Akhilesh’s planned Ayodhya visit comes amid renewed political focus on the temple town ahead of the 2027 UP polls NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav will visit the Ram Temple and Hanumangarhi in Ayodhya on December 12, former SP MLA Pawan Pandey announced on Saturday, ahead of the Uttar…
He added that the Railways operated around 75,000 special trains in the previous financial yea NEW DELHI: Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said the Railways has deployed 18,000 special trains this festive season to manage the rush during Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath, up from 12,000 operated last year.Vaishnaw said holding areas have…
Her death has prompted the BJP to demand a CBI investigation and chief minister Hemant Soren’s resignation NEW DELHI: The death of tribal activist Nisha Kumari Bhagat, who allegedly died by suicide at her Ranchi residence on Friday, has triggered a political storm in Jharkhand. Opposition parties have accused the Hemant Soren-led government and police…
In the parliamentary remarks shared by Rahul, Shah questioned the possibility of holding a discussion on SIR in the House and asked who would be held responsible if questions were raised. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday challenged Union home minister Amit Shah to an open debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)…
Sonia Gandhi revisits Emergency, BJP hits back NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of causing significant damage to India’s democratic institutions over the past 12 years, expressing confidence that the country’s electorate would eventually bring about a return to proper governance.In an interview with…
Rahul Gandhi alleged that the companies’ own laboratories had failed to report the ethanol content in the samples. NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that petrol companies were supplying fuel with ethanol content exceeding the mandated 20% limit, citing laboratory tests of samples collected from seven districts in…
Abhishek Banerjee alleges midnight BJP attack on home NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday alleged that his residence was attacked by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers around 2 am on Saturday, accusing the Kolkata Police of failing to prevent the incident.In a post on social media platform X, Banerjee…
Agency mounts investigation against two foreign entitiesNEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated an investigation against two foreign entities for their alleged involvement in India’s domestic affairs and in connection with a suspicious transfer of $1 million to a UK-based firm having links to India.ED has identified TCC Digital Markets Ltd, a firm registered…
NEW DELHI: After expressing reservations, SC Friday sought news portal NewsClick’s response to ED’s appeal challenging a Delhi HC order quashing an ECIR under PMLA against the online media outlet purportedly based only on the contentions of the accused while disregarding the unimpeachable evidence produced by ED.Though a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday said its March 2026 verdict quashing Centre’s 2004 decision to factor in salary income of PSU and private sector employees for deciding creamy layer status for OBCs would be applicable only to those who had moved the court, while those already appointed and allotted cadre would not be disturbed.The clarification…
