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File photo: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday raised questions over the way the India–US trade deal was announced, saying the government had failed to take Parliament and the public into confidence despite the House being in session.In a post on X, Kharge said India and…
NEW DELHI: After Rahul Gandhi called Ravneet Bittu a ‘traitor’ while passing by protesting Congress MPs at the Makar Dwar, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched a scathing attack against the Congress leader, calling the remark “unacceptable” and deeply offensive to the Sikh community.“We are not just appearing here as members of BJP but proud…
Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday displayed excerpts from an unpublished memoir of former Army Chief General MM Naravane and accused PM Modi of “not fulfulling responsibility” during the 2020 India-China military clashes in Ladakh.Speaking to reporters outside the Parliament…
NEW DELHI: A sharp exchange between leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi and union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu inside the Parliament complex on Wednesday escalated into a political war of words, even as the Lok Sabha was adjourned amid Opposition protests over the suspension of eight MPs.The confrontation unfolded on the steps of Parliament when Rahul…
NEW DELHI: Senior NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said that discussions on a possible merger of the two Nationalist Congress Party factions were held between Ajit Pawar and Jayant Patil, and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had no right to talk about it. Asserting that he was happy that Sunetra Pawar had been sworn…
NEW DELHI: In a major step towards standardising cancer care, the Centre on Tuesday released India’s first nationally developed, evidence-based guidelines for lung cancer treatment and palliation, aimed at improving early diagnosis, reducing treatment gaps and ensuring patient-centric care across the country.Union health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda released the Lung Cancer Treatment and Palliation: Evidence-Based…
Representative image (IANS) NEW DELHI: The year gone by witnessed the neutralisation of 364 Naxals by the security forces, even as 1,022 Maoists were arrested and 2,337 opted for surrender, the home ministry informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.Replying to separate questions on the status of Left-wing extremism (LWE) in the country, junior home minister…
Karnataka high court (File photo) BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court has imposed Rs 50,000 in costs on Wipro Enterprises Private Limited, terming its stand in an ex gratia payment dispute an abuse of the process of law. The cost is payable to a former staff who was the plaintiff before the civil court.The dispute concerned…
MUSSOORIE: Padma Shri award-winning travel writer Hugh Gantzer passed away at his Mussoorie home late Monday evening at the age of 95. Apart from one of India’s highest civilian honours, Hugh, along with his wife Colleen Gantzer (who passed away in 2024 at age 90), was recognised with six national awards, the National Tourism Lifetime…
NEW DELHI: A study comparing homeopathic treatment with conventional primary care for infants has been retracted by European Journal of Pediatrics, citing serious flaws in the study design.In a retraction note, the journal’s editor said concerns were raised after publication about the methodology of the randomised controlled trial, particularly the absence of blinding and placebo…
