BJP urges ECI to halt Karnataka SEC’s ‘parallel’ SIR exercise in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The BJP on Thursday urged the ECI to immediately intervene and direct the SEC of Karnataka to halt its “parallel” SIR process for the GBA wards, alleging that such a concurrent exercise would dilute the purity and legal finality of the electoral process. In a letter to Chief Electoral Officer V Anbukkumar, Leader of…
FIR lodged over ’embezzlement of donations’ at Ram temple
Ayodhya: An FIR was lodged here on Thursday over allegations of embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple, officials said. The FIR comes amid an ongoing probe into the matter by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), which submitted a preliminary report of its findings to the Uttar Pradesh government two days ago. A police official…
Passport-citizenship row: Govt asserts no new decision taken in past 12 years, Oppn says panic being created
New Delhi: A raging controversy erupted Thursday on the passport-citizenship issue with the government asserting that no new decision has been taken on the travel document in the past 12 years and the opposition alleging that groundwork is being done to “arbitrarily deny” citizenship rights to those who “disagree” with the ruling dispensation. Citing the…
TCA seeks BCCI action amid fresh HCA legal row
Our Sports Desk Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) on Thursday claimed that recent developments before the Telangana High Court have reinforced its long-standing concerns regarding the functioning of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), while renewing its demand for immediate intervention by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). In a signed press…
WB govt to bring out department-wise white papers on past irregularities, debt burden: FM
Kolkata: The West Bengal government will bring out department-wise white papers detailing alleged irregularities, unfinished projects, and financial mismanagement under the previous TMC dispensation, Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta announced in the Assembly on Thursday. Replying to the discussion on the state budget, Dasgupta said the government has decided to place before the public details of…
India exports 4.3 tons of Banganappalli mangoes to Singapore via cost-effective sea route
New Delhi: India has exported 4.3 tonnes of Banganappalli mangoes to Singapore through sea route with lower logistics costs, the government said on Thursday. In an official statement, the Ministry of Agriculture noted that logistics costs through sea route were significantly lower than those of air shipment. “In a breakthrough for India’s fresh fruit export…
HCA governance issues come before the Chief Justice’s Bench
Our Legal Correspondent Hyderabad: The ongoing proceedings before the Chief Justice’s Bench of the Telangana High Court may prove significant in the continuing governance-related issues surrounding the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). The Bench on Thursday heard three of the four petitions filed by certain affiliated club representatives and a serving HCA office-bearer. The proceedings arise…
Amit Shah calls on president amid buzz of reshuffle of union council of ministers
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here amid the buzz over a reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers. The president’s office shared a picture of the meeting in a post on X. “Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah…
SBI Research sees Bengal budget tone most optimistic in 17 years
Kolkata: SBI Research has said the West Bengal Budget for 2026-27 carries the most optimistic policy narrative in 17 years, marking a decisive shift from the redistributive framework that defined both the Left Front and Trinamool Congress rule. The BJP government in West Bengal sought to blend welfare continuity with political and administrative reset in…
Will peace deal between Iran, US hold? Lessons from ancient Rome and Persia
Sydney: “Making peace with Iran may be just as painful as winning the war,” a recent CNN report noted. As negotiations roll on during a shaky ceasefire, what a deal between the US and Iran might look like and whether it holds is anyone’s guess. As a scholar of ancient Persia (which eventually became Iran),…
