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‘Mini Pakistan’ reference in Rajya Sabha kicks up a row

NEW DELHI: A political row erupted in RS Tuesday during Question Hour after BJP MP Samik Bhattacharya raised encroachment of Kolkata Port land and said the area had been publicly referred to as “mini Pakistan” by the Kolkata mayor, a Read More

Promises loud, Budgets grand, but delivery absent: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor

NEW DELHI: The India-US interim trade deal looks more like a “pre-committed purchase agreement” that overturns every principle of reciprocity, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday, adding that Union ministers S Jaishankar and P Read More

Rahul’s lies destroyed by Penguin & Naravane: BJP

NEW DELHI: Emboldened by Penguin’s statement that former Army chief General (retd) M M Naravane’s memoir has not been published yet and the author’s endorsement of the same, BJP on Tuesday demanded an apology from Rahul Gandhi and acc Read More

Rahul says no to debate on Budget, wins allies’ praise

New Delhi: As the opposition gathered to decide strategy for the upcoming discussion on Budget on Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi faced a unanimous demand from allies that he should start the debate, if only to get back at BJP which had not le Read More

Government confident it did better in battle of wits with opposition

NEW DELHI: Any hope of normalcy returning to LS was apparently dashed when opposition stepped up their offensive and submitted a notice for the removal of the Speaker. Read More

SC: Make front-of-pack warning labels a must on packaged food

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday told the Centre and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to give top priority to the health of citizens and not play to the interests of multinational companies. Read More

Joblessness among those aged 15 and above falls in rural, urban areas in Oct-Dec: PLFS

NEW DELHI: The unemployment rate among those in the 15 years and above age group in rural areas declined to 4% in Oct-Dec, 2025, from 4. Read More

Ensure marginalised groups’ representation in MP legal team: SC

NEW DELHI: Taking note of the submission that not a single advocate from the ST community had ever been appointed as a govt lawyer in Madhya Pradesh HC and representation of SCs and OBCs was also very low, Supreme Court on Tuesday ask Read More

Centre proposes spl NIA courts in 17 states, SC seeks their reply

NEW DELHI: On the prodding of Supreme Court, Centre has agreed to set up at least one special court in each of the 17 states where trials of more than 10 terror cases probed by NIA are pending, with a promise to grant Rs 1 crore each Read More

Niti Aayog seeks diesel vehicle phase-out, focus on cleaner tech

NEW DELHI: Niti Aayog has proposed a roadmap for a net zero pathway for the transport sector which includes phasing out diesel vehicles and focusing on cleaner technologies, as well as tightening Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CA Read More

‘Washing dirty linen in court’: HC tells kin of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur to go for mediation

NEW DELHI: Taking a dim view of what it described as “washing dirty linen in court”, Delhi HC on Tuesday advised the mother, wife and family members of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur to go for mediation to resolve their differences a Read More

SC puts on hold drive against encroachers in Assam forests

NEW DELHI: Acknowledging that encroachment upon forest land is one of the gravest challenges confronting environmental governance in the country, Supreme Court on Monday said that protection of environment and action agai-nst encroach Read More