MPs turn up in myriad colours for farewell pic at old Parliament building
New Delhi: Dressed in colourful attire, members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday got their group photograph clicked in the old Parliament building, hours before legislative proceedings shift to the new Parliament House. Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, flanked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker […]
Canada & India expel diplomats as Ottawa probes possible Indian link to Khalistan leader’s murder
India rejects allegations as 'absurd'
Toronto/New Delhi: Canada and India have expelled a senior diplomat each after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged the involvement of “agents of the Indian government” in the killing of a prominent Sikh separatist leader in Surrey in June, claims outrightly rejected by New Delhi as “absurd” and “motivated”. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, the chief […]
This is not a ‘vanity fair’: UN chief Guterres on absence of all but one UNSC P5 leaders at UNGA high-level week
United Nations: With the majority of the leaders of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council absent from the UN General Assembly session this year, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said it was not a “vanity fair” and commitment made by governments on various pressing global issues are more important than the presence […]
Academic Session 2024-25: CUET-UG to be conducted from May 15 to 31; CUET-PG from Mar 11 to 28
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission on Tuesday announced schedule for three key entrance exams — CUET-UG, CUET-PG, and NET for 2024-25 academic session. Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG for admission to undergraduate courses will be conducted from May 15 to 31, 2024. “Results will be announced within three weeks of last test,” UGC Chairman […]
Day 7 of Kokernag encounter: security forces comb through Anantnag forest
Srinagar: Security forces sieved through the dense forests of Gadole in Kashmir Valley’s Anantnag district for the seventh day on Tuesday, one of Jammu and Kashmir’s longest anti-militancy operations that has claimed the lives of three officers and a soldier. Two bodies were found from the forest area on Monday. One was identified as Pradeep, […]
India expels Canadian diplomat
New Delhi: India on Tuesday announced expulsion of a Canadian diplomat hours after Canada asked an Indian official to leave that country, citing a “potential” Indian link to the killing of a Khalistani separatist leader in June. The Canadian High Commissioner to India was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and informed about […]
PM bids farewell to old Parliament building with paeans to Nehru
MPs to meet in new building from Tuesday
New Delhi: As the old Parliament building hosted a session one last time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday bid a poignant farewell recalling the country’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s iconic “tryst with destiny” speech for continuing to inspire everyone and another predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s “governments may come and go” remark. Reminiscing the country’s […]
Success of G20 belongs to 140 crore Indians not to individual or party: PM in LS
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday credited 140 crore Indians for the success of the G20 Summit held here, saying it does not belong to any individual or a party. Initiating the discussion in Lok Sabha on “Parliamentary Journey of 75 years starting from Samvidhan Sabha — Achievements, Experiences, Memories and Learnings”, he […]
Journalist Majid Hyderi booked under PSA
Srinagar: Journalist and political commentator Majid Hyderi who was arrested last week by police on charges of criminal conspiracy and extortion has been booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), officials said on Monday. Hyderi has been booked under the PSA and lodged at the Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu region of the Union […]
600 self-neutralising ‘Vibhav’ anti-tank mines with safety mechanism inducted into Army
Jammu: Six hundred indigenously-manufactured self-neutralising anti-tank mines, known as “Vibhav”, have been inducted into the Army to provide mobility kill against all enemy armoured vehicles, officials said on Monday. The anti-tank mine is made of new-age plastic, which gives it adequate strength and durability to withstand the requirements of storage, handling and operating in varying […]
