India

Bengal Congress cries foul as its lone MLA defects

30 May 2023 00:44 AM IST

Bayron Biswas, the lone Congress MLA in the 294-seat West Bengal Assembly, today sprang a surprise when he suddenly crossed over to the Trinamool Congress. He turned up at a meeting at Ghatal and accepted the Trinamool flag from Abhishek Banerjee, the party’s general secretary. Biswas had won a convincing

Modi govt bolstered India’s image globally: Union Minister Patel

30 May 2023 00:43 AM IST

The Modi government not only focused on “seva (service), sushan (good governance), and garib kalyan (welfare of the poor)” but also bolstered the image of India at the international level in the last nine years, Union minister Prahlad Singh Patel said here on Monday. Patel made the remarks while presenting

Prevent misuse of democratic freedoms: EAM to UK Minister

30 May 2023 00:42 AM IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday asked visiting British Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad to ensure the security of India’s diplomatic missions in the UK and prevent misuse of democratic freedoms. Jaishankar’s assertions during a meeting with Lord Ahmad, the Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs, came

Congress summons Gehlot, Pilot to defuse power confrontation

30 May 2023 00:40 AM IST

Against the backdrop of the political tensions in Rajasthan, the Congress High Command called for separate meetings with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his deputy Sachin Pilot. The meetings took place in the national capital on Monday and were held with the party president, Mallikarjuna Kharge. Sachin Pilot and Ashok

Cloudy skies, irregular rain in Delhi to keep temperature in control

30 May 2023 00:35 AM IST

Partly cloudy skies and intermittent rainfall are predicted to keep temperatures in check in Delhi and heat wave conditions are unlikely to return for five to six days, the India Meteorological Department’s Regional Forecasting Centre said on Monday. The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi’s primary weather station, recorded a minimum temperature of

Kejriwal to meet CPM leader Yechury to unite Opposition

30 May 2023 00:34 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday to seek support against the Centre’s Ordinance on control over administrative services in Delhi. Kejriwal has been reaching out to the Opposition leaders to garner their support against so that the Centre’s bid to replace

RMPL files complaint in Mohali against Punjab Kings

30 May 2023 00:31 AM IST

The Recorded Music Performance Ltd (RMPL), the copyright society registered by the Government of India for managing sound recordings, has filed a police complaint against Punjab Kings (PBKS). The complaint has been submitted at the office of Senior Superintendent of Police, SAS Nagar (Mohali) under various sections of the Indian

Moose Wala’s parents wait for justice

30 May 2023 00:30 AM IST

Monday marked the first death anniversary of slain Punjabi rapper and singer Sidhu Moose Wala. In Jawaharke village, which is now known as Moosewala’s last ride, there are still marks of the bullets that pierced Moosewala’s body on May 29, 2022. Residents of Jawaharke village are still demanding justice for

Hand over Shanan Hydel project to Himachal: Sukhu

30 May 2023 00:29 AM IST

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday called on Union Power minister R K Singh in Delhi and urged him to issue necessary directions to the Punjab government to hand over the Shanan hydel project to Himachal Pradesh as its 99-year lease period is expiring in March next year. He

Himachal Congress chief opposes school de-notification in tribal areas

30 May 2023 00:28 AM IST

Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Pratibha Singh on Sunday asked the state government- led by her party not to go ahead with its decision to de-notify 90 government schools in tribal areas. In a statement, Singh said that former state Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh had opened these schools in remote tribal

Left no stone unturned to make peoples’ lives easier: CM Khattar

30 May 2023 00:26 AM IST

With the 2024 Haryana Assembly polls fast approaching, political parties are putting their best foot forward in a bid to strengthen their position to ensure victory in the polls. With such a political atmosphere in the state, no political party can claim it to be a cakewalk for them. The

Anurag thakur predicts Modi’s victory in 2024 lok sabha polls

30 May 2023 00:18 AM IST

The Narendra Modi government will retain power in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls by winning more than 300 seats because it believes in empowerment of people and not appeasement, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Monday. Addressing the media to mark nine years of Modi rule, the Union Minister for