NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar on Tuesday suggested that the death of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash could have been part of a larger conspiracy, as several questions surrounding the incident remain unanswered.Rohit Pawar made the remarks during a presentation in Mumbai on the air crash that killed…
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi holding the yet-to-be-published ‘Four Stars of Destiny’ by ex-army chief MM Naravane NEW DELHI: Former Indian Army chief Manoj Mukund Naravane, whose unpublished memoir has triggered a major political controversy, on Tuesday backed his publisher Penguin’s statement on the matter. “This is the status of the book,” Naravane wrote on X,…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday said his party has “no problem” signing a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, but asserted that the opposition should first approach the Speaker with its grievances, including the suspension of eight Congress MPs. Speaking to reporters in the Parliament House complex, Banerjee said…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka deputy chief minister and state Congress president DK Shivakumar reaffirmed on Tuesday that there is “no confusion” regarding the leadership issue within the state government, asserting that his understanding with Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah had already been clarified before the Congress high command.Speaking to reporters before departing for New Delhi, Shivakumar addressed…
Glimpse from video shared by Kiren Rijiju NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday released a video of the February 4 Lok Sabha proceedings, alleging that Congress MPs created a situation that forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi to skip his scheduled reply to the President’s Address.Sharing the footage on X, Rijiju claimed…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Piyush Goyal on Monday drew a parallel between trade and sport, remarking that the United States’ 18 per cent tariff on Indian goods mirrored the margin by which India defeated the US in their T20 World Cup match.Goyal praised the performance of the US cricket team despite its loss, using the…
NEW DELHI: A pilot air taxi corridor linking Gurugram, Connaught Place and Jewar International Airport could sharply reduce travel time in the National Capital Region, according to a new report by the Confederation of Indian Industry. The study says Advanced Air Mobility solutions, including Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing aircraft, could help India ease…
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla NEW DELHI: Women MPs from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urging him to take strict action against opposition MPs for allegedly committing “heinous acts” inside the House during last week’s proceedings.In their letter, the MPs praised the Speaker for maintaining order…
NEW DELHI: The government on Monday said that India’s oil sourcing strategy will be guided by national interest and it will not depend on any single country for its needs, while highlighting that actual purchases are done by petroleum companies, with decisions dependent on market conditions, availability, pricing and risk assessment. The comments by foreign…
NEW DELHI: Long before smartphones, search engines and AI entered classrooms, PM Modi said one habit shaped his thinking as a student – reading the newspaper and discussing ideas. Recalling his school days, Modi told students that a teacher once gave him a daily task rooted in curiosity and discipline. “My teacher used to tell…
