Kemi Badenoch did not have “enough confidence” as Tory leader to begin with, but is now “blossoming”, a shadow cabinet minister has said. Speaking from the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, Victoria Atkins told the Sky News Electoral Dysfunction podcast with political editor Beth Rigby that Ms Badenoch was now “going with her instinct”. Asked…
File photo: Security personnel stand guard on a road near the statue of King Sengge Namgyal amid a curfew, in Leh, Ladakh. (Picture credit: PTI) SRINAGAR: Leh Apex Body (LAB), a grouping of religious and political organisations in Ladakh, rejected Monday government’s claims of normalcy in the region and accused authorities of harassing village heads…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday described India’s rise as “an exceptional journey unfolding in a turbulent global era” as he pushed for India’s autonomy in a multipolar world. Speaking at the inaugural Aravalli Summit 2025 at Jawaharlal Nehru University, he said the evolving world order demanded strategic autonomy, multi-alignment, and intellectual…
Half of all Conservative members think Kemi Badenoch should not lead the party into the next election, according to an exclusive Sky News Tory members poll. The YouGov poll found 46% think the current Tory leader should stay in place when the country next goes to the polls, while 50% say she should not. Tory…
The brutal findings of the YouGov poll suggesting Conservative members want leader Kemi Badenoch out and a pact with Nigel Farage confirm what the party’s gloomy MPs are telling Sky News here in Manchester. One MP, whose majority slumped from nearly 18,000 to less than 1,500 last year, said a deal with Reform UK was…
NEW DELHI: The Army used artificial intelligence (AI) tools in a big way during Operation Sindoor against Pakistan to generate a common operational picture, intelligence analysis, threat assessment, and predictive modelling and weather forecasting for long-range strikes.“AI was extensively used for multi-sensor data fusion and multi-source data fusion in real time during Operation Sindoor…Overall, 23…
Nitish Kumar (File – ANI) PATNA: CM Nitish Kumar on Monday transferred Rs 2,100 crore directly into the bank accounts of 21 lakh women beneficiaries under “Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana” (MMRY) to start businesses of their own choice.With this, the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government has, so far, transferred Rs 12,100 crore into the bank accounts…
The Madhya Pradesh government suspended two drug inspectors and a deputy director, and transferred the state drug controller, after 14 children died in Chhindwara from a “toxic” Coldrif cough syrup. A special investigation team was formed, the syrup was banned, and stocks are being recovered. Dr Praveen Soni was arrested, and action was directed against…
NEW DELHI: Calling it the “mother of elections,” the Election Commission on Monday blew the conch for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced that the elections will be conducted in two phases — November 6 and 11 — and the results will be declared on November 14.Ahead of the…
Prime ministers past and present have led tributes to Dame Jilly Cooper, a lifelong Conservative and champion of the countryside. The 88-year-old author died on Sunday morning following a fall. Asked for Sir Keir Starmer’s response to her death, a Downing Street spokesperson said: “The prime minister sends his condolences to her family.” But her…
