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NEW DELHI: The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday announced four candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, triggering a sharp political attack from the Bharatiya Janata Party;s West Bengal unit over the choices.In a statement, the TMC said it had nominated Babul Supriyo, former West Bengal director general of police Rajeev Kumar, senior…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to “temporarily discontinue” the fortification of rice distributed under the free foodgrain scheme (PMGKAY) and other welfare schemes, following a comprehensive review of its implementation and effectiveness.The decision was taken on Friday after a study conducted by IIT-Kharagpur, which assessed the shelf life of Fortified Rice Kernels (FRK) and…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday launched a scathing attack on AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal after a special court discharged him and 22 others in the Delhi excise policy case, questioning the “kattar imandaar” (brutally honest) claims made by the former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.Reacting to the court’s order, Gupta said,…
TOI Uttarakhand Transformation Dialogues 2026 NEW DELHI: The Times of India’s flagship Uttarakhand Transformation Dialogues 2026 brought together policymakers, academics and industry leaders in Dehradun on Friday, with a sharp focus on the state’s next phase of growth.Among the key sessions was a fireside chat featuring scientist and author Anand Ranganathan, who spoke on the…
John Brittas, Shashi Tharoor (PTI file photos) NEW DELHI: CPI(M) leader John Brittas on Friday criticised Congress MP Shashi Tharoor over his remarks on the state’s name change.Brittas, a Rajya Sabha member from Kerala, responded to a post by Tharoor in which the Thiruvananthapuram MP shared an interview questioning the “symbolic” shift from ‘Kerala’ to…
Kejriwal, Sisodia after being cleared of all charges NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday sharply criticised the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for repeatedly using the term “South Group” in its chargesheet, while it discharged former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, former education minister Manish Sisodia and 21 others in the liquor policy case.The court…
Arvind Kejriwal challenged PM Narendra Modi to hold fresh Delhi polls, claiming a court found “no evidence” in the alleged liquor scam case. Kerala High Court stayed its single-judge order halting the release of The Kerala Story 2, allowing temporary relief to the filmmakers. Pakistan launched airstrikes on Afghan cities including Kabul and Kandahar, escalating…
NEW DELHI: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal launched blistering attacks at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah in a press conference after he received a clean chit in the Delhi excise case. Accusing PM Modi and Shah of hatching a conspiracy against him, Kejriwal claimed that “the two still could not…
NEW DELHI: The Kerala High Court on Friday stayed for two weeks its single judge order that had put the release of the film ‘The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond’ on hold.The division bench stayed the single judge’s interim order which had put the film’s release on hold for 15 days.The development comes amid…
NEW DELHI: Congress and BJP on Friday reacted sharply to the acquittal of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi excise policy case.AAP’s on-and-off INDIA bloc ally Congress, however, expressed resentment over the leaders’ discharge alleging that the ruling BJP is a “Icchadhari Naag” who uses…
