New Delhi: China used the four-day India-Pakistan conflict in May like a “live lab” to test various weapon systems and was providing all possible support to Islamabad, in line with its ancient military strategy of killing the adversary with a “borrowed knife”, Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen. Rahul R Singh said on Friday. The…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to visit China around July 13 to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), people familiar with the matter said on Friday. It would be Jaishankar’s first visit to China after the ties between the two countries came under severe strain following the 2020…
Pune: The National Defence Academy (NDA) campus in Pune is the most appropriate location for Maratha Empire warrior Peshwa Bajirao’s memorial, Union Minister Amit Shah said on Friday. “NDA is the most appropriate place for his memorial as it is the academy where military leadership is being trained,” Shah said, while unveiling Peshwa Bajirao’s equestrian…
Mumbai: Nitesh Rane, Maharashtra Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, issued a strong rebuke to Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) following the viral video of a shopkeeper being assaulted for allegedly not speaking Marathi. In his sharp remarks, Rane questioned whether the MNS dared to similarly confront members of the Muslim community who…
Imphal: Security forces recovered at least 11 firearms and war-like stores in Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts of Manipur, police said on Friday. The arms included one country-made AK rifle with magazine, one lathode gun, four country-made pistols with magazine, three country-made single-barrel rifles, one country-made Sten carbine, and four ‘Pumpis’. The Pumpi is an umbrella…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday paid tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his death anniversary, crediting him with establishing the Sanatan Dharma on the world stage through the concept of Vedanta. “The bigger the challenge, the greater the victory,” Adityanath wrote on X in Hindi. He continued: “Humble tribute to the young…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to Swami Vivekananda, a monk and spiritual leader, on his 123rd death anniversary. “I bow to Swami Vivekananda Ji on his Punya Tithi. His thoughts and vision for our society remain our guiding light. He ignited a sense of pride and confidence in our history…
Ahmedabad: Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday that his party no longer has an alliance with the Congress, accusing it of helping the ruling BJP in Gujarat. The Congress-led INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) grouping of opposition parties was meant only for the Lok Sabha elections last year, he said….
New Delhi: Prominent opposition parties have given their in-principle approval to support the motion to remove Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma, and the process of collecting signatures could begin soon, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday. He said the government is yet to decide whether the motion would be brought in the Lok…
Kolkata: Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya was on Thursday officially declared the new president of its West Bengal unit, and he will lead the party into the 2026 assembly elections. Sixty-one-year-old Bhattacharya was elected unopposed, with no other candidate filing a nomination for the post by the stipulated deadline of Wednesday…
