New Delhi: No lives were lost after Cyclone Biparjoy made a landfall in Gujarat, however, 23 people were injured and electricity supply was disrupted in about 1,000 villages in the state, NDRF Director General Atul Karwal said on Friday. The Arabian Sea cyclone ripped through Kutch and parts of Saurashtra region of Gujarat leaving a trail…
New Delhi: The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society housed in Teen Murti Bhavan premises here has been renamed as Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society, prompting sharp reactions from the Congress. Teen Murti Bhavan served as the official residence of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. In a special meeting of the Nehru Memorial Museum…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Friday lashed out at Chief Minister M K Stalin for his critical remarks against the BJP, saying he spoke like an “ordinary platform speaker”. Annamalai, a former IPS officer, also questioned the Tamil Nadu government withdrawing the general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), reminding…
New Delhi: TMC MP Derek O’Brien has sought an urgent meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs to assess the prevailing violence in Manipur, saying it is imperative to understand the ground reality and get first hand insight into the situation. In a letter to the Committee Chairperson, Brij Lal, a BJP MP and…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake separate state visits to the United States and Egypt from June 20 to 25, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday. Modi’s visit to the US will commence in New York, where he will lead the celebrations of the International Day of Yoga at the headquarters…
Hyderabad: Stating that the agriculture sector is facing several challenges globally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting to deliberate on how to undertake collective action for achieving global food security. In a video message to the three-day meeting underway in Hyderabad, Modi said climate change is causing extreme weather events…
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday accused the BJP of colluding with “militant organisations” in Manipur to win elections and demanded that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe their alleged links. The Opposition party also reiterated its demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit Manipur and also an all-party delegation be taken there. Addressing a…
New Delhi: Citizens belonging to different religions and denominations follow different property and matrimonial laws which is “an affront to the nation’s unity”, the Centre had said last year in its affidavit in the Supreme Court on the Uniform Civil Code matter. The Law Commission on Wednesday initiated a fresh consultation process on Uniform Civil Code…
New Delhi: The Defence Ministry on Thursday accorded its approval to procure 30 MQ-9B Predator drones from the US to crank up the surveillance apparatus of the armed forces, especially along the frontier with China, people familiar with the development said. The decision came days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington. It…
New Delhi: Cyclone Biparjoy, packing maximum sustained winds with speeds of up to 145 kmph, is swirling towards the Gujarat coast and is made landfall near Jakhau port in Kutch district. With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a warning about the “extensive damaging potential” of the cyclone, authorities have already evacuated around 74,000 people…
