Mumbai: India’s forex reserves dropped by USD 3.235 billion to USD 654.857 billion for the week ended December 6, the RBI said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the reserves had increased by USD 1.51 billion to USD 658.091 billion, ending a multi-week decline in the overall kitty. The forex reserves had increased to…
Prayagraj (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday termed the Maha Kumbh 2025 a “maharaja of unity” which would take the country’s cultural and spiritual identity to new heights. Addressing a public meeting here while inaugurating various developmental projects, the prime minister said the differences of castes and sects disappear at the Maha Kumbh. “The…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday that security forces would be going to all patrolling points in Depsang in Ladakh and also to the eastward limit which has historically been India’s patrolling limit. He said in Lok Sabha that the last of the disengagement agreement with China was related to Depsang…
Hyderabad: The BJP and the BRS on Friday lashed out at the ruling Congress in Telangana over the arrest of top Telugu star Allu Arjun, questioning the treatment meted out to the Pushpa star. BJP leader and Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar said the actor deserved better treatment, while BRS Working President K T Rama…
New Delhi: Russian chess great Garry Kasparov doffed his hat to D Gukesh for surpassing him in becoming the youngest world champion, saying that the Indian has “summitted the highest peak of all” and critics counting the blunders should know that no previous match has been without mistakes. The 18-year-old Gukesh claimed the title by…
Mumbai: Days, after the Congress suffered its worst-ever defeat in assembly polls in Maharashtra, its state unit president Nana Patole, has requested the central leadership to relieve him of the responsibility of the organisational post, party sources said on Friday. The sources said Patole has emailed a letter to AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, telling him…
Hyderabad: South superstar Allu Arjun, who was earlier arrested from his residence in Hyderabad in connection with the tragic death of a woman at Sandhya Theatre during the screening of Pushpa 2 this month, has been sent to 14-day judicial custody after being produced in court. The incident, which resulted from a massive crowd surge…
The Modi-led NDA government, in a surprising show of tolerance (or amusement), has allowed a parliamentary debate on the Indian Constitution—an opposition-demanded spectacle spearheaded by none other than the Congress. The twist? Maximum speaking time has been granted to Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra, grandchildren of the infamous “Emergency” architect, Indira Gandhi. Oh, the irony….
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned till December 16 following ruckus between the treasury and the opposition benches over a no-trust motion against Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. Vice-president Dhankhar is the Rajya Sabha’s ex-officio chairman. Opposition parties, led by the Congress, have submitted a notice to move a motion to remove Dhankhar, accusing…
New Delhi: Senior BJP Leader Rajnath Singh on Friday said the contribution of several leaders in the making of the Constitution was deliberately ignored and hit out at the Congress, asserting that a particular party always tried to “hijack and appropriate” the framing of the Constitution. The defence minister initiated the debate in the Lok…
