MUMBAI: Senior Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat on Thursday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi will win more than 180 of the 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra in the upcoming polls.Talking to reporters in Ahmednagar, some 260 kilometres from here, the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader also said consensus had been reached in the MVA, which comprises…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday alleged that BJP has set a “pattern of encounters” and reffered to the deaths of crime suspects in police shootouts as “fake”.Akhilesh Yadav outlined the alleged pattern in a post on X, stating, “A pattern of encounters has been set in BJP rule: Pick someone first,…
NEW DELHI: There will be no dearth of resources for the country’s scientific community for their endeavours, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, and stressed the need to identify and remove obstacles in the research ecosystem and focus on localised solutions to global problems in accordance with Indian needs.The PM made these remarks while…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi found himself at the center of an unexpected candid exchange with a student about the opposition’s much-touted ‘INDIA Alliance’. The episode, which began as a straightforward question on coalition dynamics, quickly transformed into a moment that went viral on social media. The student, questioning Rahul, began pressing him about…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: State govt has resolved to provide Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) to the Lakshadweep administration in response to the latter’s request to procure liquor from the state-run Kerala state beverages corporation (Bevco).Govt has accorded clearance by overlooking the regulations stipulated in the foreign liquor rules, which do not permit the transfer of IMFL from Bevco.The…
ISLAMABAD: Thousands of protesters continued their sit-in protest for the second consecutive day in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Bannu on Sunday against a shooting incident allegedly by the Pakistan army two days ago which triggered a stampede resulting in casualties and injuries of civilians.At least two people were killed and more than 20 injured when…
PURI: Excitement filled the air in Puri town on Sunday as people eagerly awaited the unveiling of what’s inside the Ratna Bhandar, the sacred and spiritual treasury of Lord Jagannath, which is surrounded by many legends. The atmosphere was charged with a mix of apprehension and enthusiasm among the devotees during the opening of the…
BARAMATI: Maharashtra Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday asked NCP workers to trust him and not to believe in fake narratives, including about attempts to change the Constitution, spread by opponents. “Till we are alive no one will dare to change the Constitution,” he said addressing workers of his Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) at…
Another probationer SI undergoing training at Rajasthan Police Academy was arrested by state police’s Special Operations Group for allegedly clearing recruitment exam through unfair means. When an SOG team visited RPA to question three SI probationers – Govind Kumar, Shankar Lal and Dinesh Kumar – a few days ago, Govind and Shankar had fled. Dinesh,…
Heaping praise on India for its achievements in the space sector, former Nasa astronaut Steve Lee Smith remarked that India had accomplished feats no other country had managed. “India has been very successful in space over the last 20 years and is very well respected around the world. Mission Over Mars was the first time…
