NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav during his Lok Sabha address came down heavily on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. His words weren’t just aimed at the Bill but also at the BJP-led NDA. The Samajwadi chief, with an indirect jibe at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, issued a warning signaling that the Bihar CM might…
CHENNAI: A controversy erupted in Tamil Nadu over the Centre providing Y-category security to actor and TVK founder Vijay, after VCK spokesman Vanniarasu said TVK sought the security cover as they feared the actor faced threats from Muslims.TVK and ally Tamil Nadu Muslim League, refuted the charges, saying it was a ploy by DMK and…
The Indian Parliament erupted into an uproar on Thursday over reports that illegal migrants being deported to the country on an American military plane had faced mistreatment, including being shackled during the long intercontinental journey. More than 100 illegal immigrants were returned to India on Wednesday. While deportations are nothing new — India is a…
Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, bishop of San Diego, to be the next Roman Catholic archbishop of Washington, moving one of his most vocal allies on immigration to one of the most prominent posts in the American church. The move, announced in the Vatican’s daily bulletin, comes at a critical moment…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday looked set to lose power early next year after a key ally said he would move to bring down the minority Liberal government and trigger an election. New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, who has been helping keep Trudeau in office, said he would present a formal motion…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve on Thursday sharpened his attack on Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ally Congress, claiming the party became “overconfident after the Lok Sabha elections”. Danve said the MVA would have performed better had they announced Uddhav Thackeray its CM candidate for the Maharashtra elections in which the bloc faced…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Ramadas Athawale, who is an NDA ally, backed Devendra Fadnavis for the Maharashtra CM post, saying the BJP leader should be given opportunity to become the chief minister again.The Republican Party of India (Athawale) leader, however, said he would accept the BJP high command’s decision on the matter.“The RPI (A), which…
Mumbai: Byju Raveendran, founder of edtech startup Byju’s, allegedly tried to convince his US-based business associate William R Hailer to leave the country so he could skip appearing in court to testify about Raveendran’s involvement in dubious activities.“On Nov 20, Byju arranged a ticket for me to Dubai on Emirates out of Chicago, Illinois to…