New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday celebrated Dussehra with Army soldiers at a forward base in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang. The defence minister also performed “Shastra Puja” (worship of weapons) on the occasion, officials said. Singh’s celebration of Dussehra with the soldiers at the strategically important location close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC)…
Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday asked if extremists across the border were involved in Manipur violence. “For many years, Meitei and Kuki communities have been living together. How did the violence erupt all of a sudden? The conflict benefits external forces. Are external factors involved,” Bhagwat said, while addressing the RSS Dussehra rally in…
New Delhi: Newly-appointed envoy of European Union Herve Delphin on Monday said making the EU-India strategic partnership a defining force for the world of today and tomorrow will be his key focus. Delphin said the EU’s partnership with India is one of the most significant relationships developed by the grouping on the global stage. The EU…
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Monday asserted that the BJP’s defeat is “certain” in the five states where assembly polls are due next month. The young RJD leader briefly interacted with journalists at the airport here, before boarding his flight for Delhi from where he will leave for Japan on Tuesday on…
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,…
