Government to offer lifetime free rail travel to Medal of Valor recipients
New Delhi: The government has ordered a railway concession to provide lifetime free rail travel to gallantry medal recipients, defense officials said on Thursday.They added that each recipient may be accompanied by one person who will also travel for…
Northern Business Icons 2026 – honoring visionaries and entrepreneurs who are trailblazers in modern business
Times Business Icons North 2026 is an initiative of Optimal Media Solutions, a division of Times Internet Limited, which recognizes organizations and individuals who have not only achieved commercial success but also shaped the economic and social future…
‘Potentially misleading’: FIR registered against X’s AI video of PM Modi, ECI chairman Gyanesh Kumar
A case has been registered against Platform X for the “defamatory” AI video against PM, ECI. New Delhi: Kerala police launch criminal probe into an AI-generated video allegedly targeting the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and election…
FCRA amendment bill tabled in Lok Sabha amid protests from opponents
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday introduced the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2026 in the Lok Sabha amid opposition from the Congress and TMC.The two opposition parties claimed that the bill would give the executive branch…
‘Lack of basic understanding’: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan slams Rahul Gandhi, calls Congress ‘B-team’ of BJP
Pinarayi Vijayan, Rahul Gandhi New Delhi: Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan Thursday goals Rahul Gandhi and congresscalling them “Team B” bjpas political battles intensify ahead of state elections.Addressing a press conference in…
PM Modi remains world’s most popular leader, study by US firm says
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again topped global popularity charts with an approval rating of 68% in the latest Morning Consult survey, reaffirming his status as the world’s most popular democratic leader.The US-based data analytics…
‘30% commission’: Congress accuses Puducherry of ‘widespread corruption’, questions delay in statehood
Congress leader Dolly Sharma New Delhi: Congress leader Dolly Sharma on Thursday alleged “widespread corruption” in Puducherry, claiming people were forced to pay “30 per cent commission” to get work done. Sharma also questioned…
‘BJP people, except Bengal infiltrators’: Assam chief minister slams Congress as Gogoi’s eyes change
GUWAHATI: While the Congress-led opposition alliance has vowed to topple the Assam chief minister and the BJP-led NDA government, Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that the opposition has no agenda and the people of the state are fully behind the ruling party,…
NMC board vacant as it directs states to deal with teacher vacancies
It is ironic that the National Medical Council (NMC) has been asked to direct the state government to fill a large number of vacant posts in the medical teaching service within a stipulated time while three-fourths of the posts in the four autonomous…
Op Urja Suraksha: Navy deploys 5 warships to guide cargo ship out of troubled Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi: Amid West Asian conflicts, indian navy Defense establishment sources confirmed that India has “deployed more than five frontline warships on a mission called Operation Urja Surakshah” to ensure the safe movement of India-bound…