NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Economic Survey 2025–26 offers a comprehensive picture of India’s growth journey, calling it a snapshot of the country’s “Reform Express”.Sharing a post on X, the prime minister said, “The Economic Survey tabled today presents a comprehensive picture of India’s Reform Express, reflecting steady progress in…
NEW DELHI: The sudden death of Ajit Pawar has left his party, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), with many challenges. After losing its most skilful political manager, the party is now in a Catch-22 situation over a possible merger with the rival faction, while also keeping the alliance with the BJP intact.As “Ajit Dada” was…
NEW DELHI: Actor-politician Vijay’s father SA Chandrasekhar has appealed to the Congress to forge an electoral alliance with his son’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) for the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly election, claiming it could help the grand old party regain its “old glory” in the state. The state Congress, however, has rejected this informal offer.Chandrasekhar…
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced government’s decision to provide an additional financial assistance of up to Rs 2 lakh to the women beneficiaries under the “Mukhya Mantri Mahila Rojgar” scheme.In a social media post on X, Nitish said that the amount selected beneficiaries in phases, “provided that the amount previously…
NEW DELHI: Expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam (OPS) on Thursday publicly declared that he was “ready” for reunification with Edappadi K Palaniswami’’s (EPS) AIADMK faction ahead of Tamil Nadu‘s 2026 assembly polls.At a press meet in Madurai, OPS threw a pointed challenge at both EPS and AMMK general secretary TTV Dhinakaran, asking whether they were…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday met party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi amid speculations of a rift between him and the party leadership. After meeting Rahul Gandhi and Kharge, Tharoor asserted that “all is good” and that he was on the “same page” with the Congress leadership. ‘No…
File photo NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026, restoring the older 2012 framework for the time being. The court said the new rules suffer from vagueness, particularly in how caste-based discrimination is defined, and warned they could…
Kerala finance minister K N Balagopal on Thursday presented a people-focused budget for 2026–27, announcing major allocations for social security, employee welfare and development projects, as the state heads towards the upcoming Assembly elections.Presenting the sixth budget of the second Pinarayi Vijayan-led government in the Legislative Assembly, Balagopal announced a Rs 14,500 crore boost aimed…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) on Thursday issued a statement on the investigation into the plane crash at Baramati airport that killed Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others on Wednesday. The ministry said the probe into the Learjet 45 aircraft crash is progressing expeditiously.In a post on X, the…
NEW DELHI: DMK parliamentary party head K Kanimozhi met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at his residence for a discussion Wednesday, where Congress urged the southern partner to start the already delayed discussions on seat-sharing for the coming Tamil Nadu elections.The visuals of Kanimozhi visiting Rahul settled the uncertainty triggered by public chatter on the alliance….
