Thiruvananthapuram: With just a day remaining for the results of the three by-elections in the state– Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency and Chelakkara and Palakkad assembly seats–the major political parties, Congress, BJP, and CPI(M), are anxiously awaiting the outcome. The Congress-led UDF is hopeful of a resounding victory for AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in…
Mumbai: Young India batter Devdutt Padikkal will need to embrace the challenges that will come his way if he gets an opportunity in the first Test against Australia starting on Friday, feels his senior Karnataka teammate Mayank Agarawal. Padikkal, who was initially not a part of India’s jumbo 18-member squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, was…
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday announced its first list of 11 candidates for the Delhi Assembly polls, dropping three sitting MLAs and fielding six leaders who switched over from the BJP and the Congress recently. Elections in the national capital are due in February to elect 70 members of the Delhi Legislative…
Georgetown (Guyana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the cream of Caribbean leaders on the margins of the India-CARICOM Summit here and discussed strengthening bilateral ties and enhancing cooperation across several key areas towards the empowerment of the Global South. The prime minister arrived in Guyana earlier on Wednesday — the first visit by an…
The Karnataka government’s decision to double charges in government hospitals is a stark reminder of the financial strain “freebies” place on state economies. While they may serve as an effective electoral strategy, their long-term consequences often leave taxpayers footing the bill for poorly planned promises. The Congress party’s reliance on this vote-winning tactic has yielded…
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, urging her to intervene and increase the Short Term Agricultural Loans (SAO) limit for the fiscal 2024-25. In the meeting held at North block, the chief minister highlighted a sharp decline in the proposed loan allocation by NABARD, which has sanctioned…
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Secretary Vumlunmang Vualnam on Thursday said the number of planes with domestic airlines will increase to 1,400 in the next five years as he highlighted the growth potential of the country’s aviation space. Currently, the fleet is around 800 aircraft and leading carriers IndiGo and Air India have placed significant plane…
Mumbai: A day after the Maharashtra assembly polls, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday claimed the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will win 160 to 165 seats out of the total 288 and provide a stable government in the state. The Rajya Sabha member also said the MVA leaders will be meeting on…
Islamabad: The chances for the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan vanished after he was arrested in a protest case hours after getting bail in a case of alleged corruption, a media report said on Thursday. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday granted him bail in the second Toshakhana case related to…
Thane/Palghar: Thane district has recorded 56.05 per cent voter turnout with 59.85 per cent polling in Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s constituency in the Maharashtra assembly elections, as per the updated figures shared by authorities on Thursday. The neighbouring Palghar district registered 65.95 per cent polling, the authorities said. Voting for the 288 assembly seats in…
