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Last Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev dead
Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 92, Russian news agencies cited hospital officials as saying. Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, forged arms reduction deals with the United States and...
Azad says Jairam Ramesh’s only job is to ‘plant stories’
Ghulam Nabi Azad, the latest high-profile exit from the Congress, launched a scorching attack on his former colleague, Jairam Ramesh, accusing him of being a nobody in the party and whose only job is to “plant stories”. The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister ended his five-decade association with...
Cong says Rahul will walk ‘all the way’ during Yatra
The Congress on Monday said the 150-day Bharat Jodo Yatra from September 7 covering 3,500 kms will be the party’s biggest ever ‘Jan Sampark’ programme and Rahul Gandhi will walk “all the way” from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. The BJP is “rattled” by the enthusiasm and response to the Yatra...
No plan to ban Chinese phones below Rs 12,000
The government has asked Chinese mobile companies to increase their exports from India and there is no proposal to ban the sale of handsets below Rs 12,000 made by such firms, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Monday. The Minister of State for Electronics and IT also said that...
Kejriwal to take majority test to prove support intact
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will take a confidence vote in the house today to prove all Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs are with him despite what he claims are the BJP’s attempts to break his party and dislodge his government. Kejriwal said he wanted to take the majority...
Ghulam Nabi Azad to form new party in J&K
Ghulam Nabi Azad, who quit the Congress today with a scathing critique of the Gandhis, mainly Rahul Gandhi, will launch a new party in Jammu and Kashmir. The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister told news agency PTI that he “will launch a new party soon. The first unit...
Bommai says Yediyurappa is his inspiration
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai trashed talks about leadership change in the government, reiterating that he has been given a “free hand” by the BJP leadership. In an exclusive interview with NDTV, he said “nothing is there”, when asked a direct question whether he will be replaced. Asked about...
Parties collected 15,077 cr from unknown sources in two decades
The national parties have collected more than Rs 15,077.97 crore from unknown sources between 2004-05 and 2020-21, an analysis by the poll rights body — Association for Democratic Reforms, showed. The total income of national and regional parties from unknown sources for 2020-21 stands at Rs 690.67 crore. ADR...
Delhi defends joint US military drills near LAC, China upset
As China opposes the third party meddling in the India-China border issue in reference to India-US joint military drills Yudh Abhyas, India on Thursday said that military exercise near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is “totally different”. Speaking at a weekly presser, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said...
Violent Hyderabad protests over BJP MLA’s Prophet remarks
A huge crowd of protesters gathered in Hyderabad late Wednesday night demanding action against T Raja Singh, the suspended BJP MLA out on bail after being arrested for his alleged derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad. Police used a lathi-charge to contain protesters who raised religious slogans, burnt effigies and...
US sees India as indispensable partner: White House
The United States sees India as an indispensable partner, the White House asserted Wednesday even as the two countries are pursuing their own national interests in Ukraine. “We see … the (Indian) partners as indispensable partners. And the US-India Strategic Partnership is grounded in our shared commitment to the...
Supreme Court to review money laundering Act verdict
The stringent law against money laundering, which received a thumbs up from the Supreme Court recently, will be up for review again, with the top court agreeing to hear a petition that has challenged the judgment. The hearing will be held tomorrow. In a judgment last month, the court...
Nitish Kumar wins majority test, BJP walks out
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s new Grand Alliance government won the trust vote in the assembly today. The BJP walked out in protest during his address ahead of the voting. In the voting that followed after the BJP walkout, Kumar got all 160 votes. With 164 MLAs supporting Nitish...
Gehlot denies Sonia offered him party chief post
Ashok Gehlot, the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, today denied that Sonia Gandhi had offered him the chief’s post. “I’m hearing this from the media. I don’t know about this. I’m fulfilling duties that have been assigned to me,” Gehlot told reporters in Gujarat. A report in The Hindu said...
Fadnavis slams felicitation of Bilkis Bano convicts
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis, has strongly criticised the grand welcome given to the 11 men convicted for the rape of Bilkis Bano after their release from jail. The men were released on Independence Day by the Gujarat government under an old remission policy. Videos of...
Twitter India forced to hire govt agent, claims ex-staffer
A former Twitter Inc security chief has alleged that the Indian government forced the social media firm to put a government agent on the payroll, according to a whistleblower disclosure with US regulators. Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko raised the issue with the US Securities and Exchange Commission among other security lapse claims...
29% of NDTV acquired without discussion, consent or notice
Without any discussion with New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) or its founder-promoters, Radhika and Prannoy Roy, a notice was served upon them by Vishvapradhan Commercial Private Limited (VCPL) stating that it (VCPL) has acquired control of RRPR Holding Private Limited (RRPRH). This entity owns 29.18% of NDTV. It has...
Supreme Court raps DMK over freebies justification
The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down on the DMK for some of its statements on the issue of freebies, saying the judiciary is “responsible” and the “wisdom does not belong to a particular party or a particular person”. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana, during...
