KOLKATA: A day after a tense standoff with an ED team during its raid at I-PAC office in Kolkata on Thursday, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee lodged on Friday two FIRs against “unidentified” ED officials for “theft, criminal trespass, criminal intimidation and tampering with electronic data” and led a 6km-long protest march in Kolkata, ending…
TOI correspondent from Washington: In the wake of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick’s claim on a podcast that the bilateral trade deal wasn’t signed as PM Modi didn’t call President Donald Trump, the Indian authorities have maintained that the deal could not materialise last summer due to the Trump administration’s insistence on lowering tariffs on…
The court said public employment was used as a bargaining chip by Lalu to secure land via Rabri Devi NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Friday ordered framing of charges against RJD chief Lalu Prasad and 40 other accused in alleged land-for-jobs scam, observing that there existed “an overarching criminal conspiracy, mentored by Lalu Prasad,” in…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Rejecting US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick’s claims that the bilateral trade deal was not signed as PM Modi did not call US President Donald Trump, the foreign ministry said the “characterisation” of the discussions was “not accurate” and reiterated that India was interested in negotiating a trade deal which was “mutually…
NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor arrived India on Friday, saying there are “incredible opportunities” ahead for the two countries. In a post on X, Gor wrote, “Great to be back in India! Incredible opportunities ahead for our two nations!”His arrival follows US President Donald Trump’s approval on Thursday of a bill that…
SRINAGAR: A soldier serving with 46 Rashtriya Rifles died after slipping while on night patrol in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, Army said Friday.The soldier, posted at Fatehgarh Sheeri camp, slipped and lost consciousness Thursday. He was rushed to Govt Medical College, Baramulla, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. The soldier hailed from Haryana. Source…
File photo: MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: India is closely following the developments in Iran, the ministry of external affairs said on Friday, amid a wave of protests in that country over inflation and currency devaluation.On January 5, New Delhi had urged Indian nationals to avoid non-essential travel to Iran and…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday sent off a group of Lord Ram devotees to Ayodhya from the Chief Minister’s Jan Seva Sadan, describing the pilgrimage as a reflection of Sanatan faith, cultural unity and spiritual consciousness. Around 35-40 devotees are part of the journey from Delhi to Ayodhya to offer prayers…
NEW DELHI: Political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) has termed the Enforcement Directorate raids an “unsettling precedent”. The probe agency condicted searches at I-PAC offices and the residence of its director, Pratik Jain, in Kolkata a day before, in connection with a coal smuggling-linked money laundering case.In a statement on Friday, the firm…
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati on Friday launched Creator’s Corner on DD News, signalling what the government says will be a year of sweeping reforms for the national broadcaster.Unveiling the initiative, information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said 2026 would mark “major reforms” for Prasar Bharati, with Doordarshan and All India Radio being reoriented towards industry…
