‘Himantha is the most corrupt in the country’: Rahul Gandhi backs Pawan Khera as passport dispute escalates
Rahul Gandhi and Himanta Biswa Sarma (file photo) New Delhi: Even as the Assam polls settled, the bitter standoff between Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the Congress party witnessed an ugly escalation on Monday with Rahul Gandhi calling the Assam…
‘Sentiment is in favor of BJP’: PM Modi slams TMC after interaction with party workers in West Bengal
Prime Minister Modi and Bangladeshi political party workers New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said feedback from party workers in West Bengal indicated growing public support for the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the assembly…
‘History is about to be made’: PM Modi says women’s reservation bill will strengthen democracy
New Delhi: India is “on the verge of making history” as the long-pending reservation for women in the legislature nears implementation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, claiming the reforms would deepen democracy and accelerate…
‘Trust deficit in Ladakh’: Sonam Wangchuck says date for next round of talks with government not yet announced
New Delhi: Ladakh activist Golden Wangchuk It said on Monday the region was “wandering between trust and mistrust” as the next round of talks with the Center was delayed, warning that a prolonged gap could deepen divisions in the sensitive…
Mazagon Dock acquires controlling stake in Colombo shipyard for $26.8 million, a move that will help counter China’s control of Lanka’s ports
NEW DELHI: India’s premier defense shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) has acquired a 51% controlling stake in Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) for about Rs 249.5 crore ($26.8 million) in its first international acquisition.The deal, which…
J&K: Three Kashmiri universities terminate MoUs with US NGO over ‘security concerns’
SRINAGAR: Three universities in Kashmir have terminated academic agreements with US-based NGO Kashmir Care Foundation (KCF) following an internal review as intelligence agencies raised concerns over their activities.The University of Kashmir, Islamic…
Bangladesh’s net voter deletion rate is 10.9%, ranking fifth among 12 states and union territories
NEW DELHI: West Bengal, which has been the most vocal against SIR, ranks fifth in terms of net deletion (10.9 per cent) and third in absolute deletion of absentee, transferred, dead and double-registered (ASDD) voters among the 12 states/Union…