Chandigarh: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said a meeting between a central team and farmer leaders was held in a cordial atmosphere and the next round of talks will take place in Chandigarh March 19. A fresh round of talks between the protesting farmers and the central team led by Chouhan to…
Mumbai: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Saturday said the party cannot wait for the people to get tired of the BJP but must reach out to the people, and it has been working on it. Speaking at a media event here, he denied allegations that the Grand Old Party does not accommodate its allies, while…
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday launched a signature campaign here to garner support for a complete ban on liquor in Jammu and Kashmir. The signature campaign, aimed to garner support for a bill proposed by the party MLA Mir Mohammad Fayaz that seeks a complete ban on liquor in the union territory, was launched…
New Delhi: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to India next week will pave the way for further strengthening growing convergence in key areas, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday. Leyen, accompanied by the high-powered European Union College of Commissioners, will pay a visit to India on February 27 and…
Bhopal: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday slammed Air India for allotting him a “broken and sunk” seat and described it as an “unethical” practice wherein the airline charges passengers full fare and then makes them occupy defective seats. After Chouhan shared his experience on X, Air India apologised for the “inconvenience”. Chouhan…
New Delhi: AAP leader Atishi has sought a meeting of AAP MLAs with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta to discuss the Rs 2,500 monthly aid to women promised by the ruling BJP earlier during the assembly poll campaign. In a letter to Gupta on Saturday, Atishi questioned why a scheme on financial aid to women…
Jaipur: A prisoner from Dausa’s Salawas jail on Friday night allegedly threatened to kill Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, police said. Police said that 29-year-old Rinku, serving a life sentence in a rape case, called the Jaipur police control room and threatened to kill the chief minister. Police traced the location of the mobile…
New Delhi: With drones and other disruptive technologies impacting the dynamics of warfare as demonstrated in recent conflicts, the Army Air Defence has drawn a roadmap to boost its capabilities through the replacement of two of its old platforms, induction of new fragmentation ammunition for existing air defence guns, and deployment of more potent radars….
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday cautioned against attempts to discriminate on the basis of language, asserting that there has never been any animosity among Indian languages and each has enriched the other. Addressing the inaugural function of the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (ABMSS) here, Modi hailed Marathi as a complete…
Mumbai: Activist Anna Hazare on Friday said AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal was doing a “good job” as Delhi Chief Minister, but then he started opening liquor vends and faced the people’s wrath as a result. A woman, Rekha Gupta, becoming the new chief minister of the national capital was a matter of pride, he told…
