NEW DELHI: BJP on Saturday suspended former Union power minister and ex-Ara MP R K Singh, accusing him of anti-party activities. The party has asked him to submit a reply within one week.In a show-cause notice to Singh, BJP said, “You are indulging in anti-party activities. This falls within the scope of discipline. The party…
I-League club owners met Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya seeking intervention over the delayed football season. (Special Arrangement) New Delhi: The I-League club owners convened in New Delhi on Thursday and met Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and other officials to discuss the ongoing crisis in domestic football.The meeting had representation from seven I-League clubs — Rajasthan…
Telangana Minister Konda Surekha, who last year made sensational allegations linking Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao (KTR) to actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s divorce, has now retracted her remarks against actor Nagarjuna and his family. Her earlier comments had prompted Nagarjuna to file a defamation case against her in…
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said quality control orders (QCOs), aimed at enabling producers to sell superior quality products to Indian consumers, have helped strengthen domestic industry, including toys and plywood, and managed to curb substandard imports.During a meeting with state commerce and industry ministers, he asserted that the Centre…
Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif said the country was “in a state of war” after a suicide bomber struck outside the Islamabad district courts on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 27. The blast one of the deadliest to hit the capital in recent years has intensified tensions with Afghanistan, with Asif accusing…
The Canadian government has announced new immigration level plans as the country aims to attract top researchers and H-1B visa holders, reports Bloomberg. Prime Minister Mark Carney presented its first budget where he unveiled a plan to attract international talent, earmarking $1.2 billion to recruit more than 1,000 skilled researchers. As part of the new…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman MUMBAI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Thursday that India needs many large, world-class banks, and this will require close consultation with the RBI and the banks themselves and work on this has already begun.“We will have to discuss with RBI its ideas on building larger banks and also engage with banks…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his new Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi spoke for the first time Wednesday, looking to advance the strategic partnership and agreeing that stronger India-Japan ties are vital for global peace, stability and prosperity. Significantly, Takaichi underlined the significance of working together in the Indo-Pacific, including through Quad, amid uncertainty…
In a surprising announcement that captured global attention, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama revealed that the world’s first artificial intelligence minister, Diella, is “pregnant” and set to “give birth” to 83 digital offspring. The statement, made during his speech at the Global Dialogue in Berlin, has sparked widespread debate across the tech and political world….
Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman and Lionel Messi (X) Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman displayed aggressive behaviour towards media personnel during a school ground inauguration event in Erumapetty, Thrissur, on October 27, 2025. The minister knocked over channel microphones when reporters attempted to question him about allegations of suspicious dealings related to bringing the Argentina…