New Delhi: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey hit out at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday over his attack on EVMs, saying the voting machines were introduced in the country by his father, late Rajiv Gandhi, during a pilot project in 1987. Participating in a discussion on election reforms in the…
Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Tuesday met the MD and CEO of public sector banks and select private sector banks here and urged them to pass on the rate cut to support sustainable growth. Since February 2025, the RBI has trimmed the key policy rate by 125 basis points to 5.25 per cent…
New Delhi: India on Tuesday said it remains fully committed to continue working with the Sri Lankan authorities as part of the ongoing Operation Sagar Bandhu to ensure early recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction in the wake of the devastation and loss of lives caused by Cyclone Ditwah. In a bid to restore connectivity, four modular…
New Delhi: In a no-holds-barred attack, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the BJP of indulging in the “biggest anti-national act” by committing “vote chori” in collusion with the Election Commission and destroying the idea of India. Participating in a discussion on election reforms in the Lower House, Gandhi posed…
Mumbai: A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court seeking a court-monitored probe into the fire incident at the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub that killed 25 persons. The petition, filed by social activist Aishwarya Salgaonkar, said the nightclub was operating without a valid construction licence…
Mumbai: Crisis-ridden IndiGo on Tuesday claimed that the airline is back on its feet and operations are stable, even as it keeps addressing all customer needs. In the latest video message, IndiGo CEO Peter Elbers also said that lakhs of customers, whose flights were cancelled or delayed, have already received their full refunds, and the…
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Tuesday described Vande Mataram as an immortal hymn that binds the nation together with the sentiment of love for the motherland, and urged everyone to remember that “unity is our strength, sacrifice our path and ‘Mother Bharat’ our soul”. He also asked members to pledge to…
Rajkot: Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday claimed he was denied permission to meet the jailed farmers and party workers in Rajkot and accused the Gujarat government of being “more oppressive” than the British. Kejriwal said he had sought prior permission to meet the jailed farmers. Police had arrested 88 farmers and AAP…
Kolkata: Donations for the proposed Babri Masjid-style mosque announced by suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir in West Bengal’s Murshidabad have reached nearly Rs 3 crore, the leader’s aides claimed on Tuesday. Kabir laid the foundation stone of the mosque at Rejinagar in Murshidabad district on Saturday. According to Kabir, 12 donation boxes were placed…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday said the inspiration from Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s vision would guide the party rule in the state. Speaking after virtually inaugurating the statues of ‘Telangana Thalli’ (Mother Telangana) in district Collectors’ offices from here, he said people of the state…
