India, China hold 15th round of military talks to resolve eastern Ladakh row
New Delhi: India and China on Friday held another round of high-level military dialogue to resolve the 22-month-long standoff in certain remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh, two months after the last round of such talks failed to yield any significant outcome in resolving the row. The 15th round of Corps-Commander level talks began at […]
Villages need to be self-reliant and strong, says Modi
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invoked Mahatma Gandhi, saying his dream of rural development should be fulfilled as India celebrates 75 years of Independence. On a visit to his home state a day after BJP stormed back to power in Uttar Pradesh, and also retained Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa, Modi addressed over one […]
Home minister suggests proper analysis of NCRB data to help check crimes
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday asked all states to use the data collated by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for preparing their annual crime control strategy. He also said the NCRB data should help reduce the crime rate in the country by 20 per cent in next five years if it […]
Cong faces ‘real threat’ from AAP for leading opposition camp
New Delhi: Virtually decimated in the assembly elections, the Congress now faces a dual challenge — an existential crisis and retaining its position as the leader of the opposition camp after the AAP’s spectacular victory in Punjab. Political analysts say the road to the 2024 polls for the Congress is going to get tougher as […]
Assembly polls: BJP soars as space further shrinks for Congress, AAP rises
New Delhi: BJP’s splendid performance in the four states ruled by it, sweeping away opposition parties with its governance model mounted on pillars of welfarism, Hindutva and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unflagging popularity has made it the firm favourites for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, just like its victory in a similar round of polls […]
It’s a revolution in Punjab, it will now spread all over the country: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Hailing his party’s decisive win in the Punjab assembly polls, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said “revolution” first happened in Delhi, then in Punjab and will now happen all over the country. The people of the state with their huge mandate have also said that Kejriwal is not a terrorist, he said, […]
We accept people’s mandate, will reinvent and return with new strategy: Cong
New Delhi: After the defeat in assembly polls in five states, the Congress on Thursday said the election results are contrary to the party’s expectations, but it accepts the people’s mandate. Addressing a press conference at the party’s headquarters here, Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the party may have lost elections […]
Pakistani citizen among 17 foreign nationals rescued by India from Sumy
New Delhi: A Pakistani citizen was among 17 foreign nationals who were rescued by India from Sumy in Ukraine where they were stuck for about a fortnight amid continuous bombing by Russia. Official sources said besides the Pakistani woman, Asma Shafique, a Nepalese citizen, two Tunisian and 13 Bangladeshi nationals were rescued by India, along […]
BJP credits PM with Ukraine rescue efforts; slams opposition
New Delhi: India made every possible effort by roping in NGOs, industry contacts in Ukraine and surrounding countries to rescue more than 20,000 students stranded in the war-hit country within three weeks, senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal said here on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Goyal also slammed the Congress […]
SC grants bail to convict A G Perarivalan in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to A G Perarivalan, serving life sentence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai took note of the submission that the convict has been in jail for over 30 years and his conduct inside the prison […]
