New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday stepped up its attack on the Centre over the NEET paper-leak issue, with Rahul Gandhi demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should immediately sack Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan or take responsibility himself. The youth wing of the Congress staged a protest here demanding Pradhan’s resignation over the issue and…
New Delhi: In a stern military message to Islamabad, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday said if Pakistan continues to harbour terrorists and operate against India, then they have to “decide whether they want to be part of geography or history or not”. At an interactive session hosted by ‘Uniform Unveiled’ at the Manekshaw…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has reduced the number of vehicles in his convoy following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for fuel conservation, official sources said here. “He has reduced the number of vehicles in his convoy by one-third. There will now be only pilot and escort vehicles in the convoy,” a Lok Bhavan…
Kolkata: After the TMC faced an electoral setback, party supremo Mamata Banerjee urged its candidates who contested the recent assembly polls to rebuild the organisation, asserting that those wishing to quit the party were free to do so. At a meeting with the Trinamool Congress’ contesting candidates at her Kalighat residence on Friday, attended by…
New Delhi: In a rare move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday strongly rejected a media report that the government is considering levying a tax, a cess or a surcharge on foreign travel and termed the news “totally false”. The prime minister’s strong rebuttal came after the media report suggested that the government is considering…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday set aside a Delhi high court order suspending the life sentence of former Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case and asked it to decide the plea afresh. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday handed over a cheque of Rs 1 crore to cricketer Ishan Kishan for his contribution in winning the 2026 T20 World Cup. Kishan, who has his roots in Nawada district of the state and had spent his early childhood in Patna, called on the chief minister at…
Thiruvananthapuram: One of the first decisions taken by Kerala Chief Minister-designate V D Satheesan after being picked for the post was to limit his convoy to three vehicles, in contrast to his predecessor’s large motorcade that had drawn criticism from various quarters. According to party sources, Satheesan has directed that only a pilot and escort…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday embarked on a six-day tour of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy to enhance bilateral ties amid the ongoing geopolitical upheaval. Safeguarding energy flows, mitigating trade disruptions from the West Asia crisis and enhancing cooperation in critical technologies are expected to be…
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices were increased on Friday by Rs 3 per litre after state-owned oil firms ended a four-year record hiatus in rate revision. Petrol price was hiked to Rs 97.77 per litre from Rs 94.77 in the national capital. Diesel now costs Rs 90.67 as against Rs 89.67 per litre previously,…
