Shakeel Ahmad and Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Former Union minister Shakeel Ahmad, who resigned from the Congress in November 2025, on Saturday launched a scathing attack on senior party leader Rahul Gandhi, calling him “darpok” (coward) and “insecure.”Ahmad also described Gandhi, a former Congress president and the current leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Union home ministry’s tableau in the 77th Republic Day parade on Monday will showcase the nationwide implementation of the three new criminal laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakhsya Adhiniyam — as well as the technology-driven justice reforms. “The tableau will….highlight the nationwide operationalisation of the … Read more
NEW DELHI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) on Saturday targeted the DMK government and Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin” calling him a “puppet”, and further alleging that “law and order has been reduced to a laughing stock” in the state, after a country-made bomb was hurled at a police vehicle on the … Read more
Rajeev Shukla; Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former journalist Rajeev Shukla on Saturday recalled interviewing Narendra Modi during the prime minister’s days in the BJP organisation, noting that even then, he had brought a computer with him.Shukla said he first met Modi, who was then the BJP’s general secretary, at the residence … Read more
For many who grew up in India’s urban and metropolitan households, there was a time when forgetting to remind your father about bringing a chart paper or a political map of India meant a sleepless night of fear. The realisation would strike around 11 pm — too late, of course — followed by the certainty … Read more
Yogi Adityanath greets people on Uttar Pradesh Day Uttar Pradesh has broken free from years of struggle and policy apathy to emerge from the ‘Bimaru’ category as India’s growth engine, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday, as he greeted the people on the state’s foundation day. In a video message shared on his official … Read more
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially replaced Bangladesh with Scotland in the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, after the Bangladesh Cricket Board failed to commit to travelling to India. Air India cancelled all flights to and from New York and Newark on January 25-26, citing a major winter storm expected to bring heavy snow, … Read more
When the University Grants Commission (UGC), the statutory body under the Union education ministry that regulates universities and colleges, notified its Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026, it introduced a new set of rules that will apply across campuses nationwide.The regulations govern how colleges and universities must prevent, identify, and respond to … Read more
NEW DELHI: The ongoing tension between the Congress and Shashi Tharoor sharpened further after another party MP took a swipe at the Trivandrum MP, remarking that he was “not a big part” of Congress. The rift has been in focus as Tharoor skipped a crucial poll-related party meeting in Kerala, opting instead to attend the … Read more
Shashi Tharoor (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday clarified that he has never violated the party line in Parliament, asserting that his only public disagreement in principle was over Operation Sindoor, when he led India’s delegation to countries in the Americas to present New Delhi’s position on counterterrorism and Pakistan’s role … Read more