KC Venugopal, Rahul Gandhi and VD Satheesan (R) NEW DELHI: After 10 days of high-voltage drama (read embarrassment), the Congress on Thursday finally announced V D Satheesan as its chief minister pick for Kerala – a state it won with a thumping margin to end the 10-year rule of the CPM-led Left Front.Ironically, Kerala, which…
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday clarified his recent remarks comparing some unemployed youth to ‘cockroaches’, asserting that his observations had been ‘misquoted’ and were specifically aimed at people entering professions using ‘fake and bogus degrees.‘In a statement issued a day after the remarks triggered controversy, CJI Kant said, “I am…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday announced the first-ever seizure of Captagon, also known as the ‘Jihadi drug’, worth Rs 182 crore.In a post on X, Shah said the seizure was made under ‘Operation Ragepill’ and described it as a major breakthrough in the Centre’s crackdown on international drug trafficking networks.“Modi govt…
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested another alleged mastermind in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, identifying her as the source of leaked Biology questions in the medical entrance examination.The accused, Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, a senior Botany teacher from Pune, Maharashtra, was arrested in Delhi after questioning by the agency….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves during a community programme, in The Hague, Netherlands. NEW DELHI: Addressing the Indian diaspora in The Hague, Netherlands, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted the significance of the date, recalling that on May 16, 2014, the BJP-led NDA secured a decisive mandate to form a stable, full-majority government after…
NEW DELHI: Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov briefly halted a press conference in New Delhi after a journalist speaking on the phone repeatedly interrupted the briefing, prompting a sharp warning from the senior diplomat.Distracted by the ongoing phone conversation, Lavrov initially asked the journalist to leave the conference room. However, when the call continued, he…
NEW DELHI: Congress workers on Saturday staged a protest against rising prices of petrol, diesel and milk, with party leaders arriving in bullock carts to highlight what they described as the growing burden of inflation on the public.Delhi Congress president Devendra Yadav said the protest was aimed at drawing attention to the rising cost of…
A protest against National Testing Agency at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The United Doctors Front (UDF) has approached the Supreme Court of India seeking the dissolution of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in its current form following the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak controversy and the subsequent cancellation of the medical entrance…
NEW DELHI: Army chief Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday issued a stern warning to Pakistan, saying that if it continues to harbour terrorists and operate against India, it will have to “decide whether they want to be part of geography or history or not”.Speaking during an interactive session hosted by Uniform Unveiled at the Manekshaw Centre,…
NEW DELHI: Delhi-based businessman and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi’s husband, Robert Vadra, was granted bail by Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday in the Enforcement Directorate’s money laundering case linked to the controversial Shikohpur land deal in Gurugram.The court granted him relief on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 along with one surety, and fixed…
