NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and other state officials on the allegations levelled by Enforcement Directorate over the raids on I-PAC — a political consultancy firm linked to Trinamool Congress The top court sought the response from chief minister within two weeks.The bench of…
Screengrab from viral video (Image/Instagram) NEW DELHI: A comedian’s satirical take on US immigration policy has gone viral, with a video showing him impersonating President Donald Trump and mockingly “selling” H-1B visas in India under a buy-one-get-one-free scheme. The clip has drawn sharp reactions online amid debate over recent changes to the visa programme.The video,…
NEW DELHI: Parents of Kashmiri students studying in Iran on Wednesday appealed to the Centre to facilitate the safe return of their children amid escalating tensions in the country. Scores of anxious parents gathered at the Press Enclave, urging the government to intervene. Official estimates indicate that more than 10,000 Indians, including students, are currently…
NEW DELHI: In a big setback to actor Vijay, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea against an order of stay passed by a division bench of the Madras high court over the certification of his movie “Jana Nayagan”.The top court asked KVN production to raise its grievances before a division bench…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi fed fodder to his cows at Lok Kalyan Marg (LKM) residence on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, which marks the harvest festival of Hindus. In the 39-second clip, PM Modi was seen standing outdoors on a lawn, offering feed to the cows, which were adorned with decorative cloths, keeping…
PM Modi at Pongal celebrations at minister L Murugan’s Delhi residence A few days ago, I was in the sacred land of Somnath to be part of the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, marking a thousand years since the first attack on Somnath, which took place in 1026. People from all across India had come to be…
NEW DELHI: Maulana Arshad Madani, who leads one of the two factions of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, on Wednesday alleged that the “flexible policy” adopted by Congress during its tenure towards “politics of hatred based on religion caused severe damage to both the country and Constitution”.He also claimed if Congress had taken “the same strict stand against…
NEW DELHI: Citing a “confidential RCMP report”, a Canadian portal has claimed that Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate was working on behalf of Indian govt – a charge the earlier Trudeau administration repeatedly levelled without evidence.The article, which raised eyebrows, refers to an undated internal report by Canada’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police and quotes only two groups…
NEW DELHI: The repeated lowering of NEET-PG cut-offs has reignited concerns over the quality of postgraduate medical training, with critics warning that successive relaxations risk diluting standards at a time when patient care is already under strain.Health ministry officials acknowledge these concerns but argue that the policy reflects a difficult trade-off between preserving academic standards,…
Courts and state govts have banned Chinese manja but enforcement has struggled to keep pace with demand VARANASI/HYDERABAD/BIDAR: Razor-sharp Chinese manja – glass-coated kite string, banned but still widely used – sliced through necks and faces Wednesday, killing at least three people in UP, Telangana and Karnataka while injuring well over 100 across states as…
