MUMBAI: Mumbai Congress chief MP Varsha Gaikwad on Tuesday said allegations of corruption by Systra against planning agency MMRDA were a “international embarrassment.” Gaikwad sought a CBI probe saying the allegations affect Mumbai’s credibility as a global economic hub. She said MMRDA officials, including metropolitan commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee must be transferred to ensure a transparent…
NEW DELHI: The lieutenant governor of Delhi, V K Saxena, on Friday ordered a probe by the anti-corruption branch into Aam Aadmi Party‘s allegations of attempts by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to poach its candidates. This move came after BJP wrote a letter to LG seeking an investigation into Kejriwal’s allegations and registering FIR. He…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday, accusing him of insulting the people of Maharashtra with his remarks in the Lok Sabha.Responding to Rahul’s allegations of electoral irregularities in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Fadnavis wrote on X, “Introspect instead of insulting Maharashtra! You have insulted…
An Indian-origin bishop accused of misconduct by two women, allegations he denies, announced his retirement from the Church of England on Thursday. Right Reverend Doctor John Perumbalath, the Bishop of Liverpool who is originally from Kerala and ordained into the Church of North India in 1994, said he had sought the requisite permission from King…
12 elite US universities agree to multi-million dollar settlements in admissions bias case. (Getty Images) A growing admissions scandal has rocked some of America’s most prestigious universities. From Yale University to Johns Hopkins, 12 schools have agreed to pay millions of dollars in settlements over allegations that they favored wealthy applicants in admissions and financial…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Sunday doubled down on its claim that the Congress is politicising the death of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, with the saffron party’s spokesperson offering a point-by-point rebuttal to the allegations made by the Congress.After the nation bade farewell to Manmohan Singh on Saturday, a political slugfest erupted between the BJP…
Former Australian cricketer Simon Katich has commented on the recent controversies of Indian cricketers with Australian journalists. India players Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja had sour moments with the host press in the lead-up to the Boxing Day Test match in Melbourne. While Virat Kohli confronted a female journalist for taking photos of his family…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka BJP MLC CT Ravi was detained on Thursday after an FIR was lodged against him for allegedly using derogatory language towards the state’s women and child development minister Laxmi Hebbalkar in the Legislative Council. However, the BJP MLC refuted the allegations and called them “false.”Authorities registered a case against the BJP leader…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra strongly refuted allegations made by the BJP against leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, calling them a conspiracy to divert attention from Union home minister Amit Shah’s remarks on Ambedkar.This comes after the BJP claimed that Rahul Gandhi pushed BJP MPs during a scuffle in Parliament.Speaking…
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Image credit: ACC) NEW DELHI: India’s teenage cricket prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi, recently signed by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.1 crore in the IPL 2025 Auction, has become embroiled in an age-related controversy.The debate was sparked by former Pakistani cricketer Junaid Khan, who questioned the authenticity of 13-year-old Vaibhav’s age following his extraordinary performance…