Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee confirmed on Friday that she would participate in the central think-tank NITI Aayog meeting scheduled on July 27 in Delhi. Banerjee’s statement came amid speculations of uncertainty on whether she, too, would skip the meet like most other CMs of the INDIA bloc. Talking to reporters at the…
Paris: France’s high-speed rail network was hit by arson attacks that disrupted travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers on Friday, just hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. The operator of Eurostar has announced the cancellation of multiple Paris-London trains due to an act of sabotage on the French rail lines. French…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, Chief Minister M K Stalin and Indian Army veterans on Friday paid rich tributes to the armed forces personnel who fought valiantly and sacrificed their lives for the country during the Kargil war of 1999. The Governor was accompanied by the army veterans in paying homage to the…
Dambulla: India thrashed Bangladesh by 10 wickets at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla on Friday to enter their ninth Women’s Asia Cup final. Pace Renuka Thakur jolted Bangladesh with an early burst of three Powerplay wickets as India restricted the opposition to 80/8 in 20 overs of the first semifinal. Renuka operated through…
Thiruvanthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will not be attending the Niti Aayog meeting to be held in the national capital on Saturday, according to government sources. Vijayan had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing his inability to attend the meeting and seeking permission for state Finance Minister K B Balagopal to go in…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a PIL challenging the Centre’s decision to declare June 25, the day the Emergency was imposed in 1975, as ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’. The petitioner said the decision was not only in violation of the Constitution but also “insulting” as it used the word “hatya (murder)” with the…
Drass (Kargil): Pakistan has not learnt any lessons from history and continues to wage a proxy war in the garb of terrorism to stay relevant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, asserting that the evil designs of the enemy will not be allowed to succeed. On the occasion of the 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas,…
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…
