RAIPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday warned that the end of armed Maoist insurgency did not mean the threat had disappeared, alleging that what he called ‘Dimagi Naxals’ had infiltrated political parties and organisations and were inciting people against the Constitution and democracyContinuing his long-standing tradition of celebrating Diwali with security forces, this time…
PM Modi visits LK Advani’s residence on his birthday NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani at his residence to greet him on his birthday, as the veteran BJP leader entered his 100th year.The Bharatiya Janata Party also organised a havan at its headquarters to mark…
Local Hindus and Muslims also joined the celebrations, with people lighting firecrackers. NEW DELHI: Thousands of earthen lamps lit up Srinagar’s iconic Lal Chowk on Sunday evening as tourists and local residents came together to celebrate Diwali around the city’s historic clock tower, popularly known as Ghanta Ghar.Dozens of tourists gathered at the clock tower…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Air Quality Index stood at 371, in the ‘very poor’ category, on Sunday evening as people stepped out to celebrate DiwaliThe national capital witnessed a further deterioration in air quality as firecracker emissions added to the existing pollution burden. Several residents took to social media platform X to report a smoky smell…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for targeting political rivals during his Diwali address to security personnel at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Chhattisgarh, accusing him of using a non-political occasion to launch a political attack.In a post on X, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh objected to PM Modi‘s…
Nitin Nabin asks opposition to learn from Advani, stand with government on national security NEW DELHI: BJP president Nitin Nabin on Sunday urged opposition parties to learn from veteran leader and former deputy prime minister L K Advani, saying political parties should stand together with the government whenever the country faces a challenge related to…
The figures from individual institutions show that departures have continued, even as some reported a decline. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Postgraduate doctors are walking away from residency programmes at some of India’s leading medical institutions. RTI replies show exits across AIIMS campuses and JIPMER, with AIIMS Delhi alone reporting 34 junior resident departures in 2025.While…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday offered what he called a “friendly advice” to the Congress, saying the opposition party needs a “matured LoP” or risk continuing to lose elections.His remarks came days after he shared a seven-point list of “suggestions” for Congress MP and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul…
Rahul Gandhi alleged that the companies’ own laboratories had failed to report the ethanol content in the samples. NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that petrol companies were supplying fuel with ethanol content exceeding the mandated 20% limit, citing laboratory tests of samples collected from seven districts in…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar in Delhi. NEW DELHI: Is a storm brewing in Maharashtra’s Pawar clan? The family that saw a vertical split in 2023, seems to be at a crossroads again.“As a member of the Pawar family and their relative, I want to alert Parth Pawar, Jay Pawar and…
