Puducherry CM Rangasamy meets Union Minister Amit Shah
Puducherry: Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Karaikal on Saturday. Shah was on a visit to Karikal to address a BJP rally. Rangasamy is heading the AINRC-BJP coalition ministry in the union territory. The CM was accompanied by his ministerial colleagues K Lakshminarayanan, A Namassivayam and P R N…
Bengal: EC sets Feb 17 deadline for filing FIRs against 4 officers over ‘ghost voter’ issue
Kolkata: The Election Commission has set February 17 as a deadline for the West Bengal government to ensure that FIRs are registered against four officers over the alleged inclusion of ‘ghost’ voters in the electoral rolls in two districts, an official said on Saturday. The commission had earlier ordered the suspension of two electoral registration…
Jaishankar reiterates India’s support for UNSC reform during meeting with G7 counterparts in Germany
Munich: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday met his counterparts from the G7 countries as he reiterated India’s support for reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC) at the Munich Security Conference. The meeting comes after India concluded a free trade agreement (FTA) with the 27-nation European Union in January. Jaishankar in a social…
Visakha Felicitates National Essayist
Visakhapatnam: A national-level creative essay competition on India–Pakistan diplomatic relations in the wake of “Sindhura Operation” drew an overwhelming response from Telugu writers across the globe, culminating in a grand award ceremony in Visakhapatnam on February 12, 2026. Organised by Visakha Samskruthika Monthly Telugu magazine, headquartered in Visakhapatnam, the competition received over 150 entries from…
Congress neglected NE, promoted insurgency in Assam during its rule: PM
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched an all-out attack on the Congress, accusing it of neglecting the Northeast and promoting insurgency in Assam during its rule. Addressing a public meeting here that also included BJP workers, Modi alleged that the Congress always endangered the nation’s security, with fear and insecurity prevailing during its…
Govt cheating cotton farmers, textile exporters over tariffs in India-US trade deal
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the government of cheating cotton farmers and textile exporters in the country over the India-US interim trade deal and said the agreement is likely to inflict deep damage on both sectors. In a post on X, he said the government has neither protected the interests of…
Sharad Pawar keen to contest Rajya Sabha polls; merger of NCP factions unlikely: Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday claimed that NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar wants to contest the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, and the opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will hold discussions about it. Talking to reporters, Raut also said it is unlikely that the NCP (SP) and the Nationalist Congress Party…
PM inaugurates bridge on Brahmaputra; unveils IIM, data centre in Assam
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated several projects in Assam, including a bridge on the Brahmaputra River, an IIM, and a data centre for the northeastern region. The projects, which were rolled out months ahead of Assam assembly elections, aim to boost connectivity, strengthen digital infrastructure, promote higher education, and enhance public transport….
Pannun plot: Nikhil Gupta pleads guilty in US court
New York: An Indian national, Nikhil Gupta, pleaded guilty on Friday in a federal court in Manhattan to charges linked to an alleged assassination plot targeting a Sikh separatist leader, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, in the United States, reported The New York Times. Gupta admitted to all three charges, including murder-for-hire and conspiracy counts, during proceedings…
Trump says change in power in Iran ‘would be best thing that could happen’
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump has said that a change in power in Iran “would be the best thing that could happen” as the U.S. administration weighs whether to take military action against Tehran. Trump made the comments shortly after visiting with troops in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, and after he confirmed earlier in the…
