KOLKATA: With last-minute relief following the publication of the appellate tribunal’s supplementary list on Wednesday, a few of the 139 lucky voters, who had lost hope, finally got their index fingers inked.Ainul Miah (30) from Cooch Behar was able to cast his vote at a booth under the Sitalkuchi assembly constituency. “My sister and I…
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday said there was no plan to increase retail prices of petrol and diesel despite oil refiners incurring losses amid volatile crude prices in the international market due to the West Asia conflict.Sujata Sharma, joint secretary in the petroleum and natural gas ministry, said the government has kept pump prices…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday used an Oval Office interaction with reporters to strike a defiant tone on Iran as he claimed that he was in no hurry to reach a deal. Trump also rejected the use of nuclear weapons and claimed that Washington had already inflicted major military damage on Tehran.Speaking to the…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh has invited the German industry to co-produce with India, particularly in the field of niche technologies, as he underscored the need to forge partnerships based on reliability and shared interests, terming them indispensable in current shifts in geopolitical alignments, disruptions in supply chains and rapid technological transformations.While addressing German…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and resultant spike in crude oil prices, the Indian Navy has made public its maritime security strategy, released recently by Navy chief Admiral D K Tripathi, which mentions Hormuz as “primary area” of interest, among other such “choke points”.Maritime choke points in the Indian…
SRINAGAR: Initiating major reforms in the Union territory, the government of Ladakh on Thursday announced to deregulate the hospitality sector, freeing it from old regulations and bureaucratic interference. Lieutenant governor VK Saxena said, “I have approved major reforms related to ease of doing business aimed at deregulating the hospitality sector, reducing compliance burden on stakeholders…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday submitted a “summary response” to the Election Commission’s notice issued to party president Mallikarjun Kharge over his “terrorist” remark, alleging that the move “smacks of ulterior motives” and does not constitute a violation of the Model Code of Conduct or any law.The party has sought one week’s time to…
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) players took the field wearing black armbands in their IPL 2026 match against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Thursday.CSK and MI came face to face for the first time in IPL 2026. The much-awaited game, dubbed as the ‘El Classico’, entered a new phase as it is the first IPL match without…
The United States has approved only one applicant so far under President Donald Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ visa programme. According to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the visa programme will offer US residency in exchange for a $1 million fee.Testifying before a US House committee on Thursday, Lutnick said that the identity of the approved applicant was…
CM MK Stalin and Rahul Gandhi (R) (File photo) NEW DELHI: Elections in India are fought as much through images in public view as through ideas and manifesto promises. In the 2026 assembly elections, where Congress depends on its allies in states like Tamil Nadu, Rahul Gandhi‘s approach to coalition politics raises questions about whether…
Chennai Super Kings batter Sanju Samson struck his fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) century on Thursday during his team’s IPL 2026 match vs Mumbai Indians on Thursday at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Sanju Samson completed his century on the last ball of the innings with a four off Krish Bhagat’s bowl. That was his second century…
Mallikarjun Kharge (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over US President Donald Trump’s controversial ‘hellhole’ remark referring to India. He questioned the government’s silence and asked whether PM Modi was ‘scared’.Referring to the controversy in his post on X, Kharge wrote: “Modi ji’s…
