Karwar (Karnataka): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday flagged off IOS SAGAR and said ensuring free navigation, a rules-based order, and peace in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is one of India’s biggest aims. Addressing a gathering at the Indian Navy’s strategically located Karwar base in Karnataka, the minister also said the country’s deployment in…
Dantewada: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday appealed to the Naxalites to lay down arms and join the mainstream, averring that nobody feels happy when a Naxalite is killed. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Chhattisgarh government’s `Bastar Pandum’ festival, Shah asserted that the Union government was committed to eliminating the Naxal menace…
Chennai: Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday dismissed the false propaganda surrounding the ‘One Nation, One Election’ concept, clarifying that it will not be implemented in the upcoming elections. Speaking at an event near here, she noted that around Rs 1 lakh crore was spent during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections,…
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India’s first vertical lift sea bridge in Rameswaram and will also dedicate other projects on April 6. On the eve of the official event, Indian Railways came out with a promotional video of the picturesque new Pamban Bridge. The Railway Ministry said, “Bridging the past, lifting the new,…
Mumabi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered the formation of a committee to inquire into the death of a pregnant woman after she was allegedly refused admission by Pune’s leading Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital over non-payment of a deposit of Rs 10 lakh. The controversy escalated on Friday, with local political activists staging a protest…
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has sought an urgent appointment with President Droupadi Murmu to express their concern on the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Bill by Parliament before she gives her assent to it. AIMPLB spokesperson S.Q.R. Ilyas, while releasing the content of the letter written by General Secretary of the…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday impressed upon the party’s district unit chiefs to prepare for elections for five years and not just six months or a year. He also urged them to make all efforts to prevent tampering with voters’ lists. Calling on Congress workers and leaders to raise issues of the…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday informed that the Assembly resolution seeking NEET exemption for the state, that was sent for Presidential assent, has been declined, and said the rejection was a “dark chapter in federalism.” Nevertheless, the state would continue its struggle to abolish the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test…
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday, bringing down the curtains on the Budget session which began on January 31. As soon as the House met at noon after an adjournment over remarks by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla read out his valedictory remarks and adjourned the…
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday said it will “very soon” challenge in the Supreme Court the constitutionality of the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 that was passed in Parliament. The Waqf (Amendment) bill was cleared by Parliament early Friday, with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod. In a post on X, AICC general secretary Jairam…
