New Delhi: Newly appointed BJP national working president Nitin Nabin on Tuesday met party patriarch L K Advani, BJP chief J P Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking their “blessings” and “guidance” on his first day in office after taking charge. The BJP headquarters was abuzz since morning as Nabin met current and former…
Mandya (Karnataka): President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said as India moves towards the vision of a developed nation by 2047, the country needs both the power of technology and the strength of values. She was speaking at the inauguration of the 1066th Jayanthi celebrations of Adi Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Shivayogi Mahaswamiji at Malavalli in this…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the BJP has already fulfilled its electoral promise of providing one lakh government jobs in the state. He was speaking at a function after distributing appointment letters to 300 newly recruited employees. “Not only has the state government fulfilled the promise, but we have also…
New Delhi: The Congress will hold protests across the country on Wednesday against the Centre’s rural employment bill VB-G RAM G that seeks to replace MGNREGA, claiming it was a “BJP-RSS conspiracy” to dismantle a rights-based welfare scheme and attack Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy, workers’ rights, and federal responsibility. The opposition party’s general secretary, organisation, K…
New Delhi: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday moved in Lok Sabha to introduce the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025, that seeks to replace the existing rural employment law MGNREGA. Opposition members strongly opposed the proposed legislation at the introduction stage and pressed for sending…
Amman: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invited Jordanian companies to invest in India, saying they can look forward to good returns on their investments as the country is growing at over 8 per cent. Speaking at the India-Jordan Business Forum meet here, Modi said India is soon going to become the third-largest economy in…
Srinagar: The Counter Intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday carried out pre-dawn raids at multiple locations across the Valley as part of its probe against suspects involved in terrorism, glorifying terrorists and promoting radicalisation, officials said. The raids were conducted across seven districts in the Kashmir valley, they said. According to officials,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded the valour of the armed forces on Vijay Diwas — the day the Indian Army defeated Pakistan in the 1971 War. “On Vijay Diwas, we remember the brave soldiers whose courage and sacrifice ensured India had a historic victory in 1971. Their steadfast resolve and selfless…
Mathura: Four people were killed, and over two dozen were injured in an early Tuesday vehicle pile-up on the Yamuna Expressway here, a police officer said. At least seven buses and several smaller vehicles collided with each other in the dense fog around 4.30 am, the officer said. The incident happened under the Baldev Police…
New Delhi: In the backdrop of US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he used trade to stop the India-Pakistan military conflict in May, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday cited his conversations with various echelons of the government to state that neither was there any threat to use trade to promote peace nor was…
