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EC asked X to remove post on electoral bonds: Cong

The Congress on Wednesday questioned the Election Commission's move to get a post on electoral bonds scheme deleted from social media platform X and said that the issue raised in the post makes the......

Election 2024: The Big Fights In Kerala

Kerala's election discourse operates surreptitiously.Its explicit face focuses on important national and local issues. At the same time, it seeks to secure apt communal equations to ensure votes,......

Rail roko protest: Train traffic hit in Punjab as farmers squat on tracks

Movement of several trains was affected in Punjab on Sunday after agitating farmers squatted on tracks at many places in the state as part of a nationwide 'rail roko' protest. IMAGE: Farmers block......

Farmers give nationwide 'rail roko' call for March 10

Farmer leaders Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Sunday gave a call to the farmers across the nation to reach Delhi on March 6 for a protest while they also gave a four-hour 'rail......

Another protesting farmer dies, toll rises to 4

A 62-year-old farmer, who was part of the 'Delhi Chalo' agitation, died of heart attack in Khanauri on the Punjab-Haryana border, a farmer leader said on Friday. IMAGE: Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh......

Why Modi compared RBI ex-governor Urjit Patel to a snake

Under Urjit Patel, the then RBI Governor, the central bank had a habit of making complete about-turns on various issues, including electoral bonds and digital payments, former finance secretary......

Govt to procure 200K-tonne onions amid farmer protest

Barely days after imposing a 40 per cent export tax on onions to cool down soaring prices, which, in turn, triggered widespread protests across the main growing belts, the Centre on Tuesday sought......

Farm laws repeal: Who Won, Who Lost

Modi has certainly pulled back, and his political capital -- dependent as it is on an image that he knows best and never retreats -- may have taken a bit of a beating.But, equally, it is hard to......

Why Amit Mitra is important to Mamata

No longer Bengal's finance minister, Amit Mitra, Mamata's principal chief advisor, will still advise and aid the 'chief minister and finance department on all matters relating to management of......

Navi Mumbai airport to be named after Bal Thackeray

The Navi Mumbai International Airport will be named after Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray, the father of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, it was announced on Thursday. The......

'Silence vow': Shell-shocked wrestlers return home

IMAGE: Barring Sakshi Malik who remained in Delhi, the wrestlers returned home. Photograph: REUTERS/Hannah Mckay The "shell-shocked" protesting wrestlers, except Sakshi Malik, have returned to......

Delhi Police records statement of WFI chief Brij Bhushan

IMAGE: Bajrang Punia seeks blessings from supporters during the wrestlers' sit-in protest against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, on......

May 21 deadline for arrest of WFI President; Vinesh says protest not hijacked

IMAGE: Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat, and others during a candle march in view of wrestlers' protest against the alleged sexual harassment of players by WFI chief and BJP......

Wrestlers refuse to back down: Form committees to plan their next move in fight against WFI chief

Wrestlers form two committees to decide on future course of action IMAGE: Wrestlers Bajrang Poonia and Vinesh Phogat (right) speak to the media on Wednesday. Photograph: ANI Photo The......

FIR under POCSO Act against WFI chief Brij Bhushan

IMAGE: While the first FIR against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh pertains to allegations of a minor wrestler and was registered under POCSO Act, the second was......

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