NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju fired a fresh salvo at Congress a day before Lok Sabha takes up its resolution for removal of Speaker Om Birla. The main opposition party would end up “regretting” its move against the Chair, he said, adding that the action which, he added, was in line with its...

Sri M will be delivering a discourse in Bengaluru on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Satsang Foundation will be organising a discourse by spiritual thinker Sri M on “Beyond common mind- Upanishat’s point of view” in Bengaluru on Monday. The discourse by the Padma Bhushan awardee will be delivered at the Chowdaiah Memorial...

4 min readNew DelhiMar 8, 2026 11:19 PM IST For progress in the true sense, we need to ensure equal participation of women, who constitute half of the country’s population, President Droupadi Murmu said on International Women’s Day. “Despite many efforts towards empowerment of women, there are several obstacles that still stand in the way...

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over India’s stance on the escalating West Asia crisis and the US decision on Russian oil supplies, calling US President Donald Trump a “dictator” and alleging that PM Modi was acting like his “gulam” (slave). Addressing a gathering after launching...

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to make a statement in the Lok Sabha on Monday regarding the evolving “situation in West Asia”, amid rising regional tensions and security concerns linked to the ongoing conflict in the Gulf.Jaishankar will brief the House on developments in the region and India’s position, including the...

A search operation has been launched to apprehend the accused student, who fled the spot immediately after the incident. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A Class 9 student allegedly went on a rampage at a private residential school hostel on Talur Road in Ballari district late on Saturday night, killing a classmate and injuring seven...

2 min readNew DelhiMar 8, 2026 07:10 PM IST THE NARCOTICS Control Bureau (NCB) said on Sunday that it has dismantled a darknet-based drug trafficking network operating nationwide under the name “Team Kalki”. Active since January last year, the syndicate used encrypted platforms, including darknet forums and a messaging app, to deliver synthetic drugs across...

A late-night burst of gunfire turned a Ranchi hotel into a crime scene after armed men allegedly linked to gangster Prince Khan stormed the premises and opened fire when a Rs 1 crore extortion demand was not met. The attack left a waiter dead. The firing took place late Saturday night at Hotel Teetos on...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated two new metro corridors, making Delhi home to India’s first fully operational Ring Metro. Alongside these, the PM also other unveiled major infrastructure projects, marking a significant boost to the city’s public transport and housing networks. The total investment across these projects is around Rs 33,500 crore, including...

Nellore Rural MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy and TDP co-convener Kotamreddy Giridhar Reddy launching the bridge work on Mulumudi spillway in Nellore on Sunday (March 08). | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT The NDA alliance government is keen on taking development across the State, and that there is no place for political feud or discrimination after the...