New Delhi: Strongly rooted in the RSS and the BJP, Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was on Tuesday elected as the 15th Vice President of India, the third leader from Tamil Nadu to occupy the coveted post. Seen as a soft-spoken and non-confrontational leader, the 67-year-old Radhakrishnan succeeds Jagdeep Dhankhar, who resigned as vice president on July…
New Delhi: The European Union (EU) has approved 102 additional marine product units from India for exports, making them eligible to supply to the bloc, which is the country’s second-largest seafood export destination, an official said on Tuesday. With this, a total of 604 Indian units are listed by the EU. “The move would help…
Shimla/Dharmashala (HP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced an immediate relief of Rs 1,500 crore for rain-affected Himachal Pradesh. Modi, who took stock of the flood and landslides situation in the state, also announced Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for the next of kin of the dead and Rs 50,000 for the injured. He…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast the first vote as polling opened at 10 am for the high-stakes Vice Presidential election. Voting will continue until 5 pm, with counting scheduled to begin at 6 pm. The NDA’s candidate, C P Radhakrishnan, is contesting against Justice (Retd) B Sudershan Reddy, the nominee of the Congress-led INDIA…
Imphal: Three BJP leaders in Manipur, including two former legislators, joined the Congress at a function in Delhi, according to a statement issued by the grand old party here on Tuesday. Former BJP MLAs Y Surchandra Singh, L Radhakishore Singh, and party leader Uttamkumar Ningthoujam crossed over to the Congress during the event at the…
New Delhi: Ahead of the vice presidential poll, the Congress on Tuesday attacked YSRCP president Jagan Mohan Reddy for supporting NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan and accused him of betrayal for not standing with democratic forces. In a post on X, Congress leader Manickam Tagore said the people of Andhra Pradesh will not forget his…
New Delhi/Jerusalem: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condemned the terrorist attack on innocent civilians in Jerusalem and said India stands firm in its policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism. Palestinian attackers opened fire at a bus stop at a busy intersection in north Jerusalem on Monday, killing six people and injuring another 12, media…
Bhubaneshwar/Hyderabad: The BJD, headed by former chief minister Naveen Patnaik, said it took the decision as part of its policy of “maintaining an equal distance” from both the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance and Congress-led INDIA bloc at the national level. “BJD president Naveen Patnaik has decided that the party’s MPs will abstain from…
New Delhi: The world is seeking a stable and predictable environment for trade and investment, and economic practices should be fair, transparent, and to everyone’s benefit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday, amid increasing global concerns over Washington’s tariff tussle. In an address at a virtual BRICS summit, the external affairs minister said…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the ruling NDA MPs to organise ‘Swadeshi Mela’ to promote made-in-India products and hold meetings with traders over the GST rate cuts. ‘Swadeshi’ was the main theme of his speech to the MPs at the meeting held on the eve of the vice presidential election. Sources…
