New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday set aside a Delhi high court order suspending the life sentence of former Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case and asked it to decide the plea afresh. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday handed over a cheque of Rs 1 crore to cricketer Ishan Kishan for his contribution in winning the 2026 T20 World Cup. Kishan, who has his roots in Nawada district of the state and had spent his early childhood in Patna, called on the chief minister at…
Thiruvananthapuram: One of the first decisions taken by Kerala Chief Minister-designate V D Satheesan after being picked for the post was to limit his convoy to three vehicles, in contrast to his predecessor’s large motorcade that had drawn criticism from various quarters. According to party sources, Satheesan has directed that only a pilot and escort…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday embarked on a six-day tour of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy to enhance bilateral ties amid the ongoing geopolitical upheaval. Safeguarding energy flows, mitigating trade disruptions from the West Asia crisis and enhancing cooperation in critical technologies are expected to be…
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices were increased on Friday by Rs 3 per litre after state-owned oil firms ended a four-year record hiatus in rate revision. Petrol price was hiked to Rs 97.77 per litre from Rs 94.77 in the national capital. Diesel now costs Rs 90.67 as against Rs 89.67 per litre previously,…
New Delhi: A high-level meeting was held late on Thursday evening at the residence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to review preparations for the fresh conduct of NEET (UG) examination, official sources said. The meeting involved detailed discussions on various aspects related to the conduct of the medical entrance exam, they said. The meeting…
Chennai: TVK legislator Madhar Badhurudeen (V M S Mustafa) triggered a controversy on Thursday after backing Tamil Nadu LoP Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remarks on eradicating Sanatan Dharma, before later retracting his statement amid backlash. Reacting to the controversy, Tamil Nadu Minister Aadhav Arjuna said the TVK is not against any religion but is opposed to inequality….
New Delhi: Sharp differences between Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the West Asia conflict were on full display on Thursday during the opening day of the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, signalling the challenges the bloc faces in reaching a consensus position on the crisis. It is learnt that there…
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced the rollout of Phase 3 of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters’ list in 16 states, three Union territories, including Maharashtra and Delhi. The third phase of SIR will be held in: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, DNH & DD (Dadra and Nagar Haveli…
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday raised questions on Rahul Gandhi’s foreign trips and demanded the disclosure of their source of funding, claiming that there is a clear mismatch between the year-on-year annual income of the Congress leader and the money spent on his travel abroad. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here,…
