New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Friday issued directions to conclude an ambitious free trade agreement by end of this year as the two leaders vowed to expand India-EU strategic partnership in areas of defence, security, and critical technology. In his media statement after talks with…
New Delhi: Forty-one labourers were buried alive in an avalanche in Uttarakhand, two persons were killed in Jammu and arterial roads were cut off as heavy snowfall and rains hit parts of north India on Friday. The threat of another avalanche loomed over the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh. Rains pounded Jammu and Himachal Pradesh…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a comprehensive review of the Ayush sector on Thursday and emphasized the need to promote holistic health and standard protocols in the yoga, naturopathy, and pharmacy sectors. Modi chaired a high-level meeting at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg to review the Ayush sector, underscoring its vital role in holistic…
New Delhi: The CAG report on the Delhi liquor policy has been referred to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for examination, with the panel expected to submit its report within three months, Speaker Vijender Gupta said Thursday. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the regulation and supply of liquor in Delhi, which was…
Mumbai/Pune: Police on Thursday announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information about the history-sheeter who allegedly raped a 26-year-old woman inside a bus at Pune’s Swargate bus station and deployed drones as part of their manhunt, officials said. Amid the frantic police efforts to make a breakthrough, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut…
Kolkata: TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday rejected reports that he has differences with party supremo Mamata Banerjee, and reaffirmed his loyalty to her. “I am a loyal soldier of the TMC, and my leader is Mamata Banerjee,” he said at a party conference here. Dismissing speculation that he might cross over to…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday set an ambitious target of securing over 215 seats in the 2026 elections to the 294-member assembly, asserting that her party Trinamool Congress (TMC) would ensure a significant reduction in the BJP’s tally. The BJP bagged 77 seats in the 2021 assembly elections. “We will win…
Prayagraj/Lucknow (UP): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for guiding the Maha Kumbh Mela, and also praised the collective efforts that led to its execution, saying that “with a little political will and the right support, any result can be achieved.” In a post on X, he said, “Respected Prime…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday likened the massive Maha Kumbh congregation to the newly awakened consciousness of a nation breathing freely after breaking the shackles of a slavery mindset. “The Maha Kumbh has concluded. The ‘Mahayana’ of unity has concluded,” he wrote in a blog, a day after the mega-religious exercise concluded….
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Atishi on Thursday said AAP MLAs were being stopped from entering the Delhi Assembly premises after being suspended for three days from the proceedings in the House. Atishi said the BJP was “crossing all limits of dictatorship” after coming to power. Soon after the House proceedings began on Tuesday,…
