Bijnor (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday hit out at Muslim clerics and organisations for demanding that the cow be declared the national animal, saying the cow is revered as “mother” in the Sanatan tradition and is “not an animal for us”. “Your thinking is animal-like if you describe Gau Mata as…
New Delhi: The government has achieved its fiscal deficit target of 4.4 per cent of the GDP for 2025-26, according to the data released by the Controller General of Accounts on Monday. The fiscal deficit for the previous financial year was estimated to be at Rs 15,68,936 crore, which was revised down to Rs 15,58,492…
New Delhi: Amid forecasts of a below-normal monsoon due to El Niño, the Centre on Monday said the agriculture ministry has formed crop weather watch and crisis management groups, and has circulated a crisis management plan to state governments, to mitigate risks to kharif crops. The Inter-Ministerial briefing, held in the context of recent developments…
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon is expected to arrive in Kerala in the next two to three days, the India Meteorological Department said in its forecast on Friday. Typically, the season begins around June 1. The weather office said conditions remain favourable for the further advance of the southwest monsoon into parts of the southwest…
United Nations: Bangladesh and Cyprus will face off this week in a closely-watched election for the President of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and Cyprus’ Special Envoy for Multilateralism Ambassador Andreas Kakouris are vying to lead the 193-member General Assembly during its 81st session, which begins in…
New Delhi: Five judges were appointed to the Supreme Court on Monday, the Union Law Ministry said. The judges appointed to the top court are Venkita Subramani Mohana, Shree Chandrashekhar, Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister-designate D K Shivakumar and outgoing CM Siddaramaiah will leave for New Delhi on Monday to finalise the new cabinet with the Congress high command, party sources said. According to their travel itineraries, both leaders are scheduled to land in Delhi in the afternoon, with their return journeys left “open-ended” as high-stakes…
MS Shanker Tamil Nadu BJP leader K. Annamalai finds himself at a crucial crossroads in his political journey. Speculation that the former state BJP president may be contemplating a departure from active party politics to launch a non-political movement has triggered concern among his supporters and well-wishers. Whether these reports are accurate or not, the…
Vinay Rao The early signs are encouraging. The new Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Secretary, Jeevan Reddy, appears determined to translate promises into action. Having pledged to revive cricket in Telangana, he has wasted little time in launching a series of initiatives that deserve appreciation. Credit must also go to the state High Court-appointed former judge,…
A terrorist attacks the nation from outside the constitutional framework. An anarchist politician attacks it from within. That is why the latter can be far more dangerous. The recent outrage expressed by Trinamool Congress leaders over alleged hostility faced by MP Abhishek Banerjee during his visit to violence-hit areas in West Bengal would have evoked…
