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NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government over what he called a denial of facts surrounding the publication of former Army chief General M.M. Naravane’s memoir, saying the issue was “right under your nose” and accusing the government of evading key questions raised by the…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition filed by Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party challenging the 2025 Bihar assembly elections. A bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi declined to issue any direction on the request to annul the election results and order fresh polls. “How many votes…

NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday defended the Centre’s decision to keep the Henderson Brooks-Bhagat report on the 1962 India-China war classified, as a political row erupted in Parliament over Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi being stopped from quoting the “unpublished memoir” of former Army Chief General MM Naravane.In a post on…

Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Thursday instructed officers appointed as central observers for the upcoming assembly polls in four states and a UT to act impartially, ensure compliance with all electoral laws and extant EC guidelines, and be the eyes and ears of the panel by reporting any electoral malpractice…

NEW DELHI: Deaths on national highways in 2025 reduced by around 11% last year — 57,482 in 2025 compared to 64,772 in 2024, road transport ministry informed the Lok Sabha on Monday, quoting the eDAR (electronic detailed accident) report.As per the written reply, UP, MP and Chhattisgarh reported a sharp decline in fatalities in accidents…

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has held as invalid prohibition on transfer or migration of a medical student from one college to another, and has directed National Medical Commission to formulate a “proper policy” to permit migration.A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia zeroed in on Regulation 18…

PUNE: After Sharad Pawar took charge of steering the ship for his family following the death of his nephew Ajit Pawar, its members on Thursday backed deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar’s name as NCP’s national president. While some other senior NCP functionaries showed reluctance for a merger with NCP (SP), the Pawar family said Sunetra…

Observing that a govt must behave as a ‘model employer’ and lack of funds cannot be a ground to deny its employees their dues, Supreme Court Thursday directed West Bengal govt to pay dearness allowance (DA) to its employees for the 2008-19 period.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra ordered that the…

Agriculture minister Shivraj Chouhan (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Amid opposition allegations over the India-US trade deal, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said that the agreement fully safeguards India’s agricultural interests, particularly those of the farm and dairy sectors.Underlining that India’s staple grains, fruits, major crops, millets and dairy products remain completely secure…

External affairs minister S Jaishankar NEW DELHI: The “historic” India-US trade deal is in the final stages of detailing and will be completed very soon, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said as he concluded his “productive and positive” visit to the US, thanking counterpart Marco Rubio for his hospitality.Jaishankar said on X that the deal…