The ruling BJP appointed Lok Sabha election in-charges for 23 states and UTs appointing former MP and party’s national vice-president Baijayanta Jay Panda the sole in-charge in Uttar Pradesh, which returns the highest number (80) of MPs to the Lok Sabha. Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani will handle Chandigarh and Punjab. In Punjab, he...
Janata Dal-United (JDU) chief Nitish Kumar took oath for the ninth time as Bihar Chief Minister yesterday, marking a seismic shift in alliances. The once ‘Mahagathbandhan’ architect severed ties with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress, forming a coalition with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan witnessed the initiation...
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday claimed that the BJP has offered Rs 25 crore each to seven of its MLAs in Delhi to quit the party while also threatening to topple the Kejriwal government. The Delhi BJP, however, rubbished the allegation and challenged AAP to name the MLAs and the people who contacted...
The Supreme Court will today hear the controversy between the Calcutta High Court’s single-judge bench order and division bench decision in West Bengal’s fake caste certificate matter. A five-judge bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud is set to hear the matter in a special sitting today. Besides CJI Chandrachud, the other judges on the...
In a historic moment for the Indian Army, Major Jerry Blaize and Captain Supreetha CT, a married couple serving in different contingents, are set to participate in the Republic Day Parade tomorrow. They will march down the Kartavya Path as members of two separate contingents, marking the first time a couple from the Indian Army...
The Maldives government’s “anti-India stance” may turn out detrimental to the island nation’s development, the two main opposition parties have warned, two days after the administration announced a Chinese ship will be docking at their port. The words of caution by the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and the Democrats comes amid strained ties between the...
Delhiites woke up to a cold and foggy morning as the minimum temperature in the national capital on Thursday dipped to 4.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average, the weather department said. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a “orange alert” for dense fog at isolated places in Delhi for Thursday. Twenty...
A 12-year-old boy studying in sixth grade in a government school in North Delhi’s Shastri Nagar died on January 20, nine days after being allegedly thrashed by his school seniors. According to the Delhi Police, a postmortem was carried out to determine the cause of his death, based on the findings of which legal action...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said India is “betting on Africa’s rise” and the rebalancing and the multipolarity of the world will not be complete until the continent takes its due place. Addressing the Nigeria-India Business Council (NIBC) here, the foreign minister said the rebalancing and reordering of a new global order will...
The Ram temple in Ayodhya yesterday witnessed a massive crowd after its grand Monday opening that saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of celebrities descend on the temple town in Uttar Pradesh. A day later, around 5 lakh devotees braved the harsh winters to turn up at the temple. Around 3 lakh of them could...