Surat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Surat Diamond Bourse, the world’s largest and modern centre for international diamond and jewellery business, is the symbol of strength and determination of the new India. Modi inaugurated the Surat Diamond Bourse in Gujarat and the new integrated terminal of the city’s international airport during his…
Surat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new integrated terminal building of Surat airport in Gujarat and the Surat Diamond Bourse on Sunday. The Surat Diamond Bourse will be the world’s largest and most modern centre for international diamond and jewellery business, as per an official statement. The new integrated terminal building at the…
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday reviewed the security at the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi and of the route leading to the temple complex atop the Trikuta hills in Reasi district’s Katra town, officials said. The review comes ahead of New Year’s day, when a large number of people visit the temple…
New Delhi: India’s armed forces need to be alive to the maxim of “expect the unexpected”, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande said on Saturday, underlining the need for the military to remain cognisant of the contours of the evolving geopolitical landscape and security challenges. In an address at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM)…
New Delhi: Heralding a generational shift in the party, the Congress replaced Kamal Nath as its Madhya Pradesh unit chief on Saturday and appointed Jitu Patwari in his place. The development comes days after the party’s humiliating defeat in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, where the Congress, led by Nath, failed to replace the Bharatiya…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Saturday witnessed a stormy debate on the Motion of Thanks to the Governor’s address with the ruling Congress and the opposition BRS indulging in a war of words over the track record of the two parties while in power, alleging ‘family rule’ and others. BRS Working President K T…
Bhubaneshwar: Union minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday alleged that Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu functioned as the “ATM of the Gandhi family”. The Income Tax department recently seized Rs 351 crore in cash from Odisha-based Boudh Distillery Private Limited owned by the family of Sahu, a Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand. Rejecting…
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Saturday informed members of the House he has formed a “high-powered committee” to review various aspects of security in the Parliament complex and formulate an action plan to ensure that the December 13 incident is not repeated. In a letter to Lok Sabha members, Birla also said the…
New Delhi: The top leadership of the Congress Saturday discussed the party’s preparations in Gujarat for next year’s Lok Sabha elections, with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge saying they will move forward with a positive agenda to strengthen the organisation. Kharge chaired a meeting of Gujarat Congress leaders at the AICC headquarters here. Former Congress chief…
Ahmedabad: Improving the quality of life of 60 crore poor people in the country has been the biggest achievement of the Narendra Modi government, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. Addressing the ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ organised at Sanand in Ahmedabad district, Shah also urged everyone to take a pledge to make India…
