New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday to enquire about the flood situation in parts of the state and assured him of all possible support from the Centre. Official sources said Modi called up Stalin regarding the flood situation. Villupuram district in north Tamil Nadu…
MS Shanker Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to watch film The Sabarmati Report along with his cabinet ministers has drawn criticism from the Opposition. While their objections may appear reasonable on the surface, a closer analysis suggests deeper motivations rooted in political history. The film, which revisits the 2002 Godhra train burning and its aftermath,…
Washington: The Biden Administration on Monday notified the Congress of its decision to approve the sale of MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter Equipment and related ones at an estimated cost of USD1.17 billion. The proposed sale will improve India’s capability to deter current and future threats by upgrading its anti-submarine warfare capabilities, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has quashed an order passed by the Pune police commissioner cancelling the arms licence of former IAS officer Puja Khedkar’s mother Manorama Khedkar. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan on November 27 remitted the matter for fresh consideration to the Pune commissioner noting that the…
Washington: The threat comes after exhaustive diplomacy by outgoing President Joe Biden’s administration that has so far failed to secure a deal that would both end Israel’s war in Gaza and free hostages seized 14 months ago. “If the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office…
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to Saudi Arabia today on a two-day visit to participate in the “One Water Summit”, the Foreign Office said. A joint initiative of Saudi Arabia, France, Kazakhstan, and the World Bank, the summit aims to promote global cooperation and a coherent international approach towards water resource management…
Adelaide: India head coach Gautam Gambhir is set to rejoin the team in Australia ahead of the second Test at Adelaide Oval, having flown back home due to “personal reasons” after the big win in the series opener in Perth. Gambhir missed the two-day warm-up game against the Prime Minister’s XI at Manuka Oval here,…
New Delhi: There is a need to place “national security filters” for economic decisions, including those relating to investment, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday, in remarks that came amid increasing global concerns over China’s aggressive trade practices. “Like it or not, we are increasingly in an era of leveraging, if not of…
Mumbai/New Delhi: The suspense over who will be Maharashtra’s new chief minister will end on December 4, when the state BJP legislature party elects its new leader, a senior party functionary said on Monday. Earlier in the day, the BJP named Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani as its central…
Kolkata: ISKCON Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das on Monday claimed that Advocate Ramen Roy, who had defended Bangladesh’s Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu in a legal case there, was brutally attacked in the neighbouring country and is fighting for his life in a hospital. According to Das, Roy’s only “fault” was defending Prabhu in court, and…
