Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that his guarantee outweighs all “false promises” made by the Congress, and asked the people of Rajasthan to wipe out the Ashok Gehlot government to free the state from oppression and corruption. Modi’s guarantee, he said, begins from where the hope from Congress for the welfare of…
New Delhi: The government is focusing on horizontal drilling to bring out alive all the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi and it may take less than three days to rescue them if no obstructions in the form of hard rocks are faced, senior officials said on Tuesday. The officials also said…
New Delhi: At a BRICS meeting convened to discuss the Israel-Hamas conflict, India on Tuesday said the immediate crisis was triggered by a terrorist attack and none should compromise where terrorism is concerned, even as it called for addressing concerns of Palestinians and stressed the two-state solution. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who addressed the…
Guwahati: The 14th edition of the Indo-US Joint Special Forces exercise ‘Vajra Prahar, 2023’ began at the Joint Training Node in Meghalaya’s Umroi Cantonment on Tuesday. The US contingent is represented by personnel from the 1st Special Forces Group (SFG) of US Special Forces while the Indian Army contingent is led by Special Forces personnel from…
Jaipur: “PM means Panauti Modi,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said at an election rally in Rajasthan on Tuesday insinuating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi brings bad luck. Referring to India’s loss in the cricket world cup final against Australia, Gandhi used the term associated with bad luck. The word ‘panauti’ has been trending on social…
Uttarkashi: Tuesday morning brought some relief for family members of the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel for nine days here as the newly inserted six-inch pipeline made communicating with them easier. The family members said they could hear the workers clearly through the new pipeline, which will also be used for sending larger…
Jerusalem: Israel on Tuesday re-affirmed its declaration of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as a ‘terror organisation’ ahead of the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in which 166 persons, including six Jews, were killed. “Yes, I can confirm it. It’s not a new thing and it is actually from 2013. It was recently re-published…
Hyderabad: BRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday said his party would come to power in the present assembly elections with a better majority than in the past and that Congress would get less than 20 out of the total 119 seats. Addressing an election rally at Madhira, he took a jibe…
New Delhi: A genomic analysis of more than one million people in the US has found dozens of genetic variants associated with a heightened risk of developing cannabis use disorder. These genetic variants were also associated with a range of behavioral and health issues arising from the disorder, including developing lung cancer, the study led by…
Jakarta: ASEAN wants a “stronger” relationship with India, Secretary-General Dr Kao Kim Hourn of the 10-member bloc of the Southeast Asian countries has said while noting that the free trade pact between the two sides is under review. Talking to a select group of Indian journalists here on Monday evening, Dr Kao noted the huge trade…
