SC tells Sibal not to irritate us by saying we are agitated
New Delhi: A heated exchange ensued between the bench and the CM during the ‘ED vs West Bengal CM’ match in SC on Tuesday Mamata Banerjeeconsultant Kapil Sibal.When a bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and NV Anjaria asked the ED how a…
Five Indian-flagged tankers carrying LPG trapped in Hormuz
New Delhi: Five LPG tankers carrying nearly 230,000 tonnes of cooking gas are located in the western Strait of Hormuz and another tanker will be loaded in the coming days, the government said on Tuesday. The two vessels, Pine Gas and Jag Vasant, are said…
Government holds all-party meeting today to address concerns over crisis in West Asia
New Delhi: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi made statements on the conflict in West Asia in both houses of Parliament, the government on Wednesday convened an all-party meeting on the issue, seeking to address the views raised by different parties and…
Middle East crisis: PM Modi sets up 7 mandated groups to assess impact of war
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the setting up of seven empowered groups to assess the impact of the ongoing military conflict in West Asia on energy supplies, essential commodities and supply chains and devise a strategy to…
Kashmir separatist Andrabi sentenced to life in prison, two aides given 30 years
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced Kashmiri separatist and Dukhtaran Milat leader Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment for conspiracy to commit crimes against the state.In an additional session, Judge Chander Jit Singh also sentenced two of…
HC dismisses Lalu’s plea to quash land-for-job FIR
New Delhi: A setback RJD Chief and former Railway Minister so Prasad of the Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to quash the CBI’s alleged land-for-rail-jobs scam case involving him and his family members.Justice Ravinder Dudeja rejected…
Rahul: PM Modi’s foreign policy is a ‘common joke’
New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said India’s foreign policy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become a “common joke”, adding that the policy was “compromised” because “the Prime Minister was…
European Commission meets state officials to focus on sealing borders
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday held a meeting with the chief secretaries, chief election officers and police chiefs of the polling states/UTs and 12 other states bordering it to review the overall election preparations, law and order…
Amid opposition protests, Lok Sabha approves tweaks to transgender bill
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026 by voice vote despite opposition demands to refer it to a parliamentary standing committee for wider consultations, with the government responding to…
Rajnath: Learn lessons from West Asia conflicts to improve India’s defense preparedness
New Delhi: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Senior Defense Ministry officials chaired a review meeting on Tuesday to assess the crisis situation in West Asia and said there was a need to learn lessons from the conflict to improve the country’s…