New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed happiness over Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah enjoying his visit to Gujarat and said his visit to the Statue of Unity will inspire fellow Indians to travel to different parts of the country. Abdullah was in Ahmedabad to attend a tourism event. Modi said…
New Delhi: The BJP flayed Rahul Gandhi on Thursday for “echoing” US President Donald Trump’s “dead economy” jibe at India, calling it a “shameful” insult to the aspirations, achievements and well-being of the people of the country as it asked the Congress leader why he “repeats” foreign propaganda that undermines the country. This came after Gandhi…
New Delhi: The BJP said on Thursday that the Congress manufactured the theory of “Hindu terror” when in power to stop the rise of Narendra Modi, the then Gujarat chief minister, and to appease its Muslim voters, as it welcome the acquittal of seven accused in the Malegaon blast case. BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad…
New Delhi: Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said the PM had observed a “maun vrat” in Parliament on US President Donald Trump’s India-Pakistan ceasefire claims, and asked whether he will remain silent on the baseless allegations made by the American leader on India. Kharge also asserted…
New Delhi: An Air India flight, Boeing 787-9 aircraft, operating from Delhi to London, returned to the bay on Thursday following a technical snag, said an official, who noted that the decision was taken by the cockpit crew who aborted the flight as a precautionary measure. In a statement, an Air India official further said…
Mumbai: Former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit on Thursday hailed a special court’s order acquitting them in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, which claimed six lives and injured 101 others. Thakur said the acquittal was not just a win for her, but for every “bhagwa” (saffron). She also said her…
New Delhi: Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam’s AIADMK Cadres Rights Retrieval Committee on Thursday announced its decision to exit from the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The decision was taken by Panneerselvam’s faction hours after he met incumbent Chief Minister MK Stalin during a routine morning walk in Chennai. The announcement…
New Delhi: In response to recent remarks by US President Donald Trump, who proposed a 25 per cent tariff and potential penalties on Indian goods for its continued purchase of oil and gas from Russia, Congress Member Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor has voiced strong concern, calling it a ‘very serious matter’ for India’s economy and…
New Delhi: Heavy rains lashed several parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday, causing waterlogging in several areas. Office-goers faced a tough time reaching the office early in the morning amid heavy rains. Massive traffic jams were also witnessed on the Yamuna Expressway due to heavy rains. Traffic movement was affected on multiple locations, including ITO, Mehrauli-Gurgaon…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday reviewed 3,397 development proposals worth Rs 42,891 crore. He was chairing a meeting with public representatives of the Lucknow division. During the meeting, 42 MLAs and 5 MLCs from across Lucknow, Hardoi, Rae Bareli, Unnao, Sitapur, and Lakhimpur Kheri districts presented their inputs on the newly…
