The government’s ‘Celebrate in Uttarakhand’ push is opening the hills of Uttarakhand to a new generation of destination weddings and four towns are quietly becoming the names every couple is taking note of.For years, Rishikesh and Mussoorie have been the state’s most prominent wedding destinations. However, they seem to have become too popular in recent…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal leader of opposition Ritabrata Banerjee on Friday claimed the support of 64 of the Trinamool Congress‘s 80 MLAs in the state assembly, amounting to more than two-thirds of the party’s legislative strength. He said the names had been submitted to the Speaker and asserted that his majority would be proven if…
Air India crash, a year ago. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) issued an interim statement on Friday, marking one year since the crash. It offered condolences to the family and assured the probe is being conducted in a comprehensive manner to ensure blame or liability is not assigned inaapropriately.“Today marks one year since the…
NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered against former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee over a speech she allegedly delivered at a rally in Kolkata earlier this year.According to news agency ANI, police sources said the FIR was registered on June 7 at 3.45 pm and has been lodged…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress crisis deepened on Friday as dissident MPs prepared to approach Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking recognition as the party’s “real TMC” parliamentary group.According to PTI, rebel MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia said the dissident faction had already submitted a representation to the Speaker and would formally stake its claim…
US navy’s footage of attack on MT Jalveer NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) summoned the US Chargé d’Affaires Jason Meeks for the 2nd time in a week to lodge a protest against repeated attacks on commercial ships off the Oman coast with Indians on board.This comes a day after Guinea-Bissau-flagged oil tanker…
NEW DELHI: In a setback for the Congress, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed party leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea challenging the rejection of her nomination for the Rajya Sabha polls, PTI reported.A bench of Justices PK Mishra and AS Chandurkar said that the Election Commission is the only remedy for a candidate whose nomination has…
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced a series of changes to the NEET (UG) 2026 examination, including an extended exam window and a revised question paper booklet design, as part of efforts to make the test more candidate-friendly.In a statement the NTA said it is “committed to ensuring that NEET (UG)-2026…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar took a swipe at the United State’s shifting stance and Western nations’ double standards, saying Washington imposes and lifts sanctions or tariffs based on its own interests and not on any fixed principle.Speaking at the Kultaranta Talks in Finland on Thursday, Jaishankar strongly defended India’s decision to buy…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has asked defence minister Rajnath Singh to rethink the government’s decision against expanding the INS Baaz runway, arguing it would be less ecologically destructive than building a new airport in Great Nicobar.In a letter to Singh on Friday, Ramesh said he first proposed the INS Baaz expansion alternative on…