शुभेंदु अधिकारी और ममता बनर्जी NEW DELHI: Explaining his decision to vacate his Nandigram stronghold and retain Bhabanipur, West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday that vacating the Bhabanipur seat would have given his predecessor, Mamata Banerjee, another opportunity to contest the subsequent bypoll and return to the state assembly.Adhikari, who won both…
Cyclone Arnab (Representational Image) NEW DELHI: Cyclone ‘Arnab’ has battered India’s eastern coast, uprooting trees and electric poles, damaging roads and bringing torrential rain, with some areas of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha recording up to 30 cm of rainfall. The storm’s impact is now expected to extend to Nepal, which is bracing for several days…
BJP names Hardeep Puri as its candidate for Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha bypoll NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday nominated senior leader and Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri for the Rajya Sabha bypoll in Madhya Pradesh.The seat fell vacant after BJP leader L Murugan vacated it earlier in October.Puri is a member of…
BJP targets Rahul after MLC poll results, says Congress failed to make its presence felt NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday targeted Congress over the results of MLC elections across four states, claiming that the grand old party has “failed to make its presence felt” in the polls conducted using ballot papers.The BJP’s strong…
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke NEW DELHI : Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday criticised the Centre over an alleged crackdown on anti-government posts and accounts on Instagram. He warned that silencing citizens by taking down content would not address the public grievances.On Wednsday, in a post on X, Dipke wrote, “The Instagram…
Akhilesh alleges conspiracy to defeat SP candidate in UP MLC polls, targets BJP NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of electoral malpractice in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (MLC) elections, alleging that irregularities during counting were part of a conspiracy to defeat SP candidate Sanjayan Tripathi.In a…
Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: A Delhi traders’ body on Wednesday wrote another letter to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, urging him to postpone the INDIA bloc’s November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan until after Diwali over fears that the gathering could disrupt business in several major markets.The Chamber…
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced a new road project connecting Delhi to Haridwar. (Pic Credit: PTI) The journey from Delhi to Haridwar may soon become significantly shorter, with a new road project scheduled to open next month, union road hransport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. Once operational, the…
Over 450 people gathered to celebrate Prayagraj’s cultural and intellectual heritage at Jawaharlal Nehru University. NEW DELHI: From its centuries-old traditions of learning and literature to its cultural and spiritual identity, Prayagraj’s legacy took centre stage at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), where over 450 people with connections to the city gathered for ‘Prayag Utsav 2026’.Organised…
19-month-old radio-collared male cheetah, an offspring of Namibia-born Cheetah Nirva, was found injured on Oct 25 NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday deputed a high-level team to investigation the death of a 19-month-old male Cheetah of Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, caused by firearm pellet injuries.The team has been tasked with undertaking a thorough investigation…
