New Delhi: India on Thursday reiterated its readiness to assist Afghanistan in sustainable water management projects, including hydroelectric initiatives. This move comes amid growing unease in Islamabad over the Taliban government’s plan to construct multiple dams on the Kunar River, a move that could severely impact Pakistan’s water and energy security. “As you know, there…
New Delhi: Since January, at least 2,790 Indian nationals who did not meet the criteria, and were illegally staying in the US, have returned, the government said on Thursday. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared the number at his weekly media briefing in response to a query. “On deportation, since January of this year,…
Chhapra/Muffarpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday charged the opposition Congress-RJD combine in Bihar with insulting ‘Chhathi Maiyya’, having “problems with Ram temple at Ayodhya” and “protecting infiltrators” for the politics of vote bank and appeasement. He made the remarks at back-to-back rallies in Muzaffarpur and Chhapra towns, a day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi…
Nalanda(Bihar): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi lacks the courage to confront US President Donald Trump over America’s assertion that it stopped the India-Pakistan conflict. Addressing a poll rally in Nalanda, Gandhi alleged that Bihar has now become synonymous with paper leaks and poor health infrastructure. “The US President…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday alleged that the “Congress ecosystem” is against the state’s development, and the opposition party wants the youth to return to militancy. Sarma made the comments while responding to Karnataka Information Technology Minister Priyank Kharge’s purported statement that investments meant for the southern state were being diverted towards…
Kolkata: To maintain transparency and clarify doubts among people regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, the Election Commission (EC) has launched voter helpline 1950, an official said. Citizens have been informed that they can now use the helpline, along with various state and district-level services, to raise questions and…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he will address two rallies in poll-bound Bihar on Thursday and exuded confidence that the voters will ensure a grand victory of the BJP-NDA. Modi kicked off the NDA campaign for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections by addressing rallies in Samastipur and Begusarai on October 24. “My family…
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi has insulted all devotees of ‘Chhath Maiya’ by calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s devotion for the goddess a drama, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said, asserting that the Congress leader and Mahagathbandhan will have to suffer major consequences in the upcoming Bihar polls. He said the entire country prays…
Mumbai: India’s maritime sector is advancing with great speed and energy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, adding that the country’s ports are now counted among the most efficient in the developing world. “We have replaced over a century-old colonial shipping laws with modern and futuristic laws suited for the 21st century,” Modi said,…
New Delhi: India and China held a fresh round of high-level military talks focusing on maintaining peace and security along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh using existing mechanisms. The Corps Commander-level meeting was held on the Moldo-Chushul border point on the Indian side of the frontier on October 25. It was…
