West Bengal elections: Owaisi ditches Kabir after ‘Rs 10,000-crore BJP deal’ video
KOLKATA: Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM on Friday severed its electoral alliance with Humayun Kabir-led Aam Janata Unnayan Party, a day after an alleged sting video showed a person resembling the suspended TMC MLA discussing a Rs 1,000-crore arrangement with…
King seeks to give Veerappan a Robin Hood aura, joining the fray as ‘defender of Tamil nationalism’
SALEM: Two decades after feared forest bandit Veerappan was killed in an encounter with police in Tamil Nadu, his daughter and widow are trying to rewrite his story through electoral politics – from a feared outlaw to a defender of Tamil…
India regrets civilian deaths in Lebanon but does not name Israel
New Delhi: Amid anger over recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon, India on Friday expressed deep concern over the high number of civilian casualties caused by air strikes two weeks after the US-Iran ceasefire announced on Wednesday. The attack killed more…
Khanij Bidesh receives environmental permit from Argentinian government for in-depth exploration of five types of lithium
New Delhi: State-owned Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL) has received environmental clearance from the Argentine government to conduct deep exploration of five brine lithium blocks in the South American country.Officials said Argentina’s…
Several coal-fired power plants postpone maintenance to meet power demand
NEW DELHI: Several coal-fired power plants with a combined capacity of 10 gigawatts (GW) have deferred planned maintenance by three months to meet the country’s power needs, the government said on Friday, while additional load at the distribution…
West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Can Mamata Banerjee win without Prashant Kishor’s playbook
New Delhi: On the face of it, the 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal are proceeding along familiar lines. Mamata Banerjee Once again at the center of fiercely polarized competition, bjpdetermined to turn the 2021 surge into momentum. The themes are…
Boat carrying devotees capsizes in Mathura; 10 bodies found, rescue operation underway
New Delhi: At least 10 people were killed and several others feared missing after a boat carrying a group of devotees capsized in the Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura on Friday afternoon. According to preliminary accounts from witnesses, the…
‘BJP hiding behind institutions’: Akhilesh accuses Center of using Election Commission in Uttar Pradesh polls; final SIR list released
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday accused bjp Using the Election Commission during by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, said the party would use the Election Commission when it starts losing on real issues.“The Election Commission…
Amit Shah on Humayun Kabir: ‘BJP cannot ally with those who want Babri to rule Bengal’
Union Home Minister Amit Shah (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah On Friday, rumors regarding the controversial video of the former TMC leader were strongly refuted. Humayun Kabir Purportedly claimed to have struck a “Rs 1,000…
Delhi Chief Minister advocates reserved seats for women in legislature, attends DU’s signature drive
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday participated in a signing event at Delhi University’s (DU) College of Arts in support of the Women’s Reservation Bill (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam), stressing on the need for greater participation…