Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Thursday criticised Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, claiming they are using a controversy over portraits of national leaders to divert attention from their alleged corruption. He said the people of Delhi are watching the drama staged by AAP MLAs outside the assembly and are amused by the unfolding events....
Three Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs in Delhi on Thursday proposed to change the names of the Najafgarh and Mustafabad Assembly constituencies, as well as the name of the capital’s Mohammadpur village, reported Speaking in the Assembly, Najafgarh MLA Neelam Pahalwan proposed that the name of her constituency be changed to Nahargarh. “People opposed Mughal emperor Shah Alam...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (February 27, 2025) likened the massive Maha Kumbh congregation to the newly awakened consciousness of a nation breathing freely after breaking the shackles of a slavery mindset. “The Maha Kumbh has concluded. The ‘mahayagna’ of unity has concluded,” he wrote in a blog, a day after the mega religious exercise concluded....
Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said the first ‘Made in India’ semi-conductor chip would be ready for production by 2025. He made the announcement on the second day of the ‘Global Investors Summit 2025’ organised in Bhopal. “By 2025, the first ‘Made in India’ semiconductor chip would be ready for production,” an official release...
Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages while it waited for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to be released by Israel in return, in an overnight exchange marking the final swap as part of a fragile truce in Gaza. The ceasefire came into effect on January 19 and has largely held, despite numerous setbacks. But...
A fire broke out at a cinema hall in Select City Mall in Delhi on Wednesday during the screening of a movie, an official said. Panic gripped cinemagoers as a corner of the movie screen of PVR Cinemas at the mall caught fire during the 4:15 pm screening of the film ‘Chhava’, a witness told...
Shah Rukh Khan’s Mumbai bungalow, Mannat, has become a tourist attraction. Situated opposite the iconic Bandra Bandstand, the landmark bungalow sees hundreds of selfie-seeking fans every day and has housed the actor and his family for over 25 years now. But later this year, the Khans will move out of their abode and live in an...
A battered England will hope to keep their Champions Trophy hopes alive when they face a dangerous Afghanistan in a crucial group B match on Wednesday. A defeat here would severely dent both the teams’ dreams of a semifinal berth in the tournament, as South Africa and Australia have already notched up two points. The...
US President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday ordered federal agencies to undertake more large-scale layoffs of federal workers, as downsizing czar Elon Musk vowed at Trump’s first cabinet meeting to pursue deeper spending cuts. A new administration memo instructed agencies to submit plans by March 13 for a “significant reduction” in staffing to a federal...
India on Wednesday strongly rebuked Pakistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) meeting in Geneva, dismissing its allegations of suppressing democracy and violating human rights in Jammu and Kashmir as “baseless and malicious”. The Indian envoy hit out at the neighbouring country, saying that Pakistan itself is plagued by human rights abuses and...