Drass (Kargil): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Agnipath scheme is an example of necessary reforms undertaken by the Army and accused the opposition of playing politics over the recruitment process aimed at keeping the average age in armed forces young. In his address on Kargil Vijay Diwas here to mark the 25th…
Washington: US Senator Marco Rubio on Thursday introduced a bill in the Congress which proposes to treat India on par with its allies like as Japan, Israel, Korea and NATO allies regarding technology transfers, support India in its response to growing threats to its territorial integrity and bar Pakistan from receiving security assistance if it…
Washington: US President Joe Biden is still committed to attending the annual leadership summit of the QUAD countries which is scheduled to be held in India this year, the White House said on Thursday. “We’re still committed to there being a Quad leader summit this year, but there’s nothing on the calendar right now for…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Kargil War Memorial today and pay homage to the bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty, his office said on Thursday. The prime minister will also carry out the first blast of the Shinkun La Tunnel Project virtually. “On the occasion of…
Vientiane (Laos): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday emphasised the need to ensure “full respect” for the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and past agreements to “stabilise” and “rebuild” bilateral ties with Beijing as he met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi for the second time within a month. The two leaders, who are in…
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice in the post-lunch period on Thursday as a war of words broke out between the treasury and opposition benches, triggered by Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi’s spat with the BJP’s Ravneet Singh Bittu. Participating in a debate on the Union Budget, Channi referred to the assassination of…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday compared YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar as he slammed the state of law and order and alleged drug menace in the past five years. Releasing a white paper on law and order and ganja (marijuana) prevalence, Naidu claimed that…
New Delhi: In a significant move that underscores the importance of Indian cultural values and ethos, President Droupadi Murmu has announced the renaming of two prominent halls within Rashtrapati Bhavan. The historic ‘Durbar Hall’ will now be known as ‘Ganatantra Mandap,’ while ‘Ashok Hall’ will be renamed ‘Ashok Mandap.’ Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence and…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said the government would soon release a list of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) sites illegally allotted by the previous BJP regime. Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha, he said, “The media have reported that MUDA sites in question were allotted by the BJP two…
New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday hit out at opposition leaders, contending they had resorted to abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the debate on the Union Budget in Parliament instead of speaking on the finer aspects of the document. Addressing a press conference here, he said the manner in which some…
