Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) set off the blocks early by announcing its first list of candidates for the 2027 Punjab assembly elections on Saturday, renominating 40 sitting MLAs, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann again contesting from Dhuri. Jailed Cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora has been fielded from the Ludhiana West seat. However, no name…
Guwahati: A day before the INDIA bloc’s proposed rally against SIR and CEC Gyanesh Kumar at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday taunted the Congress, questioning its “fear-measuring machine”. “Whenever Congress runs out of logic and arguments, they come up with their favourite tweet — ‘Yeh Darr Gaye’ (He…
New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit — an accomplished fighter pilot with over 3,500 flying hours across 20 aircraft types — assumed charge as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff on Saturday, taking command as India actively works to boost its military capabilities amid a complex regional security environment. He succeeds Air Chief…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated scientists and engineers at ISRO on the successful launch of GSLV-F18 carrying NVS-03 and said the mission marks an important step in strengthening NavIC, the country’s indigenous satellite navigation system. Modi also said that, equipped with enhanced capabilities, NVS-03 will further India’s pursuit of self-reliance in…
Ekta Nagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat’s Ekta Nagar, on the former Deputy PM’s 151st birth anniversary. Modi reached the Statue of Unity in the morning and offered floral tributes to the leader. October 31 is observed every year as…
New Delhi: Participants took on the roles of senior political leaders as a mock parliament on the theme ‘Democracy vs Anarchy’ began at the NDMC Convention Centre in Delhi on Friday, with discussions centred on electoral integrity, democratic institutions, and political accountability, officials said. Organised by civil rights group Citizens for Democracy, the session sought…
Chamoli (Uttarakhand): A helicopter on the way from Badrinath to Dehradun carrying six people crashed near Joshimath on Friday afternoon, Uttarakhand disaster management officials said. Officials in Chamoli district said that teams have rushed to the spot to conduct rescue operations. One pilot and five passengers were on board. It is not yet known if…
Patna: The Election Commission on Friday formally declared RJD candidate Anil Jha as elected from the Darbhanga Graduates constituency of the Bihar Legislative Council, where protracted counting of votes had raised the hackles of the opposition party. According to a statement issued by the EC, Jha secured 25,406 votes to wrest the seat from BJP…
Bhildi (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that he would serve the people of India till his last breath, an assertion coming days after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s remark, “Modi ka baap bhi jayega”. He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre at Bhildi in Gujarat’s Banaskantha…
New Delhi: Posting a video of past remarks by Rahul Gandhi on Hindutva, Hinduism and religious figures, the BJP alleged the Congress leader “pretends” to be a Hindu when elections are near. This comes days after Gandhi posted a picture of a ‘Tripund Tilak’, a sacred mark associated with Lord Shiva, and captioned it ‘Satyam…
