“If you’re a bachelor/young couple with kids, as much as possible, avoid high rises”A software engineer’s recent words in a viral social media post warning bachelors and young couples against living in high-rise societies reignited a debate that has simmered in Indian cities for years. The post, which criticised resident welfare associations (RWAs) for being…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday accused Kerala’s ruling Congress of preferring “sharia over Constitution” in response to a youth’s announcement about opening an “Islam-friendly gym.”BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari alleged that the Congress in Kerala is “bending to the diktats” of its ally, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).“In Kerala, Congress is…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday put up a strong counter against Rahul Gandhi’s warning of an “economic tsunami” for India, dismissing it as “classic fear-mongering.“The Lok Sabha leader of opposition had raised concerns over the escalating situation in the Middle East and its potential impact on India.Responding sharply, BJP IT cell chief…
NEW DELHI: The southwest (summer) monsoon has set in over Kerala on Thursday, three days after its normal date, IMD said. Monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1, marking the beginning of rainy season as well as sowing operations in India.Last year, monsoon arrived over Kerala eight days in advance on May 24….
NEW DELHI: Consumers buying vegan food products will soon find it easier to identify them on store shelves. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified a standardised vegan logo that will be mandatory on all approved vegan food packages from July 1, 2027.The move is aimed at creating a uniform national…
TMC chief Mamata Banerjee with nephew Abhishek Banerjee NEW DELHI: What began as a routine interaction in Delhi has culminated in the most serious internal crisis in the history of the Trinamool Congress, resulting in a split that has shaken the party founded by Mamata Banerjee nearly three decades ago.On Wednesday, a group of 58…
Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday reacted to the suicide of a NEET aspirant and launched a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the NEET-UG paper leak blunder.Taking to social media, the senior Congress leader referred to…
NEW DELHI: More than seven years after the Centre informed Parliament that it was consulting states on the creation of an All India Medical Service, a proposed national cadre of doctors on the lines of the IAS and IPS, the plan remains under consideration with the Union health ministry still awaiting responses from states and…
Former cricket administrator Lalit Modi NEW DELHI: Former IPL chairman and businessman Lalit Modi has pushed back strongly against being labelled a “fugitive”, insisting that he has “never been convicted” of any crime.He also dismissed the tag as a product of “media sensationalism” rather than legal reality.In an exclusive interview with news agency ANI, Lalit…
NEW DELHI: Just when it appeared that a united opposition can derail govt’s ambitious legislative agenda and disturb its narrative – drilled home by the defeat of its bill to amend women’s reservation law in LS in last session – a smoother road appears to have opened up for BJP-led NDA in and outside Parliament…
