KOLKATA: TMC dubbed BJP’s ‘Sankalp Patra’ for Bengal a “copycat” manifesto, trashing its cash assistance pledges, and alleged that the saffron party never delivers on its promises. At a rally in Basirhat, CM Mamata Banerjee asked how many people had received Rs 15 lakh in their bank accounts that PM Modi had promised 12 years … Read more
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday asked solicitor general Tushar Mehta to examine the claims of petitioners who are relatives of Indians stranded, detained or forcibly recruited in connection with the Russia-Ukraine conflict. A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said if the claims of the petitioners – … Read more
NEW DELHI: Amid outrage over the latest Israeli strikes on Lebanon, India on Friday expressed deep concern over the large number of civilian casualties in aerial attacks that followed the two-week US-Iran ceasefire announced on Wednesday. The attacks left over 300 dead, according to reports from the region. As a troop-contributing country to UN Interim … Read more
NEW DELHI: Several coal-based power plants with a combined capacity of 10 gigawatts (GW) have deferred their scheduled maintenance by three months to meet the country’s electricity demand, while an additional load of up to 27 GW is expected at the distribution level due to the shift towards induction-based cooking amid a squeeze on LPG … Read more
Bengaluru: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), seeking an action taken report over a complaint related to extramarital dating platform Gleeden, citing concerns around user safety, exploitation and access by minors.The notice, dated April 9, follows a complaint filed by Seva Nyaya … Read more
Some in India are chafing at Pakistan’s mediator role inIran war. They should think a bit more. It’s a ceasefire where combatant parties aren’t ceasing to fire – andit may get worse. Hormuz is more shut than open. Whether the US-Iran meet in Islamabad will happen is still not absolutely certain.And if it happens, whether … Read more
Union home minister Amit Shah (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday strongly trashed the rumours spreading like wildfire over a purported video of controversial ex-TMC leader Humayun Kabir allegedly claiming a “Rs 1,000 crore deal” with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to dislodge Mamata Banerjee‘s ruling Trinamool in West Bengal … Read more
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday participated in a signature campaign at Delhi University’s (DU) Faculty of Arts in support of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Women’s Reservation Act), where she highlighted the need to enhance women’s participation in governance and policymaking. Speaking on the act, Gupta said, “I often wonder why we all … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday claimed that the Narendra Modi-led government’s proposed move to amend the women’s reservation law and expand the number of parliamentary seats could violate the Model Code of Conduct and have “grave consequences”. He also asserted that the opposition will move unitedly on this.Addressing a meeting of the … Read more
Randhir Jaiswal, Amit Shah India flags concern over Lebanon civilian deaths, calls situation “very disturbing” amid Israel strikes despite ceasefire. Amit Shah says BJP will implement UCC in Bengal within 6 months if voted to power. Delhi Police bust ISI-backed spy network, arrest 10 operatives in major crackdown. Yashwant Varma writes resignation letter to the … Read more