PUNE: After several flip flops and a series of meetings with different parties, both NCP groups finally on Monday announced their tie-up for Pune municipal corporation and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporation polls scheduled for Jan 15. However, candidates will contest on their respective party symbols.An undivided NCP held office in PMC from 2007 to 2017,…
NEW DELHI: China’s fresh assertion that the Shaksgam Valley “belongs to China” has reopened a largely forgotten but strategically explosive fault line in the long-running Kashmir dispute. Beijing’s defence of infrastructure construction in the region — tied closely to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) — has drawn a sharp response from New Delhi, which has…
Lucknow Super Giants’ skipper Rishabh Pant during a warm-up session. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara has admitted he finds it “very surprising” that Rishabh Pant has not been able to dominate the IPL the way he has conquered Test cricket, saying the wicketkeeper-batter’s T20 numbers do not reflect his immense talent.Go…
Representational AI image The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences has begun the registration process for the June session of the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination 2026. The exam is a mandatory screening test for Indian citizens and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) who have completed their primary medical education abroad and wish to practise…
NEW DELHI: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday thanked leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for extending support after he was attacked by a mob in West Bengal’s Sonarpur.Responding to Rahul’s post on X, Abhishek termed himself a “victim of state-sponsored terrorism” and accused the BJP of using political violence and intimidation…
The Kerala Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) has announced the KEAM 2026 rank list, with Roshan Raju from Ayampuzha in Ernakulam securing the first rank in the Engineering stream.Kerala Education Minister Roji M. John announced the results at a press conference on Saturday. 79,717 candidates qualified for Engineering admissions, while 64,759 candidates who uploaded their…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday termed the proposed delimitation exercise “political demonetisation” and criticised the Centre for linking implementation of women’s reservation to the expansion of Parliament and constituency redrawing based on the Census.Participating in a Lok Sabha debate on three bills related to amendments in the women’s reservation law and…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said talks were on with the only active member of the CPI (Maoist) central committee, while others have either surrendered or have been killed.Though he didn’t mention a name, the reference seemed to be to Mihir Besra, who is active in Jharkhand region and whose surrender…
Lucknow has witnessed many histories. Whispers of nawabs and poets, of rebellion and resilience, have seeped into its very essence. The Ganges, not far away, flowing steadily southward, is bearing witness to the birth of something unstoppable—a supersonic force that is redefining the skies, seas, and soils of a nation on the cusp of global…
