New Delhi: India has demonstrated that economic growth and social inclusion can advance together, and it is helping translate its success stories into global lessons for a more equitable world, a top official of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has said. The India growth story is not only about economic progress but also about using…
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Sunday strongly refuted Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee’s allegations that arms were being distributed from Raj Bhavan, opening the premises to public scrutiny and demanding an apology from the MP or warning of legal action. Governor Bose dismissed the accusations as baseless, inviting civil society members, media,…
New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, while emphasising the need for achieving jointness and integration in the armed forces, has said that each service will “retain its individual identity”, and their best practices will be incorporated. During an interactive session held at an event here on Saturday, he also cited instances from…
Lucknow: Indonesia has made a bid to purchase the BrahMos missile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. “Indonesia has requested to purchase the BrahMos missile being manufactured in Lucknow,” Singh said, addressing the BJP workers here. Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off the first batch of BrahMos missiles manufactured at…
Patna: A day after the RJD was drubbed in the Bihar assembly polls, party president Lalu Prasad’s daughter Rohini Acharya on Saturday blamed two close aides of her brother Tejashwi Yadav for the debacle. Acharya, who had caused a flutter in the afternoon with a post on X, announcing that she was “quitting politics” and…
Jaipur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that Deendayal Upadhyaya articulated the timeless ideas of Sanatan in the modern context by presenting them as ‘Integral Humanism’ or ‘Ekatma Manavvad’, a philosophy that remains as relevant to the world today as it was 60 years ago. Delivering the Deendayal Memorial Lecture organised by the Ekatma…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has detained three people, including two doctors from Haryana’s Al Falah University, in connection with the blast near the Red Fort, even as two separate FIRs were registered against the institution over alleged irregularities flagged by the UGC and NAAC, officials said on Saturday. The detentions and fresh criminal cases come…
Sonbhadra (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday paid tribute to the tribal leader Birsa Munda on his 150th birth anniversary. He said, the message of “Abu Desh, Abu Raj” continues to inspire the spirit of Nation first in new India. In his address, the chief minister described Birsa Munda as a symbol…
New Delhi: IAF’s Su-30MKI jets will operate alongside French multi-role fighters in complex simulated air combat scenarios, as part of a bilateral exercise to be held from November 16-27, officials said on Saturday. Air exercise ‘Garuda 25’ will be held at Mont-de-Marsan, France. The Indian Air Force is participating in the eighth edition of the…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and former TN BJP chief K Annamalai on Saturday criticised the DMK government after a South Korean company, which had initially planned to invest in Tamil Nadu, decided to set up operations in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. In a social media post, Annamalai said, “While TN CM M K…
