Court: ‘Don’t just say ED, ED, ED’: Supreme Court questions West Bengal government in Mamata I-PAC raid case | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the West Bengal government over its objection to the maintainability of the Enforcement Directorate’s plea alleging obstruction by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a January 8 raid at I-PAC, asking what remedy ED officers would have if their rights were allegedly violated.As per news agency PTI, a … Read more

Tamil Nadu assembly elections: AIADMK releases manifesto, Palaniswami rolls out 297 promises | India News

AIADMK general secretary and leader of opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly NEW DELHI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday released the party’s Tamil Nadu Assembly election manifesto, unveiling 297 promises ahead of the April 23 polls.The manifesto put welfare measures at the centre of the party’s campaign, including a monthly assistance of … Read more

Trump speaks to PM Modi: Leaders discuss Middle East tensions, importance of keeping Hormuz strait open | India News

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the evolving situation in the Middle East, with both leaders emphasising the strategic importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open.US Ambassador to India and Special Envoy to South and Central Asia, Sergio Gor in a post on X … Read more

PM Modi compares fuel crisis to Covid-19 in Parliament; Rahul Gandhi says ‘don’t forget the deaths’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for comparing the current fuel crisis sitution to that of Covid-19 in his Parliamentary address on Monday. The Congress leader remarked that the PM has “forgotten what had happened then, how many people had died and what kind of tragedies … Read more

This day in 1977: How Morarji Desai became India’s first non-Congress PM | India News

This image is used for representation purpose only (AI-generated) On a quiet March morning in 1977, inside the stately halls of Rashtrapati Bhavan, a brief oath-taking ceremony lasting barely three minutes altered the trajectory of Indian politics.When Morarji Desai, then 81, took oath as country’s first non-Congress prime minister on March 24, 1977, it wasn’t … Read more

Bengal assembly elections: From TMC to BJP – top 10 wealthiest candidates in fray | India News

Image: IANS, PTI As political campaigning intensifies ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, an analysis of candidates’ self‑declared assets reveals a striking concentration of wealth among the state’s political class.According to data compiled from election affidavits and published by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), several sitting Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) contesting … Read more

Delhi HC throws out Lalu Yadav’s plea in land-for-jobs case, terms it ‘devoid of merit’ | India News

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday dismissed a plea by RJD chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav seeking to quash a CBI FIR in the alleged land-for-jobs case, holding that the petition was “devoid of merit”. The order was passed by justice Ravinder Dudeja, effectively allowing the investigation and related proceedings … Read more

Puducherry assembly polls: High-calibre fight in Thattanchavady as CM Rangasamy takes on ex-CM Vaithilingam | India News

N Rangasamy (left) and V Vaithilingam NEW DELHI: Puducherry’s Thattanchavady constituency will see Congress MP and former chief minister V Vaithilingam take on incumbent CM N Rangasamy, marking the most high-profile contest in the upcoming assembly election.Rangasamy is also the current Thattanchavady MLA. Watch TN Polls Turn 5-Cornered: DMK, NDA, Vijay & Rebels: Who Holds … Read more

Centre calls for all-party meeting amid escalating West Asia tensions | India News

Representational image (ANI file photo) The central government called an all-party meeting on Wednesday to discuss the escalating West Asia crisis. The move comes amid reports of an LPG crisis and unstable market conditions caused by tensions in the region.Opposition leaders have been attacking the government’s handling of the situation and pressing it to convene … Read more

No Scheduled Caste status on conversion to religions other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism: Supreme Court | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that a person who professes a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism cannot be recognised as a member of a Scheduled Caste. The top court observed that conversion to any other religion results in the loss of such status.A bench of Justices PK Mishra and NV … Read more