Pakistan army chief field marshal Asim Munir is now expected to play a role in steering the country’s population control efforts, adding another responsibility to his expanding portfolio, according to a report by Dawn.Already functioning as Pakistan’s de facto power centre, Munir has increasingly moved beyond his traditional role of commanding the armed forces to […]
The Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Bills on simultaneous elections is working to create a mechanism that could make the ‘One Nation, One Election’ reform fully operational by the 2029 general election, its chairperson said on Friday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the panel’s two-day meeting in Goa, P.P. Chaudhary claimed that […]
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay had “blackmailed” children by making an appeal to them to prevail upon the adults in their familiies to vote for his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party, election petitioners R.D. Shekar and S. Inigo Irudayaraj, of DMK, who lost to him in Perambur and Tiruchi East Assembly constituencies respectively, have contended […]
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar inspecting the ongoing construction of the new Anubhava Mantapa at Basavakalyan in Bidar district on Monday (July 6). Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Eshwar Khandre are seen. | Photo Credit: GOPICHAND T. Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Monday (July 6) assured street vendors […]
The competition to return humans to the Moon is no longer being spoken about as a distant ambition. According to Nasa Administrator Jared Isaacman, it has become a direct contest between the United States and China, with both countries working towards lunar landings within a remarkably similar timeframe. Although official schedules suggest the US is […]
New Delhi, July 5: Alok Kumar, the international president of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), has responded to opposition leaders by stating that if they possess “sufficient evidence” to support their claims, they should assist in the ongoing investigation. This remark follows a letter he wrote to officials investigating the alleged irregularities surrounding the Ram […]
The ruling Congress and the Opposition continued to spar over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with Karnataka BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra accusing the State government of “facilitating violations” and Home Minister Priyank Kharge asserting that the State government was neither framing the rules nor directing Booth Level Officers (BLOs) on how […]
TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee holds a sit-in protest against the alleged attacks on party leaders and workers, in Kolkata on June 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (June 2, 2026) started her day-long dharna in central Kolkata to protest against alleged post-poll attacks on party workers and leaders […]
TEHRAN: Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday that Tehran will not agree to any deal with the United States that fails to secure the rights of Iranians.“We will not approve any agreement until we are certain that the rights of the Iranian people have been upheld,” Ghalibaf said, in a video broadcast […]
Rajeev Krishna, a 1991 batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh, ending years of uncertainty. LUCKNOW: Ending nearly four years of uncertainty at the top of the state’s police hierarchy, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday appointed 1991 batch IPS Rajeev Krishna as the state’s […]
