New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed concern over the devastating earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand and said India stands ready to offer all possible assistance to the two countries. The earthquake has rocked many parts of Thailand, including its capital, Bangkok, the venue for next week’s summit of BIMSTEC regional grouping that…
New Delhi: Members of a Buddhist outfit allegedly vandalised road signboards named after Mughal and Delhi Sultanate rulers in Lutyens’ Delhi on Friday. Bharatiya Baudh Sangh members covered the signboards that come under the jurisdiction of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) with black spray paint. Veer Savarkar Marg was pasted over the signboard of…
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay-led Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam on Friday urged the Centre to withdraw the Waqf Bill, alleging it would take away the rights of Muslims, and also wanted it to abort the proposed delimitation exercise. The Waqf Bill, by creating new conditions, took away the powers of Muslims in related matters and also trampled on…
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Friday informed a court here that it has lodged an FIR against former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and others for allegedly misusing public money by putting up large hoardings in the national capital in 2019. The police submitted its compliance report filed before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Mittal. The…
Mumbai: A Bangladeshi national was arrested in Mumbai for allegedly staying illegally in the country, and police have begun a probe to check if he was involved in the March 17 Nagpur violence, an official has said. The Crime Branch Unit II took Azizul Nizanul Rahman (29) into custody from Dadar on Wednesday, he said….
Jammu: Three terrorists and an equal number of policemen were killed, and seven others, including a deputy superintendent of police, were injured in a fierce day-long gunfight in a remote forested area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Thursday. The encounter started around 8 am amid intensified operations led by the Jammu…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that the “reckless policies” of the LDF and UDF governments have led to a “fiscal crisis” in Kerala, as she dismissed allegations that the Centre has cut funds for the southern state. The finance minister also mentioned that the Left-front government of EMS…
New Delhi: The Mobile phones of eight Delhi Police officers have been seized and sent to the forensic department as part of an investigation into the alleged discovery of a cash pile from Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma’s residential premises, police sources said on Thursday. Under this process, the mobile of the Station House…
New Delhi: (Mar 27) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held talks with a high-powered delegation from the Japan Association of Corporate Executives over strengthening bilateral trade, enhancing investment opportunities, and fostering collaboration in key sectors. Modi received the delegation from Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) led by its chairperson Takeshi Niinami and…
Shimla: Claiming that the BJP workers were being stopped by police about 10 km from the protest venue, the party legislators on Thursday moved out of the House. The BJP on Thursday held a ‘Maha Pradarshan’ at Chaura Maidan near the Assembly to protest against the “mafia raj” in Himachal Pradesh. Raising the issue in…
