Three-time Rohini MLA and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijender Gupta was elected the Speaker of Delhi’s eighth Legislative Assembly on Monday after pro tem Speaker Arvinder Singh Lovely administered oath to the legislators. Several legislators in the 70-member House took the oath in their native languages, including Maithili (spoken widely in Bihar) and Punjabi,...
Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz said he’ll move quickly to form a new government after he won Sunday’s federal election with a result that will require him to form a coalition. Merz’s CDU/CSU bloc won 28.6% of the votes, followed by 20.8% for the far-right Alternative for Germany, according to the provisional vote count by the...
Preparations are underway for a face-to-face meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s deputy foreign minister told state media on Saturday. Sergei Ryabkov said a possible Putin-Trump summit – which would be a clear departure from Western efforts to isolate Moscow over its war in Ukraine – could involve broad talks on global issues, not just...
An American Airlines flight from New York to Delhi carrying 199 passengers and 15 crew members was diverted to Rome on Sunday evening following a ‘suspected bomb threat’. It was cleared for departure after an inspection. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told PTI that the American Airlines flight AA292 was diverted to Rome after the crew reported a “security issue”. The Boeing 787-9 aircraft landed safely at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome around 5:30 p.m. local time, the FAA said. Italian news agency ANSA said...
Rapper Honey Singh kicked off his Millionaire India Tour in Mumbai on Saturday, and it was a total party. From die-hard fans to big Bollywood names, a massive crowd came together to vibe to his beats. Many celebs such as Nushrratt Bharuccha, Jacqueline Fernandez, Krystle Dsouza, Rithvik Dhanjani and Orry grooved to the music and...
India pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Sunday (February 23, 2025) received his ICC honours, including the Men’s Cricketer of the Year and Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year awards, before the start of the Champions Trophy match between India and Pakistan in Dubai. Bumrah is not playing in the Champions Trophy as he has been sidelined...
Citing a review of the financial status of Delhi undertaken in the last four days since she assumed charge, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday stepped up the attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and accused it of leaving an empty “public exchequer” when it was in power in the Capital before the Bharatiya...
Delhi BJP organized 5018 booth-level events in which BJP workers listened to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme. BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda (/topic/nadda) attended a boothlevel event in Naraina Vihar, where he listened to the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta (/topic/rekha-gupta), Delhi BJP (/topic/delhi-bjp) chief Virendra Sachdeva, party...
Virat Kohli brought up his 51st ODI century as he guided India to a win over Pakistan in the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday. This defeat puts Pakistan on the brink of elimination as they’ll have to pray that Bangladesh defeat New Zealand on Monday and then they themselves have to defeat Bangladesh in...
Targeting The Opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said a section of leaders with “slave mentality” are engaged in mocking religion and dividing people, “with the support of foreign powers”, to weaken the nation and its faith. Modi made the comments after laying the foundation stone of the Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science...