Bengaluru:The opposition alliance is likely to be named INDIA (Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance), sources said on Tuesday, adding that most leaders agree on it though there is no final decision yet. Top leaders of 26 opposition parties are meeting here to discuss a united strategy to take on the ruling BJP in the 2024…
The political churning has begun ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, which are less than a year away. Although Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United president Nitish Kumar has taken the initiative to cobble up the Opposition unity and managed to ensure 16 out of 17 parties attended the first meeting he convened in Patna…
Bengaluru/Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy, who served as chief minister of Kerala twice, died in Bengaluru in the early hours of Tuesday, his family said. He was 79. The death of the former Kerala chief minister was announced by his son, Chandy Oommen, in a Facebook post. Senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy, who served as…
New Delhi: With the water level in the Yamuna showing a rising trend, the Delhi government urged people on Monday to stay put in the relief camps while assuring them that they are not facing any threat, even as some of them returned to their homes and shops to begin the exercise of rebuilding them. Authorities…
New Delhi: The quarterfinal loss at the US Open has “left a significant emotional impact” on PV Sindhu but the premier Indian shuttler has vowed to finish the season on a high. Sindhu has looked off colour this season after returning from a five-month long injury layoff following a stress fracture on her ankle. With…
New Delhi: Law will take its own course, BJP president J P Nadda said on Monday amid the Opposition’s criticism of his party for joining hands with a faction of NCP leaders some of whom were accused of corruption by the BJP. However, he defended the alliance asserting if someone wants to join a “movement”…
Mumbai: India could become a developed country by 2047 with an average annual real GDP growth of 7.6 per cent over the next 25 years, said an article published by the Reserve Bank in its July bulletin. The task, however, may not be easy, given the current level of capital stocks, infrastructure and skill sets of…
Bengaluru: With a call for unity, top leaders of 26 opposition parties began crucial deliberations on Monday to chalk out their joint programme aimed at defeating the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee, who were seated next to each other, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge,…
Washington: US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint Shamina Singh, a prominent Indian-American business leader, to the President’s Export Council, which serves as the principal national advisory committee on international trade. Singh, who is the Founder and President of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, has said that she is “honoured to join…
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has sacked the Kashmir University public relations officer, a police constable and a revenue department officer for allegedly working with Pakistan-based militant outfits, raising finances for them, and propagating their ideology, officials said on Monday. The three employees have been identified as PRO Kashmir University, Faheem Aslam, Revenue Department officer,…
