RSS backs Centre’s decisions amid Middle East turmoil Amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday called for peace and said the war should end as soon as possible, while also backing the Union government’s response, saying it was acting in the “supreme interest of the nation”.Speaking at…
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AAP’s Kejriwal, Sisodia move Supreme Court after Delhi HC rejects plea to transfer excise policy case NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal and senior party leader Manish Sisodia have approached the Supreme Court after the Chief Justice of the Delhi high court rejected their request to transfer the CBI’s plea against their…
Frank Naeve, Lufthansa senior VP (sales, distribution and marketing) MUMBAI: The Israel-Iran war will “in the medium term” alter traffic international flows to and from India and also some other parts of the world. When the Gulf carriers, which have a lion’s share of this traffic, are able to resume their pre-crisis schedules remains to…
Ships are seen anchored near Fujairah port as smoke from burning oil facility fills the sky in Fujairah (AP photo) An Indian-flagged crude tanker had a close call when the the UAE’s Fujairah port came under attack on Saturday while it was loading crude at the oil terminal. The vessel sailed out safely the next…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday announced that the assembly polls in West Bengal will be held in two phases on April 23 and April 29 — unlike the eight-phase polling conducted in 2021.While announcing the poll schedule of 4 states and one Union territory, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said that the reduction…
EC announced assembly poll dates for West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry, with results due on May 4. Iran said the war will end only when it is sure future US-Israel attacks cannot be repeated, as fighting intensified. Rahul Gandhi urged PM Modi to confer the Bharat Ratna posthumously on BSP founder Kanshi…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday announced the schedule for the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal, with polling for the state’s 294 assembly constituencies to be held in two phases on April 23 and April 29.The announcement was made by the poll panel led by chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a press…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday announced the schedule for the 2026 Puducherry Assembly election, with polling to be held in a single phase on April 9 and counting of votes on May 4. Voting will take place for all 30 constituencies of the 16th Puducherry Legislative Assembly.Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, addressing a…
NEW DELHI: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced a Rs 500 increase in the monthly honorarium for priests and muezzins in West Bengal, hours before the Election Commission is scheduled to announce the poll dates for assembly elections in four poll bound states and the Union Territory of Puducherry. She also announced the…
