Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi addressing a press conference at BJP HQ, in New Delhi. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The BJP on Monday (August 17, 2026) launched a fresh attack on the Congress over its senior leader P. Chidambaram’s “proud to be a dimagi Naxal” remark, saying it was an acceptance by the main Opposition […]
Vasundhara Raje, Smriti Irani get key roles in BJP office bearer list NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday announced its new team of national office-bearers, with party leader Smriti Irani and Rajasthan veteran Vasundhara Raje Scindia among those given key organisational responsibilities.Raje has been appointed national vice president for Rajasthan, while Irani has been named […]
There are days when, despite wanting to eat everything fresh, you are left with heaps of leftover foods, while most people discard leftover food, but when it comes to Indian households. Throwing away food is a simple no! However, even in the books of Ayurveda, eating food within three hours of cooking is essential for […]
US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) transits the Suez Canal. (Image credit: US Navy) In what could be music to the ears for Indian shipyards, US has allowed foreign shipyards to produce warships abroad. Since 1968, building a US Navy ship anywhere but on American soil has been more or less […]
A massive fire erupted at Hotel Bideshinii in Tarapith early Monday morning TARAPITH: At least seven guests were killed and several others critically injured after a massive fire broke out at a private hotel in Tarapith in West Bengal’s Birbhum district early Monday morning.The fire broke out around 4.30am on the ground floor of Hotel […]
Rift between Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata and Chandrasekaran. MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The Tata brass briefed senior govt functionaries on the turmoil inside the conglomerate ahead of N Chandrasekaran‘s announcement last Wednesday that he would step down as Tata Sons chairman in Feb, people familiar with the matter said.The engagement covered the rift between Chandrasekaran and […]
ED investigation into a Kolkata-based aviation company. NEW DELHI: An ED investigation into a Kolkata-based aviation company has found that the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress allegedly funded Rs 160 crore from the party’s coffers to a little-known firm, Carewell Aviation India Pvt Ltd, to buy an Embraer jet and an Agusta VIP helicopter, which it […]
Lucknow: The colours, sounds and flavours of the season came alive in the city on Sunday as Lucknow Bioscope, Sanatkada and Naimatkhana hosted ‘Sawan Ki Bahaar’, a day-long celebration dedicated to Awadh’s rich monsoon traditions.The event brought together crafts, music, storytelling and seasonal cuisine, recreating a cultural landscape in which the arrival of rains shaped […]
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. File | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday (August 16, 2026) said that the ‘successful’ conduct of Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar last year helped to increase the voter turnout in the State Assembly election that followed. Mr. Kumar landed in Patna […]
Samyukta Horata Karnataka Samiti activists Sharanabasappa Mamshetty and Maula Mulla addressing a press conference in Kalaburagi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI The Samyukta Horata Karnataka Samiti has called for Kalaburagi bandh on Thursday demanding that the State government declare the district drought-hit and take immediate measures to address distress among farmers. Addressing a […]
