Kyiv: In the first-ever visit to Ukraine by an Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi arrived here on Friday on a nearly seven-hour trip to hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid Kyiv’s fresh military offensive into the Russian territory. Modi will hold both one-on-one and delegation-level talks with Zelenskyy with a focus on ways to…
Chicago: The military-to-military relationship between India and the United States is strong, the Pentagon said Thursday on the eve of the meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Defense Secretary Austin Lloyd. Rajnath Singh arrived in Washington Thursday morning as part of a four-day visit to further boost the comprehensive global strategic partnership between the…
As the poll dates for Jammu and Kashmir announced, the political discourse has once again shifted towards the contentious issue of Article 370. Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition, has reiterated his party’s commitment to restoring Article 370 and 35A if elected. This stance is clearly aimed at garnering support from the majority Muslim…
New Delhi/Kolkata: The protests by resident doctors at government hospitals in several states across the country ended on Thursday as major doctors’ associations called off their 11-day strike over the rape-murder of a trainee medic in Kolkata after the Supreme Court made an appeal to them to resume work. However, in West Bengal, the epicentre…
Washington: Vice President Kamala Harris, in the most important speech of her political life, is expected to outline her personal story and give an optimistic vision for the future in a bid to persuade the American people to make her the first woman president of the country. “Tonight, I think it will be one of…
Warsaw: Ahead of his much-anticipated visit to conflict-torn Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India firmly believes that no problem can be solved on the battlefield and it is ready to extend all possible cooperation for the restoration of peace and stability in the region. Modi made the remarks after holding wide-ranging talks…
Hyderabad: A special court here on Thursday issued summons to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy asking him to appear personally before it on September 25 over a criminal defamation case filed by a BJP leader accusing him of making false and baseless allegations against the saffron party during the recent Lok Sabha election campaign….
Warsaw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday had a “fruitful” exchange of views with a group of prominent Polish Indologists here and he deeply appreciated their work on Indian culture, language and arts as well as their efforts in strengthening cultural ties between the two countries. The group of Indologists included Prof. Maria Christopher Byrski,…
New Delhi:: GAIL (India) Limited and Petron Scientech Inc (Petron) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore setting up of a 500 Kilo Tons per Annum (KTA) bio-ethylene plant along with its downstream unit(s) in India, based on bio-ethanol produced in the plant in a 50:50 Joint Venture (JV) mode. Sumit Kishore, Executive Director (Business Development…
India’s highest court, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, has delivered a scathing indictment of the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government. The three-member bench highlighted the government’s catastrophic failure to protect the life of a 31-year-old junior doctor, referred to as Abhaya (not her real name). The court lambasted the administration not just for its…
