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Rahul said he had personally met some of the injured protesters and alleged that videos of the police action had been widely circulated. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju after he defended the handling of recent student protests by Delhi police. Rijiju had praised the…
Ritabrata Banerjee to continue as the LoP in the West Bengal Assembly. NEW DELHI: Ritabrata Banerjee will continue as the leader of opposition in the West Bengal Assembly for now as the Calcutta high court division bench on Tuesday declined to disturb his appointment at the current stage.The bench of Justices Shampa Sarkar and Ajay…
The final balance stood at Rs 8,452 crore on March 31. NEW DELHI: The PM CARES Fund, established to deal with emergency situations like Covid pandemic in 2020, recorded total receipts of Rs 8,452.95 crore in the financial year 2024-25, up from Rs 7,188.63 crore in the previous financial year, according to its audit report….
The Teesta begins in the Himalayas and flows through Sikkim and West Bengal before entering Bangladesh. Bangladesh does not want its relations with India to suffer because of the long-running dispute over sharing the waters of the Teesta river, country’s water resources minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee said.Speaking at a seminar in Dhaka on Sunday, Anee…
Demonstrators stage a protest outside Jharkhand secretariat after cabinet decided to cancel the JSSC-CGL examination in Ranchi NEW DELHI: Around 2,000 successful candidates of the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examination protested outside the Jharkhand Secretariat on Tuesday, fearing that the state government’s decision to cancel the exam could cost them their jobs.“Tell…
Gor hails US-India partnership US ambassador to India Sergio Gor said US president Donald Trump had placed significant trust in India and invested heavily in bilateral ties since the beginning of his second term.“President Trump trusts India, and he has invested heavily in this relationship from day one. Just weeks into his second term, he…
Discussions with Meta have focused heavily on the company’s handling of CSAM and other harmful online content (representative image) NEW DELHI: The government has made it clear to Meta that safe-harbour protection will not be available if the company violates Indian law, with sources saying the message has been conveyed during recent discussions between the…
Supreme Court has set a deadline of September 7 for the implementation of new aviation regulations. Supreme Court on Monday set a deadline of Sept 7 for govt to frame new aviation rules to deal with complaints of arbitrary airline ticket pricing and inadequate regulatory oversight.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta granted…
File photo: Ram Madhav, Biplab Deb and Smriti Irani NEW DELHI: Smriti Irani and Ram Madhav made a comeback to BJP’s organisation Monday as party chief Nitin Nabin effected a broad sweep in its new team of national office-bearers, bringing in experienced hands at key positions and retaining a few with successful stints, with a…
Police and CRPF are conducting searches in Udhampur, Reasi and Kathua districts (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: Security forces on Tuesday launched search operations at multiple locations following reports of suspected persons being spotted in Udhampur, Reasi and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.The Jammu and Kashmir Police, in coordination with the Central Reserve…
