NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its probe into the ‘donkey’ or ‘dunki’ route found Thursday that a key operator based in Haryana allegedly collected property papers from aspirants as security to guarantee payments for arranging illegal travel to the US through Mexico.‘Dunki’ route is a network used to send Indians illegally to the…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday held a meeting with leaders of political parties and Members of Parliament in his chamber at Parliament House, marking the conclusion of the Winter Session of Parliament 2025.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi and several other opposition leaders were present…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day after Parliament passed the VB-G RAM G Bill, which seeks to replace the 20-year-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, alleging that the Prime Minister is suffering from a “case of acute acronym-itis”. Winter Session Closes As Lok…
NEW DELHI: Yasir Ahmad Dar, the ninth accused arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday in the Delhi car blast case, had sent a voice note to co-accused Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay pledging allegiance to the cause of ‘jihad’.The voice note — in which Yasir can be heard declaring his readiness to sacrifice…
NEW DELHI: India has decided to bid to host the 2036 Olympics, and efforts are being made to address gaps in sporting infrastructure in the country and develop world-class facilities to host international events of such scale, Union sports and youth affairs minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday.Speaking at an event, Mandaviya said an analysis…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Modi government a day after Parliament cleared the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, calling it “anti-state and anti-village by design” and accusing the Centre of dismantling the core of the Mahatma Gandhi National…
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for the next 24 hours, warning of dense to very dense fog across large parts of north India, even as air quality in the national capital and surrounding regions remained in the ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ category on Friday.According to the IMD, very dense…
NEW DELHI: Saying that time has come for it to decide on the passive euthanasia plea regarding 31-year-old Harish Rana, who has been in a vegetative state for the last 13 years, Supreme Court on Thursday decided to talk to his parents before it moves further in the matter. Significantly, the secondary report filed by…
NEW DELHI: Opposition parties staged a 12-hour overnight dharna in the Parliament complex on Thursday night to protest the passage of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, or VB-G RAM G Bill, which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.The protest came hours after Parliament cleared the Bill…
NEW DELHI: Communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said the Congress party has been left behind as the country moves forward and progresses on the global stage, with citizens finding the opposition party’s criticism of the govt ineffective and pessimistic.“The train has left the station. Congress is still at the station. The country is moving…
