Chandigarh: Punjab BJP chief Kewal Singh Dhillon on Tuesday wrote to World Bank president Ajay Banga, calling for a transformative role in partnership with the government of India in agricultural diversification financing and rural entrepreneurship ecosystems for the border state. India’s leadership under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has demonstrated an unparalleled commitment to rural transformation,…
New Delhi: The opening of the Strait of Hormuz is a very welcome move as it will help energy security, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Tuesday while welcoming counterparts from BRICS nations at a key conclave here. Doval said freedom of navigation through the key shipping lane will benefit the countries of the…
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs George Kurian has resigned from the council of ministers after his Rajya Sabha term came to an end. The BJP had decided not to renominate him in the recent Rajya Sabha polls. “The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation…
Lucknow: The three-storey commercial building where a tragic fire claimed 15 lives was issued a demolition order in 2016 over unauthorised construction, but the order was revoked less than two months later, the UP government has said in a statement. The building, located in Sector D of the upscale Aliganj Scheme locality, was originally allotted…
New Delhi: Italian envoy Antonio Bartoli on Monday said his country is confident that culture will continue to be a vehicle for friendship and interaction between people and societies of Italy and India, fostering greater mutual understanding and “ever and ever stronger bonds”. Bartoli was addressing a gathering at the inauguration of an exhibition –…
New Delhi: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Monday held “constructive” talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi focusing on key aspects of bilateral engagement, including progress in normalisation of the ties that came under severe strain during the over four-year eastern Ladakh border standoff. Wang is in New Delhi to attend a BRICS conclave….
Lucknow: Four individuals have been arrested in connection with a fire incident at a commercial building in the Aliganj area of Lucknow, which resulted in the deaths of 15 people, police said on Monday night. Officials said the accused are joint owners of the building. An FIR has been filed at the Aliganj police station…
Patna: At least 28 people have been held for attempting irregularities in the NEET-UG re-examination in Bihar, police said on Monday. The re-examination was conducted across the state on Sunday amid tight security after the original undergraduate medical entrance test, held in early May, was cancelled amid widespread allegations of a question paper leak. ADG…
Lucknow (UP): A massive fire blazed through a three-floor commercial building in a residential area in north Lucknow on a busy Monday afternoon, trapping several people, including students. As many as 14 casualties are feared, a senior official said. On hearing the news, the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was on a visit to…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Monday hit out at dissident MPs, claiming voters had rejected NDA candidates in their constituencies and backed the INDIA bloc, but “greed” led them to “shamelessly” abandon that mandate overnight. In a post on X, Thackeray further charged that the dissidents’ loyalty and reputation were up for…
