Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday claimed that all the students of the state stranded in violence-hit Manipur are safe. More than 150 students from Tripura are stranded in Manipur. “I have tried to talk to Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh but could not because he is busy with official engagements. I…
New Delhi: Former Lok Sabha deputy speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal joined the BJP here in the presence of its president J P Nadda on Friday, in a boost to the party ahead of the Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll on May 10. Atwal (86), who recently resigned from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), was the deputy speaker…
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday described the outgoing BJP government in Karnataka as “corrupt” and accused it of having “sold governance” in the southern state. Ahead of the May 10 Karnataka assembly election, the Congress released a set of posters listing out the “corruption rates” in the state between 2019 and 2023 while terming…
Benaulim (Goa): The channel of finances for terrorist activities must be blocked without any distinction and terrorism in all its forms, including cross-border terrorism, must be stopped, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday at a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) here in presence of his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. In his address…
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has sought more time to reconsider his decision to step down as party chief, senior NCP leader Praful Patel said on Friday. Patel and senior party leaders met Pawar at his Silver Oak residence in south Mumbai after a committee formed to choose his successor rejected his decision to…
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday hit out at Home Minister Amit Shah’s reported remarks that the BJP stands for promotion of all languages, alleging that the Modi government had spent Rs 640 crore to promote Sanskrit while just Rs 3 crore on promotion of Kannada. Shah, in an interview to The Hindu, said the…
Rajouri: Two army personnel belonging to Special Forces were killed and four others, including a Major-rank officer, were injured in an explosion triggered by terrorists in a thickly vegetated area in Kandi forest of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday, officials said. A statement from the Army’s Northern Command said its personnel have been…
Pune: A scientist working for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) here has been arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for providing confidential information to a Pakistani agent, officials said on Thursday. The scientist was allegedly in touch with an agent of a “Pakistan Intelligence Operative” through WhatsApp and video calls, an ATS…
Raipur: More than a week after 10 police personnel and a civilian were killed in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, state Director General of Police Ashok Juneja reviewed anti-Naxal operations in Bastar division during special meetings, and directed the police and paramilitary officials to intensify action against Naxalites. The review meetings were held at…
Benaulim (Goa): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang the importance of resolving the eastern Ladakh border row and ensuring peace and tranquillity along the frontier for development of bilateral ties. Jaishankar held bilateral talks with Qin at a beach resort in Benaulim on the sidelines of a meeting…
