New Delhi:Â A US national allegedly carrying six live bullet rounds in his baggage was apprehended by the CISF at the Delhi international airport recently, official sources said on Wednesday. The passenger, who was bound for Helsinki onboard a Finnair flight on May 22 from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, was handed over to the…
New Delhi,: As many as 19 parties, including the Congress, Left, TMC, SP and AAP, on Wednesday announced their decision to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28, saying they find no value in a new building when the “soul of democracy has been sucked out”….
New Delhi:Â Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday said India was moving on an unprecedented growth trajectory and will be a “global” leader by 2047, the year it will commemorate a hundred years of Independence. He stressed that the economic progress of the country was deeply connected to its security, and defence forces such as the…
Sydney: The Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House here were illuminated with the Indian tricolour to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi who visited the iconic landmarks on Wednesday. Prime Minister Modi was accompanied by his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese during his visit. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is famous for being the world’s largest steel…
New Delhi, The TMC, the CPI and the AAP on Tuesday announced they will skip the inauguration ceremony of the new Parliament building on May 28 and more opposition parties including the Congress are likely to join them. Amid demands from the opposition that the president should inaugurate the new building, leaders of like-minded opposition…
New Delhi:Â Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said security of the country’s borders is the priority of the Modi government and it is linked with the national security. Inaugurating a workshop on the ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ (VVP) here, Shah also said that developing ‘vibrant villages’ — with all amenities, including education, healthcare facilities —…
 Tadepalli (AP): In what will accelerate Andhra Pradesh’s development further, the Modi Government at the Centre on Tuesday disbursed a staggering amount of Rs 10,460.87 crore as compensation for the revenue deficit.  The funds were released as part of dues under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. The release of funds comes after a series…
New Delhi:Â Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday congratulated Olympian Neeraj Chopra for topping the men’s javelin throw rankings, saying every Indian is proud of his remarkable achievement. Chopra became the world number one for the first time in his career in the latest men’s javelin throw rankings issued by…
Kolkata:Â West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday assured her counterpart from Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, that her party would support him in his fight against the Central ordinance to control appointments and transfer of bureaucrats in that city state. After a nearly hour-long meeting here, Banerjee told newspersons that a forthcoming vote in Rajya Sabha…
Sydney: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart on Tuesday jointly laid the foundation stone of ‘Little India’ gateway to be built in Harris Park here as a symbol of the friendship between the two nations and to recognise the diaspora’s immense contribution. Harris Park is a hub in Western Sydney where the Indian community…
