New Delhi: Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is as erudite as they come, even by the exalted standards of Indian Foreign Service. His junior colleagues and mentors vouch for his “realistic view of foreign policy” among other skills. This was on display on several occasions since 2022 when he defended India’s position on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Simultaneously, … Read more
Preparations are underway in Bhubaneshwar for the swearing in of the first BJP government in Odisha, likely on Monday evening.In the recently held Assembly polls in the state, the BJP won 78 of the 147 seats, ending the BJD’s 24-year rule. The party has decided to hold the ceremony at the Janta Maidan in Bhubaneshwar. … Read more
The J&K police has registered a case in connection with a blasphemous post uploaded by a non-local student at the Government Medical College, Srinagar, which triggered protests in the campus on Wednesday. Following the protests, the college authorities suspended the student and class work of undergraduate students was also suspended till June 8, as protests … Read more
Lucknow: In Pilibhit, the kidnapping and rape case of a minor daughter of a granthi has caused the head of the Akal Takht to issue an ultimatum to UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath to expedite arrest of all the accused, also warning him that if the police fails, the Sikh community will be forced to … Read more
Patiala: “Maharani got elected and never turned back to even look at us this time,” says 67-year-old Roshan, who runs a catering business from Patiala’s famous Adalat Bazar market. Other shopkeepers join him in speaking about overflowing sewers and the general state of Patiala to point out that Preneet Kaur had “abandoned” the constituency. Three-term … Read more
The Supreme Court on Wednesday criticised Hemant Soren for his “blameworthy conduct” of not disclosing complete facts in a plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) even as the former Jharkhand chief minister’s counsel withdrew the plea. A vacation bench headed by Justice Dipankar Datta verbally observed that Soren had availed “parallel remedies” … Read more
Sambalpur: Sambalpur is going to be one of the most watched Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha where both the BJP and Biju Janata Dal have put their best foot forward.The BJP candidate, Dharmendra Pradhan, is a union minister and the face of the party in Odisha. The BJD has fielded its organisational general secretary and … Read more
The Election Commission of India is “encouraged” by high voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir and will move towards holding assembly polls in the Union Territory “at the earliest”, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar has said.In a first such statement, the CEC told ET that ECI was “heartened” and “more confident” of holding polls in … Read more
Vineet Jain, managing director of the Times Group, received the Exchange4Media News Broadcasting Awards (ENBA) Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 for his significant contributions to Indian television news. Accepting the award at a ceremony on Saturday, Jain attributed the achievement to the collective efforts of teams at the Times Group. He also acknowledged the unwavering support … Read more
