NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha, Ashok Kumar Mittal and Sandeep Pathak on Friday announced their exit from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), marking a major setback for Arvind Kejriwal’s party, and later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Addressing a press conference alongside Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, Raghav Chadha said, “We have
Suryakumar Yadav, the India T20 captain, is going through a difficult phase with the bat in the IPL 2026 season, and his dip in form has mirrored Mumbai Indians’ poor run. The right-handed batter had a key opportunity to pull his team out of trouble against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Wankhede Stadium on
NEW DELHI, Apr 24: Gold prices fell by ₹462 to ₹1.51 lakh per 10 grams in futures trade on Friday, tracking weak global cues amid a stronger US dollar and rising crude oil prices. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures for June delivery declined by ₹462, or 0.3 per cent, to ₹1,51,299 per
SAMANA (PATIALA), Apr 24: Activist Gurjeet Singh Khalsa, who had been sitting atop a 400-foot BSNL tower for around 560 days demanding stricter laws against sacrilege incidents in Punjab, was finally brought down on Friday morning, officials said. The protest, which began on October 12, 2024, in Samana near Patiala, came to an end after
New Delhi, Apr 23: A Delhi court on Thursday sent a 19-year-old domestic help accused of killing the daughter of a senior IRS officer to four days of police custody for further investigation. Judicial Magistrate Deepika Thakaran allowed Delhi Police’s request for custodial interrogation of the accused, Rahul Meena, who was produced in court with
Kolkata, Apr 23: Voting is underway on Thursday in 152 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections amid tight security arrangements and a high-stakes political contest that could influence the overall outcome of the polls. Polling began at 7 am, with voters seen lining up outside polling stations across districts ranging
LEH/JAMMU, Apr 23: Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Thursday approved a series of major reforms aimed at improving ease of doing business in Ladakh’s tourism sector by deregulating the hospitality industry and reducing compliance requirements. As part of the reforms, several documentation requirements such as character certificates, proof of minimum bank balance, and educational
TVK chief and actor Vijay has launched a sharp attack on the ruling DMK, calling it an “evil force” while making his political debut by contesting from two seats in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. C Joseph Vijay, widely known as Thalapathy, is the founder and president of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and is
JAMMU, Apr 22: Hundreds of BJP activists on Wednesday staged a protest march towards the Congress office in Jammu, opposing the opposition’s alleged obstruction of the Constitution amendment bill aimed at implementing women’s reservation. In response, the Jammu and Kashmir Congress also held a protest at its office, accusing the BJP of a “blatant and
NEW DELHI, Apr 22: In the backdrop of the ongoing West Asian conflict, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are not distant events but stark realities with direct implications for India’s security and economic stability. Addressing the German Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and Security on the first