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Farmers firm on Delhi Chalo march after talks fail
Protesting farmers from Punjab are bent on marching to Delhi today as the Union ministers’ five-plus-hour meeting with them remained inconclusive. There has been no resolution on the main demand of the farmers — the maximum support price for crops. The farmers’ meeting with Union ministers in Chandigarh —...
Uttarakhand official says rioters trying to create terror
Violence in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani while officials were demolishing an illegal mosque and madrasa resulted in the deaths of 4 people. The clash led to injuries to over 50 policemen, with several administration officials, municipal workers, and journalists also caught in the crossfire. Shoot-at-sight orders have been issued in Haldwani...
ED raids premises of Kejriwal’s secretary, MP
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s personal secretary and a Rajya Sabha MP are among those linked to the Aam Aadmi Party who are being raided by the Enforcement Directorate as part of a money laundering probe, said sources. ED officials are currently conducting searches at over 12 premises across...
Arrested Soren allowed to take part in trust vote
The Champai Soren government in Jharkhand — formed last week after a massive political crisis following the arrest of its Chief Minister — will take a floor test to prove its majority today. The majority mark in the 81-member assembly is 41. The ruling alliance of the Jharkhand Mukti...
Crowd outside Mumbai police station as Islamic preacher detained
Gujarat Police probing a hate speech case on Sunday detained Islamic preacher Mufti Salman Azhari in Mumbai, an official said. Mufti Salman is currently at Ghatkopar police station, the official said. Hundreds of supporters of the Mufti gathered outside the police station demanding his immediate release, bringing traffic to...
Biden’s warning amid US strikes against Iraq, Syria
Following strikes in Iraq and Syria, US President Joe Biden released a statement saying that the US does not seek a conflict in the Middle East but if any American is harmed, the country will respond. US President’s strong remark came in response to heightened tensions in the Middle...
Nitish accuses Rahul Gandhi of taking credit for caste census
In a sharp response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on the Bihar caste survey, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today accused the Congress MP of trying to take credit for something he has not done. #WATCH | Patna: When asked “Rahul Gandhi is taking credit for the caste census...
IMC claims it waited for months to seal seat sharing with Cong
Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday attributed the differences in opposition bloc INDIA in West Bengal to the Congress party’s failure to finalise seat-sharing arrangements. Banerjee highlighted that despite repeated reminders over the last seven months, the Congress remained inactive in sealing the seat-sharing agreement. The...
Nitish Kumar resigns to return as NDA chief minister
In his fifth flip-flop in a decade, Nitish Kumar has resigned as Bihar Chief Minister after days of political speculation. Kumar met Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar this morning and handed over his resignation. The Governor has asked Mr Kumar to continue as caretaker Chief Minister till a new government...
Nitish likely to be sworn in CM Sunday with BJP support
Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for a seventh time on Sunday with support from the Bharatiya Janata Party, his on-again-off-again ally, sources told NDTV Friday, as the churn in the state’s political landscape spins to a conclusion. For its backing, the BJP will...
Inside story of Nitish Kumar’s stunning U-turn-again
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, after parting ways with the BJP in 2022, took on the initiative of coralling all opposition forces to jointly take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling party in the national election. He hosted the first meeting of opposition parties in Patna, and...
China warns Iran as Red Sea ship attacks rise
Chinese officials have asked their Iranian counterparts to help rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthis, or risk harming business relations with Beijing, four Iranian sources and a diplomat familiar with the matter said. The discussions about the attacks and trade between China...
Gyanvapi petitioners’ lawyer makes survey report public
The survey of the Gyanvapi mosque has revealed the existence of a temple, complete with 34 inscriptions in various languages, which was remodelled into a mosque, the lawyer of the women petitioners told the media today after receiving a hard copy of the survey report. The Varanasi district judge...
Kharge writes to Shah over Rahul’s clash with Assam police
A day after Rahul Gandhi-led Congress workers clashed with Assam police personnel on the Guwahati city limits, party president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking his intervention to ensure the security of Rahul and other participants of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. This comes...
Ayodhya all set for grand Ram Temple consecration
From night vision devices to CCTV cameras with artificial intelligence (AI), Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya has been secured tightly for the Ram temple consecration ceremony. The temple has been decorated with tonnes of flowers and colourful lights. Invitees to the pran pratishtha ceremony started arriving yesterday. Once a quiet town,...
Indian American politician alleges attack on US temples
Ritesh Tandon, the Democratic candidate who is running for election to the US House to represent California’s 17th Congressional District, has claimed that several temples were vandalised over the past two weeks. He called out Senator Aisha Wahab alleging inaction after the temples were attacked in California. “It might...
Devotees splurge on jets, gold-plated idols for temple opening
The private jet parking lots at airports near the city of Ayodhya are full and the shops have run out of gold-plated idols, as wealthy devotees prepare for the invite-only opening ceremony of one of Hinduism’s holiest temples. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani are...
Delhi-AIIMS half-day closure for Ram Temple event slammed
Opposition leaders in the INDIA bloc criticised Delhi-AIIMS’ initial decision to shut its OPD services till 2:30 pm on Monday in view of the grand opening of the Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya. However, the hospital reversed its decision today after a public and social media outcry. The...
