C’garh: Naxal involved in attacks on security forces held
Bijapur, Jun 10 : A Naxal “militia commander” involved in several attacks on security personnel was arrested in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Sunday evening, an official said. Arjun Kunjam (27) was held from the forest near Empur village in Pamed police station limits by a joint team of the Black Panther, a specialised anti-Naxal unit […]
Centre, BJP trying to incite violence in Bengal: Mamata
Kolkata, Jun 10 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Monday that the Centre and the cadres of the ruling BJP were trying to incite violence in the state and conspiring to bring down her government. She also said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trying to throttle her voice as she was […]
Modi hails Indian diaspora’s contribution in projecting India’s good image
Colombo, Jun 9 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India’s image has tremendously transformed in the last five years as he hailed the contribution made by the Indian diaspora to project a good image of the country through their hard work. Addressing the Indian community here during the second leg of his […]
Rahul picks holes in PM’s ‘Kerala dear to me’ remark, accuses him of bias
Thiruvambady (Ker), Jun 9 : Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday sought to dismiss Prime Minister Naredra Modi’s assertion that Kerala was as dear to him as Varanasi, alleging that the PM was meting out stepmotherly treatment to non-BJP-ruled states and he did not expect any cooperation from him. In his speech, thanking the voters […]
President Xi to meet PM Modi on sidelines of SCO summit
Beijing, Jun 9 : Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit this week at Bishkek where he would also meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the first meeting between the two leaders after the BJP’s massive victory in the general elections. Xi will pay state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan from […]
Draft edu policy calls for pragmatic language policy: VP
Bengaluru, June 9 : Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Sunday said the draft National Education Policy calls for a “pragmatic” language policy in which the mother tongue is given its due importance, as also the proficiency in other languages, required to advance in a multilingual world. He also noted that it was time to “re-think, re-imagine […]
Record 2 lakh Haj pilgrims from India this year: Naqvi
Mumbai, Jun 9 : Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Sunday said a record number of two lakh Indian Muslims will go to Haj this year, that too without any subsidy, on more than 500 flights from 21 embarkation points across the country. Addressing a meeting of representatives of private tour operators (PTOs) […]
PM Modi arrives in Maldives on 1st foreign visit after re-election
Male, Jun 8 : Narendra Modi arrived in the Maldives on Saturday on his first foreign visit after re-election as Prime Minister to strengthen the bilateral ties, reflecting the importance India attaches to its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy. Modi was received at Male airport by Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid. “Friendship forever! PM @narendramodi arrives in Male, […]
Modi’s LS poll campaign filled with ‘lies, poison and hatred’: Rahul
Wayanad (Ker), Jun 8: Continuing his attack on the prime minister on the second day of his visit to Wayanad, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha election campaign was filled with “lies, poison and hatred”, but his party stood for truth, love and affection. On his first visit to his constituency after […]
US approves sale of armed drones, offers missile defense systems to India
Washington, Jun 8 : The Trump administration has approved the sale of armed drones to India and has offered integrated air and missile defence systems aimed at helping the country boost its military capabilities and protect shared security interests in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region. The approval-cum-offer from the US came in the aftermath of […]
