NEW DELHI: Who will resolve the ongoing power tussle in Karnataka between chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar – top Congress leadership in Delhi or the leaders themselves at the local level?On Sunday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge shielded the “high command” from this embarrassing power game in Karnataka and said that “any confusion…
Gurugram: Members of ‘Aravalli Bachao Sanstha’ stage a demonstration as part of the Save Aravalli movement, near the residence of Haryana minister Rao Narbir Singh, in Gurugram. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: A day after clarifying how only 0.19% of the total 1.44 lakh sq km area of Aravalli can be eligible for mining, Union environment…
Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday again addressed a press conference amid outrage over the “new definition” of the Aravali range, saying that “no new mining leases will be permitted, especially in core, protected and ecologically sensitive areas, including the NCR”.Speaking on the Supreme Court’s…
NEW DELHI: United States on Monday welcomed India’s newly passed SHANTI bill, calling it an important step towards stronger energy ties and peaceful civil nuclear cooperation between the two countries.In a post on X, the US embassy in India said it saw the bill as a move that supports energy security and opened the door…
Goa club fire: Court extends police remand of Luthra brothers till December 26 NEW DELHI: A Goa court on Monday extended by another five days the police remand of brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, co-owners of the “Birch by Romeo” nightclub where 25 people died in a fire on December 6.The siblings will now remain…
Bangladesh high commission; Humayun Kabir Bangladesh has said it may consider “scaling back” presence at its New Delhi embassy, with foreign affairs adviser Touhid Hossain’s statement coming amid steadily worsening ties with India. In domestic politics, Trinamool Congress MLA and former IPS officer Humayun Kabir—recently suspended for laying the “foundation stone” of a Babri-style mosque—has…
Humayun Kabir (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal MLA Humayun Kabir on Monday launched his new political party, the Janata Unnayan Party, days after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) suspended him over his decision to lay the foundation stone for a Babri-style mosque in Murshidabad district.Speaking at a public meeting in Beldanga, Kabir said his party…
Manikrao Kokate (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday granted partial relief to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA and former minister Manikrao Kokate, staying his conviction in a cheating and fraud case though only to the extent that it will not lead to his disqualification from the Maharashtra legislative assembly.Also Read: Ex-mininster Manikrao…
Yogi Adityanath and Akhilesh Yadav (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday took a veiled dig at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a state Assembly session, saying “desh ke andar do namune hain” (There are two specimens in the country).The remarks came amid a heated…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notices to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, along with five others, on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate seeking a stay on a trial court order in the National Herald money laundering case. The court has listed the matter for hearing on March…
