New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday embarked on a three-day visit to South Africa to attend the first G20 summit being held in Africa. During his stay in Johannesburg, the Prime Minister will also attend the sixth IBSA Summit on the sidelines of the G20. “I will present India’s perspective at the Summit…
Patna: Apparently overcome by gratitude, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tried to touch the feet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday when he was in the state capital to attend the former’s swearing-in ceremony. A video has gone viral in which Kumar can be seen trying to touch the feet of Modi, at the…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said fighting had started within the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s latest meeting with senior BJP leader Amit Shah showed Shinde’s helpless situation. Speaking at a gathering of the Shikshak Sena, teachers’ wing of his party, Thackeray also took a swipe…
Jamnagar: Donald Trump Jr., son of US President Donald Trump, arrived in Jamnagar on Thursday evening, accompanied by his girlfriend. He landed at Jamnagar Airport shortly after 7:30 pm. He visited Vantara, a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre at Jamnagar in Gujarat. According to sources, Donald Trump Jr visited Vantara, the brainchild of Reliance Industries director…
New Delhi: There has been a “remarkable expansion” across all pillars of the India-Australia cooperation, including trade and investment, defence and security, education and skills, science and technology, and space and energy, but most of all in “our vibrant people-to-people links”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday. In his opening remarks at the…
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday took custody of three doctors and a preacher who were arrested in connection with the November 10 car blast outside the Red Fort in which 15 people were killed. Muzammil Ganaie, Adeel Rather and Shaheena Saeed as well as Maulvi Irfan Ahmed Wagay had earlier been…
Jammu: The State Investigation Agency of the Jammu and Kashmir Police raided the office of the Kashmir Times here on Thursday for allegedly promoting activities against the country and recovered cartridges of AK rifles and some rounds of pistol, among other things. Officials said that SIA sleuths conducted a thorough search of the newspaper’s premises…
Patna: In a political career spanning 50 years, Nitish Kumar has displayed an uncanny knack for rising like a Phoenix every time sceptics and detractors have sought to write him off. The most atypical of politicians owing their rise to post-Mandal politics, Nitish Kumar stood out for his ability to address the governance deficit, unlike…
Patna: Senior BJP leader Samrat Choudhary, who has been considered the OBC face of the party, was sworn in as the minister of Bihar. Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Choudhary during a programme at Gandhi Maidan here. Choudhary, son of former minister Shakuni Choudhary, was a member of…
Patna: No chief minister in the country would have taken oath as many times as Bihar’s longest-serving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was sworn in for a record 10th term on Thursday. At 74, Kumar also achieved another milestone of extending his 19-year stint as Chief Minister and breaking into the national top-10 list of…
