‘Can’t use hammer to kill fly’: SC on closure of Metro stations, cancellation of trains
New Delhi: Expressing its concern over the closure of 57 Metro stations and cancellation of trains coming to New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway stations due to upcoming protests here, the Supreme Court on Friday observed that the Centre “cannot use a hammer to kill a fly” and ordered that there cannot be complete prohibition….
Bengal: BJP bags politically significant Nandigram, scores shock win in Muslim-majority Rejinagar
Kolkata: The BJP on Friday swept the West Bengal assembly bypolls, trouncing its rivals by a record margin in politically significant Nandigram and scoring a surprise victory in Muslim-majority Rejinagar, consolidating its position barely five months after ending the TMC’s 15-year rule in the state. The results offered two contrasting but politically consequential readings of…
Ravindra Jadeja’s three-word cryptic social media post after Ajit Agarkar’s exit goes viral
Online Sports Desk Ravindra Jadeja has grabbed attention on social media after replying to the BCCI’s post inviting applications for a vacant position on the men’s senior selection committee. The India all-rounder reacted to the board’s post on X with a short question about the application process. His reply quickly went viral, with several fans…
My focus is now on LA Olympics gold, wish to rewrite history in wrestling: Aman
New Delhi: Asian Games gold medallist Aman Sherawat believes he can actually pull of something that no other Indian wrestler has ever achieved — winning a wrestling gold in the Olympics at Los Angeles in 2028. “I am not thinking about just a medal anymore. My hope is only on gold. I believe that I…
UP’s Jewar airport to be renamed after PM Modi
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Friday approved a proposal to rename the Noida International Airport at Jewar as ‘Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar’, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said. Briefing reporters after a Cabinet meeting here, Adityanath said the state Cabinet was grateful to Prime Minister Modi for the airport, which he described as a…
Rahul Gandhi, ‘foreign collaborators’ want to create anarchy in India: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday hit back at the Congress following its attack on the Modi government over US actions affecting Indian IT professionals and accused Rahul Gandhi and his “foreign collaborators” of wanting to create anarchy in the country. In a series of posts on X, BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari said Prime Minister…
Keralam to bring law guaranteeing care for senior citizens in next Assembly session: CM
Thiruvananthapuram: The Keralam government is preparing to introduce legislation in the upcoming Assembly session to provide a legal guarantee for the care and protection of senior citizens, Chief Minister V D Satheesan said on Friday, expressing hope that the bill would be passed this month. The proposed legislation aims to ensure that elderly people receive…
Govt advises social media firms to swiftly act on unlawful posts related to protests
New Delhi: The government has advised large social media firms to prioritise action against unlawful content related to ongoing protests based on complaints received from authorised bodies, including law enforcement agencies, sources aware of the development said. The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is learnt to have issued an advisory to social media platforms…
Police on high alert ahead of Opposition’s march to Rashtrapati Bhavan
New Delhi: Delhi Police has stepped up security across the national capital ahead of the INDIA bloc’s Friday march to Rashtrapati Bhavan to seek President Droupadi Murmu’s intervention over its demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, sources said. More than 20,000 police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed across central Delhi, where the…
INDIA bloc MPs to meet at Samvidhan Sadan; all options for protest on table: Sources
New Delhi: INDIA bloc MPs will meet at the Central Hall of the Samvidhan Sadan at 3 pm on Friday and could proceed for another protest against “vote chori”, sources said. They also said the INDIA bloc has sought time from President Droupadi Murmu and if they do not get an appointment, “all options are…
