New Delhi: In a bid to get its Haryana unit poll-ready, the Congress on Sunday set up four panels, including election, political affairs, and manifesto committees. The party also set up a disciplinary committee in the state. Parliamentary polls are due in April-May while the state assembly elections are slated for later this year. The…
Rameswaram (TN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday completed his spiritual journey to temples with a Ramayana link in southern parts of the country by worshipping at a Lord Ram shrine near Arichal Munai, where he prayed and paid floral tributes at the seashore. Marking the completion of his visits to temples ahead of the…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said the state Commission for Backward Classes will survey from January 23 to asses the social, economic and educational backwardness of the Maratha community. The Maratha community has been demanding reservation in government jobs and education under the Other Backward Class (OBC) category. The chief minister on Saturday…
Washington: The US-India relationship is significant not only for the two countries but also for the global good, outgoing Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has said, stressing that the bilateral ties are destined to grow big. Addressing a group of some 200 eminent Indian Americans from across the US on Saturday, Sandhu…
Raipur: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that all three pillars of the Constitution have their limitations and they should try to work within their limits and scope of work. Birla was talking to reporters on Saturday after his session during an orientation programme organised for the newly elected MLAs of the Chhattisgarh assembly….
Rameswaram (TN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Arichalmunai, a southern tip in Tamil Nadu, in this district as part of his Ramayana-connect visits in the state, and paid floral tributes at the seashore. The PM also did ‘pranayama’ (breathing exercise) there. He also offered prayers using the sea water. Modi, who stayed at…
Tezpur/Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that the country will be free from the menace of Naxalism in the next three years. Shah, while addressing the Sashastra Seema Bal’s 60th Raising Day at Salonibari near here, also said among all the central armed police forces, SSB plays “a unique role in minutely…
New Delhi/Patna: The Janata Dal (United) on Saturday came out with its new list of national office bearers, approved by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who took over as the party president less than a month ago. Veteran socialist leader Vashishth Narayan Singh, a close aide of Kumar who stepped down as the state unit…
Lucknow: Talks of an alliance with the Congress in Uttar Pradesh for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls are in progress, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday. Talking to reporters at the SP headquarters here, he said several meetings have taken place in Delhi and more will be held soon. “We are in…
New Delhi: In a first for the Republic Day parade here, an all-women tri-services contingent from the Army, Navy and Air Force will march down the Kartavyapath, showcasing the seamless integration of Indian armed forces. “I feel fortunate to get the opportunity to lead it. It is a proud moment for me as well as…
