New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Friday that the central government has decided to rename Port Blair as “Sri Vijaya Puram”, stating that the decision was taken to “free the nation from colonial imprints”. Port Blair is the capital of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. “Inspired by the vision…
The bail granted to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday by the Supreme Court in the multi-crore excise policy scam has stirred a wave of celebration among the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters. However, this jubilation seems premature and disconnected from the reality of the legal situation. The two-member bench’s decision to grant Kejriwal…
Singapore: India’s growth outlook reflects the underlying strength of country’s macro-fundamentals, with domestic drivers — private consumption and investment — playing a major role, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday. Moreover, the country’s growth trajectory is supported by an environment of macroeconomic and financial stability, he said in a keynote address at the Future…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the corruption case lodged by the CBI in connection with the excise policy ‘scam’, saying prolonged incarceration amounts to unjust deprivation of liberty. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan granted the relief to Kejriwal on furnishing…
In a surprising move, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee offered to resign amidst an ongoing crisis involving junior doctors. The question remains: is this a genuine attempt to take accountability, or yet another political stunt by a leader whose credibility is increasingly under scrutiny? Mamata’s offer to resign came on the heels of a…
Washington: US President Joe Biden will host the fourth in-person Quad leaders summit at his Delaware residence next week, in a rare gesture for his counterparts from Australia, India and Japan, a presidential spokesperson announced Thursday. India, which was scheduled to host QUAD this year, would host the summit next year. QUAD leadership summit is…
Chandigarh/New Delhi: Political parties scrambled to release names of their remaining candidates for the Haryana assembly polls on Thursday, the last day of filing nominations, even as several nominees including Congress leader Randeep Surjewala’s son Aditya filed their papers for the October 5 elections. Former Haryana deputy chief minister and Congress candidate Chander Mohan and…
New Delhi: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today expressed his condolences following the passing of former parliamentarian Shri Sitaram Yechury. In a heartfelt message on X, Shri Modi stated: “Saddened by the passing away of Shri Sitaram Yechury Ji. He was a leading light of the Left and was known for his ability to…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday offered to resign “for the sake of people” and said she also want justice for the murdered RG Kar hospital doctor. “I apologise to the people of Bengal who expected an end to the RG Kar impasse today. They (junior doctors) came to Nabanna but did…
Vijayawada/Hyderabad: Telangana’s Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies, Capt. Uttam Kumar Reddy, made an unexpected visit to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu’s official residence in Vijayawada on Thursday, accompanied by his wife, Padmavathi, who is also an MLA. The visit, described as a courtesy call, was to congratulate Naidu on his return to…
