NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ramji Lal Suman, who is currently facing backlash for his remarks on Rajput ruler Rana Sanga, refused to backdown on his comments saying, “there is nothing to apologise for.” In an interview with PTI, Suman said that “people should develop a habit of listening to the right things” and…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday responded with humor to AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha after he raised concerns about the state of banks in Parliament.“I was amused, sir, if member Raghav Chadha does not take offense, he observed the number of fans in the bank, the condition of the bank, how…
MK Stalin (left), and Yogi Adityanath NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Thursday hit out at Yogi Adityanath, after the UP CM criticised Stalin over the three-language row and delimitation, saying that Tamil Nadu CM was trying to create divisions based on region and language. “Tamil Nadu’s fair and firm voice on…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court dismissed Wednesday a PIL seeking probe into alleged honeytrap operations in Karnataka, calling it “political nonsense”. A three-judge bench rejected the petition filed by activist Binay Singh, a Jharkhand resident. Singh had sought a court-monitored investigation or a probe led by a retired SC judge. The top court questioned the relevance…
Santosh, the UK’s official entry in the Oscars’ international feature category and a Bafta nominee for best debut feature, has been blocked by Indian film censors, according to a report in UK daily Guardian.Written and directed by British-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri, the film was made in India and is in Hindi. According to the Guardian…
NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh witnessed over 70% of the Left-wing extremist (LWE) violence recorded across the country last year, even as all-India incidents and resulting fatalities declined by 25% as compared to 2019, the home ministry told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.Sharing all-India statistics on Maoist terror for the period 2019-2024, junior home minister Nityanand Rai,…
LUCKNOW: UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath‘s chartered plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Kheria Airport in Agra on Wednesday after developing a technical snag mid-air. The incident occurred shortly after takeoff at 3:40 pm, following the conclusion of the chief minister’s scheduled programmes in the city. About 20 minutes into the flight,…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s chartered plane made an emergency landing at Kheria Airport in Agra on Wednesday after developing a technical snag mid-flight.The incident occurred shortly after 3:40 pm, following the chief minister’s scheduled programs in the city. About 20 minutes after takeoff, the pilots detected a technical fault and decided…
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday sharply rejected the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report, calling the panel an “entity of concern”.Calling the report biased and politically motivated, the ministry of external affairs said the USCIRF’s report “continues its pattern of issuing biased and politically motivated assessments”.“We have seen the recently released 2025 Annual…
File Photo: Om Birla and Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday alleged speaker Om Birla did not allow him to speak in the House.Gandhi said he wanted to speak on the Maha Kumbh and unemployment issue.“Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) ji spoke on Maha Kumbh and I also…
