Pro-Palestine protests taking place on university campuses are “at risk of being interpreted as support for the actions that Hamas committed on October 7th”, the chief executive of Universities UK has told Sky News. Vivienne Stern, who leads the body representing 141 British universities, said that while protests against the war in Gaza have been…
NEW DELHI: Setting the ground for establishing an apex Transport Planning Authority, PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of cabinet ministers and secretaries responsible for transport-related ministries, which will be tasked with the comprehensive planning for the entire transportation ecosystem.Sources said the best international examples were discussed in the meeting, including the Korea…
Kemi Badenoch has repeatedly refused to say whether she admires Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Speaking to Sky News’ political editor Beth Rigby, the Tory leader said she did not “understand the question” when asked if she held her rival in high regard. Politics latest: Education secretary won’t say if Jewish students are safe on…
NEW DELHI: An encounter broke out between the terrorists and Jammu & Kashmir police team on Tuesday in Rajouri district, a senior police officer said.“Exchange of fire took place between terrorists and the SOG (Special Operations Group) team in Beeranthub area, Police Station Kandi, Rajouri. Joint parties of the Police, Army and CRPF have rushed…
UK steel manufacturers are to be hit by another round of tariffs, even higher and more impactful than those levied by the US, representing “an existential threat” to the industry. The European Union (EU) is hiking the tax on steel it imports, with the tariff to be 50%, double the 25% currently levied by the…
NEW DELHI: The Punjab government has launched an ambitious ‘Roshan Punjab’ mission aimed at ensuring round-the-clock affordable electricity across the state within a year.Chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann said the initiative would put an end to power cuts and provide uninterrupted supply to homes, farms and industries. “No factory in Punjab will have to pause…
NEW DELHI: 18 people were killed on Tuesday after a massive landslide struck a private bus near Balughat (Bhallu Bridge) in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district, officials told news agency PTI. The bus, carrying 30-35 passengers was travelling from Marotan to Ghumarwin in Punjab when the incident occurred along the Pathankot–Mandi national highway near the CSIR…
PM Modi marks 25 years of public service. On this day twenty-five years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath as the chief minister of Gujarat — a moment that would shape not just his political journey but also the trajectory of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Under his leadership, the BJP has grown exponentially, expanding…
How they cheered. The Tory faithful loved it as their leader-in-waiting, Robert Jenrick, delivered a conference speech that was aimed at raising morale – and his own leadership prospects. And he did his hopes of succeeding Kemi Badenoch no harm at all with a barnstorming performance that was animated, energetic, witty and powerful. In fact,…
NEW DELHI: Tensions escalated on Tuesday as the All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) alleged that BJP-backed goons attacked its Tripura office, coming just hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party accused TMC of targeting its MPs and MLAs in West Bengal.TMC shared a video of the incident in which a group of people could be seen…
