Delhi traders claim Rs 10,000 crore loss as 2.5 lakh shops shut during INDIA bloc rally. NEW DELHI: Around 2.5 lakh shops across 20 to 25 major markets in Delhi remained closed on Sunday, with traders claiming losses of Rs 10,000-11,000 crore due to disruptions caused by the INDIA bloc rally at Ramlila Maidan during…
Ramlila Maidan became the space for INDIA bloc members to make their presence felt NEW DELHI: If the stage at Ramlila Maidan sent out a strong message of a united opposition that will not relent till it sees Gyanesh Kumar’s removed as Chief Election Commissioner, the atmosphere at the packed grounds reflected the same sense…
Rijiju mocks Congress over Ramlila rally crowd image NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday alleged that the Congress had used an AI-generated image to show a massive crowd at the INDIA bloc’s rally against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan. He also took a swipe at the party,…
Article 370, Waqf, BJP: Mehdi explains why he is quitting NC and challenging its ideology BUDGAM: At the entrance of the National Conference (NC) Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi home’s two large banners at the gate sum up the message he wants to convey. One reads, “Wada kursi se bada hai” (a promise is bigger…
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw witnessed the test at BEML’s Bengaluru facility on Sunday. NEW DELHI: Paving the way for final production of the country’s first indigenous Bullet Train, B28, the “Squeeze Test” or vehicle body shell test of the first coach is underway and will be completed next week. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw witnessed the…
Six Indian trekkers remain stranded in Nepal’s snowbound Upper Dolpa region after continuing their trek despite weather warnings, with a helicopter technical fault delaying rescue efforts Six Indian trekkers, including four men and two women, remained stranded in Nepal’s snowbound Upper Dolpa region Sunday after allegedly ignoring weather warnings and leaving their guide behind to…
SC allows tax department to reopen assessment of former CJI YK Sabharwal’s sons over Rs 255 crore share sale deals. NEW DELHI: Holding that the income tax department is not precluded from conducting reassessment upon discovering evidence suggesting income had escaped assessment, Supreme Court upheld a Delhi high court order allowing the agency to reassess…
CJI Surya Kant calls for more transparent and predictable case listings, stressing that timely court intervention can make the difference between justice and injustice. NEW DELHI: Flagging the importance of timely intervention by courts in crucial matters, CJI Surya Kant said the difference between justice and injustice was not in the final judgement but in…
Sikh riot survivors and BJP leaders protest Congress’s decision to hold the INDIA bloc rally on the 42nd anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh killings NEW DELHI: Survivors of the 1984 anti-Sikh killings and Sikh organisations Sunday questioned Congress’s decision to hold the INDIA bloc rally on Nov 1, the 42nd anniversary of the massacre. With…
Around 50,000 people turned up for INDIA bloc’s rally in Delhi on Sunday, according to Delhi Police estimates NEW DELHI: In a Ramlila Maidan packed with protesters and ringing with anti-BJP and anti-CEC slogans Sunday, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said the opposition will confront the top BJP duo of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah after…
