From slums of Kampala to T20 World Cup: Story of Uganda’s inspirational rising stars
New Delhi: An estimated 60 per cent of Ugandan capital Kampala’s population lives in slums and fast bowler Juma Miyagi is a cult figure in these impoverished areas. These usually football-loving people would be keenly following him and the Ugandan cricket team’s debut at the ICC T20 World Cup, trying to live a sporting dream […]
Modi slams INDIA bloc, accuses it of making Army as ‘weapon of politics’
Hoshiarpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sharpened his attack against the INDIA bloc, accusing it of making the Army a “weapon of politics” and said there cannot be a “bigger sin than this”. Modi further hit out at the opposition, alleging that the Congress and “INDI alliance” never left any effort in weakening the […]
PM Modi notches up over 200 rallies, roadshows as LS poll campaign ends
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his whirlwind Lok Sabha poll campaign with a rally in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur on Thursday, closing out his electioneering the way he began — by focussing on a region where he has invested heavily over the years for the BJP to make a mark outside its strongholds. Modi notched […]
Modi first PM to ‘lower dignity’ of public discourse: Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday accused him of lowering the dignity of public discourse and the gravity of the office of the PM by giving “hateful speeches” during the poll campaign. In an appeal to voters of Punjab ahead of the seventh-phase […]
India bloc govt will waive farm loans, scrap Agniveer scheme: Rahul Gandhi
Balasore (Odisha): Alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned “jawans” into “mazdoor” through the Agniveer scheme, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the BJP insulted the people of Odisha after one of its leaders recently claimed that Lord Jagannath is a devotee of Modi. Addressing an election rally at Simulia in Bhadrak Lok […]
India to grow 7% in FY25, says RBI
Mumbai: Indian economy is projected to grow at 7 per cent — the fastest among major economies across the world — in the current fiscal year, underpinned by a sustained strengthening of macroeconomic fundamentals, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its latest annual report on Thursday. While the central bank expected headline inflation […]
Punjab: Over Rs 4-Cr cash, mobile phones seized during raids against illegal mining company
New Delhi: Cash amounting to Rs 4.06 crore and other “incriminating” evidence were seized during raids against an illegal-mine operator and his company in Punjab, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Thursday. The searches were launched on Wednesday at 14 residential and business premises in Rupnagar (Ropar district), Hoshiarpur, Mandi Gobindgarh (Fatehgarh Sahib district) and […]
In a first, IHC officials in Pakistan meet two Kashmiris arrested on charges of spying
Islamabad: Officials from the Indian High Commission in Pakistan met with two Indian nationals, who were arrested on charges of espionage four years ago, at the high-security Adiala Jail at Rawalpindi, media reports said here. It was for the first time in the history of Kashmir that Indian authorities had to get access to Kashmiris […]
Missing Kashmiri poet traced to police custody in PoK
Islamabad: A missing Kashmiri poet has been traced to be in the custody of police in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Islamabad High Court was informed on Wednesday, two weeks after he disappeared from Rawalpindi. Ahmad Farhad’s wife had filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) claiming that he had been abducted from […]
China enhances military support to Pakistan along LoC in Kashmir
Kupwara: Pakistan’s key ally China has been actively bolstering the defence capabilities of the Pakistani army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir over the past three years which includes the construction of steelhead bunkers and the provision of Unmanned Aerial and Combat Aerial Vehicles, officials said on Wednesday. Chinese assistance also […]
