Panaji: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday urged farmers to switch to organic fertilisers to save the soil from turning infertile and also for the betterment of human health. The Union minister for agriculture and farmers welfare was interacting virtually with farmers and ‘Swayampurna Mitras’ (officials assigned to deliver government schemes) of Goa. Chief…
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit the US from September 8-10 during which he will hold numerous interactions in Washington DC and Dallas, including at the University of Texas. Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitorda shared details of Gandhi’s first visit to the US after becoming the leader…
New Delhi: Asserting that India has a “special China problem” which is over and above the world’s “general China problem”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Saturday the border and the state of relations with the country call for investments from there be scrutinised. Jaishankar said that if people are complaining of trade deficit with…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday underlined the need for swift justice in cases involving crimes against women and said that it will give them greater assurance of their safety. Modi also said the judiciary is considered a guardian of the Constitution, and that the Supreme Court and the judiciary have lived up to…
Imphal: Rejecting any suggestion of stepping down from his post, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has claimed that people are with him in his efforts to “protect” the state so there is no question of him resigning. “Why should I resign? Have I stolen anything? Is there a scandal against me? Have I worked…
Ranchi/New Delhi: The political landscape in Jharkhand has been shaken following a dramatic turn of events involving Champai Soren. Two weeks ago, Soren, staying in Delhi, took to social media to express his deep anguish, stating he felt “humiliated and ridiculed” within the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). This emotional outburst fueled rumors about his potential…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) Describing the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital as a “painful” incident, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Friday called for a deterrent ecosystem to punish the perpetrators for such crimes. Referring to President Droupadi Murmu’s exclusive article for PTI — her first statement on the…
New Delhi: India sees education today as a “key vehicle” to accelerate a more intensive engagement between the country and the world, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday. He said this in his address at an event held here on handing over a Letter of Intent to the University of Southampton which will…
New Delhi: The BJP’s Central Election Committee (CEC) met here on Thursday evening to finalise the party’s candidates for the Haryana Assembly polls to be held on October 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda were among other CEC members who deliberated on the probable list of…
Ahmedabad: The situation in rain-battered Gujarat improved slightly on Thursday as the rainfall activity subsided, but Vadodara and some other parts of the state are still reeling under a flood-like situation due to overflowing rivers while the authorities continue the rescue and relief operations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to state Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel…
