New Delhi: NDA’s women MPs protest after the Constitution Amendment Bill to implement reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of seats of the Lok Sabha was defeated. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) NEW DELHI: Women comprise around 14% of the 18th Lok Sabha, with 74 female MPs elected in the 2024 general…
PM Modi intensified his Bengal campaign, targeting TMC and promising Rs 5 lakh free healthcare and women-focused benefits. Iranian President Pezeshkian criticised the US and Donald Trump, questioning their authority to restrict Iran’s nuclear programme. Two Indian men were shot dead near Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur Ji in Italy during a Vaisakhi gathering late Friday…
Srinagar International Airport (File photo) NEW DELHI: Two US nationals were detained at Srinagar International Airport on Sunday after a satellite phone was found in their luggage during routine screening, officials told news agency PTI.The device, which is restricted under regulations, was flagged during security checks, prompting authorities to take the duo in for questioning.Officials…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Sunday unveiled the DMK’s Chennai-focused manifesto, setting out an ambitious roadmap to reshape the city’s infrastructure, mobility and economy ahead of the Assembly elections. Released at the Anna Arivalayam headquarters, the “Chennai Super-6” plan forms part of the party’s broader Dravidian Model 2.0 vision, with a…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (File photo) The 2026 West Bengal Assembly election is once again being fought not just on governance, welfare, or corruption, but on something far more visceral. The identity. As the campaign sharpens, the familiar charge of “bohiragoto” has returned to the centre of the political…
‘MK Stalin wants to make his son CM’: Amit Shah slams DMK dynasty politics NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday intensified the BJP’s campaign in Tamil Nadu with a high-profile roadshow in the Modakurichi Assembly constituency, launching a blistering attack on the ruling DMK‘s record on corruption and dynastic politics while expressing…
Mamta Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday responded sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s criticism of opposition parties including TMC over the failure of the women’s reservation Bill.In a long message shared on social media, she accused the Prime Minister of misleading the country instead of addressing concerns…
In this screengrab from a video posted on April 18, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation. (@NarendraModi/YT via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI), seeking action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over…
Congress MP Manickam Tagore NEW DELHI: The defeat of the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha has triggered a political exchange over women’s reservation, with Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Sunday saying he was ready to give up his Virudhunagar seat for a woman candidate if 33 per cent reservation…
Screenshot from the video shared by Himanta Biswa Sarma NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday shared a video of an American astronaut performing Bihu, an indigenous folk dance from the state, aboard the International Space Station (ISS).Sarma thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving “special focus” to Bihu.“Bihu in an International…
