Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to topple his National Conference (NC)-led government by engineering defections, alleging that party MLAs were offered between Rs 20 crore and Rs 30 crore, ministerial berths and even the promise of statehood in exchange for switching sides.Addressing a…
Indians killed in Vietnam, typhoons batter China 15 Indian tourists died after a speedboat capsized southern Vietnam. FSSAI has issued 9 notices to Swiggy Instamart following multiple consumer complaints alleging violations of the Food Safety and Standards Act. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said that avenging his slain predecessor and father was “the demand…
PM Modi condoles deaths of 15 Indians in Vietnam boat tragedy NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief over the tragic speedboat accident near Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island that claimed the lives of 15 Indian tourists and left several others injured.Taking to X, the Prime Minister conveyed his condolences to the bereaved…
Abdullah said he had given the Centre time to fulfil its promise of restoring statehood after his government took office, but claimed that “the reality is that they want to keep the situation like this”. NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday stepped up his demand for the restoration of statehood,…
Representative image (PTI file) NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old Indian tourist from Bihar died after drowning in Nepal’s Phewa Lake in Pokhara, police said on Friday.The deceased was identified as Rohit Kumar, who had travelled to Pokhara with four friends. The incident took place on Thursday evening after the group visited the Tal Barahi Temple, located…
The embassy said it has set up control rooms in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to assist affected families and provide information about the incident. A boat carrying several Indian tourists capsized near Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam on Saturday, prompting an ongoing search and rescue operation by local authorities, the Indian Embassy in…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a “quintessential” Indian politician who prefers direct engagement with the electorate and don’t like being spoken to through intermediaries.While addressing a media briefing in New Zealand, when MEA Secretary (East) Rudrendra Tandon was asked why PM Modi had not…
NEW DELHI: FSSAI has issued nine notices to Swiggy Instamart following multiple consumer complaints alleging violations of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, ANI reported on Saturday.The action comes a day after Swiggy disclosed that it had received a prohibition order from the food regulator in connection with its food ordering and delivery platform,…
NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government has constituted a nine-member expert committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai to examine and finalise the draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC), 2026.The proposed legislation is expected to be introduced during the assembly’s August session, with indigenous communities proposed to remain outside its ambit.In a…
The latest allegations come at a time when the NEET-UG paper leak had triggered a major political storm and forced govt to promise stricter safeguards in high-stakes exams New Delhi: An organised examination racket is operating across several states, according to Haryana-based advocate and student leader Deepak Dhankhar, who claims the UGC-NET Sociology question paper…
