New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused the BJP-RSS of damaging institutions and disrespecting the Constitution, claiming their current reverence for it is a mere pretence and sham as they never made any contribution in its making. He also noted that justice, equality, freedom, mutual brotherhood, and secularism, which are the hallmarks of…
Guwahati: Under-fire India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday said it was up to the BCCI to decide his future after the Test series whitewash against South Africa but also reminded everyone of the success the team has achieved in his tenure. Gambhir was speaking after the humiliating 408-run drubbing at the hands of South…
Guwahati: A clueless Indian team, which seemed lacking in both skills and resolve, succumbed to its biggest defeat in terms of runs, losing the second Test to South Africa by a whopping margin of 408 here on Wednesday, giving the visitors their first series triumph in the country in 25 years. This was the second…
Karamsad (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that Constitution Day reminds the countrymen that freedom is not only about rights, but also about duties and a call for unity. The PM’s message was read out during the flag-off ceremony of ‘Unity March’ in Karamsad town of Gujarat’s Anand district, the native place of…
Kolkata: Nearly 14 lakh SIR enumeration forms have so far been identified as “uncollectable” in West Bengal, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. These forms are “uncollectable” since the voters were either absentee, duplicate, dead or permanently shifted, an official said. The figure was 10.33 lakh on Monday. “As of Tuesday noon, the number stood…
New Delhi/Dhaka: Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party on Tuesday announced nationwide agitations and “resistance marches” till November 30 in protest against the death sentence handed to the former premier by what it described as an “illegal” tribunal. On November 17, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) sentenced 78-year-old Hasina to death along…
New Delhi: A portion of the holy relics of Lord Buddha enshrined at the National Museum here has been brought back to the country following a 17-day public exposition in Bhutan, officials said on Tuesday. The exposition signified the cultural bonds between India and Bhutan and was part of the Global Peace Prayer Festival (GPPF)…
New Delhi: The Indian women’s kabaddi team arrived to a rousing reception at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Tuesday after clinching the 2025 World Cup title with a 35-28 win over Chinese Taipei in Dhaka. The players — many returning from injuries, long breaks and years of waiting for the tournament — called…
New Delhi: Flight operations were impacted on Tuesday, with at least seven international flights cancellations and nearly a dozen overseas services being delayed due to the ash plumes from the volcanic eruption in Ethiopia. Air India has cancelled 13 flights since Monday as seven of its aircraft that had flown through regions affected by the…
Amid rising concerns over global market volatility—driven largely by developments in the US and Japan—India’s equity markets continue to display remarkable resilience. This confidence is rooted not in luck but in a structural transformation in market ownership and investor behavior that now clearly sets India apart from most global peers. Here is a grounded, fact-based…
