Pune: On Wednesday, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar said the Indian Navy is tackling piracy in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) aggressively and has increased the deployment of warships in the area. Speaking to the media at INS Shivaji after the inauguration of a CO2-based air-conditioning plant built indigenously in collaboration with…
Kochin: Prime Minister Narendra Modi guided party workers on Wednesday on winning over voters in Kerala, where the BJP has not made any major gains in elections till now. Addressing a gathering of around 6,000 in-charges of ‘Shakti Kendras,’ each comprising two to three booth-level areas, at Marine Drive, the prime minister said that Kerala…
Bengaluru: A good show by the ruling Congress in the coming Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka would enable Siddaramaiah to continue as Chief Minister for a full term of five years without any hindrance, his son Yathindra said on Wednesday, sparking a debate on the vexed leadership issue. After the Congress swept the Assembly elections…
New Delhi: Union minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday took a dig at the Congress and the other constituents of the INDIA opposition bloc that are keeping away from the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, saying people might boycott them again for this decision. Accompanied by Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva, Thakur took part in…
Lucknow: Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off an Air India Express flight connecting Ayodhya to Kolkata on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Scindia said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh has touched new heights of development. “Uttar Pradesh is a…
Thrissur (Kerala): Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at Kerala’s famous Lord Krishna temple in Guruvayur on Wednesday morning. The Prime Minister offered prayers at the temple dressed in a traditional attire of ‘mundu’ and ‘veshti’ (white shawl). The temple was under tight police security since early morning ahead of the PM’s visit. Modi arrived…
Jammu: A Pakistani national was arrested shortly after he inadvertently crossed into the Indian side along the International Border (IB) in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, a senior BSF official said. Deputy Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF), S P S Sandhu said the intruder would be returned to Pakistani Rangers…
Tura (Meghalaya): President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said empowerment of women in social, economic, political, and spiritual spheres is essential for the country to realise its vision of becoming a developed nation by 2047. The president said the idea of development can be implemented only when women get the freedom to make their choices. With…
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying he would like people to believe that the faith of Hindus can be manipulated but no one wants him to interpret how they should practice their beliefs. The Ram temple is a deeply felt emotion by Hindus in every corner of the country,…
Kochi: Kerala’s port city of Kochi is set to become a bustling hub for ship repair and shipbuilding as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates projects worth Rs 4000 crore, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said here on Tuesday. Speaking at a press meet ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Kerala, the Minister for…
