New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea of Congress leader Pawan Khera seeking anticipatory bail in a case registered against him related to allegations that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife possessed multiple passports and undisclosed properties abroad. A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and AS Chandurkar reserved…
Kalaburgai (Karnataka): AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said there was no Chief Minister change in Karnataka “for now” and that the leadership issue in the state will be resolved soon. The Congress chief’s statement comes amid speculations within the party and political circles about a possible decision on leadership change and cabinet reshuffle after…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday took strong exception to a plea by AIIMS seeking to set aside its order allowing a 15-year-old girl to medically terminate her 30-week pregnancy, and asked the Centre to consider amending the law to permit rape survivors to terminate unwanted pregnancies even beyond 20 weeks. The top court…
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday said one full year has passed since the government announced a caste census, but the details of how this enumeration will be done are still awaited, as it alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has every intention of delaying the exercise. Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam…
MS Shanker Exit polls have once again done what they do best—generate heat without much light. A few projections suggesting a narrow escape route for Mamata Banerjee have been seized upon by her supporters as proof of resilience. But scratch beneath the surface, and the political behaviour of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) tells…
Mumbai: Travis Head (76) and Heinrich Klaasen (65 not out) outmuscled Ryan Rickelton’s record 123 not out for Mumbai Indians as Sunrisers Hyderabad romped home to a six-wicket in their Indian Premier League contest, here on Wednesday. After Rickelton’s highest individual score for MI and also their fastest-ever ton in IPL history took the hosts…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met his Ecuadorian counterpart Gabriela Sommerfeld Rosero, who is on a three-day official visit to India, as the two leaders discussed ways to deepen bilateral ties in a range of areas, including trade, health, agriculture, digital and capacity building. She also met Union Health Minister J…
New Delhi: West Bengal has registered a record 92.47 per cent voter turnout in the two-phase Assembly polls, the highest in the state since Independence, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. In 2013, Tripura had recorded the highest ever voter turnout in an Assembly election at 93.61 per cent. As of 7.45 pm, poll participation…
Vinay Rao TG20 launches — Telangana cricket announces itself to the world They believed when few others did. They pushed when the doors stayed shut. And last night, in a packed, electric hotel hall — surrounded by legends, dreamers, and the next generation of Telangana cricket — they had their moment. No grand speeches were…
USD Swap Lines, a Weakening Reserve Currency, and Why Gold Is the Only Honest Money Left The US is quietly lending dollars to the entire world so that no one is forced to dump American stocks and bonds. When you understand what that means, and what happened the last time a government tried the same…
