NEW DELHI: An incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft on the Pune runway on Friday has temporarily halted operations at the airport. The IAF, has however, clarified that the air crew is safe.In a post on social media platform X, the IAF said, “Pune runway is temporarily unavailable due to an incident involving…
Pahalgam valley (PTI image) Haptnar (Anantnag): His scorched hands and bullet-riddled body told a story of courage and sacrifice. Pony-wallah Syed Adil Hussain Shah, who grabbed a terrorist’s rifle barrel to save tourists during the horrific massacre in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley last year, came to embody Kashmir’s spirit and India’s soul in his final act…
NK Premachandran, Sandosh Kumar, Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: A triumphant opposition hailed the fall of the constitutional amendment bill as a defeat for delimitation, and not women’s reservation.After the opposition prevailed in voting, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spoke with TMC heir apparent and MP Abhishek Banerjee and thanked him for the support. There was concern…
NEW DELHI: Cumulative seizures of potential poll inducements in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have surpassed Rs 865 crore, with the former accounting for 96% of the value of liquor seized and latter reporting 88% of the illegal cash seizures.While polling will be held in Tamil Nadu on April 23, West Bengal will vote in…
This disorder doesn’t announce itself. There’s no visible mark, no obvious sign, just blood that refuses to stop when it should. For the millions living with hemophilia worldwide, this invisible reality shapes everything from childhood play to the menstrual cycle, from a minor cut to the prospect of surgery.Every year on April 17, World Hemophilia…
NEW DELHI: The women’s reservation bill was defeated in the Lok Sabha on Friday, as it failed to secure the required two-thirds majority after two days of intense debate over the bill and the proposed delimitation exercise.The Constitution Amendment Bill could not pass, with the ruling NDA falling short of the numbers needed to push…
Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday hit out at the opposition over its criticism of the women’s reservation bill and the proposed delimitation, accusing it of pushing a “north-south division narrative.”Speaking in the Lok Sabha ahead of voting on the bill, Shah sought to rally support and…
Rahul Gandhi accused the Centre of using the Women’s Reservation Bill and delimitation exercise as tools for political engineering, alleging it could weaken OBC and Dalit representation. In the TCS Nashik case, the accused are moving court for bail, including anticipatory relief for an absconding pregnant woman who denies charges of harassment and religious coercion….
Congess leader Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday led the opposition charge and uproar over the tabling of the Women’s Reservation Bill. During his speech in the lower house, he repeatedly referred to the “number 16” in a cryptic manner, without clearly explaining its meaning.Amid frequent interruptions from…
Kiren Rijiju and Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha NEW DELHI: A heated exchange broke out in the Lok Sabha between leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi and Union minister Kiren Rijiju during the Congress MP’s speech on the Women’s Reservation Bill.Rijiju intervened when Gandhi, in his address, accused the BJP-led Centre of attempting to sidestep…