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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...

Congress slams BJP’s nod to coal mining in Chhattisgarh, claims 7 lakh trees will be felled

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday attacked the Modi government over the approval to a coal mining venture in Chhattisgarh's Hasdeo-Arand forest, alleging that...

Anti-sacrilege law unacceptable to Sikhs, remove objectionable clauses: Akal Takht to Punjab govt

BABA BAKALA SAHIB (AMRITSAR): Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj on Sunday said that the Sikh community cannot accept the anti-sacrilege law, as...

PM only cares about survival of his govt, not kids’ future: Rahul

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on the CBSE debacle and inaction against the education...

India, US near interim trade deal, agreement likely in coming weeks: Ambassador Gor

NEW DELHI: India and the United States (US) are in the final stages of concluding a much-anticipated interim trade agreement, with the deal expected...

NDA to felicitate PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Leaders of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will felicitate Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June 10 to mark...

UK far-right party leader attacks Indians, Pakistanis over jobs

LONDON: The leader of a far-right party in the UK has created a social media storm with his anti-immigration posts, including one attacking the...

India, US sign framework on critical minerals, rare earths

NEW DELHI: India and the United States on Tuesdayconcluded a Framework on “Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and...

‘Jaldi, jaldibhaago…’: West Bengal CM to ‘illegal’ Bangladeshi immigrants

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday, May 26, urged authorities to expedite deportation of alleged illegal Bangladeshi nationals gathered at the...

Cong accuses Modi govt of ‘fuel loot’, demands rollback in price hike

BENGALURU: The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Monday accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of "fuel loot" and demanded a rollback of the...

West Asia crisis: ‘India cannot afford fearmongering’: FM slams ‘pessimistic, cynical’ narrative

Calls for focus on ‘Fs’ NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday stressed the need to focus on three Fs – fuel, fertiliser...

Assam UCC Bill tabled: Up to 7 years jail for polygamy

GUWAHATI: Assam has become the latest BJP-ruled state to have introduced the Uniform Civil Code Bill, with Assam Parliamentary Affairs Minister Atul Bora tabling...

Marco Rubio visits Jaipur’s Amber Fort after Taj Mahal

NEW DELH: After visiting the Taj Mahal in Agra earlier in the day, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday toured Jaipur’s Amber...

India, US looking at ‘beneficial,’ ‘sustainable’ trade deal soon: Secy Rubio

NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said India and the United States have made “tremendous progress” over the much-awaited trade...

Congress targets Modi govt over Rubio’s $500 billion trade claim

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Narendra Modi government after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that...

Bengal govt orders ‘holding centres’ for illegal ‘foreigners’ ahead of deportation drive

KOLKATA: The Bengal government has ordered all district administrations to set up ‘holding centres’ for apprehended foreigners and foreign prisoners awaiting deportation or repatriation,...

Falta repoll: BJP Panda wins by over 1.09 lakh votes, TMC finishes fourth

KOLKATA: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Debangshu Panda on Sunday, May 24, registered a landslide victory in the repolling at Falta Assembly seat in...

Centre’s move to take over Delhi Gymkhana Club leaves staff worried over jobs, future

NEW DELHI: Anxiety and uncertainty have gripped employees of the iconic Delhi Gymkhana Club after the Centre instructed the club to vacate its premises...

Rahul Gandhi intensifies attack on Centre over NEET paper leak

Demands Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday intensified his attack on the Centre over the alleged NEET paper leak controversy,...

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