NEW DELHI: A US-sanctioned tanker carrying Iranian crude oil has altered its course mid-voyage, dropping India as its destination and rerouting to China, in a move that underscores ongoing challenges in resuming oil trade with Iran.The Aframax tanker Ping Shun, which had been signalling Vadinar in Gujarat earlier this week, is now indicating Dongying in…
NEW DELHI: The Indian National Congress is set to finalise its candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections at a Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting in Delhi, with 85 per cent of names already decided, according to state unit chief K Selvaperunthagai.Selvaperunthagai said discussions involving senior leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, have…
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta offers prayers on the occasion of Hanuman Janmotsav at Jhandewalan Hanuman Mandir, in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday offered prayers at the Sankat Mochan Dham in Karolbagh that houses an 108-foot idol of Lord Hanuman on the occasion of Hanuman…
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday launched a sharp attack on its Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha after he broke his silence over being removed as the party’s deputy leader in the Upper House, saying he had been “silenced, not defeated”.AAP media in-charge Anurag Dhanda accused Chadha of losing his political edge and…
Surpur style of painting is an artistic tradition unique to Kalyana Karnataka region, comprising seven districts in the northeastern part of Karnataka. It has a history of about 400 years, says artist and history enthusiast Rehaman Patel. “It emerged during the rule of Bedar Nayaks, who ruled the Surpur kingdom between 1636 to 1858. Surpur…
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah met Chief of Army Staff Upendra Dwivedi in New Delhi to discuss defence ties between the two countries. The meeting focused on ways to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation, including joint training initiatives and deeper coordination. In a post on X, the Indian Army’s Additional Directorate General…
Mofakkarul Islam was arrested from Bagdogra Airport. NEW DELHI: The West Bengal Police on Friday arrested an advocate accused of masterminding the gherao of seven judicial officers in Malda district.According to PTI, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) detained Mofakkarul Islam from Bagdogra Airport near Siliguri while he was allegedly attempting to flee. He is believed…
NEW DELHI: The election commission on Thursday evening directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe the gherao of seven judicial officers assigned to hear appeals against deletions from West Bengal final rolls, by certain “anti-social elements” in Maldah district of the state.This came hours after the Supreme Court instructed EC to entrust the inquiry/…
NEW DELHI: At a time when major IT firms are announcing sweeping layoffs — with Oracle the latest to reportedly let go of 12,000 employees in India — a new study flags a less visible fallout: it’s not just workers who are hit, but their parents too, with job loss among adult children linked to…
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Mounting voter unease, fiscal stress and rifts in CPM will test whether his governance model is enough to defy the state’s alternation patternThe road to the 2026 Kerala assembly elections is shaping up to be a defining political moment not just for the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), but, more crucially,…