File photo: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar pays tribute to late Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar during a visit at deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar’s home, at Baramati in Pune district. NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday announced it will withdraw its candidate for the April 23 Baramati by-election, which is being contedted by…
Pastor Cheryl Bartley faces manslaughter charges following a baptism incident that resulted in a man’s / drowning/ Image: Facebook A baptism being streamed to a small online congregation ended in a death that is now the subject of a criminal case, after a 61-year-old man drowned during the ceremony in Birmingham.According to reporting by the…
PM Modi’s guarantees for West Bengal – 7th Pay Commission, corrupt TMC members to be jailed NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled a set of “six guarantees” for West Bengal, asserting that a BJP government would take firm action against illegal infiltration, implement the 7th Pay Commission, and ensure that no…
Iran on Thursday rejected US President Donald Trump‘s peace proposal claiming that the States had violated three key clauses of the plan even before the negitiations started. Terming the ceasefire “unreasonable”, it said that Iran held a “deep historical distrust” towards Amercia, citing repeated violations of all forms of commitments.The three violations include non-complaince of…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that a political change in West Bengal was now certain, claiming that people across the state were demanding it.Targeting the ruling Trinamool Congress at an election rally in Asansol, he said, “The pot of TMC’s sins is now full.” Watch ‘Law Will Rule Bengal Again’: PM…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, urging voters to remove what he called the “nirmam” (cruel) Trinamool Congress government from power.Addressing a rally in Haldia, stronghold of Leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari, PM Modi accused the ruling dispensation…
Dubai Humanitarian airlifts 96 tonnes of medical aid to Afghanistan under UAE humanitarian efforts / Image: file Dubai has reinforced its role as a global humanitarian hub; Dubai Humanitarian facilitated the airlift of 96 metric tonnes of critical medical supplies to Afghanistan.The shipment departed from Al Maktoum International Airport and arrived in Kabul as part…
Nine-judge constitution bench hears review pleas. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday supported restrictions on the entry of women of menstruating age into Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, arguing before the Supreme Court that the 2018 verdict lifting the ban was based on an assumption of men being superor to women.A nine-judge Constitution bench, led…
Jazeera Airways has suspended its services to nine Indian cities for over a month, citing operational reasons, with the changes taking effect from April 10.The airline confirmed that flights to and from Coimbatore, Goa, Kannur, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangaluru, Tiruchirappalli and Vijayawada will remain cancelled until May 15.Passengers affected by the cancellations will be offered…
NEW DELHI: As Kerala polls today for all 140-assembly seats, several constituencies have emerged as high-stakes battlegrounds, reflecting shifting political equations, leadership tests and growing multi-cornered contests. While the traditional fight between the Congress-led UDF and CPM-led LDF continues, the BJP’s push to expand its footprint has added a sharper triangular edge in select seats…