Colombo: The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ruled that the Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill can be passed in the Parliament with a simple majority, said the apex legislative body’s speaker on Friday (February 6, 2026). This comes after the Supreme Court was hearing on five fundamental rights petitions seeking the court’s intervention to declare that…
New Delhi: After a 25 basis point rate cut in December, the RBI on Friday decided to pause on the policy rate front amid geopolitical uncertainties. This is the first monetary policy review after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Budget for financial year 2026-27. Announcing the sixth and final bi-monthly monetary policy for the…
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy referred to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks in the past that BJP would end reservations for minorities if voted to power in Telangana, and challenged the saffron party to form a government in the state. Speaking at the Consultative Meeting of Jamiat Ulama Telangana here on Thursday, he…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet has deferred discussions on the SIR of electoral rolls in the state. Special Intensive Revision is an exercise undertaken by the Election Commission of India to ensure that all the eligible Indian citizens are inducted in the electoral roll and no ineligible voters are included in it. Briefing reporters on Thursday,…
Solapur: Bitter rivals, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT), have come together to form a front in Barshi taluka of Maharashtra’s Solapur district along with two NCP factions ahead of the local polls. Elections to 12 Zilla Parishads (ZPs) and 125 Panchayat Samitis will be held on February 7. The…
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh said the top priority of his government was to look into the problems of the people displaced by the ethnic violence in both hill and valley districts. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, he said the government will soon formulate a roadmap for the return of these people to…
For decades, one of the most corrosive myths circulating within India’s own strategic and defence “thinktank” ecosystem has been this: India cannot design, develop, and deliver complex military platforms on its own. That belief—often whispered in seminars, shouted in television studios, and sanctified by retired uniforms with colonial hangovers—was repeatedly aimed at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited…
New Delhi: India and the US have discussed ways to strengthen collaboration in “critical and emerging defence technologies” to meet the evolving requirements at a key meeting hosted here, officials said on Thursday. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) hosted the 24th Indo-US Joint Technical Group Plenary Meeting in New Delhi on February 3…
Vadodara: Displaying absolute dominance, a Smrit Mandhana-inspired Royal Challengers Bengaluru lifted their second Women’s Premier League trophy with a six-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals, who failed to seize the moment on the biggest stage despite playing in their fourth final here on Thursday. RCB captain Mandhana looked in imperious touch on way to a magnificent…
New Delhi: Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched Bharat Taxi, the country’s first co-operative-run ride-hailing platform, which will start services in Delhi-NCR and Gujarat initially and pan-India in the next three years. Bharat Taxi platform, which has been established by India’s top eight co-operative organistions including dairy major Amul, will enhance drivers’ income…
