Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath (File Photo) As the country’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh — with 80 Lok Sabha seats and 403 assembly constituencies — is widely seen as the “gateway to Delhi.”Riding high on its sweeping victory in the recently concluded West Bengal assembly elections, which brought…
India and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are discussing a limited and temporary trade arrangement covering selected groups of goods as part of negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA), Russia’s Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov has said, according to a media report cited by PTI.Describing the negotiations as “complex”, Reshetnikov said the Indian…
NEW DELHI: It has been a week of double delight for Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin. First, his qualification for the Esports Chess World Cup became official. Shortly after, the 21-year-old became the first Indian to secure a direct qualification invite for the main event of the inaugural edition of Esports Nations Cup (ENC) 2026.While Nihal…
Former chief minister Mamata Banerjee arrived at Apollo Hospital, where TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee is currently undergoing treatment KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday visited a hospital in Kolkata where her nephew and party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is undergoing treatment following an attack in…
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid the foundation stone for India’s first bullet train project in Ahmedabad in September 2017, the event was presented as more than just the launch of a railway corridor.It was pitched as India’s first major step into the world of high-speed rail —…
India’s Chirag Shetty, left, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached the men’s doubles final of the Singapore Open Super 750 tournament after defeating top seeds and world No. 1 pair Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae of South Korea in straight games on Saturday. The fourth-seeded Indian duo beat the reigning…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar on Saturday met Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and staked claim to form the government after being unanimously elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP).Shivakumar’s meeting at Raj Bhavan came shortly after the CLP elected him as its new leader at a meeting held at Vidhana Soudha in…
Defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, during his visit to Singapore on Saturday, revealed that a BrahMos cruise missile deal has already been signed with Vietnam while another similar missile agreement with Indonesia is “in the final stages”.“My understanding is that with both Indonesia and with Vietnam, the deal is in the final stages. In fact,…
Rajasthan Royals (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: As the dust settles on the IPL 2026 playoffs and attention shifts to Sunday’s grand finale, one name continues to dominate conversations across the cricketing world — Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.The Rajasthan Royals teenager may have exited the tournament after a defeat to Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2, but he leaves…
NEW DELHI: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and opposition parties upped the ante against the ruling BJP on Saturday after TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was allegedly assaulted during a visit to West Bengal’s Sonarpur to meet families affected by post-poll violence.These remarks came after stones, shoes and eggs were hurled at the TMC MP by…