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Congress leader, ex-MP minister Chandra Prabhash Shekhar passes away
Indore: Senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Chandra Prabhash Shekhar died here on Friday after a prolonged illness, his family said. C P Shekhar, a former home minister of the state, died at…
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‘Clock and NCP name belong to us’, says Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction on Friday said that the clock and NCP name belong to it. A day after the Supreme Court asked the…
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Jairam takes potshots at presence of Padmaja, Anil Antony in Modi’s rally
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader and AICC general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh on Friday took potshots at Anil K Antony and Padmaja Venugopal, the children of Congress stalwarts and former Kerala…
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Sandeshkhali victims narrate their horror to media, seek Prez’s intervention
New Delhi: Days after the alleged abuse and humiliation of scores of women in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, a group of victims from the area met President Droupadi Murmu and sought her intervention…
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SC dismisses two pleas related to use of EVMs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea alleging irregularities in the functioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), saying every method has its plus and minus points. The…
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Revolt in Karnataka BJP as Eshwarappa to contest as independent
Shivamogga: Senior BJP leader K S Eshwarappa on Friday announced that he will contest as an independent candidate from the Shimoga seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, blaming party veteran and…
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Defence Ministry signs contract with HAL for upgradation of 25 Dornier aircraft
New Delhi: Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for Mid Life Upgrade (MLU) of 25 Dornier Aircraft along with associated equipment for the Indian Navy at…
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Electoral bonds world’s biggest extortion racket, money used to split parties: Rahul
Thane: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that the electoral bonds scheme was the world’s biggest extortion racket and a “brainchild” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking at a press conference…
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‘This doesn’t make sense…’: Old video of CJI’s son on CAA goes viral
Amid the political backlashes and protests over the Center’s notification of rules for implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, an old video featuring Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud’s son challenging…
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Karnataka GPs in crisis as Centre withholds Rs 3,000-crore statutory grant
Bengaluru: As the current financial year draws to a close, Karnataka’s Gram Panchayats face a daunting challenge as the balance of the 15th Finance Commission’s statutory grant from the Center, totaling Rs…
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Only AAP can finish off BJP: Kejriwal launches LS poll campaign in Gujarat
Vadodara: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday launched the Aam Aadmi Party’s Lok Sabha election campaign in Gujarat, where he said only his party can finish off the ruling Bharatiya Janata…
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Electoral bonds: Freeze BJP bank accounts, hold special probe, says Kharge
Bengaluru: Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday demanded a special investigation into the electoral bonds scheme — through which the BJP has received Rs 6,060 crore over five years — and…
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Houthis to prevent Israel-linked ships from crossing Indian Ocean
In a new escalation and threat to navigation in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, Yemen’s Houthis have pledged to halt Israel-linked ships from crossing the Indian Ocean and from South Africa…
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LS polls: Modi reaches out to Christian community in Kerala
Pathanamthitta: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reached out to the Christian community which has a significant presence in this southern district, and also projected Anil K Antony — son of Congress…
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India rejects global criticism of CAA, calls it ‘laudable initiative’
New Delhi: India on Friday strongly trashed the criticism against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), including by the United States, and said “vote-bank politics” should not determine views about a “laudable initiative”…
