New Delhi: India will participate in a multilateral joint military exercise in Russia from today to that seeks to improve interoperability and provide a platform to exchange tactics, techniques, and procedures in the domains of conventional warfare and counter-terrorism operations, officials said. A contingent of the Indian armed forces, comprising 65 personnel, departed on Tuesday…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reacted warmly to US President Donald Trump’s positive assessment of trade talks between the two countries, expressing confidence that the ongoing negotiations will pave the way for unlocking the limitless potential of the partnership between them. India and the US are close friends and natural partners, Modi…
New Delhi: Maharashtra Governor and NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan was elected the 15th Vice President of India on Tuesday, bagging 452 votes against Opposition nominee and former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy’s 300 votes, amid indications of cross-voting in his favour. Announcing the result of the vice presidential election, Rajya Sabha Secretary General…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security to discuss developments in Nepal, where violent protests have toppled the government headed by K P Sharma Oli, and stressed that stability, peace and prosperity of the country are of utmost importance to India. Modi said the violence…
Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a Rs 1,600-crore assistance for flood-hit Punjab as he reviewed the situation and damage in the state battling its worst deluge since 1988. He announced the assistance for the border state in addition to the Rs 12,000 crore already in the state’s kitty. Ahead of the PM’s…
New Delhi: Vice President-elect C P Radhakrishnan on Tuesday described his election to the second-highest Constitutional post as a victory of the nationalistic ideology and vowed to work towards making India a developed nation by 2047. He won the vice presidential election by bagging 452 votes, while the opposition candidate, B. Sudershan Reddy, polled 300…
New Delhi: Strongly rooted in the RSS and the BJP, Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was on Tuesday elected as the 15th Vice President of India, the third leader from Tamil Nadu to occupy the coveted post. Seen as a soft-spoken and non-confrontational leader, the 67-year-old Radhakrishnan succeeds Jagdeep Dhankhar, who resigned as vice president on July…
New Delhi: The European Union (EU) has approved 102 additional marine product units from India for exports, making them eligible to supply to the bloc, which is the country’s second-largest seafood export destination, an official said on Tuesday. With this, a total of 604 Indian units are listed by the EU. “The move would help…
Shimla/Dharmashala (HP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced an immediate relief of Rs 1,500 crore for rain-affected Himachal Pradesh. Modi, who took stock of the flood and landslides situation in the state, also announced Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for the next of kin of the dead and Rs 50,000 for the injured. He…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast the first vote as polling opened at 10 am for the high-stakes Vice Presidential election. Voting will continue until 5 pm, with counting scheduled to begin at 6 pm. The NDA’s candidate, C P Radhakrishnan, is contesting against Justice (Retd) B Sudershan Reddy, the nominee of the Congress-led INDIA…
