New Delhi: India on Tuesday said it remains fully committed to continue working with the Sri Lankan authorities as part of the ongoing Operation Sagar Bandhu to ensure early recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction in the wake of the devastation and loss of lives caused by Cyclone Ditwah. In a bid to restore connectivity, four modular…
New Delhi: In a no-holds-barred attack, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the BJP of indulging in the “biggest anti-national act” by committing “vote chori” in collusion with the Election Commission and destroying the idea of India. Participating in a discussion on election reforms in the Lower House, Gandhi posed…
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Tuesday described Vande Mataram as an immortal hymn that binds the nation together with the sentiment of love for the motherland, and urged everyone to remember that “unity is our strength, sacrifice our path and ‘Mother Bharat’ our soul”. He also asked members to pledge to…
Rajkot: Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday claimed he was denied permission to meet the jailed farmers and party workers in Rajkot and accused the Gujarat government of being “more oppressive” than the British. Kejriwal said he had sought prior permission to meet the jailed farmers. Police had arrested 88 farmers and AAP…
Kolkata: Donations for the proposed Babri Masjid-style mosque announced by suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir in West Bengal’s Murshidabad have reached nearly Rs 3 crore, the leader’s aides claimed on Tuesday. Kabir laid the foundation stone of the mosque at Rejinagar in Murshidabad district on Saturday. According to Kabir, 12 donation boxes were placed…
Srinagar: A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches in the forest area in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir as part of its probe into the November 10 blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, officials said. They said the NIA sleuths, assisted by police and CRPF, brought along…
Thiruvananthapuram: Voters in seven districts of Kerala began casting ballots on Tuesday in the first phase of crucial local elections, viewed by many as a key indicator ahead of next year’s state legislative assembly contest. Voting began at 7 am for the local bodies in seven districts–Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam and…
Bengaluru: Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Monday said that the State Government is addressing farmers’ issues in North Karnataka but reminded the Centre that it too has a responsibility to solve the issues in the region. He said the state government has already taken a ‘costly’ step to address issues facing sugarcane and maize farmers.’…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was felicitated at a meeting of all MPs of the ruling NDA on Tuesday for the coalition’s massive victory in the recent Bihar elections. Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and J P Nadda, who is also the BJP president, were among those present at the NDA Parliamentary Party…
New Delhi: The Registrar General of India (RGI) has directed all the states and Union territories to complete the appointment of census functionaries — the officers responsible for the massive data collection exercise — by January 15, 2026, according to a latest circular. The enumerators and supervisors are the primary census functionaries responsible for data…
