Mumbai: The IMD issued a ‘red alert’, predicting extremely heavy rains at isolated places in Mumbai and neighbouring areas on Monday, prompting the city civic body to declare a holiday for all schools and colleges, officials said. A Mumbai airport spokesperson said nine flights conducted “go arounds” before finally landing, while one flight was diverted…
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MPs on Monday staged a protest in Parliament complex against the alleged targeting of Bengali-speaking migrants in BJP-ruled states. Holding placards, TMC MPs raised slogans against the alleged discrimination being faced by Bengali speakers in different states. “The Bengali language is being insulted in BJP-ruled states. Bengalis are being arrested; they…
New Delhi: Opposition INDIA Bloc leaders met here on Monday to consider moving an impeachment notice against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as it stepped up its protests over voter roll revision in Bihar and alleged “vote theft.” Several Opposition leaders met in the chamber of the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge,…
Patna: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday came out with the names of 65 lakh people who were removed from the draft electoral rolls published as part of the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, officials said. The development came in the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s direction that details of the deleted names be made…
Mumbai: Rising for the fifth day, the benchmark Sensex on Monday gained 288 points to end at a new peak of 26,390.96, and the Nifty soared 83 points to close at a new high of 7,874.25 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s August 15 pledge to boost infrastructure and manufacturing fired up markets. Opening after a…
Indore: Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) O P Rawat has called the Election Commission “impartial” and welcomed its press conference to clear the air over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Declining to comment on the controversy over Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of “vote theft”, Rawat said…
New York/Washington: The US keeps “an eye” on what’s happening between India and Pakistan “every single day” as ceasefires can fall apart very quickly, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. “…the only way to have a ceasefire is for both sides to agree to stop firing at one another. And the Russians just haven’t agreed…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu welcomed Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan’s candidature as the NDA’s Vice Presidential candidate. Naidu observed that Radhakrishnan is a senior leader who has consistently upheld the values of integrity and public service, noting that his long political career stands as an inspiration for the nation. “Congratulations to Radhakrishnan…
Bijapur: A jawan of the Chhattisgarh police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) was killed and three other personnel were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Bijapur district on Monday, officials said. The explosion occurred in the morning in Indravati National Park area when a team of DRG, a unit…
Every year on August 14, Pakistan gets one chance to reflect on its 79 years of existence—on its fractured democracy, its economy in tatters, and its reputation as a global sponsor of terror. Instead, Islamabad chose the familiar path this Independence Day: propaganda over truth, self-delusion over reality, and medals for failures masquerading as victories….
