New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart, General Sergei Shoigu, vowed on Friday to strengthen the India-Russia military partnership while expressing satisfaction over the continued trust and mutual respect in the ties. Singh and Shoigu held extensive talks, covering the regional security situation and key aspects of bilateral defence relations, including industrial…
New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said connectivity with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) countries is a priority for India, and emphasised on ensuring demand driven, sustainable development, while respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity of the countries. The road transport and highways minister further said India attaches special attention to SCO in promoting economy…
New Delhi: Opposition party leaders hit out at Indian Olympics Association President PT Usha on Friday for criticising the protest by wrestlers in Delhi, alleging she has become a “political mouthpiece”. The wrestlers have launched a second round of protest against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accusing him sexual harassment…
Koppal/New Delhi: BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal has likened former AICC chief Sonia Gandhi to a ‘Vishakanya’ (venomous maiden) in retaliation to Congress president M Mallikarjun Kharge’s ‘venomous snake’ barb hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the comments drawing sharp response from the opposition party which sought the legislator’s expulsion. Congress general secretary Randeep…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday permitted some forest dwelling tribals to move the Bombay High Court with their grievances related to the felling of trees in Mumbai’s Aarey forest for the metro rail project. Many trees being cut for the project are on their land. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and…
Mumbai: A special CBI court here on Friday acquitted actor Sooraj Pancholi, accused of abetting the suicide of his then actor girlfriend Jiah Khan in 2013, citing lack of evidence against him. Sooraj Pancholi (32), who is currently out on bail, was charged under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 306 (abetment of suicide). Jiah Khan’s mother…
Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Friday dismissed media reports quoting its former chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa’s statement on military’s combat preparedness and future threats to the country, saying his off the record remarks were “quoted out of context”. The Inter-Services Public Relations, the army’s media wing, issued a statement after senior journalist Hamid Mir…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated 91 FM transmitters spread across 18 states and two union territories, in a move that will boost FM radio connectivity in the border regions and aspirational districts. With these new transmitters set up in 84 districts, the coverage will further increase by about 35,000 sq km area,…
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday targeted the Gandhi family after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge triggered a row by likening Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a poisonous snake, saying he must have done it to “please” his political masters. Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who is the BJP’s in-charge for the May 10 Karnataka assembly polls, told…
New Delhi: The Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA), an insurgent group operating mostly in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, on Thursday signed a peace agreement with the government in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. After the group signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU), the home minister said…
