NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday criticised the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala and the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) over their “U-turn” on Sabarimala women entry issue. The saffron party added that though it was “happy” with their stance now, it sought clarification over the shift. Both LDF and UDF had … Read more
NEW DELHI: The government has extended for four weeks its order to withhold the reporting of Television Rating Points (TRPs) for TV news channels with the aim of “curbing display of sensationalism and speculative content” amidst the West Asia conflict.The ministry of information and broadcasting had, on March 6, issued the first directive to the … Read more
‘Why are Bahujan entrepreneurs excluded?’ Rahul Gandhi targets Centre over contract data gap NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi has asked the Modi government why no data is maintained on the share of public works contracts worth over Rs 16,500 crore awarded to Dalit, Adivasi and OBC-owned businesses, accusing the Centre of fostering a “deliberately constructed system … Read more
Congress National President Kharge addresses press conference NEW DELHI: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said the Congress-led opposition alliance is poised to form the next government in Assam, projecting a tally of around 72–73 seats in the 126-member Assembly.Speaking at a press conference in Guwahati, Kharge launched a sharp attack on chief minister Himanta … Read more
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Tuesday criticised West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for making what he called “irresponsible allegations” after she hinted at a collusion between the BJP, Congress and DMK.In an X post, Tagore stressed that while the Congress and the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) are allies in the INDIA bloc at … Read more
NEW DELHI: A technical committee of Bureau of Indian Standards has recommended the cabinet secretariat’s deregulation cell to reconsider its “suggestion” to drop fire and life safety from the main National Building Code and move it to a “handbook”, arguing fire safety is a critical issue and buildings that are not planned or maintained well … Read more
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused authorities of selectively removing names from the state’s voter rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise ahead of the forthcoming assembly elections.Addressing a rally in Chakdaha in Nadia district, Mamata said the TMC would support individuals whose names … Read more
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK chief on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Puducherry CM, calling him a “puppet”, claiming that real authority in the union territory is in the hands of the lieutenant governor.Addressing an election rally, MK Stalin accused the Centre of undermining democratic governance in Puducherry by allowing the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday criticised Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif over his recent warning targeting Kolkata, calling the remarks provocative and cautioning Islamabad against repeating past mistakes.“Pakistan’s Defence Minister should not have given such a provocative statement. 55 years ago, they suffered the consequences when Pakistan was divided into two parts. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Security forces in Srinagar have busted an interstate module linked to the Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, arresting five individuals, including two Pakistani terrorists, officials told PTI.The operation, led by Jammu and Kashmir Police, involved coordinated raids across 19 locations spanning multiple states, including parts of Rajasthan and Haryana. Officials said incriminating material was … Read more