New Delhi/Panaji: The approach of ‘might is right’ has no place in maritime order and fair rules of engagement are crucial for fostering collaboration and ensuring that no single country dominates others, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday in remarks seen as an oblique reference to China’s aggressive muscle-flexing in the Indo-Pacific. In an…
Madurai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday accused the Raj Bhavan of ‘spreading lie’ on the petrol bomb case. The Molotov cocktail was not hurled inside the Raj Bhavan but on the ‘road,’ outside the premises that houses Governor R N Ravi’s residence, he said. After paying respects at the memorial of…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met the family members of eight Indian nationals who were handed down death sentences by a Qatari court, and conveyed to them that the government attaches “highest importance” to the case. Jaishankar also told the family members that the government will make all efforts to secure…
Kochi: The death toll from the blasts at a Christian religious gathering near this port city of Kerala has risen to three, according to an official statement. A 12-year-old girl, identified as Libina from Malayattoor in Ernakulam district, succumbed to her injuries in the early hours of Monday at the Kalamassery Government Medical College Hospital. In…
Kochi: One person died and over 20 were injured in a blast at a convention centre in Kalamassery here on Sunday morning, police said. People who were present at the convention centre told media that the first blast occurred in the middle of a prayer. “Subsequently, we heard two more blasts,” an old lady who…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that a nationwide ‘Mera Yuva Bharat’ platform will be launched on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary on October 31 to allow the youth to play an active role in various nation-building events. In his Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi said the ‘Mera Yuva Bharat’ website…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and exchanged views on the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in West Asia. After his telephonic conversation with Sisi, Modi said that “we share concerns regarding terrorism, violence and loss of civilian lives”. In a post on X, Modi said on…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Saturday that his government has boosted employment opportunities in traditional as well as emerging sectors like renewable energy, defence exports and automation. Distributing appointment letters at a virtual event to nearly 51,000 people recruited in different government departments as part of ‘Rozgar Mela’, he said the exercise underscores…
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee on Saturday asked Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra to appear before it on November 2 instead of October 31 in the cash-for-query case, but asserted no further extension would be granted. Moitra had on Friday written to the Ethics Committee, which is probing the allegations against her, expressing her…
Bengaluru: Accusing BJP of attempting ‘Operation Kamala’ to destabalise his government, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday asserted that they will not be successful in their efforts, as none of the Congress legislators will fall victim to it. ‘Operation Kamala’ (Operation Lotus) refers to an alleged attempt of the BJP to engineer defection of opponent party…
