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India breaks silence on Pakistan-Saudi Arabia defence pact, says ‘India’s national interests…’

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…

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75 lakh Bihar women to receive Rs 10,000 each as PM to launch Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana

Patna: (Sep 26) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday launch Bihar’s Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, under which Rs 10,000 each will be transferred to the bank accounts of 75 lakh women in the eastern state. The Rs 7,500-crore scheme, an initiative of Bihar’s NDA government, is aimed at promoting women’s empowerment through self-employment and…

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Russian Deputy PM Patrushev calls on PM Modi

New Delhi: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and exchanged views on enhancing cooperation in agriculture, fertilisers, food processing and other areas of mutual interest. Patrushev is currently on a visit to India as part of preparations for the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India in December. “They…

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Low-pressure system over Bay of Bengal to bring rain to Maharashtra; monsoon withdrawal delayed

Mumbai: Several parts of Maharashtra are likely to experience cloudy weather and increased rainfall between September 26 and 28 due to a low-pressure system developed over the Bay of Bengal, the authorities have said. The southwest monsoon is not expected to withdraw from the state before October 5, the Maharashtra government’s Directorate General of Information…

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40 minor girls found locked inside toilet of unregistered madrassa in UP’s Bahraich: SDM

Baharaich (UP): Forty girls aged between nine and 14 years were found confined inside a toilet of an unregistered madrassa here during an inspection, officials said on Thursday. Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Payagpur Ashwini Kumar Pandey told PTI that the district administration received repeated complaints regarding the functioning of an illegal madrassa inside a three-storey…

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Self-styled godman forced students of Delhi-based institute to visit his quarter, alleges FIR

New Delhi: Female students of Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management, Delhi, were allegedly forced to visit the quarter of self-styled godman Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati late at night, and one of them was even forced to change her name, the FIR filed against him read. The FIR was filed after the management of the institute…

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