New Delhi: Italian envoy Antonio Bartoli on Monday said his country is confident that culture will continue to be a vehicle for friendship and interaction between people and societies of Italy and India, fostering greater mutual understanding and “ever and ever stronger bonds”. Bartoli was addressing a gathering at the inauguration of an exhibition –…
New Delhi: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Monday held “constructive” talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi focusing on key aspects of bilateral engagement, including progress in normalisation of the ties that came under severe strain during the over four-year eastern Ladakh border standoff. Wang is in New Delhi to attend a BRICS conclave….
Lucknow: Four individuals have been arrested in connection with a fire incident at a commercial building in the Aliganj area of Lucknow, which resulted in the deaths of 15 people, police said on Monday night. Officials said the accused are joint owners of the building. An FIR has been filed at the Aliganj police station…
Patna: At least 28 people have been held for attempting irregularities in the NEET-UG re-examination in Bihar, police said on Monday. The re-examination was conducted across the state on Sunday amid tight security after the original undergraduate medical entrance test, held in early May, was cancelled amid widespread allegations of a question paper leak. ADG…
Lucknow (UP): A massive fire blazed through a three-floor commercial building in a residential area in north Lucknow on a busy Monday afternoon, trapping several people, including students. As many as 14 casualties are feared, a senior official said. On hearing the news, the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was on a visit to…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Monday hit out at dissident MPs, claiming voters had rejected NDA candidates in their constituencies and backed the INDIA bloc, but “greed” led them to “shamelessly” abandon that mandate overnight. In a post on X, Thackeray further charged that the dissidents’ loyalty and reputation were up for…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay turned 52 on Monday, the first memorable occasion after he took up the reins as CM in May. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Chief Ministers – M K Stalin and Edappadi K Palaniswami – and BJP state chief Nainar Nagenthran were among the numerous leaders who extended…
Jaipur: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Sunday flagged off the Jaipur-Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express and inaugurated the Mega Coaching Terminal at Khatipura railway station. The Union minister also announced a new railway station at Sundarpura in Sikar district. Addressing the gathering, Vaishnaw said railway infrastructure and passenger facilities were…
New Delhi: Over 20 lakh medical aspirants took a second shot at the NEET (UG) examination on Sunday after the original test was cancelled due to paper leaks, an issue that became a hot potato for the government and also triggered a popular protest movement. Abhishek Singh, the Director General of the National Testing Agency…
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that strong maritime capabilities are the deciding factor for a country’s economic and strategic influence, and India understands this well and is preparing for it. In his address after commissioning three indigenously built naval ships at the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port here, Modi said India does not…
