NEW DELHI: Former BJP leader K Annamalai on Monday directed blame towards people from northern India, claiming that there has been a “growing involvement of people from North Indian states in crimes” reported across Tamil Nadu. His remarks came in the wake of the sexual assault and death of a three-year-old girl in Tiruvallur district….
NEW DELHI: The Centre has ordered access to messaging app Telegram restricted across India until June 22, a step the National Testing Agency (NTA) says is meant to shield candidates sitting the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination on June 21 from cheating rackets operating on the platform.The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) issued the direction…
NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee‘s close aide Firhad Hakim on Monday hinted at a softer stance towards the new Bengal chief minister and rival BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari amid the massive rebellion rocking the Trinamool Congress.The Kolkata Port MLA struck a positive tone towards the Suvendu Adhikari-led government, expressing hope for “100% development” under the new…
Abhijeet Dipke (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday said he was not intimidated by the attack on him during a protest in Jaipur and alleged that those involved were linked to the RSS.Dipke made the remarks after arriving at Nagpur airport ahead of a CJP protest scheduled at Samvidhan…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the national celebrations of the 12th International Day of Yoga from Kolkata’s historic Red Road on June 21, as India prepares for one of the largest global wellness events, the Ministry of Ayush announced on Monday.Unveiling the roadmap for International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2026, Union Ayush…
MUMBAI: When Air India flight AI 171 crashed into the B J Medical College hostel in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, it killed 241 of the 242 people aboard and 19 more on the ground, among them were four medical students having lunch in their hostel mess. Though all the 260 people killed were victims…
Dancing Girl” in NCERT’s class 6 Social Science textbook (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: In a swift move, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) decided to restore the original version of the iconic “Dancing Girl” of Mohenjo-daro in its new class IX textbook with immediate effect on the digital books available online as well…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday sought responses from Centre and Punjab govt to a PIL alleging that the AAP-governed state has failed to implement the constitutional guarantee of free and compulsory education to every child from economically weaker and marginalised sections of society.Though RTE and RTI were among the main planks on which AAP…
NEW DELHI: India’s two oldest water dispute tribunals — 40-year-old Ravi and Beas, and 22-year-old Krishna water disputes tribunals — have got an extension of one more year till Aug 5, 2027 and July 31, 2027, respectively, as both of them have, so far been unable to resolve the vexed issue despite long years and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi has welcomed the US-Iran understanding on ending the conflict in West Asia, while expressing hope that its implementation will help restore peace and stability in the region and ensure the freedom of navigation and commerce. In a post on X, Modi said, “We look…
