Right-wing political commentator TG Mohandas (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Tuesday distanced itself from right-wing political commentator TG Mohandas over his remarks on the recent student protests in Delhi, clarifying that he does not hold any position in the organisation.Senior RSS functionary KB Sreekumar said Mohandas was not an office-bearer…

Opposition attacks BJP over Dharmendra Pradhan’s felicitation after resignation NEW DELHI: A political row erupted in Parliament on Tuesday after the BJP’s public felicitation of former Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who resigned over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy, drew sharp criticism from the Opposition. Congress leaders accused the ruling party of celebrating a minister…

Air India’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operating Flight AI-171 (ANI image) The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that its investigation into the June 12, 2025 Air India Flight AI-171 crash, which claimed 260 lives, is not an “in-house” exercise limited to officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),…

MEA rejects Pak-organised polls in PoK NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday dismissed the legislative assembly elections being held in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK), calling the exercise a “cosmetic” attempt by Islamabad to legitimise its “illegal occupation” of the region. Responding to reports on the polls, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated…