Bengaluru: State Congress President D K Shivakumar will be sworn in as the chief minister of Karnataka on Wednesday. Some Congress MLAs are also said to take oath as ministers in a ceremony to be held at Lok Bhavan here, party sources said. The 64-year-old Vokkaliga strongman, who was elected as leader of the Congress…
New Delhi: Nepal’s ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chairman Rabi Lamichhane met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar here on Tuesday, as the two sides held discussions focused on the bilateral development partnership and enhancing people-to-people ties. Jaishankar in a post on X shared some photos of the meeting. “A pleasure to meet Nepal’s Rastriya Swatantra…
New Delhi: India on Tuesday categorically rejected “unwarranted” references to Jammu and Kashmir in a joint press communique issued by Pakistan and the European Union, asserting that the region is an “inalienable part” of the country. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said those who have no locus standi on the matter should desist from…
Kumbha Shyam Temple is located inside the historic Chittorgarh Fort in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan. The temple stands near the famous Meera Bai Temple and Kumbha Palace within the fort complex. Surrounded by the grandeur of one of India’s largest hill forts, the temple has been an important center of Vaishnava worship for centuries. Its…
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu BJP leader K Annamalai on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here at his residence amid speculation that he may quit the party and float a new political outfit in the state. According to sources, Annamalai’s meeting with Shah lasted for about 30 minutes. But it was not immediately known…
Sheikhpura (Bihar): Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday took a veiled dig at the RJD, the main opposition party in the state, which has been indignant over the allotment of the bungalow occupied by former CM Rabri Devi to a minister. Choudhary referred to the tiff without mentioning the opposition party or its leaders…
Thiruvananthapuram: (Jun 2) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has questioned the necessity of playing all five verses of Vande Mataram at the beginning and end of official events, labelling the practice “unnecessary and burdensome” for audiences. Speaking to reporters here on Monday amid the controversy over the singing of the national song in Kerala, Tharoor said…
Bhubaneshwar: Representatives of 11 countries will participate in the second technical meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Group of BRICS to be hosted by Odisha from June 3-5 in Puri, a state minister said on Monday. Odisha was chosen as the host state due to its “globally recognised milestones in disaster preparedness, effective cyclone…
New Delhi: India and Australia on Monday underscored the importance of freedom of navigation, overflight and unimpeded maritime trade amid disruptions in energy supply chains following the West Asia crisis as well as concerns over China’s increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. These issues figured prominently during wide-ranging talks between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Australian…
Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu) The air in Tiruchirapalli was charged with a different kind of excitement. FOR THE FIRST TIME: the people of the constituency gathered not just to see a movie star or a political aspirant, but to hear from a man they now called their chief minister. Hordes of people lined both sides of…
