Patna: Launching a frontal attack on the BJP, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused it of orchestrating “vote chori” and communal polarisation and asserted that the Bihar Assembly elections would mark the beginning of end of the Modi government’s “corrupt rule”. In his opening remarks at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting here, Kharge…
New Delhi: German Ambassador to India Dr Philipp Ackermann has said that highly skilled Indian workers are welcomed in Germany amid Donald Trump’s H1B visa move. In a video message on X, formerly Twitter, German Ambassador Ackermann took a dig at the United States, saying their policies don’t change fundamentally overnight, as Germany stands out with…
New Delhi: Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong noted that despite ups and downs, China-India relations have been “overwhelmingly defined by friendly cooperation” and stressed the need to strengthen dialogue, trade, and exchanges. “This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and India. Over the past 75 years, despite…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday claimed that the population of Hindus in India fell drastically from around 60 crore in the 12th century to about 30 crore at the time of Independence in 1947 due to the “atrocities of invaders”. Addressing a state-level workshop on ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi Sankalp’, the chief…
Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said India’s ranking on the Global Innovation Index has gone up from 91 to 38 in the last decade, and expressed confidence that it would secure a position among the top 10 in the next three years. The Startup India campaign launched under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday welcomed veteran leader Azam Khan’s release from jail, and announced that all “false” cases against him will be withdrawn once the party comes to power in Uttar Pradesh. Khan, a former Uttar Pradesh Cabinet minister and a founder member of the SP, was released on bail from…
New Delhi: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said the Vande Bharat Sleeper trains will be launched once the second train is ready for regular service. One train is ready for launch at Shakur Basti Coaching Depot in Delhi after undergoing necessary trials and testing, according to officials. Briefing the media, Vaishnaw said that the…
Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said Uttarakhand has become a revenue-surplus state due to its good governance policies. Uttarakhand recorded a revenue surplus of Rs 5,310 crore in 2022-23, according to a recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The state has joined the list of 16 states…
Agartala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the redeveloped Tripureswari temple in Tripura’s Gomati district and offered prayers at the shrine. The more-than-500-year-old temple, one of the 51 ‘Shakti Peethas’, has been redeveloped under the Centre’s Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) scheme at Rs 52 crore. The Prime Minister also visited an…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to soon give a comprehensive relief package to flood-hit Punjab and said the initial relief of Rs 1600 announced by him is an “injustice” to the people of the state. In a post on X, Gandhi shared a 10-minute video of his…
