New Delhi: India on Thursday said it will wait for the outcome of the elections in Bangladesh and the mandate, and then look at issues that are there. As the polling was underway in the neighbouring country in the afternoon, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We stand for free, fair, inclusive…
New Delhi: India on Thursday said its joint statement with the US remains the basis for a proposed interim trade agreement, and that the amendments in a White House fact sheet reflect the shared understandings. The fact sheet, brought out by the White House on Monday, triggered a controversy as it mentioned that India would…
Online Desk The Defence Acquisition Council on Thursday cleared a major proposal to procure 114 Rafale fighter jets from France, paving the way for one of India’s largest-ever fighter aircraft acquisitions and a significant expansion of domestic defence manufacturing. In total, capital acquisition of military hardware worth Rs 3.60 lakh crore was approved by the…
Chennai: Senior BJP leader Vanathi Srinivasan on Thursday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to refrain from doing politics on national security issue and instead focus on constructive politics. Taking strong exception to the Congress leader for causing pandemonium in the Lok Sabha, allegedly over a memoir of a former Army chief, she said the Congress…
New Delhi: Normal life largely remained unaffected by the strike call given by a joint forum of central trade unions across the country on Thursday to protest against the alleged “anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-national pro-corporate policies of the central government”. According to reports, a mixed response was seen in states including Odisha, Kerala, Tamil Nadu,…
New Delhi: Opposition MPs on Thursday staged a protest in Parliament House complex over the India-US interim trade deal, accusing the government of “surrendering” Indian interests. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, AICC general secretaries K C Venugopal and Jairam Ramesh, DMK’s TR Baalu, SP’s Dharmendra Yadav and Jaya Bachchan, CPI-ML’s Sudama Prasad, among others, participated in…
New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said a notice for privilege motion will be brought against Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, for misleading the House and making “baseless statements”. Rijiju, however, did not specify when and who would give notice for a privilege motion against Gandhi. It is believed…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna on Wednesday presented a Rs 9.13 lakh crore Budget for the financial year 2026-27 in the state Assembly, with a focus on education and the agriculture sector to drive economic growth. Tabling the Budget before the House, Khanna said the total outlay for 2026-26 is Rs 9,12,696.35 crore,…
New Delhi: “Flaws” have been found in the notice submitted by opposition MPs to remove the Lok Sabha speaker from office, with Om Birla directing the secretariat to amend the “defective” notice to prevent it from being rejected, Lok Sabha sources said on Wednesday. As many as 118 opposition MPs had signed the notice submitted…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has defended the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for inviting actor Salman Khan to an event addressed by its chief Mohan Bhagwat, and sought to know what was wrong in having the Bollywood actor at the function. Khan was among some of the Bollywood celebrities who took part in…
