New Delhi: US President Joe Biden is not expected to travel to India next month to grace the Republic Day celebrations as the Chief Guest, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. With Biden understood to have not planned a trip to India in January, it is learnt that the summit of four-nation coalition Quad…
Jaipur: The BJP on Tuesday picked first-time MLA Bhajanlal Sharma as Rajasthan’s new chief minister, ending days of speculation that followed its victory in the assembly polls. The surprise choice was announced after the newly elected BJP MLAs met here and elected MLA from Sanganer as the leader of its legislature party. At the meeting, the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted NCP leader Sharad Pawar on his 83rd birthday. He said on X, “My best wishes to Shri Sharad Pawar Ji on his birthday. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life.” One of the country’s most experienced lawmakers, Pawar has served as a chief minister…
Jaipur: The suspense over who will be the new chief minister of Rajasthan is likely to end Tuesday evening with a BJP Legislature Party meeting scheduled to be held at 4 pm. BJP state general secretary and MLA Bhajanlal Sharma said the meeting will take place at the party’s state headquarters in the presence of…
New Delhi: The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit to be inaugurated by Prime Minister on Tuesday will see intense deliberations on this new technology and work towards consensus-based ‘declaration document’ on approach to AI opportunities and risk mitigation, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday. India — which has always championed democratisation of technology…
Varanasi: The Varanasi district court gave one more week to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday to submit a scientific survey report of the Gyanvapi mosque complex here. District Judge A K Vishvesh gave the additional time of a week to the ASI to conclude the survey and submit its report. The court…
New Delhi: The government is likely to stick to the budgeted estimate of total tax collection target of Rs 33.61 lakh crore for current fiscal in the revised estimates, a senior finance ministry official said on Monday. “So far, direct tax collection is up by about 20 per cent and indirect tax is higher by 5…
Srinagar: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairperson Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday termed the Supreme Court’s verdict upholding the abrogation of Article 370 “sad and unfortunate” but said everyone has to accept it “with a heavy heart”. Nobody will be happy with this judgement in Jammu and Kashmir, Azad said after a five-judge apex court…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi exuded confidence on Monday that India will take a quantum jump during the current period and said the young generation has to be prepared in such a way that it provides leadership to the country and prioritises national interest over everything else. Launching “Viksit Bharat @2047: Voice of Youth”,…
Srinagar: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday said he is disappointed but not disheartened by the Supreme Court verdict upholding the Centre’s August 5, 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370, which bestowed special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said it took the…
