SGPC POLLS SET STAGE FOR 2027 PUNJAB BATTLE
NEW DELHI: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee’s (SGPC) November 20 election is shaping up to be more than a contest for the president’s chair. While Harjinder Singh Dhami is seeking to continue, former President Bibi Jagir Kaur is looking to make a comeback. Jagir Kaur has indicated that she will return to the Shiromani Akali […]
SONIA RECALLS WHY SHE DIDN’T BECOME PM
NEW DELHI: Sonia Gandhi had told her children months before the 2004 Lok Sabha election that she would “absolutely not” become prime minister. Yet, confronted by alliance leaders who refused to accept her decision after the Congress-led coalition’s victory, she briefly surrendered with a barely audible “theek hai”. Hours later, after an angry intervention by […]
SONIA: PM MODI AVOIDS EYE CONTACT
NEW DELHI: They meet at official gatherings but there has been “no real contact with him”, writes Sonia Gandhi about Prime Minister Narendra Modi in her memoir, ‘Belonging: A Journey Of Love’, which hits the stands on November 10. “Narendra Damodardas Modi has been the prime minister of India for more than twelve years as […]
SONIA BEGGED HUSBAND NOT TO ENTER POLITICS, BUT SHE DIDN’T STOP RAHUL
NEW DELHI: Do not enter politics, Sonia Gandhi “begged” Rajiv Gandhi, her husband, but when it was time for her son, Rahul Gandhi, to devote his life to politics, she “did not resist it”. The veteran leader revealed it in her memoir, ‘Belonging: A Journey Of Love’, which hits the stands worldwide on November 10. […]
PUBLIC SERVANT IN CUSTODY FOR OVER 48 HOURS DEEMED SUSPENDED: SC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has said a public servant who is arrested and remains in judicial custody for more than 48 hours is treated as automatically suspended. The court made the observation while restoring bail to Vishwajeet Singh, an administrator at a government hospital in Bihar who is accused of demanding a bribe of […]
SONIA RECALLS FALLOUT WITH MANEKA GANDHI
NEW DELHI: Maneka Anand was 18 when she became the “Choti Bahu” and a part of the Gandhi family. For Sonia Gandhi, the “Bahurani”, it was “refreshing” to have a younger sister-in-law in the house until their relationship turned bitter and the Choti Bahu, the widow of Sanjay Gandhi, walked out of the house. In […]
CEOthon to Give 50 Students an Opportunity to Run a Startup for a Day in Patna on November 17
CEOthon to Give 50 Students an Opportunity to Run a Startup for a Day in Patna on November 17 PATNA: In an initiative aimed at promoting entrepreneurship and strengthening the startup culture among young people in Bihar, Patna will host CEOthon (Create. Execute. Own.), a one-day student entrepreneurship competition, on November 17. The event will […]
Trump Remains President, But Midterm Defeat Leaves Him a Lame Duck
The 2026 midterm elections have delivered a decisive verdict. Donald Trump will continue as President of the United States for the remainder of his term. Yet the scale of the Democratic sweep in both the House of Representatives and the Senate has fundamentally altered the balance of power in Washington. What remains is a presidency […]
