New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has held wide-ranging talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu in St Petersburg and discussed important issues of “mutual interests” amid fresh calls for India’s possible role in finding a solution to the Ukraine conflict. The Doval-Shoigu meeting on Wednesday evening took place on the margins of a…
The Indian National Congress (INC), once the mighty force that steered India to independence, finds itself today in a desperate bid to regain relevance. For decades, the party that claims the mantle of having single-handedly won India’s freedom has been increasingly sidelined in the nation’s politics. This growing irrelevance, driven by a string of electoral…
Washington: The US and the European Union as part of its dialogue on China have discussed the value of engagement with India in addressing global challenges, including in the maritime sphere, energy and connectivity in the Indo-Pacific. Discussion on India was part of the two-day ‘US-EU Dialogue on China’ and the sixth meeting of the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday participated in Ganpati Puja at CJI D Y Chandrachud’s residence here. In a video, Chandrachud and his wife Kalpana Das were seen welcoming Modi at their house. Modi is then seen participating in the puja at their residence. The prime minister is seen wearing the traditional Maharashtrian…
Hulunbuir: Defending champions India qualified for the semi-finals of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament after thrashing Malaysia 8-1 for their third successive preliminary round win here on Wednesday. Young striker Raj Kumar Pal struck a hat-trick as title-holders India sealed a semi-final spot after thrashing Malaysia 8-1 for their third consecutive win in…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to AAP leader Durgesh Pathak in a corruption case related to the alleged excise scam, being probed by the CBI. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja also extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till September 25 in the case. The judge passed the order after…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah came down heavily on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday for his remark on reservation, and said it has once again brought to the forefront the Congress’ anti-reservation face. Sending a stern message to Gandhi, Shah said that as long as the BJP is…
Greater Noida (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said resilience of supply chains is critical for the economy as he made a pitch to boost investments in domestic manufacturing of semiconductors — the foundation of everything from smartphone to EV and AI. Speaking at the SEMICON 2024 conference on the outskirts of the national…
New Delhi: Asserting that democracy and technology together can ensure the welfare of humanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India has the capability to become a trusted partner in a diversified semiconductor supply chain and assured that the government will follow a predictable and stable policy regime. Prime Minister Modi stated this while…
Kolkata: Protesting junior doctors in West Bengal defied a Supreme Court order, asking them to resume work by 5 pm on Tuesday, and said they would continue with their protest till their demands were fulfilled and the rape and murder victim of the RG Kar Hospital was given justice. As the medicos continued to protest…
