DELHI HIGH COURT SUSPENDS LIFE TERM OF BJP LEADER KULDEEP SENGAR
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Tuesday suspended the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is serving life imprisonment in the Unnao rape case. A bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar released Sengar on bail while directing him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 15 lakh with […]
BARRICADES BREACHED AT BANGLADESH HIGH COMMISSION IN NEW DELHI
NEW DELHI: A major protest has erupted outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi in the wake of the brutal killing of a Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, by an Islamist mob in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh last week. The demonstrations are being led by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal to denounce alleged atrocities […]
RAHUL UNAPPROACHABLE AND SO STRUGGLING CONG LEADERS BET ON PRIYANKA
NEW DELHI: Before Priyanka Gandhi Vadra finally joined active politics, adoring Congress folk used to call her the party’s “Brahmaastra”, that is, the ‘ultimate weapon’. Considering the buildup, many may say that the ultimate weapon proved to be rather a dud. Even so, the Congress party considered politics to be her manifest destiny. Her brother […]
CONG SLAMS MODI GOVT ON ARAVALLI ISSUE
NEW DELHI: “Why are the recommendations of a professional organisation like the Forest Survey of India being deliberately ignored and set aside?” asked Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on the Modi government “hell-bent” on redefining the Aravalli mountain range. The Aravallis are the country’s natural heritage and have great ecological value, as it benefits Gujarat, Rajasthan, […]
LAUNCH OF INDIA’S ‘BAHUBALI’ ROCKET ON Dec 24
NEW DELHI: India’s mighty ‘Baahubali’ rocket is poised to make history as the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3), ISRO’s heavyweight champion, will roar into its eighth mission on Wednesday morning – this time carrying Blue Bird 6, a next-gen communications satellite from US innovator AST Space Mobile. The goal? To beam broadband straight from space to […]
NITIN GADKARI IN ETHANOL-BLENDING CONTROVERSY
NEW DELHI: India’s ethanol blending programme has nearly achieved its 20% target five years ahead of schedule, cutting crude import costs and marking a major leap in sustainable fuel transition. India’s fuel pumps are undergoing one of the decade’s biggest transitions. The country’s Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme has moved from a pilot stage to […]
TUSSLE BETWEEN CONG & BJP IN ASSAM
NEW DELHI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has projected strong confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s prospects, asserting that the party is well placed to retain power in the 2026 Assam Assembly elections and again in 2031. He claimed the Indian National Congress remains electorally unprepared and lacks the momentum to mount a serious […]
DELHI HIGH COURT’S NOTICE TO GANDHIS IN NATIONAL HERALD CASE
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and sought their response on an appeal filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging a trial court order refusing to take cognisance of ED’s chargesheet against the Gandhi’s and others in the National Herald case. Solicitor General […]
THACKERAY BROTHERS REUNION IN MUMBAI POLLS
NEW DELHI: The Thackeray family – regarded as the ‘first family’ in Mumbai political circles – took a step closer to a grand electoral reunion Monday morning, after sources said a seat-share agreement had finally been agreed for next month’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections. It will mark the first time in 20 years the two […]
KARNATAKA CM TUG-OF-WAR INTENSIFIES: SIDDARAMA REJECTS POWER SHARING CLAIM
NEW DELHI: Siddaramaiah has underlined his intention to remain Chief Minister of Karnataka despite steadily increasing pressure from his deputy, DK Shivakumar, who has pinned hopes of a mid-term leadership change on an unspoken 2023 deal – that the two will ‘share’ the state’s top job, each holding it for 2.5 years. Karnataka Chief Minister […]
