Politics

PM Modi likely to visit New York for UNGA session next month

United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the annual high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by…
‘Blanket removals are cruel’: Rahul Gandhi slams SC stray-dog directive in Delhi-NCR

New Delhi: Amid a raging debate over a Supreme Court directive to remove stray dogs from Delhi, several leaders on Tuesday questioned the order, with Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Raul…

Mid-day meal workers protest against Akshaya Patra deal

Hyderabad: Scores of mid-day meal workers, led by the Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU), staged a protest outside Endowments minister Konda Surekha’s residence in Hanamkonda on Monday, August 11. The workers…
BJP turned EC into poll-rigging machinery, alleges CM Stalin

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of converting the Election Commission of India (ECI) into a “poll-rigging machinery” and alleged that…
No one has sought permission, says Delhi Police ahead of oppn protest march

New Delhi: Ahead of the opposition’s march to the Election Commission over “poll fraud”, Delhi Police on Monday said no one has sought permission for holding the protest. Opposition INDIA bloc MPs…
India fastest growing economy in world, says PM Modi

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India is moving fast towards becoming the third major economy in the world. The Prime Minister’s comments come days after US President Donald Trump’s…
Sign declaration or apologise: EC officials tell Rahul again

New Delhi: As Congress leaders amplified the “vote theft” allegation of Rahul Gandhi, Election Commission officials on Saturday once again pressed the Leader of the Opposition to either sign a declaration to…

Bengal: Son of Trinamool Congress leader killed in shootout

Kolkata: The son of a Trinamool Congress leader and head of a village panchayat has been killed in a shootout in broad daylight. The incident happened in Cooch Behar district of West…
Dharmasthala case: SIT launches fresh search at foothills of Bahubali Betta

Dharmasthala: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged mass burial of bodies here has launched a new search operation at the foothills of Bahubali Betta, police said. The operation began near…
EC delists 334 registered unrecognised political parties

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday said it has delisted 334 registered unrecognised political parties which have failed to fulfil the essential condition of contesting even a single election for six…
India’s defence production soars to Rs 1.50 lakh cr in FY 2024-25: Rajnath

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the annual defence production has soared to an all-time high of Rs 1,50,590 crore in FY 2024-25. The milestone represents a robust 18…
Pawar backs Rahul Gandhi’s vote-theft analysis, says ECI should look into it

Nagpur: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s presentation on “vote theft” was well-researched and well-documented, and it is up to the Election Commission of India (ECI)…
Priyanka Gandhi asks EC to conduct probe on ‘vote chori’

New Delhi: Slamming the Election Commission, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday asked the poll body to probe Rahul Gandhi’s poll rigging claims and said that it needs to rethink if…
Rahul has gone from ‘Mohabbat Ki Dukaan’ to ‘Jhoot Ki Dukaan’: Joshi

Bengaluru: Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday slammed Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his charges against the Election Commission of India (ECI)…
2 madrassa teachers booked in UP for assaulting 12-year-old hostel student

Bhadohi: Two teachers at a madrassa in this Uttar Pradesh district have been booked for allegedly brutally assaulting and threatening a 12-year-old student for two consecutive days, police said on Friday. According…