UAE president Al Nahyan arrives in India
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday received United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Delhi airport, signalling the importance India attached to his visit. Al Nahyan will be in the national capital for less than two hours, according to his schedule released by the Ministry of External Affairs…
BJP must get Mumbai mayor post as it is largest party, says Union minister Athawale
Ahmedabad: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday said the BJP should get the mayor’s post in Mumbai since it emerged as the largest party in the civic polls in the metropolis. In an alliance of multiple parties, there is a general understanding that the mayor’s post is usually given to the party that wins the…
Goyal meets US Ambassador Gor, Senator Steve Daines; discusses bilateral issues
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday met the US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, and American Senator Steve Daines and discussed bilateral issues. The meeting is important as India and the US are engaged in negotiating a bilateral trade agreement amidst a steep 50 per cent import duty imposed by the…
You will be actors, directors and audience of ‘Viksit Bharat’: Navy chief to youth
New Delhi: Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Monday used the metaphor of cinema to underscore the role of the country’s youth in building a ‘Viksit Bharat’, saying they would be its “actors, producers, directors, and many times its audience too” in this journey. In his address to a gathering of NCC cadets here,…
SIR: SC directs EC to display names of persons on ‘logical discrepancies’ list at gram panchayat bhavans in WB
New Delhi: The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission (EC) on Monday to display the names of those on the “logical discrepancies” list at gram panchayat bhavans, block offices of talukas, and ward offices in West Bengal. The court noted that 1.25 crore voters in the state figure on the “logical discrepancies” list. Logical discrepancies…
Unnao rape: Delhi HC dismisses Sengar’s plea to suspend sentence in death case of survivor’s father
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to suspend the 10-year sentence awarded to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the case of the death of the Unnao rape survivor’s father while in custody. “No grounds are made out for grant relief. The application seeking suspension of sentence is dismissed,” said Justice…
Is Telangana CM Fulfilling His Personal Aspirations at Public Cost? BJP Questions
Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP on Monday expressed surprise and sharp disapproval over Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s decision to travel to the United States to attend what it termed a “crash leadership course,” questioning both the timing and the financial prudence of the move. According to reports, the Chief Minister has enrolled in a programme…
New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases across the US and Canada
Massachusetts (US): After a sharp uptick in flu cases in mid-December 2025, flu activity across the US and Canada remains high. Although cases are trending downward in Canada as of Jan. 9, 2026, the season has yet to peak in the US, according to data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. As an…
Train collision in Spain kills 21, injures dozens
Madrid: Spain on Monday reeled from a collision between two high-speed trains in the southern region of Andalusia that killed 21 people and injured more than 70, with the prime minister lamenting a “night of deep pain”. The disaster struck on Sunday evening when a service travelling from Malaga to Madrid derailed near Adamuz, crossing…
Comparisons Quite Often Prove Ridiculous
Of late, Indian politics seems to have discovered a curious new science: the art of the impossible comparison. Leaders, cutting across party lines and ideological spectrums, appear convinced that the surest way to sway the public imagination is not through careful planning, grounded policy, or measurable outcomes—but by invoking grand metaphors, global benchmarks, and cultural…
