New Delhi: India advocates de-escalation and return to dialogue and diplomacy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday on the widening West Asia conflict, while stressing respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states in the region. Making a suo moto statement on the crisis that broke out on February 28, when…
Kolkata: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar faced “go back” slogans and was shown black flags on Monday morning when he visited the revered Kalighat temple in south Kolkata. Police personnel present at the spot brought the situation under control, allowing the CEC to proceed with his visit to the temple. Similar demonstrations were seen near…
New York/Washington: The US has urged India to buy Russian oil already floating at sea and redirect it to Indian refineries to “tamp down” fears of supply shortages and price spikes amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said. However, the move, he said, is a short-term, pragmatic effort to stabilise…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for accelerating the process of linking the country’s education sector to the real-world economy. Addressing a post-budget webinar, he said the focus on subjects like AI and automation needs to be increased. “We will have to accelerate the process of linking our education system to the…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s visit to New Delhi has once again triggered speculation, linking it to a possible leadership change in the state, after the Budget Session of the Legislature. According to official and party sources, Shivakumar left for the national capital with AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge from Kalaburagi on Sunday…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will make a statement in the Lok Sabha regarding the situation in West Asia on Monday. The second half of the Budget session of Parliament will begin on Monday. According to the revised list of business of the Lok Sabha for March 9 circulated on Sunday evening, “Dr. S….
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar joined the JD(U) on Sunday and said he would work to strengthen the party’s organisation. Nishant, an engineering graduate who is in his 40s, was inducted into the party at its headquarters here in the presence of top leaders, including Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh ‘Lalan’…
Palakkad (Kerala): Senior BJP leader Sobha Surendran began her election campaign here on Sunday amid reports that she may contest the upcoming Assembly polls from the constituency. Surendran launched the campaign by making a wall painting in Palakkad town. In response to a question whether she would contest from the Palakkad constituency, she told reporters…
New Delhi: (Mar 8) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth Rs 15,200 crore under the General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) redevelopment plan. The prime minister, accompanied by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, visited GPRA Type-5 quarters in Sarojini Nagar and handed over…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar confirmed on Saturday that India permitted an Iranian ship to dock in Kochi on humanitarian grounds following a request from the Iranian side on February 28 as the vessel faced some problems. Permission was given for the vessel to dock on March 1, and the warship, IRIS Lavan,…
