Kolkata: The BJP on Monday claimed that the Bengali diaspora was in favour of regime change in West Bengal and expressed willingness to invest in the state. Addressing a press conference here, state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress “failed” to create an investment-friendly environment, leading to an “exodus of companies…
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday said it was shocking that well-educated people were getting duped in cases of digital arrests. The CJI, who was heading a bench which also comprised Justice Joymalya Bagchi, flagged the recent case of an old woman who was duped of her entire retirement benefits in…
Tokyo: A powerful earthquake struck northeast and northern Japan on Monday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning for coastal areas. The earthquake’s magnitude is measured between 7.4 and 7.5, according to initial estimates. It struck at around 4:53 pm local time. According to Reuters, the tremor occurred off the northeast coast in the Pacific Ocean…
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said the striking down of the Modi government’s delimitation push in the garb of women’s quota was a defeat of “bulldozer politics” and that the Centre’s agenda was not women’s reservation but Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “preservation”. The opposition party also demanded that the Centre immediately implement the women’s…
Riyadh: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has met Saudi Arabia’s senior leaders and discussed the bilateral relations, the regional situation, and other areas of mutual interest. Doval, who reached Riyadh on Sunday, was received at the airport by India’s Ambassador Suhel Khan and Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Saud Al-Sati. Doval held meetings…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to Jagadguru Basaveshwara on the occasion of Basava Jayanthi and said his vision of a just society, along with his unwavering efforts to empower people, will always motivate everyone. Basava Jayanthi marks the birth anniversary of Jagadguru Basaveshwara, also known as Basavanna, a 12th-century poet-philosopher…
Washington/Tehran: The confrontation between the United States and Iran deepened dramatically on Sunday after U.S. forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel near the Strait of Hormuz, a move that has pushed an already fragile ceasefire to the brink and injected fresh uncertainty into last-ditch diplomatic efforts. U.S. President Donald Trump said the vessel, Touska, was…
As Tamil Nadu heads into a single-phase showdown and West Bengal advances through a crucial first phase, the spotlight has sharply turned to women voters—now being actively courted through competing narratives around the Women’s Reservation framework. While the legislation itself was passed in 2023, its delayed implementation—linked to the Census and delimitation—has been weaponised politically….
Mullanpur: Priyansh Arya, one of the country’s most talked about T20 batting talent alongside Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, smashed his way to a magnificent 93 as Punjab Kings clinically demolished Lucknow Super Kings by 54 runs in an IPL match here on Sunday. The 24-year-old Delhi man, whose knock came off just 37 balls, joined hands with Cooper…
Washington/Islamabad: US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that American negotiators will be in Islamabad on Monday for the second round of talks with Iran, as Pakistan beefed up the security in and around the national capital. The US and Iran held rare direct talks in Pakistan on April 11 and 12 in Islamabad aimed…
