Newly sworn-in Sikkim Governor Dushyant Gautam during the swearing-in ceremony GANGTOK/DELHI: Dushyant Kumar Gautam was sworn in as the 19th governor of Sikkim Monday, succeeding Om Prakash Mathur.Slamming the governing BJP for sticking with Gautam’s appointment as governor despite the shadow of a murder case, Congress said its protest over the issue will intensify and…
“From Kolkata to Delhi to Mumbai – throughout the country, atrocities have reached unprecedented levels,” Banerjee said NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the government of perpetrating “state-sponsored terrorism” and “police-sponsored atrocities” as she demanded the release of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. The…
Manipur CM condemns ‘killing of innocent civilians’ as security forces launch combing operation Manipur chief minister Y Khemchand Singh on Monday condemned the killing of three civilians by suspected militants in the border area of Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts and directed officials to strengthen security in vulnerable areas of the state.The three victims were…
It calls for resolving differences through “debate, discussion, dialogue and dissent” within the constitutional framework NEW DELHI: Days after competing groups of Harvard-linked Indians took opposing positions on protests against the Election Commission, more than 400 Indian-origin students, researchers and alumni associated with universities across 27 countries have issued a statement warning against efforts to…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Monday transferred the trespassing case against Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das to the crime branch, news agency ANI reported, citing sources.This came hours after a Delhi court extended the CJP leaders’ judicial custody by two days for allegedly entering Jantar Mantar, which is no longer…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has upheld the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) decision to deny access to records of foreign visits undertaken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor, Manmohan Singh, setting aside a Central Information Commission (CIC) order directing the force to disclose the flight records.Justice Amit Mahajan ruled that the CIC…
Deceptive advertisements on Facebook and Instagram impersonate well-known public figures, including the Prime Minister. NEW DELHI: The National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (NCTAU) under the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has flagged a rise in financial fraud through deceptive advertisements on Facebook and Instagram that impersonate well-known public figures, including the Prime Minister, finance…
NEW DELHI: India on Monday issued an advisory for its citizens residing in Italy after protests over the rising cost of living broke out into violent clashes in Milan.In a social media post on X, Indian embassy in Italy advised Indian nationals to exercise caution and avoid crowded areas and locations where protests are taking…
India rejected OIC remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, accusing Pakistan of orchestrating anti-India propaganda. Polish PM Donald Tusk will visit India from October 21–23 for talks with Narendra Modi. Three killed in a suspected militant ambush in Manipur, triggering protests in Imphal. Three arrested in Rajasthan over firing at Tiger Shroff’s car in Mumbai. France…
NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said his predecessor and YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is regretting supporting the law on Election Commission (EC) appointments because the poll body now “doesn’t do what he (Jagan) says.”Addressing a press conference at his residence in Undavalli, Naidu said: “Earlier, you (Reddy)…
