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Indian politics dominated by Hindu-Muslim agenda; joblessness key concern, CJP apolitical: Dipke

CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday alleged that politics in the country over the last decade is centred around the...

Mamata Banerjee in Delhi for INDIA bloc meet

NEW DELHI: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee arrived in Delhi on Sunday, a day before the INDIA bloc meeting, amid mounting speculation that the party...

Dipke ends Jantar Mantar protest, calls it ‘just a trailer’

No govt response on Pradhan resignation ultimatum NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday ended his protest and left Delhi to meet...

Bengal govt orders statewide review of madrasas

Registrations, funding, staff and curriculum under scanner KOLKATA: The BJP-led West Bengal government has initiated a statewide review of madrasas, with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari...

Many nations under uncertainty, but India world’s fastest-growing economy: Rajnath

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that at a time when many countries are facing economic uncertainty, India continues to stand...

Abhishek Banerjee leaves for Delhi for INDIA bloc meeting

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee has left for Delhi on Saturday to attend the crucial INDIA bloc meeting in the national...

Cong minority, SC depts to launch joint campaign, protest against ‘injustice’

NEW DELHI: The minority and Scheduled Caste (SC) departments of the Congress on Saturday decided to launch a joint nationwide campaign against what is...

UN warns AI boom could exact heavy environmental toll by 2030

NEW DELHI: The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) could come at a significant environmental cost, with a new United Nations report warning that...

Smart border project in ‘final stage,’ says Amit Shah

AGARTALA: The central government’s “smart border” project is in the final stage, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday, June 5. Addressing the BSF...

Annamalai quits BJP, launches ‘We the Leaders’

Eyes Tamil Nadu Assembly polls CHENNAI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Friday formally severed ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party and unveiled...

Malviya Nagar fire: Hotel owner told investigators ‘everything works in Delhi’, sent to 4-day police custody

NEW DELHI: Lavkesh Bajaj, the arrested owner of the Malviya Nagar hotel in South Delhi where a blaze killed at least 21, including foreign...

Mattress trader who aided rescue op seeks compensation

NEW DELHI: Riyazuddin Mansuri, a local mattress trader who pulled out everything in his shop to help those trapped in the Malviya Nagar hotel...

CJP attacks govt on JEE data exposure, calls for Pradhan’s sacking

NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Thursday said the reported exposure of JEE (Advanced) 2026 candidate data due to a cloud storage...

DMK to skip June 8 INDIA bloc meeting, cites Congress’ ‘betrayal’ after TN polls

CHENNAI: MK Stalin’s Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Thursday announced that it will skip the June 8 INDIA alliance meeting in New Delhi, citing...

Bengal: Expelled TMC rebel Ritabrata Banerjee gets LoP status, seeks Mamata as chief adviser

KOLKATA: Expelled TMC leader Ritabrata Banerjee on Wednesday said the West Bengal Assembly speaker had accepted the rebel camp's bid to be recognised as...

DK Shivakumar takes oath as new Karnataka CM

Kharge, Rahul, Siddaramaiah attend ceremony BENGALURU: Carrying a copy of the Constitution of India, DK Shivakumar on Wednesday took oath as the Chief Minister of...

Khan Sir’s coaching centre comes under attack, stones pelted; three arrested

PATNA: A coaching institute run by educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as 'Khan Sir', was targeted with gunfire, vandalised and pelted with stones in...

Delhi Police files culpable homicide FIR in Malviya Nagar hotel blaze

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has filed an FIR under charges of culpable homicide in the hotel fire tragedy in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar...

Cockroach Janta Party names journalist, filmmaker & McKinsey ex-consultant as spokespersons

NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday appointed three spokespersons, including a journalist, a filmmaker and a former management consultant, as it seeks...

‘I will fight or die’: Mamata holds massive protest in Kolkata against post-poll attacks on party leaders

KOLKATA: Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday staged a massive ‘dharna’ (sit-in protest) in Kolkata’s Esplanade against attacks on party workers...

Congress questions PM Modi’s silence on Israel’s Lebanon offensive

Raises ‘fatherland’ remark NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being "completely silent" on Israel devastating Lebanon and "sabotaging" the...

Annamalai seeks ‘cordial separation’ from BJP, ‘declines’ Rajya Sabha offer

NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai on Tuesday morning met party president Nitin Nabin and organisation secretary BL Santhosh in the...

Rabri Devi refuses to vacate 10 Circular Road bungalow

Bihar CM says govt residences aren’t ‘ancestral property’ PATNA: The political battle over former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi’s official residence intensified on Tuesday, with...

PM SVA Nidhi transformed lives of countless street vendors: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the PM SVANidhi scheme supporting street vendors has transformed the lives of countless hawkers by...

PM holds talks with Myanmar President

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Mondaymet Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing in New Delhi and held wide-ranging talks focused on boosting...

India-Australia defence ties reach ‘high-water mark’

Rajnath Singh, Australian Dy PM Marles hold key dialogue in Delhi NEW DELHI: India and Australia on Monday hailed the rapidly expanding strategic convergence, with...

70-foot ‘unstable’ Messi statue removed from Kolkata Lake Town over safety concerns

KOLKATA: A 70-foot-tall statue of Argentine football star Lionel Messi, which had become structurally unstable following recent storms, was removed from Lake Town here...

‘Beware of pickpockets in CBSE’: Rahul Gandhi targets Centre over re-evaluation charges

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday intensified his attack on the Centre over the CBSE's re-evaluation process, alleging that students are being...

PM had time to speak about mangoes, but not about 18.5 lakh children: Rahul on CBSE OSM row

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the CBSE OSM row, saying he had the...

Trinamool Congress calls off legislators’ meet as 60 out of 80 MLAs fail to turn up

KOLKATA: A scheduled meeting of newly-elected Trinamool Congress legislators, which was supposed to be chaired by party supremo Mamata Banerjee, was called off on...

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