New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Maratha empire founder Chhatrapati Shivaji on his birth anniversary on Wednesday. Modi said on X, “His valour and visionary leadership laid the foundation for Swarajya, inspiring generations to uphold the values of courage and justice. He inspires us to build a strong, self-reliant and prosperous India.”…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has criticised those who claim to uphold Tamil language and culture while making no real contribution, labelling their statements as “hollow rhetoric.” True reverence lay in preserving and promoting Tamil’s rich literary heritage, he said, without naming anyone. Felicitating Seeni Viswanathan, on being conferred the Padma Shri award…
New Delhi: A Delhi-based defence think tank on Tuesday released two publications, including a monograph on the geopolitical, economic, and security implications of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its ramifications for Europe and India. The Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS), functioning under the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS), Ministry of Defence, unveiled the publications…
New Delhi: A team of five archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), including women members, has commenced “groundbreaking underwater explorations” off the coast of Dwarka in Gujarat, the Ministry of Culture said on Tuesday. “The current underwater investigations mark a significant step in ASI’s mission to safeguard India’s rich underwater cultural heritage,” it…
Mahakumbh Nagar (UP): The Sant Samaj has reacted sharply to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee calling the Maha Kumbh the “Mrityu Kumbh”, saying her statement is an insult to Sanatan Dharma and demanding her public apology. National secretary of the Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani Mahant Jamuna Puri said it does not befit Banerjee to…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani on Tuesday unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border terrorism, as the two leaders agreed to cooperate in combatting the menace through bilateral and multilateral mechanisms. In a joint statement issued hours after the two leaders…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said that a glimpse of age-old relations between the people of India and Qatar can be seen in their favourite art, music and food — be it ‘biryani’ or ‘kadak chai’. Welcoming Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of Qatar on his second state visit to the…
New Delhi: Rajiv Kumar, who oversaw the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the crucial Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, demitted office on Tuesday as the 25th chief election commissioner after a nearly three-year tenure marked with high electoral successes but also repeated allegations of bias by opposition parties. Kumar joined the poll panel as an…
Mumbai: Newly-appointed Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Tuesday took charge of his post and said he would work to strengthen the party’s organization in the state and bring it back to power. Speaking at the party meeting after taking over from former state unit chief Nana Patole, Sapkal sought cooperation from party workers as…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday held wide-ranging talks with Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani as the two leaders decided to elevate India-Qatar relations to a “strategic partnership” with focus on trade, investments, technology, energy and people-to-people ties, further cementing the “deep and traditional relationship” between the two countries. They also…
