Mr Kejriwal's personal assistant, Bibhav Kumar, is in police custody for the alleged assault. In his first direct reaction to the alleged assault on his party's Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, which has kicked up a political firestorm, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said he expects that a fair …...Read More

It is the year of elections. India, which is in the middle of a six-week-long general elections, is the "only thing that looks stable", says top US political scientist Ian Bremmer. Over 60 countries are going to polls this year amid two raging wars, the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas war. The …...Read More

Mr Kulkarni did MS from the Indian Institute of Technology in 1978. Shrinivas R Kulkarni, an Indian-origin professor of astronomy from the US will be bestowed the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for his ground-breaking discoveries about millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and other variable or transient astronomical objects. Apart …...Read More

The BJP has frequently alleged that Mr Pandian exercises undue influence over Mr Patnaik Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today dismissed claims that his campaign videos are manipulated using Artificial Intelligence (AI). Mr Patnaik's response, delivered with characteristic calm and wit, urged the BJP to "use their own intelligence" instead …...Read More

Rahul Gandhi has been regularly seen displaying the Constitution at poll rallies The Election Commission today directed the Congress to ensure that its key leaders don't indulge in "political propaganda involving activities of the defence forces" and "do not make statements which give false impression" that the Constitution "may be …...Read More

Delhi's relative humidity oscillated between 59 and 37 per cent during the day. Delhi's maximum temperature on Wednesday reached 43.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average, and remained in the 'Yellow' alert zone, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). There is a very high likelihood of developing …...Read More

Representational Image Digital payments firm Paytm posted a wider loss in the fiscal fourth quarter on Wednesday, hurt by weakness in its payments and financial services business after the central bank shut down its banking unit. The company's consolidated net loss was at Rs 5.5 billion as it took an …...Read More

Eric Garcetti said it has been a great week for Indo-US relations. US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Wednesday said efforts should be made to ensure that every section of society including ethnic or religious minorities feels that it has an equal stake in a country's democracy. Replying to …...Read More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Opposition again over dynastic politics today, declaring that while the BJP's mantra is "Nation First", the other side operates on the "Family first" maxim. Then, in an apparent dig at Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party -- which rules Delhi and Punjab -- and the …...Read More

Rajnath Singh underscored the need for India's emergence as 'Vishwashakti' Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday shed light on the Modi government's emphasis and focus on attaining 'atmanirbharta' in the defence sector and revealed how a marked shift in focus, as compared to previous regimes, resulted in big achievements. Rajnath …...Read More