NO HUGS WITH TRUMP AT G7 SUMMIT IN FRANCE
NEW DELHI: The US-Iran war dominated the G-7 Summit in France, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended. Without naming the US, the PM referred to the safety of seafarers, but not the deaths of three Indian sailors. The Indian leader also came face-to-face with Donald Trump, but the trademark hug absent. Only a handshake in […]
SP TO SPLIT, CLAIMS UP MINISTER
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Wednesday claimed a big split in the Samajwadi Party after similar divide in Bengal and Maharashtra. He told reporters in Lucknow that senior SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav has given a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the mining scam and Gomti river front […]
2027 POLLS IN 5 STATES WON’T BE ADVANCED DUE TO CENSUS
NEW DELHI: Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will be held as per schedule next year in February, sources said. Clarifying the news reports that the state elections could be advanced due Census and Kumbh, sources said that no such proposal is under consideration. Some political parties had said the second […]
WILL MAMATA GO TO PARLIAMENT OR REVIVE PARTY AT GRASSROOT LEVEL?
NEW DELHI: There are already speculations that TMC will send Banerjee to Parliament to counter the NDA government. Notably, West Bengal sends 16 Rajya Sabha MPs to Parliament. Rajya Sabha elections for the five Members, who completed their tenures, have already been completed this year. So, if Mamata Banerjee wishes to enter the Rajya Sabha, […]
SC QUERY ON AADHAAR AS PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP, DOMICILE
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Central government, State governments and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition seeking directions that Aadhaar be treated only as proof of identity and not as proof of citizenship, domicile, residential address or date of birth. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya […]
MILITARISATION OF UPCOMING NEET RETEST?
NEW DELHI: The arrangements for high-level, classified, military-grade security and AI facial recognition for the NEET retest on June 21 will only add to the already ballooning exam pressure on candidates and create a new set of problems, former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai said on Tuesday. The comments invited a sharp comeback from […]
BJP CONSOLIDATING NON-YADAV OBC VOTES IN UP AS YOGI EYES THIRD TERM
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh politics is synonymous with caste. Whether it is the upper castes (Savarna), Other Backwards Classes (OBC), or Dalits, caste remains the gravitational center of the state’s political universe. Within this landscape, the OBCs hold the most significant influence after the Dalits. However, the OBC vote is not a monolith; it is […]
RAIN TO REMAIN INACTIVE FOR 7 DAYS, PICK UP PACE FROM JUNE 23
NEW DELHI: Despite the southwest monsoon advancing into more parts of India, widespread monsoon rainfall is likely to remain subdued for at least another week, with weather models indicating a prolonged lull before conditions begin improving around June 23. Meteorologists say the monsoon has technically continued its advance across parts of central and eastern India, […]
FIRST BATCH OF PILGRIMS IN GANGTOK ON KAILASH MANSAROVAR YATRA
NEW DELHI: The first batch of pilgrims for the 2026 Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via the Nathula route arrived in Gangtok on Monday, marking the start of this year’s pilgrimage. A total of 44 pilgrims, 32 men and 12 women, reached the Sikkim capital along with liaison officers, support staff and medical teams. The pilgrims come […]
DMK’S ALL-OUT ATTACK ON RAHUL GANDHI AS “IMMATURE”
NEW DELHI: The DMK has launched a scathing two-pronged attack on Leader of Opposition and former ally Rahul Gandhi. While the party’s IT wing mocked the Congress leader as “a massive joke”, the DMK’s official mouthpiece Murasoli has accused him of weakening opposition unity, questioning the Congress party’s political conduct both within the INDIA bloc […]
