Congress leader and candidate from Lakshadweep, Muhammed Hamdullah Sayeed, has claimed that there is «strong resentment» against the policies and inaction of incumbent MP Mohammed Faizal of the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Defending Sam Pitroda's «racist' analogy comparing people in South to Africans and those in East to Chinese, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the country has »Proto-Australian, N*** and Mongoloid class' and that "not everyone looks alike'. His remark comes a day after Sam Pitroda triggered controversy as he compared Indians from different parts of the nation to Chinese, Arabs, Whites and Africans.
Tata Group-owned Air India Express has sacked its cabin crew members who reported 'sick leave' on Wednesday leading to the cancellation of over 90 flights. The sudden disruption in operations led to chaos at Delhi Airport when the airline had to cancel flights to Goa, Guwahati, and Srinagar at the last moment.
«Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman had a Telecon with US Treasury Secretary Ms. Janet Yellen @SecYellen, today. The two leaders held cordial discussions on #InternationalTaxation,» read a post on the official X handle of the Finance Ministry.
The Supreme Court sets limits on political discussions in the West Bengal vs. CBI lawsuit post consent withdrawal. Cause of action against Centre disputed, with references to Article 131, raids, and territorial jurisdiction.
A suspect in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh separatist leader, allegedly made a claim in a social media video posted in 2019 stating that he secured a student visa for Canada within a matter of days through the services of EthicWorks Immigration Services, located in Bathinda, Punjab, India.
UK-based drug major AstraZeneca's decision to withdraw its Covid-19 vaccine globally, days after admitting to side effects, prompted Serum Institute of India to disclose that it had stopped manufacturing Covishield in Dec 2021 due to a fall in demand as well as the emergence of new variants. Covishield accounted for nearly 80% of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India.
Supreme Court, while hearing a plea filed by Dehradun-based advocate Rituparn Uniyal, seeking immediate action to safeguard the region's forests, wildlife, and birds from the devastating impact of wildfires, told the state govt on Wednesday that «cloud seeding or depending on rain god is not the answer» to the raging forest fires and the authorities will have to take preventive measures to tackle the problem.
After nudging the Delhi Police to amend the format for history-sheeters, which was copied from 90-year-old Punjab Police Rules of 1934, to exclude the minor children and wife of a person from getting included with him as a bad character, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and K V Vishwanathan on Tuesday asked all states to revisit their rules within six months regarding inclusion of a person in police's 'history-sheeter/bad character' record and weed out colonial era biases from relevant provisions.
West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose, facing molestation charges from a former employee of Raj Bhavan, announced Wednesday that he would present Raj Bhavan's CCTV footage to 100 private citizens of Bengal, excluding «Mamata Banerjee and her police». CM Banerjee and Trinamool have been going after the governor since the former Raj Bhavan employee filed a police complaint against Bose last Thursday.
However, driven by the last wish of a 70-year-old bedridden woman, ambulance driver Arun knew he had to rise to the occasion. The initial plan to have a spare driver was dropped as the patient's family, including her daughter-in-law and two children, insisted on accompanying her. In just two-and-a-half days, Arun successfully reached Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur district.
Amidst allegations of molestation leveled against West Bengal governor Dr. CV Ananda Bose by a female employee, the Raj Bhavan announced on Wednesday its intention to share the relevant CCTV footage with 100 individuals, excluding «politician» Mamata Banerjee and «her police.» After the accusation surfaced, the police requested access to the pertinent CCTV footage from the Raj Bhavan.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also shared details of his arrival on X saying. «Warm welcome to FM @MoosaZameer of Maldives on his official visit to India. Discussions on bilateral & regional issues and seeking ways to provide impetus to our multifaceted relationship lie ahead.»
PM Modi had attacked the Congress accusing it of taking money from industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani to stop the offensive. Taking a swipe at PM Modi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge wrote on X: «The times are changing. Friends are no longer friends…! After the completion of three phases of elections, today the prime minister has started attacking his own friends. This shows that Modiji's chair is shaking. This is the real trend of the results.»
Karnataka Police has summoned BJP National President JP Nadda and party member Amit Malviya to appear at Bengaluru's High Grounds police station within a week regarding a tweet shared by BJP Karnataka. The tweet in question is said to have targeted the SC/ST community. Earlier, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) had urged the Election Commission to take action against JP Nadda and other BJP leaders for allegedly violating the model code of conduct.
Ghulam Nabi Azad criticized Air India for passenger inconvenience, calling for its shutdown. The airlines apologized for the disruption and the Ministry of Civil Aviation demanded a report on the flight cancellations, stressing compliance with DGCA norms and passenger facility provision.
India contributes $500,000 to UN counter-terrorism trust fund, emphasizing commitment to global fight against terrorism. Support includes countering financing of terrorism and preventing terrorist movement in Africa. Total contribution now at $2.55 million.