New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed the BJP-led government in the capital to withdraw a plea against the Lieutenant Governor allowing Delhi Police to choose special public prosecutors for the February 2020 riots and the 2021 Republic Day violence cases. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao…
Bengaluru: Heavy overnight rains severely affected parts of the city on Monday, leading to waterlogged roads, inundated residential areas, and traffic pile-up, as the city braces for more spells in the coming days. Bengaluru received 103 mm of rain in the last 24 hours, according to an IMD bulletin. The social media was flooded with…
M P Rabindranath How much more proof does India need to declare the Trinamool Congress (TMC) a national security threat? In a move meant to build diplomatic consensus and global awareness against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, the Modi government formed seven multi-party parliamentary delegations. Their mandate? To present before the world the undeniable evidence of India’s retaliatory…
It’s hard to tell whether one should laugh, cry, or roll one’s eyes at Asaduddin Owaisi’s latest outburst on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The AIMIM supremo and barrister, who never misses a chance to turn a legal issue into political theatre, seems to believe that the Supreme Court might still pull a rabbit out…
New Delhi: It was a grand entry into the IPL playoffs for former champions Gujarat Titans, who crushed Delhi Capitals by 10 wickets on Sunday, and skipper Shubman Gill said the team’s focus now is on carrying this momentum through its final two league matches and into the knockout stage. Opener Sai Shudharsan smashed a…
New Delhi: Openers Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill scripted an incredible run chase as Gujarat Titans handed Delhi Capitals a humiliating 10-wicket defeat and sealed their playoff berth in a crucial IPL match here on Sunday. Chasing 200 for victory, Sudharsan (108 not out) and Gill (93 not out) made light work of the target,…
Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, who turned 92 on Sunday, said he would continue to work as a party worker. The JD(S) patriarch celebrated his birthday in his party office. “If you ask me what’s next, then I will tell you that I have a habit of not sitting idly in one…
Chennai: ISRO has formed a committee to investigate the incident in which a PSLV rocket failed to place an Earth observation satellite (EOS-09) into its intended orbit, Chairman V Narayanan said on Sunday. The committee has held several rounds of discussions to identify the cause, he added. Earlier in the day, ISRO failed to place…
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that indigenously developed BrahMos missiles destroyed Pakistani air bases while its air defence system, borrowed from China, remained unused, during Operation Sindoor, which exposed its lies on terrorism to the world. Addressing a function here, Shah said while surgical strikes and the airstrike in the past…
By now, it’s official — ISRO’s PSLV-C61 mission carrying the Earth Observation Satellite EOS-09 could not accomplish its objective due to a malfunction in the rocket’s third stage. But let’s get one thing straight: this isn’t a “failure” in the sense that critics or naysayers might rush to declare. It’s a minor hiccup in the…
