New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has thrown his support behind education reformer Sonam Wangchuk, saying he should replace Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and lead the country’s education system. Kejriwal made the remarks on Thursday during a visit to Jantar Mantar, where Wangchuk has been
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New Delhi, July 17: The appointment of Anurag Kumar as the new Delhi Police Commissioner has sparked a political controversy, with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleging that the sudden leadership change may be connected to the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar. AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed that the removal of […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seen alongside Punjab BJP chief Kewal Singh Dhillon and wearing a turban during the Jalandhar rally on Friday, said that the BJP is committed to making Punjab more developed and self-reliant. He highlighted that although the party has never formed a government on its own in the Sikh-majority state, it remains […]
Vijay, the founder and president of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), is a popular Tamil actor-turned-politician. Chennai: The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government in Tamil Nadu has removed a party functionary following allegations of bribery, reinforcing its public stance against corruption. The action comes just days after Chief Minister Vijay appealed to citizens
Tehran: Iran has strongly criticised the United States at the United Nations, accusing Washington of violating international law and breaching the UN Charter through military actions carried out alongside Israel. The remarks were made by Iran’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani, in a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio
Nagpur: Four social media influencers, including popular YouTuber Manish Kashyap, have been booked by Nagpur Cyber Police for allegedly spreading misleading information about ethanol-blended petrol (E20) and attempting to damage the public image of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. The FIR was registered after a complaint alleged that the influencers used Gadkari’s name in
Kolkata: Exiled Bangladeshi writer and human rights activist Taslima Nasreen is set to return to Kolkata after almost two decades, but her visit has already triggered a fresh political controversy in West Bengal. The 63-year-old author will attend a programme against fundamentalism at Rabindra Sadan on August 1, marking her first visit to the city […]
Washington: A British whistleblower has revealed how he uncovered documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files that raised questions about US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s past business connections with the convicted sex offender and financier. Simon Andriesz, a former managing director at Wall Street firm BGC Partners, told the BBC that he found email exchanges from
Washington: A US federal judge has overturned a controversial legal agreement involving President Donald Trump and federal agencies that had given him protection from future IRS audits and allowed the creation of a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponisation” compensation fund. US District Judge Kathleen Williams ruled on Monday that Trump’s lawsuit against the
Patna: The BJP has made a surprise change to its candidate for the upcoming Bankipur Assembly bypoll in Bihar, replacing Abhishek “Bunty” with Neeraj Kumar Sinha just a day after Bunty filed his nomination papers. Abhishek Bunty, who had submitted his nomination on Thursday in the presence of Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and several senior […]
