No man worth his salt can build a Babri Masjid in Bengal: Shah on Humayun Kabir’s mosque plan
Malda (West Bengal): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted the BJP will not allow a Babri Masjid replica to be built in West Bengal once it “assumes power in the state after the assembly elections”. He even termed Humayun Kabir, the chief of the newly-formed Aam Janata Unnayan Party that is taking on…
PM Modi, Trump discuss bilateral co-operation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held discussions with US President Donald Trump on bilateral co-operation, including several big-ticket deals, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said. Some big-ticket deals, including on energy, are expected between India and the US in the next few days and weeks, the ambassador said. The issue of…
BJP slams Revanth for opposing women’s empowerment, indulging in letter politics
Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP came down heavily on Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposing the implementation of 33% reservation for women in Parliament and State Assemblies, terming it a clear attempt to stall a historic reform. State BJP Chief Spokesperson and Media In-charge Subash said Revanth Reddy’s sudden obsession…
“He was forced to take them”: Warne’s son says COVID vaccines caused legend’s death
Sydney: Four years after Shane Warne’s death left the cricketing world in shock, his son Jackson has asserted that the spin legend’s demise was probably caused by the “three or four” COVID vaccines that he was “forced to take for work.” Speaking on ‘2 Worlds Collide podcast’, Jackson, however, also acknowledged that his father had…
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary elected BJP legislature party leader
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary was elected the BJP legislature party leader on Tuesday, Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. The BJP, the single largest party in the 243-strong assembly with 89 MLAs, elected Choudhary as its legislature party leader soon after Nitish Kumar, who heads the JD(U) and became a Rajya Sabha…
China says policy to improve relations with India remains unchanged
Beijing: China on Tuesday said its policy to improve relations with India has not changed as it defended its move to publish new names for various regions in Arunachal Pradesh. India on Sunday categorically rejected China’s efforts to assign “fictitious names” to Indian territory, asserting that such attempts to create “baseless narratives” cannot alter “undeniable…
GAIL to invest Rs 3,800 cr in 700 MW solar projects in UP, Maharashtra
New Delhi: State-owned gas utility GAIL (India) Limited on Tuesday said it will invest Rs 3,800 crore in setting up 700 MW of solar power capacity across Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, as part of its push towards clean energy and net-zero goals. In a statement, the firm said it will develop a 600-MW solar project…
India Inc bets on mid-level talent; expects moderate salary hikes: Report
Mumbai: Amid concerns over attrition, India Inc expects hiring to remain focused on mid-level roles, with salary hikes likely to stay moderate at around 5-10 per cent in 2026-27, a report said on Tuesday. Hiring demand is expected to be concentrated at the mid-level, with 49 per cent of respondents identifying mid-level professionals as the…
PM inaugurates Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor
Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor, which will cut travel time between the two cities to nearly half. The 213 km-long six-lane access-controlled Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor has been built at a cost of over Rs 12,000 crore. The corridor traverses through the states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand,…
Delimitation: Stalin warns of ”massive” agitation if TN harmed or if power of northern states rises
Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday warned of massive agitations bringing Tamil Nadu to a standstill and “protests with full force,” if anything was done harming the state or if the political power of northern states was disproportionately increased in delimitation. Reiterating his allegation that secrecy shrouds the proposed delimitation process, Stalin in…
