New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to list for hearing in March a PIL seeking direction to seize the symbol or deregister a political party that promises or distributes “irrational freebies” before polls. Lawyer-petitioner Ashwini Updhyaya told a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that the notices on his…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly on Wednesday witnessed a war of words between the CPI(M)-led ruling front and the Congress-led UDF, with opposition disrupting the House proceedings over the alleged misappropriation of gold from the Sabarimala shrine. Even before the question hour began, Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan claimed that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made baseless…
New Delhi: Amid the government-opposition deadlock in the Lok Sabha, the Congress on Thursday recalled that on June 10, 2004, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was prevented by the BJP from speaking on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address. Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, posted on X a video…
New York: The Washington Post told employees Wednesday that it will begin sweeping layoffs, the latest blow to the storied newspaper under billionaire owner Jeff Bezos, confirming weeks of speculation about drastic newsroom cuts. “We have grappled with financial challenges for some time. They have affected us in multiple rounds of cost cuts and buyouts,…
Moscow: India is free to buy oil from any country, and there is nothing new about its decision to diversify its crude suppliers, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. “We, along with all other international energy experts, are well aware that Russia is not the only supplier of oil and petroleum products to India. India has…
New Delhi: The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested Javad Ahmad Siddiqui, chairman of the Al Falah University, following two FIRs registered on a complaint by the University Grants Commission (UGC) after the Delhi Blast, an official said. The action came after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had initiated proceedings in the matter. The Crime…
Mumbai: India’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Wednesday said he has been recovering well from a side strain and is hopeful of returning to competitive cricket at the earliest. Pant has been out of the Indian team since January 10, and since then, he has been working on his fitness at the BCCI Centre of Excellence…
Imphal: The first Cabinet meeting of the newly formed Manipur government was held under the leadership of Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh at the chief minister’s bungalow on Wednesday night, officials said. The meeting was held about an hour after Singh was sworn in as CM, they said. Chief secretary Dr Puneet Kumar Goel also…
Kolkata: Passengers of a Turkish Airlines plane, which made an emergency landing at Kolkata Airport on Wednesday afternoon after the pilot declared a fire in the right engine, will fly off in a replacement aircraft at 6 am tomorrow, an official said. The flight was on its way to Istanbul from Kathmandu, the Civil Aviation…
Kolkata: The EC on Wednesday flagged alleged non-compliance by the West Bengal government in implementing several of its directions related to electoral administration and sought time-bound compliance by February 9, a senior official said. In a letter to the chief secretary, the Election Commission (EC) said multiple directions issued earlier had not been complied with…
