Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi (File photos) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday set the stage for a Gaurav Gogoi versus Himanta Biswa Sarma contest in the Assam assembly elections due next year. On Monday, Gogoi was elevated as president of the Assam Congress despite BJP’s all-out offensive against the…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s decision to boost defence spending by 18% to over Rs 2.5 lakh crore in the 2025-26 budget has ignited fresh debate over the cash-strapped nation’s fiscal priorities as economic woes deepen and inflation hits more than 38%.Economists warned the latest defence allocation framed as a response to escalating tensions with India following the…
MS Dhoni (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat first against Gujarat Titans in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Sunday. For Gujarat, who have 18 points from 13 matches with nine wins, a victory is vital as it would secure a…
‘End terror justifications, dismantle networks, take responsibility’: Indian delegation’s big message to Pakistan in Bahrain NEW DELHI: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi, participating in a high-level all-party delegation in Bahrain, strongly condemned the misuse of religion by terrorist groups to justify violence, saying that Islam unequivocally rejects terrorism.“These terrorist organisations have justified…
NEW DELHI: Government has ratified the interest rate of 8.25% to be paid to over 7 crore subscribers of the retirement body Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). Sources said now the interest rate for 2024-25 would be credited to the account of the subscribers soon.In February, the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) had recommended a…
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who is a key NDA ally, was among several opposition-ruled state leaders who skipped the 10th Niti Aayog governing council meeting in New Delhi on Saturday. His absence has fueled political speculation, especially with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Bihar ahead of the assembly elections due…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday batted for cooperation between the Centre and states to achieve the national goals, as he chaired a meeting of Niti Aayog. “If Centre and states work together like Team India, no goal is impossible,” Prime Minister Modi said at Niti Aayog governing council meeting.He also said, “Viksit…
Google cofounder Sergey Brin has officially returned from retirement, working “pretty much every day now” at the tech giant to help develop its artificial intelligence products as the company races to dominate the generative AI landscape.Speaking at Google’s I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Brin made a surprise appearance alongside DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, where he…
KOLKATA: India has announced closure of airspace over an area around the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea for three hours each on May 24 and May 25 for a planned air activity, which includes military exercises and weapons tests.A NOTAM stated no civilian aircraft will be allowed…
BAREILLY: An 80-year-old woman was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her son-in-law, who was a Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) jawan, in Phoolbehad area of Kheri district 17 years ago.The court of ADJ Devendra Nath Singh on Thursday found Nisaar Jahan guilty of setting Aqeel Ahmad, 28, on fire with the help of…