Spread the love       As Mayawati’s base shrinks, BJP, SP and Congress intensify fight for Dalit votes in UP NEW DELHI: Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh is at a crossroads. For a very long time, Mayawati and her Bahujan Samaj Party were synonymous with the idea of Dalit vote in UP. Not any more. Mayawati’s BSP today is a much weaker...

Spread the love       Former school coach Sumith Fernando dies (Image: Representative photo) Veteran Sri Lankan cricket coach and former school mentor Sumith Fernando has died following an altercation involving young players at a cricket facility in Colombo. Fernando, 62, passed away on Tuesday while undergoing treatment at a hospital after sustaining injuries during the incident on August 8. The coach...

Spread the love       The decision follows a campaign by the students againsts the participation of CJI Surya Kant in the convocation ceremony. NEW DELHI: The Bar Council of India (BCI) has directed all state bar councils to halt the enrolment of any 2026 law graduate from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, as an advocate until further orders. This follows an...

Spread the love       Connecticut’s Outer Island (Image Credit: outerisland.org) In 1964, Elizabeth Hird and her husband, Basil Rauch, purchased Outer Island as a summer retreat in Connecticut’s Thimble Islands. More than three decades later, Hird made a decision that transformed the island’s future: in 1995, she donated it to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in memory of her late...

Spread the love       “BJP-RSS did nothing for India’s freedom”: Kharge at Haldwani rally, says Congress fought for India’s freedom NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the BJP over the alleged “suddhikaran” of the Haldwani ground where Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge had addressed a public...

Spread the love       Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray addresses a press conference, at Bandra, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday told the Supreme Court that constitutional provisions cannot be interpreted in a way that encourages the very conduct the anti-defection law was enacted to prevent. Appearing before a bench headed by...

Spread the love       Rahul Gandhi stresses on ‘expression’ at the ‘Rachnatmak Congress National Convention’, at the Constitution Club, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the party’s job was to make India “express itself” and claimed the BJP-led government was increasingly unsettled by people’s voices. Speaking at the Ratchnatmak Congress National Convention, the...

Spread the love       Rahul Gandhi takes swipe at PM Modi’s foreign policy NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy, suggesting that the PM’s diplomacy is overly associated with hugging foreign leaders.Speaking at the Rachnatmak Congress national convention, Rahul said, “I don’t know where he...

Spread the love       The award had been conferred on Ananta Maharaj in February for his contribution to the Rajbanshi community and promotion of its language and culture. NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government on Thursday withdrew the Banga Bibhushan award from BJP Rajya Sabha member Ananta Maharaj over his alleged derogatory comment against Netaji.Banga Bibhushan is one of West Bengal’s...