New Delhi: Retail inflation rose sharply to 5.54 per cent in September on the back of high onion and other food prices, remaining just within the RBI’s tolerance band, government data released on Monday showed. The consumer price index (CPI) based headline inflation was 4.83 per cent in August. Food inflation rose to 7.74 per…
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and others on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court over alleged large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The plea has also been filed by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Trnamool Congress Party (TMC) MP…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday registered two FIRs against former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his family members in the alleged CMRL bribery case, sources said. The cases were registered by the agency’s Special Investigation Unit-1 following legal advice and a Kerala High Court directive. The action is based on a…
Washington: A delegation of mayors from seven cities in Washington state is on a week-long visit to India to foster stronger ties and lasting partnerships, the first initiative of its kind. The 12-member delegation, led by Washington state Senator Tina Orwall, is scheduled to visit New Delhi, Bhubaneswar, and Mumbai. “Bon Voyage to Incredible India:…
New Delhi: Heavy rain and thunderstorms lashed parts of Delhi-NCR early Monday, with the India Meteorological Department issuing a ‘red’ alert. The rain brought cooler conditions to the capital and triggered waterlogging in several areas. The Safdarjung observatory, which provides representative data for Delhi, recorded 40 mm of rainfall till 5.30 am and the Delhi…
New Delhi: The entry and exit gates at six Delhi Metro stations, including Central Secretariat, Rajiv Chowk and Patel Chowk, will remain closed till 4 pm on Monday ahead of a protest announced by the Congress against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said the entry and exit facilities at…
MS. Shanker The October 2026 bypoll results across five Assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha seat have reopened an important political question: can the Congress-led Opposition challenge the BJP-led NDA’s narrative of leadership, development and good governance, or does it continue to struggle to convert its criticism of the Modi Government into electoral gains? The…
The Opposition cannot defend democracy by pressuring constitutional institutions to endorse its political demands. There is something deeply ironic about an Opposition that invokes the Constitution at every turn but appears to forget its provisions whenever they become inconvenient. The Congress-led INDIA bloc’s much-publicised political marches, memoranda and demands for the removal of constitutional functionaries…
Online Sports Desk India vice-captain Tilak Varma suffered an unusual dismissal during the third T20I against West Indies in Indore on Sunday after a lapse in awareness led to his run-out. The batter appeared to believe the ball had reached the boundary, but Kamil Pooran’s sharp fielding kept it in play and allowed West Indies…
Indore: India captain Shreyas Iyer on Sunday credited the bowlers for powering his side to a 14-run win over the West Indies in the third T20 International here, saying they stayed confident and clear in their thoughts. India took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series with this win. “It was wonderful because the bowlers…
