Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday announced that his government will introduce a new stringent law to prevent religious conversion of tribal people, and possibly others. In an interview to PTI Videos, Sai also advocated for the delisting of tribals — removing tribals from the Scheduled Tribe category if they convert to…
Hubbali (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday accused the Centre of withhoding environmental clearance for the Mahadayi river project, which he said is crucial to resolving the water crisis in North Karnataka region, particularly in the twin cities of Hubballi and Dharwad. Speaking to reporters here, Siddaramaiah attacked Union Minister for Food and Public…
Raipur: Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday expressed gratitude to Kashmiri tourist guide Nazakat Ahmad Shah who saved a group of tourists from Chhattisgarh during the Pahalgam terror attack, and pointed out that the Muslim community is getting a bad name because of some people. “All Muslims aren’t bad and the community is becoming…
New Delhi: Responding to a question related to 1984 riots and the Congress’ relationship with the Sikh community, Rahul Gandhi has said that a lot of the “mistakes” the Congress committed happened when he was not there, but added that he was more than happy to take responsibility for everything the party has ever done…
New Delhi: India’s northeastern states — growing at between 11-12 per cent — present “tremendous opportunity” as launch pad for all of global South, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said, underlining its historic and “fundamental” significance in the economies and trade networks of the entire South-East Asian region. Scindia, who is Minister for Development of…
New Delhi: Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A P Singh on Sunday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi against the backdrop of increasing tensions between India and Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack. The Air chief held a meeting with PM Modi, sources said without giving further details. Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi…
New Delhi: Six months ahead of his three-year tenure, the government has terminated the services of K V Subramanian as the executive director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), sources said on Saturday. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has terminated Subramanian’s services effective April 30, 2025, they added. The reasons for Subramanian’s exit have…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday said that terrorism continues to be a scourge facing humanity, which should be condemned unequivocally in all its manifestations. The assertion came in her speech during a banquet hosted for her Angolan counterpart João Manuel Goncalves Lourenco, who is on his first state visit to India. President Murmu…
Srinagar: National Conference supremo Farooq Abdullah on 3 May urged the people of Jammu and Kashmir to stand against the perpetrators of Pahalgam-like attacks for progress and prosperity, asserting that those behind the April 22 massacre would “rot in hell”. The former chief minister of the erstwhile state visited the residence of Adil Hussain Shah,…
New Delhi: Terrorism is the “biggest threat” to humanity, and India is committed to taking “firm and decisive” action against the terrorists and their backers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, against the backdrop of escalating tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad over the horrific Pahalgam terror attack. The prime minister made the remarks…
