Sanjeev Kumar 
Actress Deepika Padukone, who will soon be welcoming her second child with husband Ranveer Singh, has lauded the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) newly announced maternity return guidelines for women cricketers. Calling it a “landmark moment for women in sport”, Deepika posted a report about the initiative on her Instagram Stories on Tuesday. In its latest … Read more
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined an urgent hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging two West Bengal government measures that allegedly link welfare benefits under the Public Distribution System (PDS) and Annapurna Yojana with the outcome of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. When the matter was mentioned for … Read more
Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hatched a “conspiracy to defame” Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav after the latter’s family was allegedly linked to land deals in Ujjain. Akhilesh Yadav’s reaction comes following a media report which claimed that members of the Madhya Pradesh … Read more
Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra on Tuesday welcomed the announcement by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta-led government to provide rehabilitation benefits to all city slum settlements existing till January 1, 2025 He said the announcement followed a meeting held last week with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Malhotra said that in the Sankalp Patra released by … Read more
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the state has made significant progress in implementing the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) scheme, with more than Rs 1,100 crore already disbursed to farmers and agri-entrepreneurs across Assam. Sharing the update after a meeting with Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in … Read more
The collapse of the arms deal with Sudan marked a strategic setback for Islamabad’s efforts to convert Islamic solidarity, defence exports and regional partnerships into enduring influence in Africa. The development underscores that while Pakistan’s ambitions on the continent are growing, its realisation remains constrained by economic fragility, reliance on external financing and the evolving … Read more
A 70-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death by her daughter and grandson in an apartment complex here after she reportedly objected to their drinking habits, police said on Tuesday, adding the accused have been arrested. The case has been registered at the Kengeri Police Station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told the State Assembly on Tuesday that a Bill with new and more stringent anti-corruption legal provisions will be moved on the floor of the House on the last day of the ongoing budget session on June 25. Participating in a debate over the budget proposals of the state … Read more
India on Tuesday sought to defuse a diplomatic row with Bangladesh over the return of a senior Bangladeshi adviser from New Delhi earlier this month, clarifying that he had been allowed entry into the country and had subsequently chosen to fly back to Dhaka of his own accord. Responding to questions on the controversy, the … Read more
KOLKATA: Reeling under an unprecedented internal revolt, the Trinamul Congress has sent the Election Commission (EC) a list of its top office-bearers, starting with Mamata Banerjee as the party’s founder-chairperson, to scuttle its rebel MLAs’ bid to remove her from her position and take control of the organisation by moving the poll panel in future. Banerjee’s … Read more