New Delhi: Census exercise with caste enumeration will be carried out with the reference date of October 1, 2026, in snow-bound areas like Ladakh and of March 1, 2027, in the rest of the country, the Home Ministry announced on Wednesday. It has been decided to conduct the Population Census-2027 in two phases, along with…
Bengaluru: Celebrations descended into chaos and finally tragedy as 11 people lost their lives and more than 30 were left injured outside the Chinnaswamy stadium while trying to join a party inside the venue to honour Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL triumph here on Wednesday. However, the felicitation of the players went ahead nonetheless as the…
Bengaluru: What should have been a moment of jubilation for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans turned into a tragedy, as a stampede broke out during the team’s victory celebration at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday (June 4). The chaos has drawn sharp criticism from opposition parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
Amaravati: Union Minister of State for Steel B Srinivasa Varma on Wednesday said that Andhra Pradesh witnessed ‘rapid development’ due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governance over the past decade. Varma noted that under PM Modi’s leadership, the Polavaram project received Rs 12,000 crore, and Amaravati was granted Rs 2,500 crore for infrastructure and capital…
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank’s rate-setting panel started its three-day brainstorming on monetary policy as expectations are high of a 25 bps or even a jumbo 50 bps rate cut to fuel economic growth amid uncertainties created by Trump’s tariff moves. The decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), headed by Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra,…
New Delhi: India’s exports to the US are rising, and it can increase imports of products like shale gas, LNG, and crude oil from America to diversify its import basket, as prices of these items are lower in the US, an official said. Teams of both countries will start next round of talks this week…
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday accused Rahul Gandhi of insulting the armed forces with his “surrender” barb at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that it amounted to undermining the success of Operation Sindoor and making an allegation favouring Pakistan that even the neighbouring country has not made. Gandhi’s jibes reflect a “sick and dangerous”…
At a time when the nation should be standing united against external threats, the Indian Opposition has once again exposed its immaturity, ignorance, and downright irresponsibility by demanding a special session of Parliament to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack and the subsequent conflict with Pakistan. This is not a call for accountability — it is…
There is a new virus going around, and no, it is not airborne or waterborne – it is mic-borne. The symptoms are unmistakable: compulsive wisecracks, uncontrolled sarcasm, and a chronic inability to distinguish governance from giggles. Punjab’s Chief Minister, Bhagwant Singh Mann, once infected professionally, now appears to be in full relapse. Zinger of the…
Ahmedabad: When IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar got a chance to say “Ee Sala Cup Namdu” (this year the cup is ours) after 18 years, the fans roared. But when he said that “Virat Kohli deserved it more than anyone else”, the cheers were deafening as the legend grinned from ear to…
