New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday said Yoga practitioner Ramdev was “not in control of anyone” and lived in his own world before finding him in prima facie contempt of its order over his controversial “sharbat jihad” remarks against Hamdard’s Rooh Afza. The court previously ordered him not to issue any statement or…
Digha (WB): Rejecting speculations of joining the TMC, former West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday said he went to the newly-built Jagannath temple in Digha on the day of its consecration as he was officially invited by the government and his party did not bar anyone from visiting it. Ghosh, along with his…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has allowed the NIA to collect the voice and handwriting samples of 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a source said. Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Judge Chander Jit Singh, who on April 28 extended Rana’s custody for 12 days, passed the order on April 30 on an application…
New Delhi: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday asserted the government’s decision to include caste enumeration in the next census has exposed the difference between “true intentions and empty sloganeering”. Addressing a press conference at the BJP Headquarters, Pradhan termed the move as a “gamechanger decision” which has been welcomed by a majority of opposition…
In India, becoming an MLA or MP once has become a guarantee of a lifelong pension, even if their parliamentary record is zero. On the other hand, soldiers deployed on the borders risk their lives every day, but their families struggle to get even the minimum facilities. The question arises—is the patriotism of leaders limited…
For decades, the Congress party and its allies have treated the idea of a national caste census with contempt or cowardly silence. From Nehru to Indira to Rajiv Gandhi, successive Congress governments made sure the Indian state remained blind to the actual caste and religious composition of its citizens. Now, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Islamabad: Pakistan has appointed spy chief Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik as the new National Security Adviser (NSA) amidst raging tension with India. Malik was appointed as the director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in October 2024. According to a notification issued by the Cabinet Division on Tuesday, General Malik was formally given the…
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Congress president Y S Sharmila has asked Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu about the need to build the capital city with money taken as a loan. She demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi announce a grant of Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the construction of Amravati as the capital and asserted that…
Chennai: Shreyas Iyer and Prabhsimran Singh made well-measured fifties after a splendid hat-trick by Yuzvendra Chahal as Punjab Kings’ four-wicket victory knocked five-time champions Chennai Super Kings out of this season’s IPL play-off race here on Wednesday. Riding on the late four-wicket haul from Chahal (4/32), including a hat-trick, PBKS bowled out CSK for 190,…
New York/Washington: The US has encouraged India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions, reaffirming its commitment to cooperate with Delhi against terrorism and urging Islamabad’s cooperation in investigating the “unconscionable” Pahalgam terror attack. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke separately with External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday. In his…
