Politics

NEW DELHI: As the Trinamool Congress grapples with its deepest internal crisis in nearly three decades, rebel leader Ritabrata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that his faction now has the support of 64 MLAs in the West Bengal Assembly.Speaking outside the assembly, Ritabrata dismissed reports of any move towards a Congress alliance or merger.“We are the

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday met Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi at Sonia’s 10 Janpath residence in the national capital.Two Congress legislators were recently inducted into the Vijay-led council of ministers. With the move, the party became part

Walk into almost any school staffroom today and you will find two worlds sitting side by side.In one corner are the familiar symbols of teaching that have barely changed in decades: stacks of notebooks waiting to be checked, lesson plans being prepared, and teachers discussing the daily challenge of keeping students engaged.In the other corner

Baby food (AI representational) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has confirmed that there is no new regulation mandating zero added sugar in infant foods.TOI’s queries on media reports that FSSAI had constituted a committee to assess whether added sugar ought to be allowed in infant food products did not elicit any

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed gratitude after surpassing Jawaharlal Nehru‘s record to become India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister. Addressing the NDA leaders’ meeting, the Prime Minister described his tenure as a “spiritual practice” that was not solitary but a “collective yagya”.Here are the top quotes from his address. You have all

The ministry of external affairs on Wednesday condemned the attack on the commercial vessel Settebello off the coast of Oman and said efforts were underway to trace three missing Indian crew members.The ministry said 21 of the 24 Indian nationals on board had been rescued, while the Indian Embassy in Muscat was coordinating with Omani

The government on Wednesday summoned US diplomat after a vessel, with Indian crew, was attacked off the Oman coast. Additional secretary (Americas) in the ministry of external affairs Nagaraj Naidu summoned Jason Meeks, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States to protest the attack on the ship. The move comes as India condemned the attack on

NEW DELHI: A day after Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination for the Rajya Sabha was rejected, the Congress is set to file a petition on the Election Commission’s portal on Wednesday.In the event of no response from the poll panel, the party is preparing to move the Supreme Court challenging the decision, news agency ANI reported, citing

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming the longest serving elected Prime Minister of India. Responding to his message, PM Modi thanked him and sought deeper US-India ties.In a Truth Social post, Trump said that PM Modi is “strong, healthy and wise man” and will have many