Ahmedabad: President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday called upon youths to play an active role in promoting Made-in-India products with the spirit of ‘Rashtra Pratham’ (nation first), stressing that making the country self-reliant, or ‘Atmanirbhar’, is a national priority. She was addressing the 71st convocation ceremony of Gujarat Vidyapith, a deemed university founded by Mahatma Gandhi,…
Saharanpur (UP): Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Saturday expressed confidence that the India-Afghanistan ties will grow stronger in the future as he visited Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur, one of the most influential Islamic seminaries in South Asia. A raging controversy over the absence of women journalists from his presser in New Delhi…
Patna: The Jan Suraaj Party continued to steal a march, ahead of assembly polls, over the ruling NDA and the main opposition INDIA bloc, with its founder Prashant Kishor on Saturday launching an election campaign from Raghopur, the home turf of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. Senior BJP’s leaders of the state, including president Dilip Jaiswal…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, a company dealing in safe AI systems. The company also plans to open an office in Bengaluru next year. “Glad to meet you. India’s vibrant tech ecosystem and talented youth are driving AI innovation that is human-centric and responsible,” PM…
Visvamitra, long harbouring a silent feud against his preceptor Vasiṣṭha, conceived a dark design to wound him through the house of Ikṣvāku. Among that royal line was Kalmāṣapāda, and Visvamitra sought to make him his unwitting instrument. One day the king, weary from the chase, turned aside to rest at Vasiṣṭha’s hermitage. On the forest…
Sathuragiri Murugan Temple is located on the sacred Sathuragiri Hills, near Watrap (Vathirairuppu) in Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu. The hill lies about 30 km from Srivilliputhur and is part of the Western Ghats. Sathuragiri is also known as “Sundara Mahalingam Hill” and is one of the most important Siddhar Peetams (abodes of saints) in South…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched two major agricultural schemes with an outlay of Rs 35,440 crore to boost pulses production and improve the farm sector growth in 100 low-performing districts, as he exhorted farmers to reduce the country’s import dependence and increase exports. Modi, in a special event at the Indian…
New Delhi: In a landmark ruling reinforcing India’s digital sovereignty, the Supreme Court has clarified that citizens do not have a constitutional right to use WhatsApp. The verdict came while dismissing a petition seeking the restoration of a blocked account, with the Bench noting that access to any private platform is a matter of choice,…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the absence of female journalists from Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s presser here, saying by allowing “exclusion” of women scribes from a public forum, the prime minister is telling every woman in India that he is…
Washington: Eight Indian nationals and several India-based firms are among the over 50 entities and persons sanctioned by the US for allegedly facilitating Iranian energy trade, according to an official statement. The State Department imposed sanctions on approximately 40 entities, individuals, and vessels to “deny the Iranian regime funds it uses to conduct its malign…
