India extends USD 40 million for bolstering sports infrastructure in Maldives: EAM Jaishankar
Male: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday said India has extended a concessional USD 40 million Line of Credit for developing sporting infrastructure in the Maldives, as part of New Delhi’s efforts to bring Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship projects such as “Fit India” and “Khelo India” into the ambit of the Neighbourhood First […]
India progressing with futuristic vision and modern approach: PM Modi
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that for the first time since Independence, India has the courage to dream big and realise it. Across the world, there is positivity about India as everyone knows that the country is going forward on the basis of its strength and optimal use of its potential, Modi […]
Centre passing the buck by not deciding issue of “living will”: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Union government was abdicating its legislative responsibility and passing the buck by not taking a decision on “living will”, an advance medical directive on end of life treatment. The apex court’s 2018 order on passive euthanasia wherein it recognised the right to die with dignity as […]
PM must speak up, heads should roll: Cong on sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi should break his “silence” on the allegations of sexual harassment against BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the Congress said on Thursday. It also asked why the resignations of those involved have not come in till now. The opposition party’s attack came after […]
UK PM Rishi Sunak defends PM Modi over controversial BBC series
London: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has come out in defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a controversial BBC documentary claimed that the British government was aware about the Indian leader having an alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots. During Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, an Opposition Labour […]
Blinken to travel to China early next month: US State Department
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China early next month and the details of his visit are being worked out, an official spokesperson said. The challenge that North Korea poses to the Indo-Pacific region and beyond will be on the agenda when the secretary of state visits Beijing, State Department spokesperson […]
Decision on J&K polls will be taken keeping in mind weather, security concerns, other factors: CEC
New Delhi: Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held keeping in mind various factors, including weather and security concerns, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said on Wednesday. Responding to a reporter’s question here on the possible timing of polls in the Union Territory, Kumar said, “We are conscious that in any place […]
Active Covid cases in country decline to 1,998
New Delhi: India logged 128 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 1,998, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,361). The death toll stands at 5,30,728, with one each reported from Karnataka and Maharashtra, the data updated at 8 am […]
Rahul Gandhi should apologise to J&K people before Yatra enters UT: BJP
Jammu: Before his Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should apologise to the nation, especially the people of the Union territory, for the “sins committed by his family and party” in the region over the last 70 years, the BJP said on Wednesday. BJP’s J&K unit chief Ravinder Raina alleged […]
Stand by family of Kathua rape case victim, J&K Cong says day after its spokesperson resigned
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress Wednesday said it stands by the family of Kathua rape case victim after its spokesperson Deepika Pushkar Nath resigned from the party over the decision of an ex-minister, who had allegedly defended the accused, to join the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Nath, a lawyer by profession, had said on Tuesday that […]
