Sanjay Singh, Sant Balbir Singh and ND Gupta (R) NEW DELHI: The rift within the Aam Aadmi Party saw a major escalation on Friday as Raghav Chadha led a major exodus, resulting in seven AAP MPs joining the Bharatiya Janata Party. However, out of the party’s total strength of 10 MPs, only three members have…
JALPAIGURI: A tense domestic drama unfolded at booth no. 25/238 in Phansidewa’s Tarabari, under the Matigara-Naxalbari assembly segment in Siliguri subdivision, on Thursday — when a man staked out a polling station for hours to intercept his wife, who had eloped with another man two years ago.He had reasoned, correctly, that she would have to…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday found no reason to interfere with a March 13 order of the Charity Commissioner that deferred the scheduled March 14 elections to the managing committee of Asiatic Society of Mumbai, probably the oldest public research library in Mumbai, founded in 1804 and appointed a committee for day to…
Aam Aadmi Party faces a significant blow as Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader Ashok Kumar Mittal and several other MPs, including Raghav Chadha, defect to the Bharatiya Janata Party. NEW DELHI: Just 22 days after being appointed as the Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha deputy leader in place of Raghav Chadha, MP Ashok Kumar Mittal has…
Chennai voters, including first-timers, expressed diverse motivations for casting their ballots. From championing women’s empowerment and safety to seeking a change in governance and believing in the democratic process, citizens actively participated. Many highlighted the importance of individual votes in shaping the state’s future, with some anticipating a competitive election influenced by new political entrants….
Tragedy struck a village in Jehanabad as 30-year-old Arun Kumar’s lifeless body was discovered in a local field, three days after he vanished. His family fears foul play may be involved due to a recent skirmish over the controversial practice of burning wheat stubble. Patna: The body of a 30-year-old man, who had been missing…
Arvind Kejriwal and Raghav Chadha (R) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Friday reacted to what is being seen as one of the strongest setbacks faced by his party after Raghav Chadha and six other MPs announced their decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. Directing his attack at the BJP, Kejriwal…
BEHRAMPORE: For 70-year-old Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a five-term MP returning to the assembly fray after three decades, poll day began not at a booth but inside a makeshift war room at his Kasimbazar residence, about 5km from Behrampore town.Chowdhury, who represented Behrampore in the Lok Sabha five times between 1999 and 2019, suffered a setback…
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena leader and former MP Sanjay Nirupam has flagged concerns over the state govt’s move to make knowledge of Marathi compulsory for auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers, urging state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik – a colleague from the same party – to reconsider the decision.In a letter dated April 23, Nirupam said the proposed…
The Centre for Theoretical Physics (CTP) at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), in collaboration with the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), on April 8 inaugurated a four-day international conference titled “Cross-Survey Cosmography: Precision Cosmology, Emerging Tensions and New Physics.” The conference, held at the CTP Seminar Hall, brought together leading experts, researchers, and young…
