Puducherry: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a grand roadshow here on Friday and sought support for the AINRC-BJP alliance in the April 9 election to the territorial Assembly. The Prime Minister, flanked by AINRC founder leader Chief Minister N Rangasamy and BJP leader, Home Minister A Namassivayam, held his roadshow between the Ajanta signal point…
Davangere (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday defended the Congress party’s decision to field family members of two deceased MLAs in Assembly by-elections, asserting that the move follows established political practice. Addressing criticism from the BJP over alleged dynastic politics, he said the party had followed a “common practice” in selecting candidates for the…
New Delhi: A US-sanctioned tanker carrying Iranian crude oil has rerouted mid-voyage from its previously indicated destination of India – where it would have marked the first such shipment in nearly seven years – to China. The Aframax tanker Ping Shun, built in 2002 and sanctioned by the US in 2025, is now signalling Dongying…
New Delhi: The AAP on Friday hit back at party MP Raghav Chadha, accusing him of shying away from raising issues against the Centre in Parliament and instead engaging in “soft PR”. Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that Chadha failed to toe the party’s line on several matters in Parliament and…
New Delhi: The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been formally declared a deemed-to-be university, empowering it to award its own degrees, officials said. “The Ministry of Education, on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC), NCERT, along with its six constituent units have been declared as a deemed University under…
Visakhapatnam: Pointing out that 95 per cent of the country’s trade, including energy supplies, is conducted through sea, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday noted the Indian Navy’s indispensable role in securing commercial shipping lanes and oil tankers against emerging maritime threats. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony of INS Taragiri here, the Defence Minister said…
United Nations: The UN has lauded efforts by Indian peacekeepers deployed in South Sudan to re-open a critical supply route impacted by floods last year, emphasising the “vital role” played by peacekeeping missions in assisting local communities. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said amid these difficult times, there are some hopeful developments to…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has described the passage of the Jan Vishwas Bill, 2026, in Parliament as a “giant step” towards enhancing ease of living and ease of doing business in India. In a post on X late Thursday, the home minister said, “Cutting down on several legal provisions, it makes Modi…
Kolkata: The EC published the eighth supplementary list and said it has disposed of around 52 lakh cases under adjudication in West Bengal, expressing hope that the process would be completed within the next few days in line with directions of the Calcutta High Court. Verification and disposal of about 52 lakh cases, which were…
Vinay Rao For over three decades, whispers of irregularities and backdoor control mechanisms have echoed through the corridors of the Hyderabad Cricket Association. What was long dismissed as “internal politics” has now entered a more serious phase, with the Crime Investigation Department (CID), Telangana, formally seeking information and examining records linked to a prolonged period of ambiguity, silence,…
