New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday said the Supreme Court’s suggestion that the Election Commission (EC) should allow Aadhaar cards, voter-ID cards, and ration cards in the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar has come as a “relief for democracy”. Congress general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopa,l pointed out that the apex…
New Delhi: In a veiled swipe at Congress MP Shashi Tharoor after he penned an article on the Emergency, party leader Manickam Tagore on Thursday said when a colleague starts repeating BJP lines word for word, one begins to wonder whether “the bird is becoming a parrot”. Tharoor has said that the Emergency should not…
Bengaluru: Amid speculations of a leadership change in Karnataka, state Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said the party high command is observing everything and will take a decision when the time comes. Responding to a question about the “drama” surrounding a possible change in leadership and the public statements made by some party leaders…
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said he will retire in August 2027, “subject to divine intervention”. He made the remarks while addressing an event at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here. “I will retire at the right time, August 2027, subject to divine intervention,” he said in a lighter vein. Dhankhar’s five-year term…
New Delhi: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has said the next Dalai Lama will be from a free and democratic country and definitely not from China. He, however, said the process of selecting the next Dalai Lama starts only after an incumbent passes away and hoped and prayed the 14th Dalai Lama would live…
Bengaluru: Amid speculations over a leadership change in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said there is no vacancy for the chief minister post in Karnataka and he will complete his full five-year term. However, he said he will abide by whatever high command, as he has been elected for a full five years. “There…
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he returned home from his five-nation visit, saying that now that he is back, he could find time to visit Manipur, review why the Pahalgam terrorists are yet to be brought to justice and reflect on infrastructure collapses in his…
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament (MP) from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor, has called for a deeper understanding of the Emergency imposed between June 25, 1975, and March 21, 1977. Writing in Malayalam daily Deepika, Tharoor said the Emergency should not merely be remembered as a grim episode in Indian history but as…
Los Angeles: An industrial tunnel collapsed late Wednesday in the Wilmington area of Los Angeles, trapping approximately 15 workers inside, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). The incident has prompted a major emergency response operation. As of the latest updates, no injuries have been confirmed. The situation remains fluid as rescue teams work…
New Delhi: A relatively mild earthquake of magnitude 4.4 jolted Delhi and nearby areas on Thursday morning. The earthquake originated around Jhajjar in Haryana and was felt across the National Capital Region. The National Centre of Seismology said the earthquake was shallow and originated about 10 km below the earth’s surface. Shallow earthquakes have a…
