America at 250 remains the world’s pre-eminent power, but growing doubts over its leadership, alliances and credibility have raised questions about whether it can sustain the global order it created. The United States turns 250 as the most powerful nation on earth. The story of its rise was written in treaties, dollars and aircraft carriers….
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy on Saturday alleged that the BJP was attempting to take control of the party’s offices across West Bengal, a day after TMC’s rebel faction took possession of the Mamata Banerjee-led party’s office in Kolkata.Reacting to the development, Roy dismissed rebel faction leader Ritabrata Banerjee’s claim that the…
A Delhi court on Saturday sentenced Bihar BJP MLA Raju Kumar Singh to four years’ simple imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 25 lakh after convicting him in the 2018 celebratory firing case that claimed the life of a woman during a New Year party in the national capital.Pronouncing the sentence, Special Judge Vishal…
NEW DLEHI: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over alleged financial irregularities at temple trusts, claiming that revelations of donation theft at Kedarnath and Badrinath have raised serious questions about governance in BJP-ruled states.Speaking to ANI, Ramesh linked the allegations to the BJP’s campaign around the Ram Temple, saying,…
A BJP delegation led by state president BY Vijayendra met the chief electoral officer on Saturday. NEW DELHI: The BJP has approached the Election Commission alleging that the Congress government in Karnataka is interfering with the ongoing revision of electoral rolls. The party claimed that officials responsible for updating voter lists are being prevented from…
NEW DELHI: Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Saturday dismissed speculation of a rift within the party, asserting that all senior leaders would soon be seen united despite recent calls by some party workers to replace him with former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi as the state unit chief.The remarks come days after…
In a letter to Cockroach Janta Party president Abhijit Dipke, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) said it stood in “wholehearted solidarity”. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body that led the year-long farmers’ protest against the Centre’s farm laws, has announced its support for the ongoing student protest at Delhi’s Jantar…
Indians are increasingly moving away from traditionally mainstream and for many the “only choice of engineering & medicine” “My son will become an engineer.”“My daughter will be a doctor.”For decades, statements like these defined middle-class ambition in India.From coaching centres to family gatherings, engineering and medicine became shorthand for success; careers that promised stable incomes,…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday reportedly issued a notice to K Kavitha over her use of “TRS” for her newly launched party, Telangana Rakshana Sena.The development comes after the poll body reportedly received more than 1,100 complaints over the party’s originally proposed name, Telangana Rashtra Sena. Among those who objected…
Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay (File photo) NEW DELHI: The BJP’s Tamil Nadu unit on Saturday approached governor Rajendra Arlekar, seeking action against two “private individuals” for allegedly attending a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister C Joseph Vijay despite holding no official government position.State BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran identified the duo as John…