New Delhi: India should not be “unfairly targeted” in the context of the Ukraine conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said after a phone conversation with his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen on Saturday. The remarks are seen as a reference to Washington’s allegations that New Delhi is helping Moscow’s “war machine” by procuring Russian crude oil…
Bengaluru: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Saturday questioned the involvement of retired High Court judges in the ongoing process to elect the Vice President, criticising their signature campaign and comments against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He said the Vice President’s election is a political matter, and the participation of retired judges…
New Delhi: India’s defence architecture should not be dependent on any uncertain “foreign interference”, and it should be based on its own capabilities, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. He said the government plans to provide complete aerial security to all important installations across the country under the proposed Sudarshan Chakra air defence system…
Mumbai: More than 60,000 Ganesh idols, including around 29,600 Plaster of Paris ones, were immersed in the city after one-and-a-half days, officials said on Friday. During the 10-day festival, a large number of devotees immerse idols after one-and-a-half days after the installation as well as on the fifth and seventh days. The festival began on…
New Delhi: Poll authorities in Bihar have issued notices to nearly three lakh electors with “doubtful citizenship”, officials said on Friday. The three lakh electors are among the 7.24 crore people who have found their names in the draft electoral rolls published on August 1 as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday announced the launch of a scheme to provide financial assistance to one woman from every family in the state to start an employment venture of their choice. Kumar said a proposal in this regard was approved at a cabinet meeting earlier in the day. Under the Chief…
New Delhi/Patna: Alleging that abuses were hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar, the BJP on Thursday asserted the Congress-led INDIA bloc will be “punished” by the people in the upcoming assembly polls, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah termed the incident as a “stain” on the country’s…
New Delhi: Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday alleged a nexus between the BJP and the Congress, questioning why no “big leader” of the grand old party had been arrested in the National Herald case. Kejriwal met AAP MLAs and councillors at the Constitution Club here and referred to the recent Enforcement Directorate…
New Delhi: Boosting trade and investment ties with Japan and steps to further normalise relations with China are expected to be the main focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s four-day visit to the two countries beginning Friday. Modi’s visit to the two leading economic powerhouses comes amid a downturn in India-US relations over President Donald…
Varanasi (UP): With water level in the Ganga river rising steadily, normal activities on the ghats of Varanasi have been disrupted, including the ‘aarti’ ritual and cremations, officials said on Thursday. After a slight drop in the past few days, the water level on Thursday morning crossed the warning mark of 70.262 metres to reach…
