Kolkata: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday told the Calcutta High Court that police remained passive during post-poll violence in West Bengal, while asserting that it is not a “bulldozer state”, amid ongoing demolition drives against illegal structures. The former chief minister, who appeared for the first time before the high court to argue…
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced the rollout of Phase 3 of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters’ list in 16 states, three Union territories, including Maharashtra and Delhi. The third phase of SIR will be held in: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, DNH & DD (Dadra and Nagar Haveli…
New Delhi: Japanese auto major Honda Motor Co will start introducing models tailored for the Indian market from 2028 and leverage its two-wheeler business to upgrade customers to passenger vehicles as part of rebuilding its automobile business, company Global CEO Toshihiro Mibe said on Thursday. The company has positioned India along with North America and…
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday raised questions on Rahul Gandhi’s foreign trips and demanded the disclosure of their source of funding, claiming that there is a clear mismatch between the year-on-year annual income of the Congress leader and the money spent on his travel abroad. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here,…
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress CM candidate for Kerala V D Satheesan on Thursday thanked the party high command for giving him such a “huge responsibility”. Satheesan, speaking to reporters here, also thanked Congress general secretary K C Venugopal for coordinating the AICC efforts and supporting all party activities which helped it achieve a huge victory in the…
Our Business Desk The viral claim that the Indian Rupee has fallen against the Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Sri Lankan currencies is mathematically correct — but economically misleading. Currencies cannot be judged in isolation or through short-term bilateral movements alone. Macro-economics doesn’t work like a cricket scoreboard. Yes, the Indian Rupee has weakened marginally against the…
Lucknow: At least 56 people were killed after a strong storm and heavy rain uprooted trees and damaged houses across several districts of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Thursday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the loss of lives and damage caused by unseasonal rain, thunderstorms and lightning on Wednesday and directed officials to…
Mumbai: Former Army Chief General (retd) Manoj Naravane has supported RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale’s stand for fostering dialogue and people-to-people connections with neighbouring Pakistan, saying that such engagements are “important”. The former Army Chief said that the fundamental struggles of the “common man”, specifically the basic needs of “roti, kapda, and makan” (food, clothing, and…
New Delhi: India has banned the export of sugar till September 30 this year, according to a government notification. The notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on May 13 said this order does not apply to sugar being exported to the European Union and the US under the tariff rate quota…
Raipur: Virat Kohli roared back to form with a record-extending ninth hundred in the Indian Premier League to take Royal Challengers Bengaluru back to the top spot in the points table, with a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders here on Wednesday. Kohli (105 not out off 60 balls) pumped his fists after taking a…
