INDIA bloc parties stage walkout from Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Opposition INDIA bloc parties staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday in the post-lunch sitting after Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge was not allowed to speak by the Chair, as the Upper House debated The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026. The Upper House, which has been witnessing repeated adjournments as Opposition…
LS passes two more Bills without debate amid Opposition protests
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed two more Bills, including one about renaming Kerala as Keralam, without debate as members raised slogans and carried placards to the Well demanding the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the House. The House reassembled at 2 pm amid uproar, with Opposition members also raising…
Artillery regiment’s ‘Ladakh Odyssey’ reaches LAC; honours war heroes at Chushul, Rezang La
Leh/Jammu: The Gunners’ Ladakh Odyssey — organised by the Army’s artillery regiment to commemorate the 27th anniversary of Operation Vijay — has entered its ninth day, with the 20-member motorcycle expedition traversing remote and strategically-significant terrain along the Sino-Indian border of eastern Ladakh, as a homage to soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice in service…
NDA, INDIA Bloc MPs face-off outside Parliament over Jharkhand police action, Ram temple donation issues
New Delhi: Ruling NDA and Opposition INDIA bloc MPs came face-to-face at Parliament’s main gate on Tuesday — with security personnel forming a cordon between them — as they staged protests and raised counter-slogans over “brutal” police action on job aspirants in Jharkhand and issues surrounding the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple…
Normal life hit in parts of J’khand as BJP enforces bandh over police action against job aspirants
Ranchi: Normal life was affected in parts of Jharkhand on Tuesday as BJP workers enforced a state-wide bandh in protest against police action on job aspirants during their march to the state assembly a day ago over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations. Most schools and business establishments remained closed, while vehicular movement was very low…
History will indeed remember Manmohan Singh kindly as most consequential PM: Sonia
New Delhi: Days after the Supreme Court gave former prime minister Manmohan Singh a clean chit in the coal block allocation case, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said his record of integrity and accountability stood in stark contrast to the way the Narendra Modi government has operated. She said history would indeed remember Singh…
US judge drops criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani
Washington: A US judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against the Indian billionaire Gautam Adani after the Justice Department said it had decided to abandon the fraud and bribery case. The Brooklyn-based district judge Nicholas Garaufis’s decision to grant federal prosecutors’ rare attempt to toss the case came after he inquired into their reasons for doing…
Iran’s chilling plot to kill Trump
The reported Iranian plot to assassinate US President Donald Trump is not merely another episode in the increasingly dangerous confrontation between Washington and Tehran. It is a chilling reminder of how far state-sponsored hostility can go—and why threats against elected national leaders must never be normalised, justified or politically romanticised. According to reports based on…
Afghanistan earn direct qualification for 2027 ODI World Cup with win over Ireland in 3rd ODI
Belfast: Afghanistan secured a direct qualification for the 2027 ODI World Cup after beating Ireland by three wickets in the third ODI here on Monday. After producing a fine bowling performance to bowl Ireland out for a mere 206 in 46.3 overs, Afghanistan slipped from 97 for two to 176 for seven at one stage…
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to address Indian-American community in New York on Aug 29
Washington: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to address members of the Indian-American community during his US visit later this month as part of the organisation’s global outreach during its centenary year. Bhagwat will address an event titled ‘Universal Oneness Celebrations’ at Madison Square Garden in New York on August 29, organised by American Hindus…
