New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s reading of the names of the 25 Indian victims of the Pahalgam terror attack in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday led to a shouting match, with the treasury benches emphasising their identities as “Hindu” and the opposition MPs replying with a loud “Bharatiya”. Priyanka Gandhi read out the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday delivered a forceful address in the Lok Sabha during the special discussion on Operation Sindoor, asserting that India’s response to the Pahalgam terror attack was decisive, independent, and beyond the reach of international pressure. “No country in the world stopped us from taking action against Pakistan. We…
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have announced that Chandrakant Pandit’s role as head coach with the franchise will cease to exist any longer. Pandit, who was appointed ahead of the 2023 edition of the IPL, was in charge of the franchise for three seasons, including the championship-winning one in 2024 alongside captain Shreyas Iyer and…
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a sharp attack on the government, accusing it of lacking political will and “informing Pakistan” ahead of the armed response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Speaking during a debate on Operation Sindoor, Gandhi reiterated his earlier “surrender” remark, suggesting that the Centre’s…
New Delhi: A serious Lok Sabha debate on ‘Operation Sindoor’, India’s recent cross-border military action, briefly turned light-hearted on Monday night when Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal made a tongue-in-cheek comment that left the House in splits. Speaking late into the session, the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) chief said, “You named the mission ‘Sindoor’… It felt…
Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a scathing attack on the ruling Congress government for what it termed a “deliberate and deceptive campaign” surrounding the issue of Backward Classes (BC) reservations in local body elections. In a strongly worded statement, BJP’s State Chief Spokesperson and Media In-charge, N.V. Subash, accused…
MS Shanker It’s not every day that you see Asaduddin Owaisi and Arnab Goswami on the same page. But when it comes to the sentiment that India must not play cricket with Pakistan—leave alone in a marquee tournament like the Asia Cup—the nation is speaking with one voice, from expected and unexpected quarters alike. Owaisi,…
New York: A shooting at a midtown Manhattan office building on Monday left at least five people dead, including an off-duty New York City police officer, sources told The Associated Press. The suspect was identified as Shane Tamura, of Nevada, two people briefed on the investigation told the AP. Sources said he fatally shot himself….
United Nations: Cooperatives in India have gone beyond their traditional boundaries and are now a medium for innovation and self-reliance in areas such as digital services, energy and financial inclusion, Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah told the UN. Shah delivered a pre-recorded video message on Monday at a special commemorative event on…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday praised the speeches of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in the Lok Sabha for articulating the success of Operation Sindoor and India’s global outreach, respectively. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “An excellent speech by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh Ji,…
