NEW DELHI: A day ahead of voting for the Delhi assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took swipes at Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal as he renewed his “sheesh mahal” and “AAP-da” attack to target the former Delhi chief minister.Some people in the country are focused on Jacuzzi and showers. Our focus,…
NEW DELHI: Following the issuance of an executive order by President Donald Trump to review US foreign assistance and align them with the policies of the new administration, US Agency for International Development (USAID) has issued a directive asking all organisations implementing projects with its support in India to suspend work until further notice. The…
LUCKNOW/AYODHYA: A 22-year-old Dalit woman was found murdered after being allegedly raped in Ayodhya, triggering a political firestorm before the February 5 bypolls in Milkipur, an assembly constituency reserved for scheduled castes in the district. The woman had been missing since Thursday night and was found dead in a canal near her village Saturday.The crime…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Sunday assured Arvind Kejriwal of strict legal action after he posted on X a clip of men seen encircling AAP’s campaign van and tearing down the party’s posters.The New Delhi DCP, responding to Kejriwal’s post, claimed that “no PCR call or complaint was received in police station”. The top cop…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor dismissed US President Donald Trump‘s tariff threats against Brics nations, labeling them “a bit empty”, citing the absence of plans to introduce an alternative to the US dollar.Tharoor described the dollar as a “practical convenience” for most nations, indicating that Brics has not made a substantial proposal to establish…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded the Coldplay concert organised in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, urging other state governments to focus on the infrastructure required to organise more of such live events.“You must have seen fabulous pictures of Coldplay concert organised in Mumbai and Ahmedabad. It shows that India has a massive scope…
The proposed $450 million deal for the export of BrahMos to Indonesia would make it the second Asean country after the Philippines to buy the air-breathing missile with a 290-km range NEW DELHI: With India and Indonesia working to finalize a proposed deal on the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, a top Indonesian delegation on Sunday…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday refused to direct the Delhi legislative assembly to hold a special session for tabling the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports. “Court is not inclined to accept the petition for summoning a special session for laying the reports,” Justice Datta said.The bench, led by Justice Sachin Datta,…
NAHSIK: It was smoke that perhaps sparked rumours of a fire, which caused panicked passengers to jump out of Pushpak Express, only to be crushed under the wheels of the oncoming Karnataka Express on the adjoining track, said survivors and passengers of the Lucknow-Mumbai train who were witness to the tragedy that took place near…
A tragic accident claimed the lives of several people in North Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district on Wednesday evening after they were run over by an oncoming train. Here’s what we know so far:The incident The accident occurred around 4:50 pm on Wednesday near Jalgaon district in North Maharashtra, between Pardhande and Maheji railway stations. The Lucknow-CSMT…
