New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday called for making India not merely a user of advanced technologies, but also a developer, innovator and global leader in critical domains, as he emphasised the need to strengthen the country’s non-destructive testing ecosystem for better preparedness and self-reliance. He virtually addressed the 36th Annual Conference on…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay is expected to take part in top Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s memoir launch in Delhi on November 16, sources in the grand old party said. Vijay’s presence is anticipated in the formal launch of the Gandhi’s memoir ‘Belonging: A journey of love,’ sources said on Saturday. In…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to tribal icon Birsa Munda on his 151st birth anniversary and extended greetings on the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas. In a post in Hindi on X, the prime minister said the courage, struggle and sacrifice of ‘Dharti Aaba’ would continue to inspire generations to uphold self-respect,…
Chandigarh: Captain Subhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station, said on Saturday that his real mission was to see a fellow Indian plant the Tricolour on the Moon by 2040. He said he never felt alone during Axiom Mission 4 that took him to space and back in June 2025,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India coach Gautam Gambhir, former captain Sourav Ganguly and opener Virender Sehwag joined a long list of politicians and players in congratulating the India U19 side for its thrilling one-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup final in Al Amerat, Oman on Saturday. India edged out Pakistan by…
Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Congress party and the state government, accusing them of using the two-day Bharat Summit, attended by around 110 political leaders from 70 countries, as a desperate exercise to project Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as an international statesman despite his failure to establish himself…
Bengaluru: (Nov 14) Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday offered a humorous account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi buying his Metro ticket by swiping his own smart card, saying he had no money with him when they travelled on the newly inaugurated Pink Line Metro. “I did not have money with me. So…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to the country’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, on his birth anniversary. Nehru was born on this day in 1889 in Allahabad (now Prayagraj). “Paying tribute to former PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary,” Modi posted on X.
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday hailed Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary, saying the fact that he is still attacked by those who seek to destroy the Constitution and democracy more than 60 years after his death is a testament to his steadfast commitment to India. Paying tributes to India’s first…
Bhubaneshwar: A record 3,358 personnel, including 142 women, participated in the Passing Out Parade (POP), marking the successful completion of training at INS Chilika in Odisha, officials said. On Friday, the batch comprising 2,756 Agniveers, including 142 women, 286 Indian Navy Medical Assistants and 316 Naviks of the Indian Coast Guard, completed their 16 weeks…
