New Delhi: The entire opposition on Sunday staged a symbolic walkout from the all-party meeting convened here ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon Session to protest against the invitation extended to rebel TMC MPs. The opposition also protested against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s decisions on the rebel TMC lawmakers, allowing them separate seats in the House…
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Sunday lay the foundation stone of what is being billed as the world’s largest curd production plant under the Amul Bengal Dairy Project in West Bengal, an official statement said. Before the programme, he is scheduled to hold a meeting with state officials to discuss the law…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday embarked on state visits to Moldova, North Macedonia, and Romania to further relations with the three countries in a range of sectors, including trade and technology, and to boost people-to-people ties. The first leg of her tour will start with a visit to Moldova on Monday. This will…
Hyderabad: Launching a scathing attack on the previous BRS government over alleged negligence in the recruitment of jobs and paper leaks, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has urged the unemployed youth not to fall into the trap of the regional party. Speaking at the birth anniversary of late poet Ande Sri at Ghatkesar near…
Vinay Rao A letter lands like any other government notice—until you read the questions. A majority of the affiliated cricket clubs of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) have reportedly received notices from the Income Tax Department’s Investigation Wing. The notices seek bank statements, including those from previous years. More significantly, they ask club secretaries to…
Online Sports Desk France striker Kylian Mbappe became the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer with 22 goals when he netted twice in Les Bleus’ 6-4 defeat by England in the third-place game on Saturday. The 27-year-old leapfrogged Argentina’s Lionel Messi (21), who is due to play in Sunday’s final against Spain, and although that will…
New Delhi: Former Commonwealth Games medallist Trupti Murgunde believes PV Sindhu’s run to the Japan Open final has come at the perfect time and could provide a much-needed boost to the two-time Olympic medallist ahead of the BWF World Championships. The Worlds are scheduled to be held here from August 17 to 23. Sindhu, who…
Kolkata: Former Army chief Gen Manoj Pande (retd) on Saturday said Kolkata and the northeast have “tremendous potential” to emerge as a defence manufacturing hub. Pande also asserted that conventional warfare and the role of the soldier would remain decisive despite the rapid integration of advanced technologies into modern battlefields. Addressing a seminar on ‘National…
Mumbai: Actors Mammootty, Yami Gautam and Kartik Aaryan have expressed their gratitude for winning top honours at the 72nd National Film Awards announced on Saturday. Veteran Malayalam actor Mammootty and Aaryan shared the best actor award for “Bramayugam” and “Chandu Champion”, respectively. Mammootty, who plays a menacing role in the period folk horror film, posted…
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said he was not surprised by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s decision to allow separate seating for the 20 rebel TMC lawmakers, who have joined a little-known party, the NCPI. Tharoor, speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a book launch event, said the rebel Trinamool Congress MPs…
