Tirupati (AP):) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shifted the narrative of Indian political culture from building vote banks to focussing on development, BJP national president J P Nadda said here on Saturday. At a public meeting in Srikalahasti near the temple town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, Nadda underlined the NDA government’s achievement over the…
Johannesburg: Indian Navy frigate INS Trishul departed from the South African port city of Durban on Saturday after impressing the local community with a range of activities designed to showcase India’s role in assisting the countries spanning the Indian Ocean. The three-day goodwill tour marked several historic events, including the 30th anniversary of India-South Africa…
New Delhi: India will host a three-day meeting of development ministers of the G20 member nations in Varanasi beginning Sunday that is expected to focus on disruptions in global supply chains, food and energy security challenges and impacts of climate change among other issues. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a special video address at the…
New Delhi: The Centre has constituted a committee in Manipur headed by the governor to facilitate the peace-making process among various ethnic groups and initiate dialogue between conflicting parties, the Union home ministry said on Saturday. The members of the peace committee include the chief minister, a few ministers, MPs, MLAs, and leaders from different…
Sonipat: Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik, who has been part of the protest against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations, on Saturday said that protesting wrestlers will participate in the Asian Games only after their “issues get resolved”. “We will participate in Asian Games only when all…
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday alleged that India’s debt has nearly “tripled” to Rs 155 lakh crore in the nine years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded a white paper on the state of the economy. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate alleged the Modi government’s “economic mismanagement” is responsible for the present state of…
Kolkata: Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Saturday said that the government is on the same page with the Reserve Bank of India on the GDP growth forecast for the current financial year which is 6.5 per cent. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced at the end of the monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting on Thursday…
New Delhi: Adani group-owned media firm NDTV Ltd on Saturday announced a salary hike across all network verticals after going through a rigorous and transparent appraisal process. The “overall salary increase is 11.50 per cent, which is significantly higher than the industry average”, said a statement from NDTV. The hike has been done just six…
New Delhi: Air India’s Boeing aircraft that was grounded in Magadan in far east Russia is now airborne after engineers rectified the oil system defect in one of the engines and the plane will land in Mumbai later in the day, the airline said on Saturday. On June 6, AI 173 operating from Delhi to San…
Singapore: Indian archers crumbled under pressure against the mighty Koreans and Chinese to lose all their six summit clashes to conclude their Asia Cup Stage 3 campaign in fifth spot in the medal standings, here on Saturday. Even without a single yellow metal, India ended up with seven medals — six silver and one bronze….
