New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday greeted Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on his birthday, and wished him many years in the service of the nation. Born on May 18, 1951, in Kithana village of Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district, Dhankhar was sworn in as the country’s 14th Vice President on August 11, 2022. “Hearty greetings and…
Srinagar: The cessation of hostilities agreed upon by India and Pakistan on May 12 will continue, an army official said on Sunday. Dispelling notions that the pause was temporary and it will end today, he said, “As far as the continuation of a break in hostilities as decided during the interaction of the DGMOs (Director…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on his birthday on Sunday, and said he has made commendable efforts to boost the productivity of the Rajya Sabha. Dhankar, who is also the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, was sworn in as India’s 14th vice president on August 11, 2022. He turned…
New Delhi: The BJP government in Delhi is committed to completing the previous dispensation’s pending works in public interest, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday. Inaugurating a pipeline project in her Shalimar Bagh constituency, Gupta said all incomplete development works started during the previous AAP government would be completed transparently. Gupta said her government’s…
New Delhi: Fifty-one political leaders, parliamentarians, and former ministers cutting across party lines will be part of the seven delegations travelling to world capitals to put across India’s resolve to tackle terrorism against the backdrop of Operation Sindoor. The delegations led by Baijayant Panda, Ravi Shankar Prasad (both BJP), Sanjay Kumar Jha (JDU), Shrikant Shinde…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday slammed the BJP-led Centre, alleging it halted education funds to the state for its “petty politics.” Addressing a book release event, Stalin said that since Tamil Nadu has not agreed to the 3-language policy, the Centre has not released Rs 2,152 crore. “BJP-led Centre has…
Chennai: AIADMK top leader Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday slammed the DMK regime for searches by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on premises linked to his party leader, Sevur S Ramachandran and a former MLA, Neethipathi. Palaniswami alleged that the Enforcement Directorate’s searches in the alleged Rs 1,000 crore TASMAC scam has frightened…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to drop the state’s MP from the list of four parliamentarians nominated by the grand old party for the delegations to be sent abroad to explain India’s stance on terrorism from Pakistan. Without naming Gaurav Gogoi, the Congress deputy leader in…
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday accused the government of “playing games” with a “mischievous mindset” by announcing names of heads of diplomatic outreach delegations after Operation Sindoor other than the four given by the party. The opposition party’s attack came after Shashi Tharoor, not part of the four leaders nominated by the Congress, was…
Bhubaneshwar: At least nine people, including six women, were killed and some others injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes across Odisha amid thunderstorms in the state, officials said. While three persons died in Koraput district, two each died in Jajpur and Ganjam districts, and one each in Dhenkanal and Gajapati districts on Friday, they…
