New Delhi: The six new Vande Bharat trains that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off today for different locations, offer faster connectivity, safe journey and a range of passenger amenities, the Railway Ministry has said. These new trains would also bolster the rapidly growing fleet of this modern innovation from 54 train sets to…
Nagpur: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that a political leader once offered to support him if he entered the race for the Prime Minister’s post, but he declined the offer, stating that he did not harbour such ambitions. “I remember one incident… I won’t name anyone. That person said, ‘If you are going…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday said the Opposition targeted his government over the collapse of a statue of Shivaji Maharaj, but remains silent about police in Congress-ruled Karnataka putting a Ganesh idol in a police van. Videos purportedly showing Karnataka police taking away a Ganesh idol from protestors and putting it in…
Chennai: Sanatana Dharma, whether one believes in it or not, is all-inclusive, and Lord Ram is the unifying factory of India spiritually and culturally, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi said here on Saturday. Recalling the sharp criticism of Sanatana Dharma, he said, without mentioning any name, that a false narrative was being set that…
Kurukshetra (Haryana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at the Congress on Saturday, alleging that the “royal family” of the opposition party wants to do away with the reservation for Dalits and asserting that as long as he is there, he will not allow a fraction of the quota given by B R Ambedkar to…
New Delhi: There can never be a competition between Hindi and other Indian languages because official language Hindi is their friend and they complement each other, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. Addressing the fourth Akhil Bhartiya Rajbhasha Sammelan on the occasion of Hindi Diwas, Shah also said the promotion of the official…
Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said terrorism is taking its last breath in Jammu and Kashmir where his government projected a new leadership to counter dynastic politics which has “destroyed this beautiful region”. Addressing an election rally in the Doda district of Jammu region in support of BJP candidates, PM Modi said, “We…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday extended greetings on the occasion of Hindi Diwas and said the official language Hindi has an unbreakable relationship with every Indian language. Shah said all Indian languages are the nation’s pride and heritage, adding the the country cannot move forward without enriching them. “Heartiest greetings of…
Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hit the poll campaign trail in support of his party candidates from today by addressing a mega rally in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, amid tight security arrangements. This will be the first visit by a prime minister to Doda in the last 42 years. Multi-tier security…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Friday recalled the 1984 incident when an Indian Airlines flight was hijacked. Jaishankar revealed that he was involved in the negotiations during the 1984 hijack and that his father, K Subrahmanyam, was on that flight. In 1984, a Srinagar-bound Indian Airlines flight from Delhi was hijacked and was taken…
