FILE – Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga lifts his hat to thousands of supporters gathered at a rally in the Shauri Moyo area of Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) Prominent Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of the African country, died of cardiac arrest in Kerala on…
Campari Group (India) MD Shivam Misra NEW DELHI: Tariff cuts on alcohol post free trade agreements (FTA) will not see a “flooding” of the Indian market by foreign brands. India has signed a number of FTAs in recent past and is going to do so with many other countries in coming months. Campari Group (India)…
Gitanjali J Angmo and Sonam Wangchuks NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed activist Sonam Wangchuk to share his notes pertaining to his detention with his wife, Gitanjali J Angmo.The court allowed the sharing of notes as the Ladakh administration did not object.Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Angmo, said they will file an…
Chirag Paswan with PM Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Even after finalising the seat-sharing deal, the BJP-led NDA appears on shaky ground in Bihar. What seemed like a smooth arrangement has exposed growing unease among allies. The source of the unease, many believe, is the NDA’s youngest ally — Chirag Paswan.While most of the seats…
Prashant Kishor (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: ‘I will not contest Bihar assembly polls,’ Prashant Kishor has declared, ahead of the high-octane elections in the state. The Jan Suraaj founder said the decision was taken by his fledgling political startup for the “greater good.”The poll strategist-turned-politician confirmed this in an exclusive interview with PTI.Speculation had…
Every Chhath Puja, returning home to Bihar turns into an adventure — trains bursting with passengers, traffic jams that defy physics, and conductors who redefine honesty. Atul Thakur relives his experiencesIt was 2014. End-October. I was in Delhi — where I work — but needed to go back home to Bihar for the Chhath Puja….
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid’s statement that Pakistan spy agency ISI had planned attacks in Kerman in Iran and Moscow’s Crocus City Hall in 2024 has validated the findings by Indian intelligence agencies that ISI and the Pakistan military were running IS-Khorasan modules from Af-Pak border areas.The two attacks, which happened in a span of three…
New Delhi: Refuting allegations made by activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife against his detention under National Security Act, the Ladakh administration told Supreme Court that due process of law was followed, including informing him about grounds of arrest, and he was also allowed to meet his relatives in jail. It also informed the court that he…
New Delhi: Supreme Court Tuesday asked ED whether its probe into the money laundering aspect of alleged massive corruption in liquor sale by Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) amounted to interference in the state’s affairs and federal structure of governance, leading the agency to assert that under the anti-money laundering law it is obligated…
New Delhi: Humbling memories of the last assembly elections serve as a cautionary tale for major parties in the two rival alliances in Bihar as they seek to accommodate demands of their smaller allies in a state with a polarised electoral battlefield where they can either play a spoilsport or multiply gains of their big…
