New Delhi: India U-20 men’s football team will participate in the Mandiri U-20 Challenge Series 2025, a four-nation friendly tournament, in Indonesia from January 24 to 30. Syria, Jordan and hosts Indonesia are the other teams. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has appointed Biby Thomas as the coach, with Mileswamy Govindaraju Ramachandran as his…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to Union Health Minister J P Nadda and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, flagging the plight of hundreds of patients and their family members huddled on the footpath and subway outside AIIMS here and seeking concrete steps to resolve this “humanitarian crisis”. The Leader of the Opposition in…
Our Political Desk Amit Shah, Union Home Minister and master of all things politically strategic, has stirred the pot in Andhra Pradesh. While sharing the stage with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Shah, in an apparent moment of historical confusion—or was it strategic oblivion? – credited someone else for the 2014–2019 governance. BJP…
Kolkata: Dynamic keeper-batter Rishabh Pant was on Monday named the captain of Lucknow Super Giants for the upcoming IPL and he vowed to give his “200 percent” to win the team’s maiden title. Pant was picked at the mega auction for an IPL record Rs 27 crore by the franchise owner Sanjiv Goenka. “I will…
Kolkata: A Kolkata court sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment till death on Monday after he was convicted of rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Anirban Das in Sealdah had on Saturday held Roy guilty of the…
Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP strongly condemns the state government’s continued insensitivity and failure to address the growing unrest and distress among its citizens. The BJP’s official spokesperson, N.V. Subash, on Monday issued a scathing critique of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s leadership, highlighted a series of grave incidents that showcase the state government’s neglect and…
In recent months, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has shown a perceptible transformation in his political demeanour and priorities. Known for his past as a decisive and often high-handed leader, Naidu appears to have shed the aura of arrogance that once defined his tenure. His renewed focus on state development and a pragmatic…
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said it was a travesty that the ignorant were trying to make us aware about inclusivity by their narrow-minded approach. He also said that the first draft of the country’s history came through colonizers’ distorted perspective. While thousands contributed to the freedom struggle, only a few were…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed trial court proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed against him for alleged defamatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Naveen Jha, a BJP worker, had filed the case against Gandhi in 2019 for his alleged remarks against Shah. During one…
Washington: There is a possibility of stronger alignment between India and the United States during Donald Trump’s second term, which could enhance diplomatic efforts on pressing global issues, such as the Russia-Ukraine crisis, according to the founder of a prominent advocacy group focused on the Indian diaspora. President-elect Trump will return to the White House…
