New Delhi: Supreme Court on Friday refused Congress neta Pawan Khera’s plea for interim protection from arrest till Tuesday and asked him to seek anticipatory bail from the court in Assam, where an FIR against him has been filed by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife. A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and A…
Chennai: Two weeks ago, in Madurai’s Tirupparankundram constituency, V K Sasikala, the confidante of former Tamil Nadu chief minister late J Jayalalithaa, signalled a clear mission for the April 23 assembly election: wooing Thevars, a dominant OBC community in southern and central regions of the state, a bloc once seen as the backbone of AIADMK’s…
PM Modi with Xi Jinping (PTI image) New Delhi: Amid efforts to ramp up bilateral cooperation, which followed the recent improvement in ties, India and China held their first Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) bilateral consultations on April 16-17.According to the MEA, the two sides exchanged views on implementation of SCO leaders’ decisions, and the future…
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal New Delhi: Govt has welcomed the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire saying that any step that moves in the direction of peace is welcomed by India. Govt sources also confirmed that India had been invited for a France and UKchaired meeting of around 40 countries to discuss a post-war mission, which excludes the US,…
NEW DELHI: An incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft on the Pune runway on Friday has temporarily halted operations at the airport. The IAF, has however, clarified that the air crew is safe.In a post on social media platform X, the IAF said, “Pune runway is temporarily unavailable due to an incident involving…
Pahalgam valley (PTI image) Haptnar (Anantnag): His scorched hands and bullet-riddled body told a story of courage and sacrifice. Pony-wallah Syed Adil Hussain Shah, who grabbed a terrorist’s rifle barrel to save tourists during the horrific massacre in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley last year, came to embody Kashmir’s spirit and India’s soul in his final act…
Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi in parliament NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah and leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi exchanged sharp remarks in Parliament on Friday during the debate on the women’s reservation bill, with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also drawing references from them.Rahul Gandhi, while speaking in the Lok Sabha, praised his sister Priyanka Gandhi…
NK Premachandran, Sandosh Kumar, Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: A triumphant opposition hailed the fall of the constitutional amendment bill as a defeat for delimitation, and not women’s reservation.After the opposition prevailed in voting, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spoke with TMC heir apparent and MP Abhishek Banerjee and thanked him for the support. There was concern…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Friday hailed the defeat of the Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, calling it a victory for the state.The DMK and its allies have been vocal in opposing the delimitation bill, arguing that it would weaken the voice of southern states.In a post on X,…
NEW DELHI: Minutes after the women’s reservation bill failed to clear the Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on the Centre, accusing the PM Modi-led government of using an “unconstitutional trick” to “break the Constitution in the name of women.”In a post on X after the bill’s defeat, Rahul Gandhi…