Top News

NEW DELHI: Congress MP and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday vowed that Puducherry will be granted full statehood if his party comes to power. Addressing an election rally at Lawspet, he said, “We are committed to giving full statehood to Puducherry.”Rahul Gandhi alleged that the current Union Territory government does…

Chhattisgarh High Court sentences Amit Jogi to life imprisonment in the 2003 Ramavatar Jaggi murder case RAIPUR: In a major development in the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, the Chhattisgarh high court has convicted former MLA Amit Jogi and sentenced him to life imprisonment, overturning his earlier acquittal in the case. A division…

Malda ‘hostage’ incident: ECI has handed over the probe to NIA NEW DELHI: The District Magistrate (DM) of West Bengal’s Malda issued a show-cause notice to the Additional District Magistrate (Law and Order) after seven judicial officers, including three women, were gheraoed on April 1. The show-cause notice dated April 4 was served to ADM…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into the allegation that Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu‘s family received contracts worth Rs 1,270 crores over 10 years.It directed CBI to initiate probe within two weeks and ordered Arunachal Pradesh government to place before the agency all…

NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday alleged that the entire press conference conducted by Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Gaurav Gogoi was based on material supplied by a ‘Pakistani social media group’.Addressing a press conference, Sarma said that both he and his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, have filed an FIR against…

A 36-year-old IT professional from Kerala, G S Sharanya, survived for four days alone in Karnataka’s Kodagu district after getting separated from her trekking group MADIKERI: Surviving on just a 500 ml bottle of water, with no mobile network and fading chances of contact, 36-year-old Kerala trekker G S Sharanya spent four days alone in…

Artemis II astronauts are set to break the record for travelling the farthest distance from Earth to the Moon on a crewed mission, surpassing what Apollo 13 achieved by more than 4,100 miles (6,600 kilometers).During their journey, the four-member crew will spend about six hours flying around the Moon on Monday, capturing clear views of…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections in Cooch Behar. (Photo: IANS) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended warm greetings to party workers on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Foundation Day, lauding their dedication and reaffirming the party’s commitment to development and public welfare.In a…

US President Donald Trump has once again raised the stakes in the ongoing Middle East conflict, demanding that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz by a self-imposed Tuesday deadline or face sweeping military strikes. His latest warning, delivered in blunt and aggressive language, comes after weeks of escalating hostilities that have already disrupted global oil…

US-Israel airstrikes struck Tehran early Monday, hitting the Sharif University of Technology and causing gas outages in parts of the capital, Iranian state media reported. The attack damaged buildings at the university and a nearby natural gas distribution site, disrupting supply in surrounding neighbourhoods.The strike “hit the Sharif University gas station and we are facing…