BJP rejects Omar’s statehood resolution, opposes Article 370 debate SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today brought a resolution before Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly seeking the restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. However, the resolution was fiercely opposed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) creating chaotic scenes forcing the speaker…
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey NEW DELHI: The internal power struggle within Hockey India has taken a dramatic turn, with federation president and former India captain Dilip Tirkey filing a complaint with Delhi Police against some of the federation’s officials, alleging “criminal breach of trust, theft, endangerment of life and wrongful abandonment”.Tirkey’s complaint also seeks…
FSSAI calls to ban non-milk products under label Is your paneer really paneer? The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed changes that could stop products made with non-dairy ingredients from being sold or marketed as “Paneer”.The proposed amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011,…
The closure came as Congress-led protests against Kumar were held across several states. In Assam, state Congress president Gaurav Gogoi and several senior party leaders were detained, police said. NEW DELHI: Jantar Mantar in Delhi was heavily barricaded on Friday following nationwide protests demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.Visuals from the protest…
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (IANS image) NEW DELHI: India suffered a major setback in badminton at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Friday as defending men’s doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were knocked out in the opening round.The fourth-seeded Indian pair, who were among the country’s leading medal hopes, were…
Amit Shah takes aim at Rahul’s ‘dead economy’ remark NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday took a veiled jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while highlighting India’s economic growth and recent upgrades in its growth forecast and sovereign rating.Addressing the UP International Trade Show 2026, Shah said some people were attempting to…
Water cannons used on Congress protesters in Chandigarh, Patna NEW DELHI: Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi and several party leaders were detained during a protest in Guwahati on Friday demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.The detentions came as Congress workers staged demonstrations in several states over the functioning of the Election Commission.The…
Jurel reveals Jaiswal Fernando confrontation (Image: IANS) The on-field confrontation between India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sri Lanka pacer Asitha Fernando during the second Test in Colombo had become one of the talking points of the series. Nearly a month after the incident, India wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel has revealed what Jaiswal told him about the…
The plea also seeks a SIT inquiry into the alleged deletion of 13 crore voters from electoral rolls. NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged unilateral decisions taken in connection with the Election Commission (ECI) electoral roll revision exercise, including the Special…
Child rape: Granite baron Veeramani’s premises raided NEW DELHI: DMK spokesperson T K S Elangovan hit back at allegations linking the party to Gem Granites chairman R Veeramani, saying the DMK should not be blamed for the alleged actions of an individual. His remarks came as Chennai police constituted a four-member Special Investigation Team (SIT)…