Bhupinder Singh Hooda (File photo) NEW DELHI: Former Haryana chief minister and Congress veteran Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday dismissed the significance of the BJP’s victory in the Haryana municipal elections, saying that the party had won in the past as well.“BJP won before also. What is new in this?… We never said that we…
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh deputy CM and finance minister Jagdish Devda on Wednesday presented the state budget of Rs 4,21,032 crore for 2025-26, a 15% increase in outlay over the 2024-25 estimate of Rs 3,65,067 crore. There are no new taxes and no hike in existing taxes. Govt assured that no welfare scheme would be stopped,…
Arms and ammunition recovered during a search operation by Manipur Police and security forces in Chandel district (PTI) With the body of a youth killed in Manipur’s Kuki-dominated Kangpokpi on March 8 finally handed over to his family, authorities there said Wednesday they expect protests and blockade in the district to end soon.However, the road…
HC asks ASI to whitewash ‘flaking’ portions of Sambhal mosque facade PRAYAGRAJ: Allahabad high court directed ASI on Wednesday to whitewash “flaking” portions of Sambhal Jama Masjid‘s outer facade and the mosque committee to reimburse the expenditure within a week.HC said that barring the use of LED or focus lights to illuminate the periphery, there…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Tension gripped Neyyattinkara in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram district on Wednesday evening after RSS activists staged a protest against Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, Tushar Gandhi during the unveiling of Gandhian representative Gopinathan Nair’s statue at his residence at TB Junction.The protest was triggered by Tushar’s remark during his speech that “the soul of the nation is afflicted…
PM Modi with Mauritian PM Ramgoolam & President Gokhool after receiving the highest civilian honour of Mauritius NEW DELHI: India and Mauritius upgraded their ties to an Enhanced Strategic Partnership as PM Narendra Modi held formal talks with his counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam, reaffirming commitment to a free, open and secure Indian Ocean and pledging full…
Siddaramaiah (right) and DK Shivakumar BENGALURU: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah backed his Tamil Nadu counterpart MK Stalin’s campaign against the proposed population-based delimitation exercise with a call to action on Wednesday, contrasting with his deputy DK Shivakumar calling for a nuanced approach based on the party high command’s “final call”.A Tamil Nadu delegation met Siddaramaiah in…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Lithuanian national wanted by the US was arrested by Varkala police here on Tuesday on charges of financial fraud committed in the US. The arrest was made based on an Interpol red corner notice.Aleksej Besciokov (46), alleged co-founder of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the US govt in 2022, was on vacation…
JAMMU: The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has returned a proposal for sanctioning the prosecution of three IAS officers of AGMUT cadre allegedly involved in arms licences scam in Jammu and Kashmir, citing missing documents, and directed the chief secretary to resubmit the proposal with all the documents within a week.The IAS officers in question…
Digital Aadhaar shields Kashmir’s Chinars from axe of greed SRINAGAR: When the seasons paint Kashmir in myriad hues, the Chinar burns red in autumn and glows green in spring. But even giants fall. Over the years, this legally protected tree has been felled — sometimes by the axe of greed, sometimes on the frail excuse…
