Gangtok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Pahalgam terror strike last month was an attack on the soul and unity of India, and subsequent Operation Sindoor was a “decisive response” to terrorists. He asserted that the country was united in its fight against terrorism, adding that India gave a befitting reply and destroyed…
New Delhi: The crescent moon was sighted in various parts of India, including Delhi, on Wednesday evening, after which Muslim religious leaders announced that Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on June 7 in the country. Shahi Imam of Chandni Chowk’s Fatehpuri Masjid, Mufti Mukarram Ahmed, told PTI that the moon marking the start of of Zil…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said India and Africa have a “deep solidarity” and an “unshakeable friendship”, and asserted that New Delhi stands fully committed to Africa’s development, prosperity and progress. In his address at the Africa Day celebrations here, he also said that as Global South partners, India “strongly advocates…
Kanpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth about Rs 20,900 crore here on Friday to boost the region’s infrastructure and connectivity, an official statement issued here said. He will launch the Chunniganj Metro Station to Kanpur Central Metro Station section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project,…
Jammu: Commanding a border outpost within eyeball-to-eyeball contact of a Pakistani post along the International Border, Assistant Commandant Neha Bhandari led her troops to silence three forward hostile posts across the zero line (area closest to enemy territory) by giving a befitting reply. Apart from Neha, six women constables held a gun position on a…
New Delhi: The Padma Awards ceremony realises Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to encourage people-led social transformations by honouring individuals who have quietly brought positive changes, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said. Hosting a dinner in honour of those who were conferred with the Padma Awards on Tuesday night, Shah also said that the…
Gulmarg (JK): Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the April 22 Pahalgam attack has not stalled the conversation around restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and that he had raised the issue at the recent meeting of the NITI Aayog governing council. “No, not at all. If you were to take out the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Hindutva icon Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary, saying a grateful nation can never forget the saga of his indomitable courage and struggle. Lauding him as a true son of “Mother India”, Modi said even the harshest torture from the colonial British power…
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said terrorism was not a proxy war but a deliberate war strategy adopted by Pakistan, and India will respond to it accordingly. Speaking at a Gujarat government programme here, he also batted for buying Indian products to boost the country’s economy. Refusing to make any distinction between non-state…
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday accused Rahul Gandhi of spreading lies using an “imported toolkit” as he denounced the Congress leader’s claims that eligible candidates from SC, ST, and OBC communities were being deliberately declared ‘not found suitable’ to keep them away from education and leadership. Pradhan alleged Rahul Gandhi and…
