Cong-led Keralam govt follows Karnataka on ‘ethanol test’ BENGALURU/NEW DELHI/T’PURAM: Following in Congress-governed Karnataka’s footsteps, the Congress-led govt of Keralam Monday started collecting petrol samples to test whether their ethanol content was more than the prescribed 20%, setting up a likely Centre-state confrontation over E20 fuel.Keralam civil supplies minister Anoop Jacob said officials collected six…
BJP on Monday flayed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for referring to Diwali as ‘khushiyon ki ek Eid’ NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday flayed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for referring to Diwali as “khushiyon ki ek Eid“, saying the invocation of a Muslim festival symbolised the opposition’s “politics of appeasement and disregard for Hindu sentiments”.“Will Kharge…
A view of final preparations at a Ganga ghat ahead of the upcoming Chhath Puja festival, in Patna, Bihar. NEW DELHI: The Bihar government on Monday stepped up safety preparations for Chhath Puja, directing district administrations to impose a ban on firecrackers near ghats and prohibit private boat operations during the four-day festival from November…
Mamata Banerjee slammed the BJP-led Centre over the arrest of Cockroach Janata Party leaders. NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Monday served a notice to former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, asking her to record her statement in connection with a 2013 case involving a confrontation with police, news agency PTI reported, citing sources.The notice…
“If technology is perfect, wealth creation and poverty alleviation are not difficult,” CM Nadu said. NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday renewed his call for withdrawing Rs 500 currency notes, arguing that limiting cash transactions to smaller denominations and encouraging digital payments could help curb corruption.Naidu said he had previously…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP MLA Papiya Adhikari on Monday defended herself after facing criticism for claiming that bursting firecrackers helps kill germs and viruses.The actor-turned-politician said her statements were being deliberately twisted to garner TRP.“Whenever I say something, people who oppose me use it to increase their TRP and views. Even if I cough…
NEW DELHI: Some critics dubbed her the female M F Husain while others saw echoes of Marc Chagall in her gravity-defying figures. But neither comparison does justice to the distinctive visual language of Arpita Singh, a pioneering post-Independence artist who died in Delhi on Monday at the age of 89.She looked like the friendly aunty…
File photo: PM Modi conveys India’s readiness to help end Ukraine war in call with Zelenskyy NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a telephone conversation with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during which the two leaders discussed the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, recent diplomatic developments and ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation.In a post on…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took a swipe at Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath over his remarks on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, extending advance congratulations to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.In a post on X, Kejriwal reacted to a video of Adityanath’s interview and alleged…
US intelligence suspects a Chinese businesswoman linked to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang of being part of an alleged espionage operation targeting the tech billionaire. Delhi’s air quality turned ‘severe’ after Diwali, with several monitoring stations recording AQI levels above 400. Mumbai remained in the ‘moderate’ category at 170. A leaked Iranian letter has revealed Tehran’s…
