Hyderabad: The AICC has set up a committee for coordination between the party and the Telangana government. The committee comprises Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, his deputy Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, state Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud, Irrigation Minister N Utttam Kumar Reddy, Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha, Panchayat Minister D Anasuya Seethakka, former MLA…
Special Correspondent In Indian public life, certain scandals refuse to die. Decades may pass, governments may change, and files may gather dust—but the questions remain. The Bofors gun deal is one such political ghost that has haunted the Congress party for nearly four decades. Now, a fresh controversy emerging from the cricketing corridors of Hyderabad…
In an era already burdened with geopolitical tensions, the world can scarcely afford reckless adventurism from those occupying the most powerful offices on the planet. Yet the alarming rhetoric and strategic thinking attributed to Donald Trump regarding the capture of Kharg Island raises precisely such fears. What is being contemplated is not a defensive military…
New Delhi: The government on Monday trashed reports that said Tehran is seeking release of three oil tankers seized by India in return for ensuring safe passage to Indian-‘flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. This report is baseless, top sources in the government said, adding there has been no discussion of this nature between…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra assembly on Monday night passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement or marriage, by voice vote. As per the Bill, those involved in unlawful conversions on the pretext of marriage will be punished with imprisonment of seven years…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote to the Election Commission about the Rajya Sabha polls in Haryana, alleging there was a clear attempt to interfere with the integrity of the election, which must be redressed. Along with his letter, Kharge attached a copy of the representation submitted to the poll body by…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with his counterparts from the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) in Brussels, focusing on global flashpoints in Ukraine and West Asia as well as ways to deepen India’s relations with Europe. Jaishankar is on a two-day visit to the Belgian capital at the invitation…
When the Election Commission of India announced the schedule for elections to 242 assembly seats in West Bengal—this time in just two phases instead of the prolonged five-phase exercise seen earlier—it triggered a wave of predictable political theatrics from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. But few expected the Trinamool Congress supremo to clutch at something as…
On February 25, 2026, the CME Group’s Globex platform halted trading in metals and natural gas futures and options at 12:15 p.m. CT due to a reported technical issue. Natural gas reopened at 12:50 p.m. CT, but metals—including gold, silver, copper, and others—remained offline until 1:45 p.m. CT. The exchange described it as an isolated…
When the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 8, 2015, it was designed with a simple but powerful idea: democratise credit and give India’s smallest entrepreneurs a chance to grow. Nearly a decade later, the scheme has evolved into one of the largest micro-credit initiatives in the…
