New Delhi: India is in the process of procuring a batch of Igla-S hand-held anti-aircraft missiles from Russia to bolster the combat capability of the Army units deployed in various sensitive forward locations, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. India is also looking at production of the Russian missile systems in the country under…
Lucknow/Mumbai: Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy died due to a cardiorespiratory arrest at a private hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, according to a company statement. He was 75. Having created a huge business empire across retail, real estate and financial services sectors, Roy was at the centre of a huge controversy and…
Jhabua: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Congress treats tribals merely as a vote-bank, while the “double-engine” government of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has constantly worked for their welfare and to transform their lives. Modi asserted that Congress is staring at a big defeat in Madhya Pradesh where polling will take place…
Chennai: The ruling DMK’s official organ ‘Murasoli’ on Tuesday alleged that Governor R N Ravi’s speeches in public were an attempt to position himself as a guard of ‘Sanatana’. Such speeches of Governor Ravi on ideological lines are only ‘propaganda’ against social justice, the Tamil daily alleged. In an editorial that explained the background to the…
New Delhi: The Congress leadership on Tuesday paid rich tributes to India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary, describing him as the prime architect of modern India. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Sonia Gandhi, AICC treasurer Ajay Maken were among the party leaders who visited Nehru’s memorial at Shanti Van here…
New Delhi: The inclusion of an advisor from Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) in an environment ministry panel created a political uproar on Tuesday, with opposition parties slamming the government for a perceived ‘conflict of interest’. Janardan Choudhary, a key advisor to Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), was named as one of the seven non-institutional…
Hyderabad: In the face of “simmering anger” against the ruling BRS in Telangana, the BJP will get a comfortable majority to form its first government in the state after the November 30 polls, state BJP chief G Kishan Reddy has said. There will be no hung assembly and the saffron party will land in the…
Betul: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he has seen “unprecedented trust and affection” for BJP among the people of Madhya Pradesh, where assembly elections are scheduled on November 17. Addressing a public rally at Betul, Modi also said Congress has accepted defeat ahead of elections. “Congress knows that its fake promises won’t work…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary. Nehru, India’s first prime minister, was born in Prayagraj in 1889 and was one of the leading faces of the country’s freedom struggle. His admirers credit him for nurturing democratic roots in the country. Modi said on X, “Tributes…
Uttarkashi (U’khand): Rescuers at the under-construction tunnel collapse site here Tuesday initiated the process of inserting large-diameter mild steel pipes through the rubble using an auger machine to rescue the 40 workers trapped for two days now, officials said. The pipes will be pushed in using the horizontal drilling equipment to create an escape passage for…
