Published By: Pragati Pal Last Updated: December 02, 2023, 15:03 IST Karnataka DCM DK Shivakumar (PTI file) Shivakumar was responding to reports that the Congress high command had asked him to replicate arrangements made for 44 Gujarat legislators during the August 2017 Rajya Sabha elections to prevent ‘poaching’ Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar … Read more
As most exit polls say the Congress is likely to lose power to the BJP in Rajasthan, the Grand Old Party may have to do more than just nurse its wounds. It could actually land in the middle of a fresh round in the internal fight – Ashok Gehlot vs Sachin Pilot. This time, not … Read more
As many as 13 under-construction hydroelectric projects with a total generation capacity of 13,000 MW will bring an investment of around Rs 1.4 lakh crore in Arunachal Pradesh, Union Power Minister R K Singh said. Singh visited the 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project located in Arunachal Pradesh / Assam on Monday, a power ministry … Read more
Rishi Sunak cancels meeting with Greek PM amid Parthenon marbles row Good morning. Rishi Sunak does not have all the qualities of a great human being but, among other virtues, he is generally calm and polite, and that makes his row with the Greek PM about the Parthenon marbles even harder to comprehend than it … Read more
For most people in the UK, what happens to your assets when you die is a relatively simple process: you either specify your wishes in a will or your estate passes to your next of kin. But some people have neither: no will, no known next of kin. What happens to their assets is not … Read more
Lee Hsien Yang fled Singapore last year following a family feud claiming political persecution. (AFP pic) SINGAPORE: A Singapore court today ordered the prime minister’s estranged brother to pay damages to two cabinet ministers over a Facebook post they said was defamatory. Lee Hsien Yang’s post related to a controversy over the rental of sprawling … Read more
Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson’s coalition government does not include SD but relies on its support. (Lehtikuva/AP pic) STOCKHOLM: Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson denounced the leader of the far-right party propping up his government today after he called for some mosques to be torn down. Sweden Democrats (SD) leader Jimmie Akesson called for some … Read more
The streets of Freetown were deserted yesterday following clashes in the city. (AP pic) FREETOWN: Daily life began to resume amid a heavy security presence in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown today, as the government partially lifted a curfew imposed after armed clashes erupted in the city. Early yesterday, armed assailants stormed a military armoury and … Read more
New Zealand’s prime minister Christopher Luxon confirmed the move today after being sworn in. (AP pic) WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s plans for world-leading anti-smoking laws will be revoked, Christopher Luxon confirmed today after being sworn in as prime minister, in a move described as a “huge win for the tobacco industry”. Former airline boss Luxon took … Read more
Rishi Sunak told reporters as he arrived at the global investment summit at Hampton Court that net migration levels were too high and that he would be taking action to bring them down. He said: I’m very clear that the levels of net migration are too high. They need to come down to more sustainable … Read more
Latter Up to date: November 26, 2023, 3:15 PM IST Union House Minister Amit Shah highlighted the BJP’s assurance to organize independent darshan at Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya (Symbol: PTI) Shah, who addressed an election rally at Makthal, mentioned if a vote is given to Congress to dislodge Rao from energy, the brilliant worn … Read more
Curated Via: Sanstuti Nath Terminating Up to date: November 26, 2023, 2:55 PM IST A apparently agitated Kharge scolded the target audience (Document picture/PTI) Previous in March, Top Minister Narendra Modi, throughout a rally in Karnataka’s Belagavi, had additionally accused the Congress of insulting the veteran chief and lowering him to a remote-control birthday celebration … Read more