‘PM will always be a Hindu’: Assam CM counters Owaisi’s Muslim PM remark; BJP challenges AIMIM to appoint Pasmanda president | India News

NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma countered AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi‘s remarks of India’s potential to see a “hijab-clad” daughter as the Prime Minister. He said that India is a Hindu nation and the Prime Minister of India shall always be a Hindu person.Responding to Owaisi’s remark, Sarma said, “Constitutionally, there is no […]

Love, lies and betrayal: How Jhansi’s 1st woman auto-rickshaw driver was murdered; accused shot in encounter | Kanpur News

JHANSI: A 40-year-old woman autorickshaw driver was found dead near her vehicle in Jhansi, police said.Authorities confirmed that she died from a gunshot injury.The deceased has been identified as Anita Chaudhary, who was believed to be the city’s first woman autorickshaw driver.Jhansi Senior Superintendent of Police BBGTS Murthy said police received a Dial 112 call […]

Indian-American judges draw MAGA ire for blocking Trump agenda

The TOI correspondent from Washington: An Indian-American federal judge has become the latest target of vitriolic attacks from MAGA supporters after blocking a key Trump administration move to freeze billions of dollars in federal funding, underscoring a broader pattern in which judges of Indian origin have faced intense — and often xenophobic — backlash for […]

BCB official calls former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal ‘Indian agent’ amid Mustafizur Rahman row; triggers protest from players | Cricket News

Mustafizur Rahman; Tamim Iqbal A senior Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official’s comment calling former captain Tamim Iqbal “an Indian agent” has drawn criticism from players in the country. Tamim, one of Bangladesh’s leading openers, had advised the BCB not to be driven by emotion while deciding on the national team’s participation in the T20 World […]

New twist to Ambernath tale: NCP dumps BJP, backs Sena | India News

AMBERNATH: In a fresh twist to the political drama in the Ambernath municipal council, a day after 12 suspended Congress councillors joined BJP, all four councillors from the Ajit Pawar-led NCP withdrew their support to the BJP-led front and extended it to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. With this, Sena, which had emerged the single-largest […]

Need to take immediate measures to curb road deaths to achieve zero fatality goal: Gadkari | India News

NEW DELHI: Nasik-Rural, Pune-Rural, Patna, Ahmednagar, Purba Medinipur, Solapur-Rural, Muzaffarpur, Belagavi, Kanpur and Bulandshahr are among the top in 100 districts in the country that have recorded a high number of road deaths, as per a presentation made at the recent state transporters meet in Delhi. The list has been prepared based on road deaths […]

Another Maduro-style operation? ‘Be prepared’: Iran’s exiled prince issues ‘urgent’ call for Trump

Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi has issued an urgent appeal to US President Donald Trump to intervene as mass protests sweep the Islamic Republic.“Mr President, this is an urgent and immediate call for your attention, support and action,” Pahlavi wrote on social media. “Please be prepared to intervene to help the people of Iran.”The […]

Budget 2026: Parliament session from January 28-April 2; to be held in two phases

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman with tablet containing Budget documents (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday announced the dates for Parliament’s Budget session, which he said will be held in two phases from January 28 to April 2.“On the recommendation of the Govt of India, Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu […]

How a simple school prayer turned 23-year-old teacher from Bihar into an internet star overnight |

“I never imagined I would become famous,” says Shalini Singh, her voice carrying a quiet, childlike innocence. Sitting beside her husband, also her colleague, she recounts how an ordinary video, uploaded without any expectation, changed her life almost overnight. “I had recorded it only to share in the class parents’ WhatsApp group. Since I already […]

‘Jana Nayagan’ movie verdict: ‘Producer invested 500 crore’: Madras HC orders CBFC to clear actor Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’ for theatrical release | Chennai News

(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) CHENNAI: Madras high court on Friday directed the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) to grant a censor certificate for the theatrical release of the Tamil movie Jana Nayagan, starring actor Vijay. Justice PT Asha also set aside the decision of the CBFC chairperson to refer the film to the revising committee […]