New Delhi: A Trinamool Congress delegation on Friday met with the full bench of the Election Commission of India here and alleged that around 40 SIR-related deaths had occurred in West Bengal so far, accusing the poll panel chief of having “blood on his hands”. The 10-member delegation, led by TMC Rajya Sabha leader Derek…
New Delhi: In a first, India is set to host a UNESCO meeting on safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage from December 8-13 at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, and preparations are underway for the key event. A senior official of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Friday said the 17th century fort complex…
New Delhi: Ahead of the Winter session of Parliament, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday demanded a detailed discussion in the House on the issue of air pollution in the national capital as he questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on this “health emergency”. He also demanded a strict, enforceable…
Bolarum is a tiny suburb — or rather a Cantonment pocket — of Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad. Historically known as Chinna Lashkar, military folk once took immense pride in the “rum” in Bolarum. And, as only we can, we’ve spelled and respelled it as we pleased, giving it a full metamorphosis into “Bolaram,”…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday disbursed Rs 1,000 crore among 10 lakh beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, which is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship among the state’s women. Kumar, who was recently voted back to power for a record fifth consecutive term, gave away Rs 10,000 to each beneficiary, through the…
Lucknow: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said amid today’s unprecedented global challenges, the ancient philosophy of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (the world is one family) is more relevant than ever. Murmu was speaking at the launch of the Brahma Kumaris’ annual theme for 2025-26 — ‘Meditation for World Unity and Trust’ — here. “India’s ancient civilisation and…
New Delhi: Star India all-rounder Deepti Sharma emerged as the costliest buy of the 2026 WPL mega auction while other ODI World Cup standouts, Shree Charani and Laura Wolvaardt, also walked away with hefty pay cheques here on Thursday. The seasoned Deepti expectedly fetched the big bucks with UP Warriorz using the Right to Match…
Thiruvananthapuram: Four flights, three from the Middle East region and one from Malaysia, bound for Sri Lanka were diverted to the international airport here on Friday due to bad weather over Colombo, TIAL said. Two were Srilankan Airlines flights, one each from Dubai and Doha, one was an Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi and…
Islamabad: Pakistan and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to a “forward-looking” partnership and agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation in diversified trade, energy, business-to-business engagements and social sectors like health and education. The 10th Pakistan-Russia Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, co-chaired by Pakistan’s Energy Minister Awais Leghari and his Russian counterpart…
New York/Washington: The Trump administration has said it will conduct a “rigorous” re-examination of all Green Cards issued to immigrants from “every country of concern” in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard service members by an Afghan national. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow said that President Donald Trump…
