Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj party moves SC challenging Bihar elections, seeks fresh polls
New Delhi: Former poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bihar Assembly Elections, 2025 and seeking fresh polls in the state. The matter is likely to come up for hearing on Friday before a bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi. The BJP-led NDA…
Lok Sabha passes Motion of Thanks on President’s address without PM’s response
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address without the customary reply by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, amid vociferous protests by the opposition. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla put the opposition amendments to the Motion of Thanks to a vote, which were rejected. The Speaker then read…
India, Sri Lanka connected by deep civilisational, spiritual bonds: PM Modi on relics exposition
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India and Sri Lanka are connected by “deep civilisational and spiritual bonds” as he thanked President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for inaugurating the exposition of the holy Devnimori relics of Lord Buddha in Colombo. The first-ever international exposition of these sacred relics, which originate from the Devnimori…
SC agrees to hear PIL against poll freebies promises by political parties
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to list for hearing in March a PIL seeking direction to seize the symbol or deregister a political party that promises or distributes “irrational freebies” before polls. Lawyer-petitioner Ashwini Updhyaya told a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that the notices on his…
Oil, Optics and Overreach: The Reality Behind Washington’s Claims on India
Washington’s latest chest-thumping over India’s energy policy says more about American political theatre than any seismic shift in New Delhi’s strategic calculus. US President Donald Trump is now claiming that India had agreed to immediately halt purchases of Russian oil and instead divert energy imports—reportedly worth $500 billion—towards the United States or Venezuela. He coupled…
Congress-led UDF disrupts Kerala Assembly for third day on Sabarimala gold issue
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly on Wednesday witnessed a war of words between the CPI(M)-led ruling front and the Congress-led UDF, with opposition disrupting the House proceedings over the alleged misappropriation of gold from the Sabarimala shrine. Even before the question hour began, Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan claimed that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made baseless…
Govt-oppn LS deadlock: Cong recalls Manmohan was prevented from speaking on Prez address in 2004
New Delhi: Amid the government-opposition deadlock in the Lok Sabha, the Congress on Thursday recalled that on June 10, 2004, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was prevented by the BJP from speaking on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address. Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, posted on X a video…
The Washington Post, owned by Jeff Bezos, makes dramatic cuts
New York: The Washington Post told employees Wednesday that it will begin sweeping layoffs, the latest blow to the storied newspaper under billionaire owner Jeff Bezos, confirming weeks of speculation about drastic newsroom cuts. “We have grappled with financial challenges for some time. They have affected us in multiple rounds of cost cuts and buyouts,…
India free to buy oil from any supplier: Kremlin
Moscow: India is free to buy oil from any country, and there is nothing new about its decision to diversify its crude suppliers, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. “We, along with all other international energy experts, are well aware that Russia is not the only supplier of oil and petroleum products to India. India has…
Delhi Police arrests Al Falah University’s chairman in forgery case
New Delhi: The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested Javad Ahmad Siddiqui, chairman of the Al Falah University, following two FIRs registered on a complaint by the University Grants Commission (UGC) after the Delhi Blast, an official said. The action came after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had initiated proceedings in the matter. The Crime…
