls
Jaipur: Several Congress leaders in Rajasthan, including former ministers Rajendra Yadav and Lal Chand Kataria, joined the BJP here on Sunday ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Former Congress MLAs Richpal Mirdha,…
- India
SC’s responsibility to protect its dignity: Sibal on SBI plea on electoral bonds issue
New Delhi: Terming the SBI’s reasons for seeking an extension in disclosing electoral bond details “puerile”, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal Sunday said it is the Supreme Court’s responsibility to protect its…
- India
Uddhav, Sharad Pawar factions slam govt over EC Arun Goel’s resignation
Mumbai: A day after Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigned, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed the Election Commission of India is no longer an autonomous watchdog, but works as…
- India
BJP MP Brijendra Singh quits party due to ‘compelling political reasons’
Chandigarh: BJP MP from Hisar Brijendra Singh on Sunday said he has resigned from the party’s primary membership due to “compelling political reasons”. Brijendra Singh, the son of BJP leader Birender Singh,…
- India
UP: Modi inaugurates, lays foundation of projects worth over Rs 34K cr
Azamgarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of several development projects worth more than Rs 34,700 crore across the state. The PM was accompanied by Uttar…
- India
India jump to No.1 in Test rankings, now reign supreme in all 3 formats
Dubai: A day after India crushed England in Dharamsala to win the five-match series 4-1, Rohit Sharma’s side claimed the top spot in the ICC Test rankings, overtaking Australia in the latest…
- Sports
We just get lost with this term bazball, fumes Nasser Hussain
Dharamsala: Miffed at England’s 4-1 shellacking by India, former captain Nasser Hussain has advised the team’s misfiring batters to work on individual performances and eschew their obsession with bazball. Bazball, which is…