Congress MP Deepender Hooda (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Deepender Hooda on Sunday denied calling Sajjan Kumar a “role model” following the ex-Congress leader’s death on August 20.Kumar was serving two life sentences in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and died at the age of 80.When reporters asked Hooda if he had called … Read more
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh questions delay in formal closure of Monsoon Session NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday questioned the “abnormal” delay in proroguing the Monsoon Session of Parliament, noting that the time gap between adjournment and prorogation is generally two to four days, but the Monsoon Session is yet to be prorogued after being … Read more
Rahul Gandhi posters appear outside Congress HQ NEW DELHI: Posters portraying Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the “real-life Batman” have been put up outside the Congress headquarters in Delhi.The posters feature the message, “The silent guardian, a watchful protector. LoP Rahul Gandhi, the real life batman.”Earlier this month, Rahul … Read more
Chirag Paswan hinted that govt may engage while protesters are seeking income-based quotas instead of caste-based reservation NEW DELHI: Union minister Chirag Paswan has said the government is willing to hold talks with protesters opposing caste-based reservation, provided they put forward their demands in a systematic manner.“Any sort of misunderstanding around reservation can create anger … Read more
Anti-reservation protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: No permission has been granted for Sunday’s planned protest against the UGC Equity Regulations, 2026, and the reservation system at Shah Auditorium in the capital, Delhi Police clarified.The police described videos circulating on social media claiming that permission had been granted as “false and misleading.”“It is further … Read more
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy; Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel NEW DELHI: The Indian Overseas Congress (IOC), the Congress’ foreign wing, criticised the Centre for its “double standards” in allowing the Gujarat chief minister to visit the US while denying political clearance to Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy for his US visit.“The principal objective of the chief … Read more
Boris Johnson calls US war on Iran a ‘mistake’, urges India, US and UK to help reopen Hormuz and pressure Russia over Ukraine NEW DELHI: Former British PM Boris Johnson Saturday urged India, US and Britain to coordinate with one another on ending the Iran conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while calling Washington’s … Read more
BCI co-chair seeks Manan Kumar Mishra’s resignation, alleges financial irregularities NEW DELHI: After facing brickbats from law students and also from Supreme Court for acting beyond jurisdiction in barring law graduates from Hyderabad’s NALSAR University of Law from being registered as advocates, for which he later apologised, Bar Council of India chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra … Read more
The campaign was approved at a meet of new office-bearers Saturday NEW DELHI: BJP cited Mahatma Gandhi’s “we have fallen on evil days” lament over the opposition built up against Vande Mataram Saturday to set the stage for an intense political battle with Congress and the wider ‘secular’ class for their objections to the national … Read more
Panama-flagged MV Ocean Winner sinks in Bay of Bengal; 22 crew members remain missing NEW DELHI: A Panama-flagged bulk carrier carrying 24 crew members sank in the Bay of Bengal off Odisha after reportedly disappearing from maritime tracking systems, triggering a large-scale search and rescue operation by authorities.The vessel, MV Ocean Winner, was carrying an … Read more