New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted the changing face of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar, which was once known for Maoist violence. He also lauded the special celebration of ‘Bastar Pandum’ organised between February 7 and 9. “During this festival, the rich culture, traditions, and tribal heritage of Bastar were showcased in a magnificent way,”…
New Delhi: BJP’s women MPs have urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to take the strongest possible action against the opposition MPs who have committed “heinous acts” like moving deep inside treasury benches, climbing the table and laying a siege of the seat of the Prime Minister. The women MPs of the BJP also said…
Special Correspondent If parliamentary conventions carried constitutional immunity, Indian politics would be far less noisy—and far more convenient for those who mistake designation for distinction. Unfortunately for such assumptions, the Indian Constitution is refreshingly blunt on one crucial point: it does not recognise the office of the Leader of the Opposition at all. Not by…
By any measure, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s nearly hour-long press briefing on the findings of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has pushed the Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi into the eye of a political and national-security storm. The Chief Minister did not merely trade in insinuations; he chose to publicly outline what he described…
Some books change history, books that gather dust, and then some books do not exist but still manage to enter the Lok Sabha. One also wonders, in passing, whether Rahul Gandhi has the habit of reading any books at all – published or unpublished. The safer assumption is that he relies on briefing notes supplied…
New Delhi: Penguin Random House India (PRHI) on Monday said it holds the exclusive publishing rights to former Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane’s memoir titled Four Stars of Destiny, and clarified that the book has not yet been published, amid reports of unauthorised copies in circulation. The clarification came after the Delhi Police registered…
Dubai: The ICC on Monday said it would not be imposing any penalty on the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for refusing to play its T20 World Cup matches in India. The world governing body said it decided after a dialogue with the BCB, as well as the Pakistan Cricket Board, which announced a boycott of…
Islamabad/Dhaka: The India-Pakistan match in the T20 World Cup will go ahead as scheduled after Pakistan’s government decided to withdraw its boycott call following persuasion from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, ending an impasse that cast a shadow on the ongoing tournament. The game against India is scheduled to be held in Colombo on February 15….
Mumbai: The ruling Mahayuti swept the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polls in Maharashtra, with the BJP leading the seat tally, results of which were declared on Monday, continuing the winning streak that began with an impressive performance in the 2024 assembly polls. The Mahayuti won 552 of 731 ZP seats and more than 1,000…
New Delhi: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday met US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor and discussed strengthening of strategic ties between the two nations, with a focus on semiconductors and electronics manufacturing. In a post on X, Vaishnaw – Minister for Electronics and IT, Railways and Information and Broadcasting – said he looks forward…
