NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he should resign first if voter lists contained names of infiltrators.Speaking at a rally in Dakshin Dinajpur, she said: “If voter list contained names of infiltrators, Modi also won with their votes earlier, so…
Raghav Chadha and Saurabh Bharadwaj (R) (File ph NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party’s internal rift spilled into full public view on Friday after MP Raghav Chadha reacted to his removal as the party’s deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, drawing sharp counterattacks from senior colleagues.Leaders including Delhi AAP chief Saurabh Bharadwaj and IT cell…
NEW DELHI: The Indian National Congress is set to finalise its candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections at a Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting in Delhi, with 85 per cent of names already decided, according to state unit chief K Selvaperunthagai.Selvaperunthagai said discussions involving senior leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, have…
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta offers prayers on the occasion of Hanuman Janmotsav at Jhandewalan Hanuman Mandir, in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday offered prayers at the Sankat Mochan Dham in Karolbagh that houses an 108-foot idol of Lord Hanuman on the occasion of Hanuman…
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah met Chief of Army Staff Upendra Dwivedi in New Delhi to discuss defence ties between the two countries. The meeting focused on ways to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation, including joint training initiatives and deeper coordination. In a post on X, the Indian Army’s Additional Directorate General…
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Mounting voter unease, fiscal stress and rifts in CPM will test whether his governance model is enough to defy the state’s alternation patternThe road to the 2026 Kerala assembly elections is shaping up to be a defining political moment not just for the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), but, more crucially,…
On a weekday afternoon at a govt college in central Karnataka, the student notice board is crowded with circulars on examinations, scholarships and cultural events. What’s missing, however, are printed campaign posters, and hand-written appeals for votes or calls for debates that once defined campus life in the state. It has been nearly four decades…
Surpur style of painting is an artistic tradition unique to Kalyana Karnataka region, comprising seven districts in the northeastern part of Karnataka. It has a history of about 400 years, says artist and history enthusiast Rehaman Patel. “It emerged during the rule of Bedar Nayaks, who ruled the Surpur kingdom between 1636 to 1858. Surpur…
Coffee enthusiast couple, Anjan Babu and Sanjana Sudarshan brews Liberica coffee at home, sourcing the beans from the roasters usually at Blue Tokai or Drip and Drop Coffee. Sanjana says the couple had their first Liberica coffee at the Ground Up Cafe. “We just fell in love with it the first time we had it….
NEW DELHI: Parliament was on Thursday adjourned till April 16, when it is expected to take up two bills aimed at rolling out reservation for women in one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and assemblies from the next national election in 2029 and to increase the strength of directly elected legislatures by 50 per cent.Lok…