Cong uses Muslims as vote bank, opposes parts of ‘Vande Mataram’ to appease them: MP CM Yadav
Orchha (MP): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has accused the Congress of treating Muslims as a vote bank, saying that due to this appeasement politics, it removed some key portions of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ even before Independence. The Congress is still following the same policy, Yadav said, addressing the concluding session of the…
Fake currency printing racket busted, seven arrested in Bengaluru South district
Bengaluru: A counterfeit currency printing racket was busted in Bengaluru South district, with the arrest of seven people and seizure of materials used to make fake notes, police said on Tuesday. The accused were identified as Santosh (35), Satish (36), Sampath (33), Rajesh (34), Renukaraj (31), Shivaraj (42) and Govindaraj (50), they said. The arrests…
ITR filing for AY27 touches record 7.8 cr
New Delhi: A record over 7.8 crore ITRs have been filed for assessment year (AY) 2026-27 till August 31, the income tax department said on Tuesday. Last year, over 7.3 crore income tax returns (ITRs) were filed by September 16, 2025, the extended deadline for filing returns for non-audit cases for AY 2025-26. ” A…
Mr CM, Clean Up First, Then Build Bigger Than Modi Stadium
There is nothing wrong with dreaming big. Telangana certainly deserves world-class sporting infrastructure. But when a government talks about building a cricket stadium even bigger than the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, one cannot help asking a rather inconvenient question: what about the stadium Telangana already has? Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s grand announcement of…
Anna Hazare hospitalised for viral infection and dehydration
Mumbai: Social activist Anna Hazare has been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai for treatment of viral infection and acute dehydration, his aide said on Tuesday. Hazare, 89, was brought to the Bombay Hospital in south Mumbai on Monday from Ahilyanagar district, where he had been admitted in a local hospital for initial treatment, the…
Opportunities in India’s oil and gas sector showcased in Singapore, energy majors and investors attend
Singapore: Global energy majors and investors took note of the multi-billion-dollar opportunities in India’s oil and gas and the reforms underpinning them at an India energy showcase held in Singapore on Monday. The programme was presided over by Neeraj Mittal, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), and attended by senior officials. Deputy High…
US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submits resignation after tension with Hegseth
Washington: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. One source said the decision was unsurprising given tension between Driscoll and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. A second source familiar said that in his resignation, Driscoll “brought up concerns with the administration surrounding…
PM Modi meets Putin, urges Russian leader to move ‘from endless wars’ to ‘end of war’ in Ukraine
Bishkek: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to move towards “endless war to end of war”, saying every day of conflict “pushes humanity back” and calling for all outstanding issues to be resolved peacefully. Meeting Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan’s capital Bishkek,…
PM Modi attends opening ceremony of World Nomad Games alongside SCO leaders
Bishkek: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attended the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games in the Kyrgyz capital alongside a host of visiting SCO leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. The sixth edition of the games is being held in Kyrgyzstan from August 31 to September 6. Modi,…
Lakshya spearheads Indian challenge at China Masters, young women’s singles trio in focus
Shenzhen: Lakshya Sen will look to bounce back from the disappointment of his early exit at the World Championships but a tough opener awaits him when he spearheads the Indian challenge at the USD 1,250,000 China Masters Super 750, beginning here on Tuesday. World No. 13 Sen, who became the first Indian male shuttler to…
