Only 3 of Sena UBT’s 9 Lok Sabha MPs turn up for party meet in Delhi
Six MPs didn’t turn up for the parliamentary party meeting MUMBAI: The crossover of two-thirds of Shiv Sena (UBT)’s nine LS members to the Eknath Shinde-led party seems more or…
Iran petroleum minister to visit next week
NEW DELHI: With the US-Iran interim peace agreement, Tehran is hoping to emerge as a top supplier to India again and is sending petroleum minister Mohsen Paknejad here next week…
Sacrifice of family during Covid drives success of Under-19 skipper
Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan is the new India Under-19s cricket captain BHOPAL: In 2020, a boy asked for a cricket bat of premium willow. The Covid lockdown had shut down the…
In blow to Congress, Jharkhand cross-voting hands NDA-backed Parimal Nathwani Rajya Sabha seat
In blow to Congress, Jharkhand cross-voting hands NDA-backed Parimal Nathwani Rajya Sabha seat RANCHI/AIZAWL: NDA-backed Independent Parimal Nathwani crushed Congr-ess’s hopes of a Rajya Sabha berth from Jharkhand, spr-inging a…
China foreign minister set to attend Brics NSA meet in Delhi next week
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will visit India next week, June 22-23 NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Brics summit that India will host in Sept, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi…
Government: Significant progress already made on interim US FTA
India-US interim FTA in final stages A day after PM Modi’s meeting with US President Trump, govt said on Thursday that significant progress had already been made on the India-US…
For India, AI is ‘All Inclusive’, must be human-centric: PM Modi
AI must improve lives, widen access, drive growth, says PM Modi ‘2026 Special Year For India And Europe’ AI must improve lives, widen access, drive growth, says PM Modi ‘2026…
As Shiv Sena turns 60 today, rival camps set for verbal joust
As Shiv Sena turns 60 today, rival camps set for verbal joust MUMBAI: With ‘Operation Tiger’ now almost complete and the merger of rebel Sena UBT MPs with the deputy…
HDFC said to have put freeze on TMC account, Didi’s faction denies it
A senior bank officer said the account had been put on ‘a debit freeze’ KOLKATA: Former West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas – now being probed for last Dec’s “Messigate”…
Can 6 UBT MPs be disqualified for skipping meet? Experts differ
Anti-defection questions arise after six Sena UBT MPs skip party meeting NEW DELHI: Can refusal of six Lok Sabha members of Sena UBT to attend a meeting despite a ‘whip’…
Calcutta high court refuses to stay Ritabrata Banerjee’s appointment as Bengal LoP
Calcutta HC declined to stay the appointment of rebel Trinamool MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as LoP KOLKATA: Calcutta high court declined to stay Thursday the appointment of rebel Trinamool MLA Ritabrata…
Shah, Gor talk security ties with focus on terror & drugs
US ambassador to India Sergio Gor met home minister Amit Shah Thursday NEW DELHI: US ambassador to India Sergio Gor met home minister Amit Shah Thursday, with the two sides…
Promised shipping jobs, took Rs 1.73 crore: 8 booked in Navi Mumbai scam
Thane Police have registered a case against eight persons, including the owners and employees of a shipping company in Navi Mumbai. On Thursday, officials told PTI the accused allegedly duped…
‘Not Bhagwant Mann’: AAP cites ‘1,191 different angles’ to defend Punjab CM in ‘sacrilege’ row
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann (File photo) NEW DELHI: Punjab finance minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday asserted that the individual seen in the alleged…
Sanjay Raut does it again: Hurls abuses at rebel MPs who skipped Uddhav’s key meeting
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP in Rajya Sabha Sanjay Raut NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP in Rajya Sabha Sanjay Raut on Thursday used cuss words against the rebel party MPs…
Rs 50 crore each? Meet 6 MPs who could decide the fate of Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena
Eknath Shinde, Sanjay Raut, Uddhav Thackeray NEW DELHI: Four years after the rebellion led by Eknath Shinde split the Shiv Sena, Uddhav Thackeray’s faction is facing the prospect of another…
‘Tamil Nadu strongly opposes NEP’: Governor urges Centre to drop three-language formula in inaugural address
Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Thursday said that the state will continue to follow the two-language policy and will…
US Ambassador Sergio Gor calls on Amit Shah
U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor meets Union Home Minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday and…
From fighter jets to ISS: Shubhanshu Shukla marks 20 years in IAF, calls journey ‘life well-lived’
Photo credit: PTI, gagan.shux/Instagram Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s first astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS), has marked 20 years since his commissioning into the Indian Air Force (IAF). In…
Sea-skimming, terrain-hugging, precision-guided: Inside India’s new LRLACM cruise missile
NEW DELHI: India has taken another major step in building its long-range strike capability with the successful test of the Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM), a weapon designed…
Centre weighs MBBS internship stipend hike after four-year gap
NEW DELHI: The Centre is weighing a revision of MBBS internship stipends after a break in the two-year revision cycle followed over the previous six years, with a health ministry…
Uddhav Thackeray’s show of strength falls flat; only 3 of 9 MPs attend parliamentary meeting despite whip
Uddhav Thackeray’s party Shiv Sena (UBT) faces major threat as reports suggest 6 Lok Sabha MPs are set to align with Eknath Shinde-faction (Image credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Only three…
Amid rebellion, TMC leader asks bank to freeze party accounts; cites ‘serious dispute’
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress leader Aroop Biswas has written to the party’s bank seeking an immediate freeze on transactions from its accounts, citing a leadership crisis following a large-scale rebellion…
‘I call it deemocracy’: Agnimitra Paul’s swipe after series of egg attacks on TMC leaders
BJP leader Agnimitra Paul (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP leader Agnimitra Paul said the recent incidents of eggs being hurled at Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders reflected growing public anger…
Voting begins for election to two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand
Polling for two Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand RANCHI: Voting began for the election to two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand on Thursday, amid adequate security arrangements on the assembly…