Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday hit back at Enforcement Directorate action against some persons close to his party in an alleged jumbo COVID facility scam by seeking a probe into the PM CARES Fund. He also sought probe into the functioning of civic bodies of Nagpur, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Pune, as well […]
Indore: Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Saturday took a jibe at the meeting of opposition parties held in Patna, saying “wolves hunt in packs”. She also alleged that the target of Friday’s opposition conclave was not Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “but the people of the country and the exchequer”. “As soon as […]
New Delhi: The Manipur Police on Saturday said that the situation in the violence-prone state is tense but under control. Though some sporadic incidents have been reported in some districts, in most districts the situation is normal. The police said in a statement that district security coordination committee meeting is held at the districts regularly. […]
Patna: Opposition parties are together going to defeat the BJP in the 2024 general elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday and claimed a battle was on between his party’s “‘Bharat Jodo’ ideology and the BJP’s ‘Bharat Todo’ thinking”. Underscoring the importance of unity in party ranks, he also claimed the Congress would emerge […]
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday derided the opposition parties’ efforts to forge a front against it and said the Congress was seeking the support of others because it was “incapable of defeating Prime Minister Narendra Modi alone” in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Top leaders of Opposition parties went into a huddle in Patna […]
Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was working to fulfill Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s “dream of Akhand Bharat”. Addressing a programme on the death anniversary of Mookerjee, Saha claimed that West Bengal which he helped create was turning into “mini Pakistan”. “Many people feared bloodshed in Jammu and […]
New Delhi/Patna: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said a decision on whether to oppose the Centre’s ordinance on the control of administrative services in Delhi would be taken before the Parliament session. His remarks come a day after the AAP’s ultimatum that it will walk out of the Opposition meeting in Patna if the […]
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained grim with about five lakh people reeling under the deluge, which has claimed one life so far, officials said on Friday. Major rivers of the state, including the Brahmaputra, were flowing above the danger level at different places. The Met department has forecast heavy rain over the next […]
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday termed the all-party meeting convened by Home Minister Amit Shah on the Manipur situation as “too little, too late,” and said efforts to bring warring factions on the discussion table will lack seriousness if they are done sitting in Delhi. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said it is clear […]
New Delhi: Elon Musk is eager to bring his Starlink satellite broadband to India, but the world’s richest man faces strong resistance from Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s wealthiest, who runs Indian telecom giant Reliance Jio. Following a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the U.S. on Tuesday, Musk said he was keen to launch […]