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…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday asserted that there is “no need of permission” to build the Mekedatu reservoir across the Cauvery river, which has been at the centre of a long-standing water-sharing dispute between Karnataka and neighbouring Tamil Nadu.Shivakumar’s remarks came after his Tamil Nadu counteprart C Joseph Vijay wrote to…
Three Nigerian nationals arrested in Delhi for overstaying without valid documents and sent to a detention centre NEW DELHI: Three Nigerian nationals were arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly staying in India without valid documents and subsequently sent to a detention centre, news agency PTI reported citing officials on Sunday.Following their arrest, they were…
Revanth Reddy takes dig at KTR NEW DELHI: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday launched a personal attack on Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao, accusing him of forcing his sister out of the party over an “unwillingness to share family property.”The chief minister made the remarks at a meeting…
Screengrab from the video posted by Sonia Gandhi on social media. NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and her daughter, Priyanka Gandhi, revisited memories of Diwali celebrations with former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.In a conversation shared on social media, Sonia Gandhi recalled her fondness for Diwali, describing the elaborate decorations, traditional rituals and festive…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday questioned the BJP-led West Bengal government’s proposed Rs 1,000 crore spending over the next two years to renovate and restore ancient temples and monasteries across the state under the ‘Tirthakshetra Circuit’.Speaking to reporters on the occasion of Kali Puja and Diwali, Chowdhury said the country…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday described Samajwadi Party (SP) president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav’s proposed December 12 visit to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya as a “matter of personal faith.“The two parties are allies in the state.Congress’ Uttar Pradesh in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam questioned why any political leader should object…
Soccer Football – LaLiga – Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid – Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain – March 22, 2026 Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham and Antonio Rudiger celebrate after the match REUTERS/Ana Beltran Real Madrid’s 3-0 victory over Valencia at Mestalla was overshadowed by reports of a violent confrontation in the dressing-room tunnel at half-time, with…
Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Mohsin Naqvi, centre, chats with Pakistan’s Babar Azam, left, as head coach Mike Hesson watches (AP Photo) Pakistan’s white-ball head coach Mike Hesson will continue to look after the country’s Test team as interim head coach until the end of the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.Hesson took charge of…
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…
