Jharsuguda (Odisha): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday alleged that the Congress had looted the people of the country, claiming that the grand old party had even taxed people belonging to the low-income category. Addressing the ‘Namo Yuva Samabesh’ in Odisha’s Jharsuguda, he cautioned people against the alleged loot by the Congress and its allies….
Jharsugua (Odisha): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled development projects valued at more than Rs 60,000 crore in sectors such as telecommunications, railways and higher education, from Odisha’s Jharsuguda. Modi laid foundation stones for the expansion of eight IITs across the country, which will create capacity for 10,000 new students over the next four…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has issued an advisory urging people to remain cautious following a forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall across several parts of the state over the next three days. The Revenue and Forest Department, in a release on Friday, said that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to extremely…
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday attached immovable properties of a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terror operative involved in supplying arms and ammunition to active members of the banned outfit for promoting terrorist activities in Kashmir. On the orders of the NIA special court in Jammu, the agency attached immovable properties of Tariq…
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has embarked on a visit to four South American countries, where he is expected to interact with political leaders, students and businessmen. Congress’s media and publicity department, in charge, Pawan Khera, informed this without disclosing the countries where Gandhi will be. He also did not…
New Delhi: India on Friday described as “entirely baseless” NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s remarks that Prime Minister Narendra Modi dialled Russian President Vladimir Putin and asked for Moscow’s strategy on Ukraine in view of the impact of Washington’s punitive tariffs on India. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said “speculative or careless” remarks that misrepresent…
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a sharp critique of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) during a virtual address to the women of Bihar, accusing the Lalu Prasad-led party of causing immense suffering for women during its rule. Speaking from Delhi at the launch of the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, a scheme under which 75…
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday condemned the arrest of environment activist Sonam Wangchuk and said it was done to divert attention and responsibility from the BJP’s “abysmal failure” to maintain law and order and ensure security of life and property in the Union Territory of Ladakh. Police on Friday arrested Wangchuk, two days after…
Leh: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested Friday by a police party here, two days after violent protests by supporters of the movement for statehood and extension of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution left four persons dead and 90 others injured, officials said. Wangchuk was taken into custody by the police party led by…
New Delhi: In a significant development months after the India-Pakistan conflict, Pakistan, under the leadership of Shehbaz Sharif, has signed a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement under which any aggression against either nation would be treated as an attack on both. The agreement was inked during a state visit by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at…
