Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP has hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for fulfilling what it called “the deepest civilisational aspiration of the majority of Sanathanis” by hoisting the saffron flag atop the grand Ayodhya temple. The party said that with this symbolic and historic act, the Prime Minister has given every Hindu a moment of pride…
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Islamabad: Pakistan Army on Tuesday rejected accusations by Afghanistan’s Taliban government that it carried out overnight airstrikes in three eastern Afghan provinces, a charge that comes amid worsening tensions fuelled by a surge in militant attacks along the border. The denial followed claims by Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid, who in a social media post…
Kathmandu: The CPN-UML led by ousted prime minister K P Sharma Oli on Tuesday registered itself with the Election Commission (EC) to contest the March 5 general election, even as it continues to oppose the polls and demand reinstatement of the dissolved parliament. CPN-UML Central Election Department chief Niraj Acharya, accompanied by senior leaders, visited…
Guwahati: Yashasvi Jaiswal may have to temporarily shelve his trademark cut shot, much like Sachin Tendulkar once abandoned the drive in Australia, suggested South Africa pace great Dale Steyn after the India opener fell to the stroke yet again in the second Test here on Tuesday. Jaiswal was dismissed for 13 in India’s second innings…
New Delhi: The Centre has slapped penalties to the tune of Rs 129.27 crore on seven states, the maximum on Gujarat, for irregularities in the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission following a directive from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to spare no one in the flagship initiative. The Centre had launched the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)…
Thiruvanathapuram: ISRO Chairman V Narayanan on Tuesday said he was pleased to see private companies stepping into the complex work of building navigation systems for spacecraft and defence, adding that their efforts would support PM Modi’s vision of making India a developed nation by 2047. He noted that navigation systems are highly complex and critical,…
Chennai: India’s Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran on Tuesday said the country is on track to exceed the $4 trillion mark in nominal GDP during the current financial year, reinforcing the view that the economy is expanding steadily despite volatile global conditions. Speaking at a public event, Nageswaran noted that India’s economic size was…
Guwahati: India stared down the barrel as a ruthless South Africa slowly tortured the home side by posting an improbable victory target of 549 that has all but ensured the visitors’ first series triumph here in 25 years at the end of the fourth day of the second Test. After South Africa declared their second…
Kanakapura (Karnataka): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said he did not want to discuss the CM change issue publicly, as it is a “secret deal” between “five and six of us” in the party, and that he believes in his conscience. Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress President, said that…
