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Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal said in Parliament Wednesday that ensuring energy security of 1.4 billion Indians will be govt’s “supreme priority”, hinting that any change in crude suppliers will not lead to rise in pump price.Goyal said India had secured its “core sensitivities” in…
The Centre is budgeting a record Rs 3.2 lakh crore in dividends from the RBI and public sector banks in 2026-27, creating a strong non-tax cushion to keep the fiscal deficit in check.For 2025-26, the govt has raised the dividend estimate to Rs 3.04 lakh crore, up Rs 44,590 crore from the budgeted Rs 2.56…
NEW DELHI: BJP Saturday jeeringly depicted Rahul Gandhi as the most “foreign travelled” LoP in India’s history and asked Congress to throw light on those inviting him abroad so frequently when even its state govts hardly seek his presence in their events.BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said Rahul is now travelling to Vietnam, as he linked…
Saddam Hussain, president of the Bangladesh Students League, the student wing of the now-banned Bangladesh Awami League, alleged “Talibanisation” is happening in Bangladesh under the leadership of the Yunus-led interim government.Speaking to ANI about the lynching of Dipu Chandra Das, Hussain accused the interim leadership of encouraging anti-India sentiment to divert attention from internal failures.“Whatever…
NOIDA: A fast-track court on Tuesday rejected UP govt’s application for withdrawal of charges against 10 Bisada villagers facing trial for the mob lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq in Sept 2015.Additional district judge Saurabh Dwivedi ordered daily hearings instead to speed up the trial. The judge also asked the Noida police commissioner and Greater Noida DCP…
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta (ANI) NEW DELHI: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta on Sunday, reacting to protests over over rising pollution levels, said the government needs at least 27 months to address the crisis. Speaking at an event in Delhi Pitampura, the chief minister said, “Those who make big statements and protest at India Gate… pollution…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday bristled at attempts to pin the blame for Delhi-NCR air pollution on farm fires and asked the Union and NCR govts to detail measures taken on other pollution sources — vehicles, industries, construction, dust — and the tangible results achieved through implementation of such steps.Amicus curiae and senior advocate…
AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: AAP leader and former Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday took a sharp yet humorous dig at the BJP’s Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government over its artificial rain experiment aimed at tackling the city’s worsening air quality.Posting a video on X titled “Even in the rain, there’s trickery,”…
Amit Malviya (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday tore into AAP chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of “failing miserably” in tackling the national capital’s pollution crisis, from the Yamuna’s toxic waters to Delhi’s choking air.BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya led the charge, taking a swipe at…
Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur sent on leave CHANDIGARH: Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur, in the eye of a storm following the suicide of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, was on Monday sent on leave.Rajiv Jaitly, media adviser to Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, confirmed the development but the official order was yet to be released till…
