Congress urges PM Modi to come to Parliament NEW DELHI: Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding that he apologise to the country instead of “forgiving” people, while accusing the Centre of using excessive force against students protesting over the alleged NEET-UG 2026 examination irregularities.In a…
The action followed a seizure of similar counterfeit combat cloth in Bareilly in June this year NEW DELHI: Busting a big racket on counterfeit military uniforms, a joint operation by Indian Army’s intelligence units and Rajasthan police has led to the seizure of nearly 1,000 metres of unauthorised army-pattern combat cloth from shops across the…
Congress MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring addresses the gathering during the launch of the ‘Har Booth Mazboot’ campaign NEW DELHI: Congress‘ internal rift in Punjab showed no signs of easing on Saturday after supporters of former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi disrupted two party programmes by raising slogans in his favour, prompting AICC general secretary…
Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Saturday described her return to India after nearly two decades as proof that “injustice can be long but cannot be permanent.”She made the remarks at an event in Kolkata, nearly two decades after she was forced to leave…
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M Pancholi quashed the order of Rajasthan High Court which had held that a wife cannot be denied interim maintenance during pendency of the husband’s application NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a wife cannot be granted interim maintenance if an allegation of adultery…
BJP West Bengal president and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya (File photo) NEW DELHI: BJP’s West Bengal unit president Samik Bhattacharya on Saturday cautioned party workers against becoming arrogant, warning that the infamous “egg therapy” could otherwise “turn on its head.““No system can function or be made to live for long by quashing protests. All…
Responding to the growing protests in Karnataka, chief minister DK Shivakumar appealed on Saturday to organisations opposing the release of water to withdraw their proposed agitation. NEW DELHI: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Karnataka government to immediately release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, arguing that…
CBI books Anil Ambani, Reliance Capital in Rs 1,816 crore EPFO fraud case MUMBAI: The CBI on Saturday registered a cheating case against Reliance Capital Ltd (RCL), its ex-chairman Anil Ambani and unknown public servants over the alleged Rs 1,816 crore loss caused to the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).The agency alleged that the EPFO…
File photo: PM Modi and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Reacting sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s late night Instagram video on Friday, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi while citing leaked papers, cancelled exams and years of hard work of students destroyed in the process, lashed out…
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday assured exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen of full security during her visits to the state, saying the “days of threat culture are over.“Speaking at a felicitation event in Kolkata attended by Nasreen, Adhikari said she should feel free to visit West Bengal as often as she wishes.“Days of…