Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday alleged large-scale misuse of the Special Intensive Revision exercise in Uttar Pradesh, claiming that professional agencies hired by the government were selectively targeting booths where his party had won elections. Addressing a press conference here, Yadav said, “The government has hired certain agencies comprising professionals sitting in…
Mumbai: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) should be framed by taking everyone into confidence and must not lead to divisions. Asked whether “achche din” (good days) for the RSS came after the BJP came to power, Bhagwat said it was the “other way round”, noting…
New Delhi: The India of today is negotiating trade deals from a position of strength and confidence that it can offer a future market of USD 35 trillion, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday. “That’s what is our negotiating strength,” Goyal told PTI Videos in an interview. His first after India-US reached…
Los Angeles: “Stranger Things” star Caleb McLaughlin says he would like to play Miles Morales, the Spider-Man character popularised by the animated “Spider-Verse” franchise. At the premiere of his new animated film “Goat”, the actor said the character represented something larger than himself. “I would love to play Miles. I think Miles represents something bigger…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on avoiding “policy ping-pong” has shaped the Union Budget 2026-27, which is anchored in policy stability while laying the pathways for the long-term vision of a ‘Viksit Bharat’ at its core, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. Framed as the first Budget of a new five-year fiscal cycle and…
Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim is a “big fan” of MGR, just like “several of us in India”, as a song from the Tamil actor’s movie ‘Naalai Namathe’ was presented during a lunch hosted for the Indian leader. Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran, popularly known as MGR,…
New York: An American lawmaker has voiced concern over the “Islamisation” of areas in certain constituencies in the US state of Texas, saying visiting local malls there “feels like you’re in Pakistan, not Dallas.” “I hear from constituents all the time who are deeply and desperately concerned about the Islamisation of the Dallas area.” Congressman…
Guwahati: The Assam cabinet has decided to refer the case of Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s alleged Pakistan links to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. He maintained that there are “three key players” in the case – an MP, his British wife and Pakistani national Ali Tauqeer Sheikh. “The Assam…
Kuala Lumpur: India and Malaysia on Sunday unveiled several initiatives to further shore up cooperation in areas of defence and security, semiconductor, and trade after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim. Following the meeting, Modi said India and Malaysia share a “special relationship,” and both sides are committed…
By Shesh Narayan As a former Secretary of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), I watch recent developments with deep concern and a sense of disquiet. The state police have acted swiftly in arresting former HCA President Jaganmohan Rao, the Treasurer, and later the Secretary, on allegations of misappropriation of funds. Yet, the selective nature of…
