File photo: UP CM Yogi Adityanath and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said the state had shed its image as a “Bimaru” state and now commanded a “respectable image”, citing improvements in healthcare, connectivity, education and law and order.His remarks in Deoria came as Samajwadi Party…
Rahul Gandhi on Sonia Gandhi memoir row NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said he had “no interest” in the controversy surrounding the upcoming memoir of his mother and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, saying his sole focus at present was the “crime” committed against party chief Mallikarjun Kharge.The Lok Sabha leader of…
Adityanath also revisited the issue of encephalitis, which he said had caused widespread fear in eastern Uttar Pradesh for decades. NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday attacked the Samajwadi Party, calling it a “gang of dacoits” and accusing its leadership of looting the state exchequer during its tenure.Speaking in Deoria, he…
The bench also questioned why the FDA acted with “undue haste” without fully analysing the legal position. NEW DELHI: The Bombay high court on slammed the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA), warning of contempt action against officials after the department refused to lift the suspension of food licences of five restaurants at the Mumbai…
AAP Delhi chief Saurabh Bharadwaj questions BJP over BJP MPs visit to Sajjan Kumar’s residence (File photo/PTI) NEW DELHI: The AAP on Saturday challenged the BJP would to take action against three of the party’s Lok Sabha MPs from Delhi for attending the condolence meeting of former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, a convict in the…
Dilli door ast (Photo: Saurabh Sinha) NEW DELHI: Zurich Airport has prepared itself for a longer takeoff roll at Noida Airport before the traffic here takes off. Multiple factors like the last-minute pullout by on of the three launch airlines; Delhi’s IGI Airport operating way below its existing and still expandable capacity and Noida International…
Rahul alleges BJP of discriminatory politics NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a fierce attack on the BJP-led Centre, alleging discrimination against Dalits and criticising the practice of “suddhikaran” as a form of discrimination.Rahul alleged that Dalits continue to face discrimination and violations despite constitutional safeguards, accusing the BJP…
Shivakumar said Nagendra submitted his resignation after being hurt by the opposition’s “false allegations” and the disruption of Assembly proceedings (Photo: ANI). NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar said on Saturday that B Nagendra, who held the planning and statistics portfolio, has submitted his resignation from the state cabinet to avoid embarrassment to the…
The accused was allegedly carrying 13 packets of contraband substance NEW DELHI: A passenger flying from Phuket to Bangalore on Friday allegedly tried to conceal narcotics in the overhead oxygen mask panel of Air India Express flight (IX 903). Sources say he was allegedly carrying 13 packets of contraband substance he had bought in Phuket.“He…
Nepal President thanks India for support Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel on Saturday expressed his “deepest” gratitude to India for its assistance to the flood-hit Himalayan nation during the difficult time.President Paudel thanked his counterpart in New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu, and posted on X: “On behalf of the Government and the people of Nepal,…