NEW DELHI: A local court on Saturday granted bail to six Congress workers arrested for allegedly defacing the outer wall of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s ancestral home in Agra during a protest against alleged manipulation of voter lists.The accused – Mukesh Dhangar, Anil Yadav, Rajesh Kumar, Manoj Gaur, Rajesh Gautam and Pankaj Chaudhary –…
MEA rejects Pak’s claims on Ferozepur border incident NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Saturday summoned the Chargé d’Affaires of the Pakistan high commission to lodge a strong protest over what it described as the continued facilitation of illegal cross-border infiltration from Pakistan.It also rejected as “baseless and motivated” Pakistan’s allegations over an…
The Brisbane 2032 Olympics organising committee’s planned logo reveal was thrown off schedule after its own YouTube channel accidentally leaked the Olympic and Paralympic emblems three days before their official unveiling.Parts of the designs had already been shown this week as part of a teaser campaign across Queensland, with the complete logos due to be…
Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh said on Saturday the delay in the induction of fighter jets is “hurting us as our (squadron) numbers have gone down especially after the phase-out of MiG-21s…, and we need to plug this…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday slammed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah “illegal” and accused the Congress of disrespecting the Constitution.In a statement, the Union minister described the statement an insult to constitutional institutions and electoral mandate of the people.“The statement…
India finished fourth at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya on Saturday after a late surge of gold medals helped the country move into the top five. The star-studded cricket and hockey teams defended their titles as 17-year-old archer Kumkum Mohod and golfer Pranavi Urs emerged as the standout stories of India’s campaign.India could not…
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif India on Friday hit back at Pakistan at the UN General Assembly, rejecting Islamabad’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir and accusing its “so-called” civilian governments of serving “at the mercy” of the army.Exercising its Right of Reply during a Third Committee meeting, first secretary at the Permanent Mission of…
CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar seeks action over Delhi Police conduct at Jantar Mantar (File photo) NEW DELHI: CPI Rajya Sabha leader P Sandosh Kumar, who was detained during a protest at Jantar Mantar on Friday, has written to Union home minister Amit Shah seeking his intervention over alleged police violence, arbitrary detentions and the…
India’s medal tally now stands at 85 medals — 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze. (Image credit: Agencies) India produced one of their biggest medal hauls of the Asian Games on Saturday, with gold medals coming in men’s hockey, T20 cricket, wrestling, golf and archery.The men’s hockey team capped the day by beating Malaysia…
Russia warns foreign diplomats to leave Kyiv Russia on Saturday warned foreign diplomats and nationals to leave Kyiv and said it would continue targeted strikes on the Ukrainian capital, hours after a Russian attack damaged the Northern Bridge. Ukrainian authorities reported six deaths across the country.The Russian foreign ministry said Moscow was responding to what…