Iran widened its military campaign across the Gulf on Sunday, launching missile and drone attacks against Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates. The regional barrage came just hours after the United States carried out a third round of airstrikes against Iranian targets in retaliation for attacks on commercial shipping in...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will launch India’s campaign for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2028-29 term at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday. He is also scheduled to meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres later that afternoon, according to the UN’s schedule of meetings. The visit comes as...
Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra on Sunday launched a scathing attack on AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal, labelling him a “political Hindu” and dismissing the Aam Aadmi Party’s ‘Sundarkand Path’ as “theatrics” and a “charade.” The remarks follow the participation of Arvind Kejriwal, along with his wife Sunita Kejriwal and senior party leader Manish Sisodia,...
Following the Central Government’s approval of ₹1,647 crore for 28 crucial infrastructure projects, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday announced a significant acceleration in the national capital’s infrastructure development. Emphasising the cooperative push for growth, Gupta stated that this funding will fasttrack critical connectivity and utility upgrades across the city. Gupta, in a post...
India and Australia on Thursday (July 9, 2026) adopted a new Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation, committing to significantly deepen military engagement, strengthen defence industrial collaboration and expand maritime security cooperation amid growing geostrategic uncertainty in the Indo-Pacific. The declaration, adopted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, outlines an...
Former TMC Rajya Sabha MPs Sukhendu Shekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik joined the BJP on Thursday evening in the presence of State BJP president and Rajya Sabha member Samik Bhattacharya. Within hours, they were named the saffron party’s candidates for the Rajya Sabha bypolls from West Bengal, underlining their political rehabilitation. “Three...
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has defended the use of ethanol-blended petrol, questioning the recent surge in criticism of higher ethanol blends and noting that E20 fuel has been available in India for nearly two years. In a post on social media, Puri said the timing of the debate over ethanol-blended fuel...
The Delhi government’s monsoon preparedness was put to the test as heavy rainfall lashed the national capital over the last 24 hours. Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh on Thursday reviewed the city’s waterlogging situation fromthe 24×7 PWD Monsoon Control Room, where he monitored live CCTV feeds, assessed field operations, and directed...
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has launched the construction of the Inderlok-Indraprastha Metro corridor, a fully underground extension of the Magenta Line that will link several key parts of the city. The new corridor is expected to improve access to areas such as Sarai Rohilla, Karol Bagh, New Delhi Railway Station and several central Delhi...
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said Delhi’s buses could one day run on hydrogen produced from segregated municipal waste, as he outlined his vision for converting garbage into clean fuel. Speaking at a youth conclave organised by the Delhi BJP, Gadkari said municipal waste could be processed through biodigesters to generate hydrogen,...