New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at the Modi government over reports that Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir would be having lunch with US President Donald Trump, and said Indian diplomacy is being “shattered” and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “totally silent”. Congress general secretary in-charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, also…
New Delhi: Fourteen flights were diverted at the Delhi airport on Tuesday evening due to adverse weather conditions, according to an official. Six flights were diverted to Bhopal, three to Chandigarh, two to Amritsar, one each to Ahmedabad, Varanasi and Lucknow, the official said. Over 400 flights were delayed and some flights were cancelled at…
Lucknow: Congress is in the middle of a month-long organisation-building campaign across all 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh (UP) to strengthen its grassroots presence, and the party is hopeful of striking a “respectful and suitable” alliance to take on the BJP in the 2027 assembly polls. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress-Samajwadi Party…
New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who was hospitalised owing to a stomach-related issue, is responding well to treatment, but her discharge date has not yet been decided, the hospital said on Tuesday. The 78-year-old Congress leader was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Sunday evening. In a statement, the chairman of…
Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Congress leader D K Suresh, younger brother of Karnataka deputy CM D K Shivakumar, for questioning in an alleged cheating case linked to a money laundering probe against a local woman, official sources said on Tuesday. Suresh, a former MP, has been asked to depose on June 19 and…
New Delhi: Air India’s AI-159 flight from Ahmedabad to London was cancelled on Monday due to a technical fault, airline officials said. This comes just days after a tragic crash involving another Air India flight departing from Ahmedabad, prompting heightened scrutiny of flight operations and maintenance protocols. This is a breaking story. Further details are…
New Delhi: The United States “will not tolerate” those who facilitate illegal and mass immigration to the US, its embassy here said on Monday. In a statement, the US Embassy also said the United States has “established new visa restrictions” targeting foreign government officials and others who do so. The statement was shared on the…
Kolkata: An Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai suffered a technical snag in one of its engines, due to which passengers had to be deplaned during a scheduled halt at the city’s airport early on Tuesday. Flight AI180 arrived on time at 0045 hrs at the airport, but the technical snag in the…
Mangaluru/Udupi: Relentless monsoon rains disrupted life in the coastal, central, and northern districts of Karnataka. A landslide on National Highway 169 (NH-169) and severe urban flooding in Mangaluru underscore the state’s infrastructure vulnerabilities, while swollen rivers and crop damage signal a broader crisis, officials said on Monday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted continued heavy…
Varanasi (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed officials to ensure that all ongoing development projects here are completed on time, according to a statement. Reviewing the progress of development works and law and order in a meeting with senior officials, the chief minister emphasised that there should be no negligence in…
