Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera launched an attack on the BJP, ridiculing the ruling party and its supporters for believing the funding allegations. NEW DELHI: A new report by The Washington Post has debunked Donald Trump’s claim that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided $21 million to India to increase voter turnout. The…
CUDDALORE: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin upped the ante on Friday in his run-in with the Modi govt over National Education Policy and devolution of funds, saying it would take DMK “just one second to say we won’t pay tax that Union govt is collecting from the state,” reports Bosco Dominique. “Federalism is…
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Rekha Gupta told TOI in an exclusive interview on Friday, just over 30 hours after being sworn in, that dealing with pollution has to be a year-round activity and her govt will have a 365-day plan.The BJP govt, sworn in on Thursday, has already indicated its resolve to clean the Yamuna…
Rohit 2nd fastest batter to score 11,000 ODI runs, takes 15 fewer innings than Sachin | | Inshorts Inshorts Rohit Sharma displaces Sachin Tendulkar but falls just short of Virat Kohli’s world record of fastest 11000 ODI runs Hindustan Times Rohit Sharma becomes second fastest ever to 11,000 ODI runs The Times of India Captain Rohit Sharma Joins…
NEW DELHI: Another state, another surprise pick. The BJP has done it again. On Wednesday, the BJP, which returned to power in Delhi after 27 long years, picked first-time MLA Rekha Gupta as its chief minister. While the announcement ended days of suspense and speculation, it did reinforce the notion that being a heavyweight or…
KOLKATA: A Pocso court in Kolkata on Tuesday sentenced a 34-year-old man to death for raping a seven-month-old infant on Nov 30 last year and leaving her fighting for life, terming the case “rarest of rare”.“There cannot be any other punishment that the court can think of,” judge Indrila Mukherjee Mitra said in her verdict…
Gyanesh Kumar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Gyanesh Kumar was appointed the 26th Chief Election Commissioner on Monday as the tenure of incumbent poll body chief Rajiv Kumar ends on February 18.The former IAS officer from Kerala cadre was appointed by a panel led by Prime Narendra Modi, Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union home…
PM Modi receives Emir of Qatar NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport to personally receive Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani. The Qatar Amir is on a two-day state visit that will conclude on February 18.During his visit, the Qatar Emir will also…
Islamabad: The head of the political wing of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Maulana Kashif Ali was shot dead by unknown assailants, at his residence in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Maulana Kashif Ali, head of Lashkar’s Political Wing – Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML) has been shot dead in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Pakistan Markazi Muslim League was floated…
A batch of 116 illegal immigrants deported from the US arrived in Amritsar PATIALA/KURUKSHETRA: Deportees in the second batch of 116 illegal immigrants brought back to India by a US military aircraft late Saturday were arrested on arrival at Amritsar airport – two from Punjab for alleged murder and another from Haryana on charges of…
