New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to former Rajasthan chief minister and vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on his 100th birth anniversary, saying India will always be grateful to him for his exemplary leadership and efforts towards its progress. “Today is a very special day – it is the 100th birth anniversary…
Kathmandu: A powerful earthquake of 6.1 magnitude rocked Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and damaged 20 houses on Sunday, spreading panic among people and bringing back the painful memories of 2015 when a devastating quake killed about 9,000 people. According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the earthquake with its epicentre in Dhading district was recorded…
New Delhi: Any expectation that conflicts and terrorism can be contained in their impact is no longer tenable, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday. In an address at an event, Jaishankar, delving into geopolitical upheavals witnessing the world, said the ripple impact of what is taking place in the Middle East right now…
Bhopal: Supporters of poll aspirants from the ruling BJP and opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh who have failed to get tickets staged protests in different parts of the state on even as both parties tried to downplay the resentment. The BJP has so far declared candidates for 228 out of the total 230 seats, while the…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will celebrate Dussehra with Army soldiers at a forward base in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang on Tuesday, sources in the security establishment said. The defence minister is also set to perform “Shastra Puja” (worship of weapons) in Tawang, they said. Singh’s decision to celebrate Dussehra with the soldiers at the…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that the government’s recent orders asking officials to “showcase” the achievements of the last nine years would lead to “politicisation” of the bureaucracy and demanded their withdrawal. In his letter, Kharge objected to the government order issued on October 18 that,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted Home Minister Amit Shah on his 59th birthday, lauding his contributions to the government and the ruling BJP. In a post on X, Modi said, “He (Shah) is passionate about India’s progress and ensuring a better quality of life for the poor. He has made a…
New Delhi: India on Sunday sent nearly 6.5 tonnes of medical aid and 32 tonnes of disaster relief material for the people of Palestine. The consignments were sent in a C-17 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force. The plane is transporting the aid to El-Arish airport in Egypt. “India sends Humanitarian aid to the…
Jabalpur: Supporters of BJP aspirants who failed to make it to the fifth list of the candidates for the next month’s Madhya Pradesh assembly elections created a ruckus in front of Union minister Bhupender Yadav in the party office at Jabalpur on Saturday evening. Superintendent of Police AP Singh said three persons have been arrested…
New Delhi/Jaipur: The BJP on Saturday named 83 more candidates for the Rajasthan Assembly polls, including former chief minister Vasundhara Raje from her traditional Jhalrapatan seat. Fifty incumbent MLAs have been given tickets while nine have not been renominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has also not named any MP in the second…
