Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said terrorism is taking its last breath in Jammu and Kashmir where his government projected a new leadership to counter dynastic politics which has “destroyed this beautiful region”. Addressing an election rally in the Doda district of Jammu region in support of BJP candidates, PM Modi said, “We…
Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hit the poll campaign trail in support of his party candidates from today by addressing a mega rally in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, amid tight security arrangements. This will be the first visit by a prime minister to Doda in the last 42 years. Multi-tier security…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Friday that the central government has decided to rename Port Blair as “Sri Vijaya Puram”, stating that the decision was taken to “free the nation from colonial imprints”. Port Blair is the capital of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. “Inspired by the vision…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the corruption case lodged by the CBI in connection with the excise policy ‘scam’, saying prolonged incarceration amounts to unjust deprivation of liberty. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan granted the relief to Kejriwal on furnishing…
Chandigarh/New Delhi: Political parties scrambled to release names of their remaining candidates for the Haryana assembly polls on Thursday, the last day of filing nominations, even as several nominees including Congress leader Randeep Surjewala’s son Aditya filed their papers for the October 5 elections. Former Haryana deputy chief minister and Congress candidate Chander Mohan and…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday offered to resign “for the sake of people” and said she also want justice for the murdered RG Kar hospital doctor. “I apologise to the people of Bengal who expected an end to the RG Kar impasse today. They (junior doctors) came to Nabanna but did…
New Delhi: India and China on Thursday discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in the civil aviation sector, including resumption of direct flights between the two countries. Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu, Civil Aviation Secretary Vumlunmang Vualnam and other senior officials met with representatives from China on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference…
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has held wide-ranging talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu in St Petersburg and discussed important issues of “mutual interests” amid fresh calls for India’s possible role in finding a solution to the Ukraine conflict. The Doval-Shoigu meeting on Wednesday evening took place on the margins of a…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday participated in Ganpati Puja at CJI D Y Chandrachud’s residence here. In a video, Chandrachud and his wife Kalpana Das were seen welcoming Modi at their house. Modi is then seen participating in the puja at their residence. The prime minister is seen wearing the traditional Maharashtrian…
Greater Noida (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said resilience of supply chains is critical for the economy as he made a pitch to boost investments in domestic manufacturing of semiconductors — the foundation of everything from smartphone to EV and AI. Speaking at the SEMICON 2024 conference on the outskirts of the national…
