New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed the importance of keeping international sea routes safe, saying global trade and economic growth cannot move forward unless shipping lanes remain secure and seafarers are protected. Speaking at the BRICS Summit Business Forum in New Delhi, PM Modi appeared to refer to the growing security concerns surrounding […]
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Srinagar Film Festival Opens With Full Vande Mataram Rendition Srinagar: A disagreement within the INDIA alliance has emerged over the playing of the full version of Vande Mataram, with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah publicly pushing back against Congress’s position on the national song. The issue came into focus after the full rendition […]
NEW DELHI/DEHRADUN, September 11: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its investigation into alleged irregularities in a 2016 recruitment examination conducted by the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC), carrying out searches at several locations in Dehradun, including the premises of a personal assistant to former Uttarakhand Chief
BSP chief Mayawati has linked the political future of her nephew Akash Anand to his father-in-law Ashok Siddharth’s decision to retire from politics, adding another dramatic turn to the party’s internal developments ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh elections. The political future of Bahujan Samaj Party leader Akash Anand has become the centre of a […]
DMK chief MK Stalin responds sharply to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay after the Assembly gesture controversy, recalling his Emergency-era arrest and accusing the actor-turned-politician of using reels and publicity to divert attention from governance. The political rivalry in Tamil Nadu has taken another sharp turn, with DMK president and former chief minister MK Stalin
Lucknow: In a dramatic new turn in the ongoing political tensions within the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has removed her nephew Akash Anand from the organisation, saying he is now “completely free” from the party. The decision came just hours after Anand’s father-in-law, Ashok Siddharth, announced […]
As India prepares to host the 2026 BRICS Summit in New Delhi, senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram has questioned whether recent BRICS meetings have delivered meaningful benefits for the country, prompting a sharp response from the BJP. New Delhi: With the national capital gearing up to host the BRICS Summit 2026, a political debate has […]
Hyderabad: Twenty-two BRS legislators, including party working president K T Rama Rao (KTR) and former minister T Harish Rao, were suspended from the Telangana Assembly on Wednesday for the remainder of the monsoon session. The action came after BRS members disrupted proceedings, raised slogans and entered the well of the House while demanding that their […]
Jalpaiguri: Political tensions escalated in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri after the CPI(M)’s district office was allegedly vandalised and set on fire late Monday night. The Left party has blamed workers of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for the attack, while both the ABVP and BJP have denied the allegations. The incident sparked protests across
Gulzar Singh, 50, allegedly blamed Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema and a village sarpanch before his death, prompting opposition parties to demand an investigation. Chandigarh, September 8, 2026: The death by suicide of a 50-year-old man from Punjab’s Sangrur district has triggered a political controversy after he allegedly blamed state Finance Minister
