New Delhi: Under attack for his “fight against shakti” remark made at a rally in Mumbai, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday clarified that he was not talking about any religious power but the ‘shakti’ of unrighteousness, corruption and falsehood. He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of twisting his words and said he was speaking…
New Delhi: India’s smartphone exports to the US jumped to USD 3.53 billion in April-December this fiscal against USD 998 million in the same period last year, according to the Commerce Ministry data. The increasing outbound shipments led to an increase in the smarphones’ market share to 7.76 per cent during April-December this fiscal from…
Panaji (Goa) In a landmark achievement that underscores India’s burgeoning influence in the global spirits market, Kadamba Single-Malt Whisky clinches top honors from the world’s leading three industry magazines, including Asia-pacific’s oldest and highest circulated magazine Ambrosia that presented “Emerging Brand of the Year” title to Kadamba Single-malt whisky at recently concluded glittering awards-nite. These…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court in its order on Friday refused to stay the appointments of new election commissioners (ECs) under a 2023 law that dropped the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from the selection panel. The apex court’s three-judge bench, headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna and also comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and A G…
New Delhi: The Ministry of Railways on Friday said it is on track to register its best-ever performance in terms of freight loading, overall revenue collection and track laying in the financial year 2023-24. In a press statement, the ministry said, “As per the preliminary data, IR (Indian Railways) has crossed an originating freight loading…
New Delhi: Former bureaucrats Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar have been named as the new election commissioners by a panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, committee member and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said on Thursday. Addressing reporters at his residence soon after the meeting ended, Chowdhury said six names came up before…
Chennai: Defamation complaints have been filed before a sessions court, against AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and BJP state president K Annamalai for their statements against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin relating to alleged distribution of drugs in TN. In his complaints filed separately on Thursday, City Public Prosecutor G Devarajan sought…
Bihar: Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) will contest on 11 Lok Sabha seats of Bihar’s 40 parliamentary constituencies in the upcoming general elections, state party chief Akhtarul Iman said in Kishanganj on Wednesday. The seats from where the party will contest have a substantial voter base of Muslims. Speaking to media persons, Iman…
New Ddelhi: State Bank of India (SBI) on Tuesday evening submitted details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India in compliance with the Supreme Court order. The apex court on Monday ordered SBI to disclose the details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission by close of business hours on March 12. As…
New Delhi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Padmaja Venugopal, the daughter of former Kerala chief minister K Karunakaran, joined the BJP here on Thursday and said she was not happy with the grand old party for several years as it lacked a strong leadership. Addressing a press conference with the BJP leaders…
