Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister and BJP leader Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday the party would seek an equal seat-sharing agreement if it enters into an alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for the upcoming Punjab assembly polls.“The earlier 22-seat formula will no longer work. The BJP…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah suffered from food poisoning while on a visit to Karnataka on Saturday and skipped scheduled events in Hubballi and Belagavi, senior BJP leader and Union minister Pralhad Joshi said.Shah was scheduled to inaugurate the new academic building of KLE Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorusavirmath Medical College and the 1,200-bed…
NEW DELHI: With India’s monsoon season ending on a rain-deficit note, more than 180 scientists and ecologists have issued an urgent appeal to prepare for what they warn could be an exceptionally strong El Nino. They have flagged risks ranging from drought and extreme heat to wildfires and damage to ecosystems.The appeal comes as the…
EC says notice issued to Delhi CM Rekha Gupta during SIR, entry validated for final electoral roll NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Saturday said a notice was issued to Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta after her name appeared in the list of logical discrepancies during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The…
Rahul Gandhi at his Indore session of ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’event NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday offered to participate in the ongoing protest by teacher job aspirants in Madhya Pradesh, while alleging that the “system” was preventing students from raising questions.Speaking at the ‘Chhatron Ki…
Arvind Kejriwal, four family members reportedly served notices amid Delhi SIR NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday questioned the absence of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his family members from the Delhi voter list and sought an explanation from the Election Commission.In a post on X, the party said, “Is…
Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Friday announced that Tulu, spoken in the state’s Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, would be recognised as an additional administrative language in the region, fulfilling a long-standing demand.“Today, we have decided to make Tulu applicable to Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts and declare…
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday said the only way to counter a “bully” was to “resist him forcefully”, after US president Donald Trump signed into law a legislation expanding sanctions on Russia and Iran and giving Washington new tariff powers targeting major buyers of Russian energy.AICC general secretary Jairam…
ABVP bags 3 posts as BJP celebrates victory, NSUI alleges vote-counting tampering NEW DELHI: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Saturday won three of the four central panel posts in the Delhi University Students’ Union election, with its candidate Yash Dabas elected president.Independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen, who was denied a ticket by the Congress-affiliated NSUI,…
MoS MEA Kirti Vardhan Singh said India’s foreign policy remains independent, with decisions guided by the interests of the country and its people rather than pressure from other nations. ABVP won three of the four central posts in the DUSU elections, while independent candidate and NSUI rebel Deepanshu Shokeen won the vice-president’s post. Olympic champion…