New Delhi: India has consistently maintained that dialogue and diplomacy is the way forward to resolve the Ukraine conflict as a solution can’t be found on the battlefield, official sources said after the US flagged concerns over the situation in the eastern European country ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s summit talks with President Vladimir…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said he was “deeply anguished” over the death of five Army personnel in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. Singh said counter-terror operations are underway and the soldiers are determined to “usher in peace and order” in the region. Five Army personnel were killed…
Jammu: The president of BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, Ravinder Raina, condemned the killing of five army personnel by terrorists in an ambush on their vehicle in Kathua district, asserting that those responsible for the attack will face imminent retribution. He attributed the surge in such “cowardly” attacks to the terrorists’ frustration following the elimination…
Thiruvananthapuram: Migratory birds and crows from the forests in Kerala are suspected to be the carriers of the avian influenza virus, causing its spread to domestic duck and poultry farms in the state, according to a study by a government-appointed panel of experts. The panel submitted its report to state Animal Husbandry Minister J Chinchurani…
Chennai: IPS officer A Arun on Monday took over as Chennai police commissioner and vowed to bring rowdies to their knees, comments that came against the backdrop of the killing of BSP leader K Armstrong. Outlining his priorities, the city police chief, in an interaction with reporters here said that criminal elements would be ‘taught’…
Bengaluru: Liquor bottles were allegedly distributed to people who attended a thanksgiving programme organised to celebrate the victory of BJP’s K Sudhakar from Chikkaballapura Lok Sabha segment, according to sources. Videos of people being handed liquor bottles with police personnel and “bouncers” around managing the crowd amid barricades, have gone viral on social media. According…
Ssilchar: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that he stands with the people of Assam and is their ”soldier in Parliament”. He urged the Centre to extend all possible help and support to the state immediately. ”I stand with the people of Assam, I am their soldier in Parliament, and…
Puri (Odisha): Highlighting the recent spate of terrible heatwaves in India and frequent extreme weather events around the globe, President Droupadi Murmu asked people on Monday to take smaller and local steps to protect the environment for a better tomorrow. In a note on the social media platform ‘X’ after visiting the seashore in this…
New Delhi: The Delhi police on Sunday registered an FIR against TMC MP Mahua Moitra over an alleged “derogatory” social media post targeting National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma. The Krishnanagar MP has been booked under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which pertains to actions intended to outrage the modesty of…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday alleged that the Modi government had accentuated India’s “unemployment crisis” with the decimation of job-creating MSMEs through the “Tughlakian demonetisation, a hastily rushed GST, and rising imports from China”. In a statement, Congress general secretary, in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh cited a new report by Citigroup, a global…
