Secretary Sports felicitates winner, runners-up teams of LG Rolling Trophy semi-finals
Jammu: Secretary Youth Services and Sports, Sarmad Hafeez, today felicitated the winner and runners-up teams of the semifinal match of Cricket tournament under LG Rolling Trophy. Earlier, Director Youth Services and Sports, Subash Chander Chibber declared open the match at Khelgaon, Nagrota. Sarmad Hafeez was the chief guest at the valedictory function. Speaking on the […]
Indian Army organizes Winter Carnival at Dras
Srinagar: ‘Dras Warriors Brigade’ under the aegis of ‘Forever in Operations Division’ organized Regional Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey, Archery competition, and Cultural programme at Dras, to “Celebrate the spirit of Life in World’s Second Coldest Inhabited Place”. The event showcased the cultural heritage, folk dances, music, sports prowess, and spirit of patriotism. The local […]
Tech use will help India become developed nation by 2047: PM Modi
New Delhi: Technology will help India achieve the target of becoming a developed nation by 2047, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, as he outlined the massive and modern digital infrastructure being created to ensure that benefits of digital revolution reach all citizens. Addressing a post-Budget webinar on ‘Unleashing the Potential: Ease of Living […]
VP hits out at BBC documentary, George Soros
Chennai: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar hit out at the “narrative set afloat” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hungarian-American businessman critic George Soros, on Tuesday saying those who play politics the other way around need to be combated, neutralised and must face rational questioning. Dhankar said India has a robust legal system where things […]
Assam eyes Guinness record on Bihu with 11,000 performers; PM to attend, all CMs to be invited
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will witness 11,140 dancers and drummers performing on Bihu in Guwahati to make it to the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest recital of the folk dance form. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Modi will be present at the state […]
Delhi ministers Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain resign from Cabinet
New Delhi: Delhi ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain on Tuesday resigned from the Cabinet, amid corruption allegations against them. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has accepted their resignations, officials said. Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia was arrested by the CBI on Sunday evening in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped […]
AAP calls BJP ‘favourite washing machine of sinners’
New Delhi: Taking potshots at the BJP, the AAP on Tuesday labelled the saffron party a “washing machine” for leaders facing scams, rape cases and murder charges in the wake of the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the 2021-22 excise policy case. In a poster shared on its official Twitter handle, the […]
AAP party of cut, commission, corruption; Sisodia, Jain should have resigned earlier: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday described AAP as a party of “cut, commission and corruption” and said its leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain should have resigned from the Cabinet much earlier when the graft allegations against them had come to light. Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia was arrested by the CBI on Sunday evening […]
Will agencies probe allegations of ‘money laundering’ by Vinod Adani’s offshore shell firms, asks Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that Gautam Adani’s elder brother Vinod Adani has a “central role” in the Adani Group and asked whether India’s “all-powerful agencies” will investigate allegations of “round-tripping and money-laundering” by offshore shell companies connected to their family. Posing a set of three questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as […]
India hosting G20 foreign ministers amid increasing rift between Russia, West on Ukraine conflict
New Delhi: Foreign ministers of G20 countries will meet in the national capital on March 1 and 2 to deliberate on pressing global challenges amid escalating confrontation between Russia and the West over the Ukraine conflict that entered the second year this week. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, France’s […]
