Politics

A week after protests erupted in Uttarakhand over allegations that two men spit in a saucepan before selling tea to customers in Mussoorie, the Uttarakhand government on Wednesday decided to impose a fine of ₹25,000 to ₹1 lakh on those found guilty of the offence. This came a day after the …

As many as 34 farmers were detained on Wednesday night who were going from zero point to Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal in Noida, to hold a protest without taking permission, police officials said on Thursday. “34 farmers were detained late night, who were going from zero point to Rashtriya Dalit …

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that what is now happening in Bangladesh is the same as what Mughal ruler Babur’s army did in Ayodhya and Sambhal. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the 43rd Ramayan Mela in Ayodhya, the BJP leader said that Lord Ram united …

Islamabad, In a thinly veiled message to Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said cooperation in areas like trade, energy and connectivity is unlikely to flourish if activities across borders are characterised by terrorism, extremism and separatism. In his address at a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Jaishankar …

Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Nayab Singh Saini took oath as chief minister of Haryana on Thursday, October 17, days after winning the assembly poll in the state, where his party defied exit poll predictions and hit the majority mark of 46 alone. Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office …

  Dhaka, Reaching out to the distressed Hindu community members at the famous Dhakeshwari Temple here, banglades Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday urged the people to “exercise patience” before judging his government’s role. Yunus, who took charge as the Chief Advisor of the interim government on August 8 amid …

 Washington , Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is a “third-rate phoney candidate” and “more incompetent” than her boss President Joe Biden, her Republican rival in the November election, Donald Trump, has said.In a much-anticipated audio-only interview with billionaire tech magnate Elon Musk on Monday on his social media platform X …

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the nation’s citizens had given his administration the opportunity to serve them for a third term in a row after putting it to the test in every way. Responding to a two-day discussion on the President’s speech to the two houses of Parliament, Modi claimed that the public had witnessed the commitment with which his administration has served them over the previous ten years. “The nation’s citizens have granted us this mandate after putting us to the test in every way. In the midst of loud objections from opposition MPs, Prime Minister Modi stated in the Lok Sabha, “The people have seen our track record of 10 years.” After putting us to the test in every way, the people of this nation have granted us this mandate.  “The people have seen that we have worked with dedication for the welfare of the poor, fulfilling the mantra of ‘public service is God’s service’,” he stated. The prime minister expressed empathy for those who, in spite of deceiving the public and propagating false information, suffered a significant loss in the Lok Sabha elections. “In this largest electoral exercise, the electorate has picked us.“Justice for Manipur,” opposition supporters chanted as he spoke. “I can understand the pain of some people that despite running falsehoods they were comprehensively defeated,” he remarked. In ten years, according to Modi, his government was able to lift 25 crore people out of poverty. He said this accomplishment turned out to be a blessing.

Atishi, the minister of law for Delhi, stated on Tuesday that the administration, led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, is dedicated to upholding the court’s needs and keeping its word about justice. The Delhi government’s budgeted allocation for the courts has increased more than four times in the previous ten years, the speaker said during a foundation stone laying ceremony for three court complexes at Karkardooma, Shastri Park, and Rohini Sector-26. According to Atishi, it was Rs 760 crore in 2014–15 and has risen gradually over the past few years, more than quadrupling to approximately Rs 3,000 crore in 2024–25. At a ceremony held at the Indian Chief Justice’s office, DY Chandrachud laid the cornerstone for the court complexes’ construction. According to Atishi, the new courthouses will symbolize both the hope for justice and faith in the Constitution. She said that the project’s total value is Rs. 1,100 crore. The minister claimed that the Delhi government had increased the amount of judicial infrastructure, citing the opening of 60 courtroom complexes at Rouse Avenue in 2019, the addition of 144 courtrooms to the courts in Saket, Tis Hazari, and Karkardooma, as well as the building of a new building at the Delhi High Court. The three court complexes, according to Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, will be environmentally friendly structures with solar energy and rainwater collection systems. He declared that fortifying the legal system in the nation’s capital was essential.

Mumbai, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra Pawar on Thursday filed papers as NCP candidate for Rajya Sabha elections. Senior party leader and state minister Chhagan Bhujbal said that though he was keen on contesting the polls, he was not upset with Sunetra Pawar’s nomination, which he described …