Saharanpur (UP) Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that a train service will be launched from the western Uttar Pradesh district of Saharanpur to Mata Shakambhari Devi Siddhpeeth. The survey for laying the rail line connecting the Hindu pilgrimage site has been started, according to the minister. Vaishnaw, who reached Saharanpur on a one-day visit…
Guwahati: Protests against the delimitation proposals continued in Assam on Saturday, with allies of the ruling BJP-led coalition as well as opposition parties venting their discontent. Terming the draft delimitation proposal an attempt by the BJP to polarise voters on religious lines disregarding the sentiment of the people, opposition parties decided to present the ‘grievances’ of…
Cairo: India’s multi-faceted relations with Egypt, which was elevated to a ‘Strategic Partnership’ this year, will receive further impetus with the first state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to this key Middle East nation, India’s ambassador here has said. Prime Minister Modi will be arriving here Saturday evening at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah…
Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday distributed appointment letters to the next of kin of eight Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty, officials said here. Shah met with the family members of slain police personnel on the second day of his two-day visit to the Union…
Kochi: A day after he was arrested in a cheating case by the Crime Branch wing of Kerala Police, K Sudhakaran on Saturday offered to quit as KPCC chief if necessary even as the Congress leadership rejected the suggestion saying it would extend him all political and legal support to fight the case. The Kannur…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US was not about leveraging India to be a “counterweight” to China but to deepen ties, including defence cooperation, between the largest democracies of the world, a top White House official has said. Prime Minister Modi on Saturday left for Egypt after concluding his state visit during which…
New Delhi: American defence major GE Aerospace will transfer 80 per cent of the technology to India for production of F 414 fighter jet engines under its deal with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, a senior official said on Friday. The General Electric (GE) Aerospace inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the coming together of Indian talent and US’s technological advancement guarantees a bright future as he met business honchos of the two countries at the White House. “This morning (meeting) is only among a few friends but has brought with it the guarantee of a bright…
Bengaluru: Former Minister V Somanna who lost the Assembly election against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Varuna constituency, on Friday appealed to the party leadership to make him the state president of the BJP. The BJP leader, who lost from both Varuna and Chamarajanagar constituencies, asked the top party brasses to give him at least 100 days….
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the stellar achievements of Indian-Americans in his remarks at the state dinner in which he had his high-profile guests often in laughter. Both President Joe Biden and Modi regaled their guests with some light moments while also being generous to each other, with the prime minister ending his speech with…
