New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said that Austrian companies have vast opportunities to expand trade and investment in India, especially in emerging sectors such as semiconductors, green energy and artificial intelligence (AI). Her assertion came during a meeting with Christian Stocker, Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, who had called on Murmu…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron and discussed the situation in West Asia, with both leaders emphasising the need to urgently restore safety and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. In a post on X about his telephonic conversation with Macron, Prime Minister Modi said on Thursday,…
New Delhi: In a stinging attack, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said the government began finishing off democracy by putting pressure on institutions, such as the Election Commission (EC) and the judiciary, but now, an “open attack” has been launched on democracy with the Constitution amendment bill. Participating in a debate in the…
Rampurahat (WB): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the ruling TMC, alleging that West Bengal had been pushed into an “identity crisis” over the past 15 years because of corruption, extortion and the rise of what he described as “mafia rule”. Addressing an election rally in Birbhum district’s…
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the ruling BJP of turning ‘nari’ (women) into a “nara” (slogan) and that it was using amendments to the women’s quota law to delay the Census. Participating in a debate on three bills introduced in the Lok Sabha to amend the Women’s Reservation Act, 2023,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the opposition not to give a political colour to the government’s bills for implementation of the women’s reservation law and cautioned that they should be mindful that those who had opposed this in the past had suffered badly in elections. Allaying fears on delimitation, he assured…
New Delhi: The strength of the Lok Sabha will increase to 815, of which 272 seats will be reserved for women, and neither men nor any state will suffer any loss due to the implementation of this quota, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Thursday. In his introductory remarks in the Lok Sabha…
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a terror module backed by Pakistan’s ISI with the arrest of one person and the recovery of four hand grenades. In a joint operation of the State Special Operations cells of Amritsar and Mohali, the Counter Intelligence Wing of the Punjab Police also recovered two…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for the peaceful resolution of the conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine. He made the remarks after talks with Austria’s Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker here. “Today, the entire world is passing through a very serious and tense situation,” PM Modi said, adding, the impact of the…
New Delhi: NDA leaders on Thursday defended bills to amend the women’s quota law and set up a delimitation commission, saying women have waited for years for reservation, while opposition leaders alleged the way the government was proceeding with it could undermine the country’s federal and democratic structure. According to a bulletin issued on April…
