Trinamool Congress’ Sushmita Dev follows Sukhendu Ray, resigns from Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, 10/6: Two days after Sukhendu Sekhar Ray quit the Rajya Sabha, another Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev on Wednesday resigned from the Upper House, bringing down the Mamata Banerjee-led party’s tally to 11. Rajya Sabha sources said the 53-year-old West Bengal MP has submitted resignation to Chairman C P Radhakrishnan.    

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Rajya Sabha polls | Telangana Congress provided documents against Meenakshi Natarajan, claims Kailash Vijayvargiya

New Delhi, 10/6: As the nomination of Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan for the third Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh was rejected on Tuesday, Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya claimed that Congress leaders from Telangana had provided the required documents in the case. Vijayvargiya dismissed allegations of “murder of democracy” and said that whether Congress…

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India now has 12 deployed nuclear warheads for first time: SIPRI report

New Delhi, 9/6: India, for the first time, has 12 nuclear warheads in a “deployed” condition unlike the past when nuclear weapons were a part of the military stockpile, according to a new report that hints at a shift in government’s position.The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, in its Yearbook 2026, says out of India’s…

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Meenakshi Natarajan nomination row: Congress leaders denied entry into EC office, stage sit-in protest

Hyderabad, 9/6: Congress leaders Tuesday staged a sit-in protest in front of the Election Commission office in Delhi after they were not allowed inside. The leaders including KC Venugopal, Jairam Ramesh, Sachin Pilot, Bhupesh Baghel and others had reached the poll body office over the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from…

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No layoffs but ‘day is not far when TCS will have half a million AI agents in workforce’: Chairman N Chandrasekaran

New Delhi, 9/6: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) chairman N Chandrasekaran on Tuesday said that the company expects hiring across IT sector to slow down as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a bigger part of the workforce. Speaking at the company’s annual general meeting, Chandrasekaran said the future workforce at TCS would include an equal number of…

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India’s gold tariff hike fuels smuggling revival; squeezes banks, refiners

Mumbai, 9/6: India’s sharp increase in gold import tariffs is fuelling a resurgence in smuggling that could exceed 100 metric tons this year, as soaring ⁠grey market margins allow smugglers to undercut banks and refiners of the precious metal, industry officials and bullion dealers said.India, the world’s biggest gold market after China, more than doubled…

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CID storms Mamata Banerjee’s residence in forged signature case; officers blocked at entrance

Kolkata, 9/6’trouble mounts for TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, a team of CID officers reached her Kalighat residence on Tuesday as part of the investigation into the ‘forged signature controversy’ that has triggered an unprecedented split in the party. Mamata’s residence, which she also uses as office, at 30B Harish Chatterjee Street was stormed by personnel…

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Ben Stokes could lose England captaincy as ECB investigates nightclub incident

London, 9/6: England captain Ben Stokes could lose his leadership duty as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) officials said he is being investigated for an incident at a nightclub along with teammate Gus Atkinson. The incident reportedly also involved a Saracens rugby player. Both the cricketers are facing a probe by the Board…

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Powerful Philippines quake leaves at least 32 feared dead, survivors recount fear

Philippine, 8/6: The death toll in a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday has risen to at least 32, with dozens of people injured, disaster ⁠officials said, as Manila stepped up search and rescue operations. The quake, which triggered tsunami warnings across several countries, hit early in the morning…

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