Patna: Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday claimed he would force criminals to flee Bihar in the next three months. Speaking at a programme in Patna, Choudhary said he has already cleared some of the “scrap”, a metaphor he uses for criminals. “And those who have not fled, I will force them to flee in…
New Delhi: India on Wednesday voiced concern over the demolition of a statue of a Hindu deity in the ongoing military conflict between Thailand and Cambodia. New Delhi said such “disrespectful” acts hurt sentiments of followers around the world, even as it urged both Thailand and Cambodia to resolve their border dispute through dialogue and…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday alleged that the Thackeray cousins have come together only for power, and lack any kind of program for Mumbai’s development. Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray earlier in the day announced the alliance of their parties ahead of…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on its heaviest rocket, LVM3-M6, successfully placing a US communication satellite into orbit and said this demonstrates the mettle of India’s scientists. LVM3-M6, nicknamed ‘Bahubali’ for its heavy-lift capability, injected the 6,100 kg BlueBird Block-2 satellite into its intended…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated ISRO for placing the heaviest satellite in orbit from India using the LVM3 rocket and strengthening the foundation for future missions such as the Gaganyaan. The prime minister also said that the success of the heavy-lift LVM3 rocket also reinforced India’s growing role in the global…
Kolkata: The Election Commission has begun the process of issuing hearing notices to an additional 20 lakh “unmapped” voters, as part of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, a senior official said on Tuesday. The process for the same for 10 lakh “unmapped” voters had started on Monday. “In the…
New Delhi: India on Tuesday called in Bangladesh envoy Riaz Hamidullah and sought a thorough probe into killing of Bangladeshi student leader Sharif Osman Hadi amid sharp downturn in ties between the two countries. New Delhi’s move came hours after Indian envoy to Dhaka, Pranay Verma, was summoned to the foreign ministry to lodge a…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday said his party has worked with determination during the recently concluded SIR exercise, and it continues to work now also to ensure voting rights of the people. Addressing a Christmas event here, Stalin outlined a slew of welfare initiatives, which include a hike in subsidy…
New Delhi/Unnao (UP): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday suspended the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is serving life imprisonment in the 2017 Unnao rape case, saying he has already served seven years and five months in prison. Sengar’s sentence has been suspended by the high court till the pendency…
New Delhi: The BJP slammed Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday over his remarks in Berlin, alleging that the Congress leader speaks against India and defames the country on foreign soil because he is “rattled” by the fact that his party colleagues and even family members are showing “no confidence” in him. Gandhi has lost people’s confidence,…
