New Delhi: India and China made progress in five-six friction points along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh through talks in the last three years and efforts are underway to resolve the remaining issues, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday. Rejecting the opposition’s criticism of the government on the lingering border row,…
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was restored on Monday, days after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in a defamation case. The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a notification announcing that his disqualification has been revoked and his membership restored. “In continuation of notification … dated 24th March, 2023, the Supreme…
Poonch/Jammu: Two terrorist are believed to have been killed in a gunfight after Army troops guarding the Line of Control (LoC) scuttled an infiltration attempt from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district early Monday, officials said. Troops in Degwar sector noticed the movement of some terrorists attempting to sneak into this side under…
Imphal: NDA partner Kuki People’s Alliance (KPA) on Sunday announced withdrawal of support from the N Biren Singh government in Manipur. In a letter to Governor Anusuiya Uikey, KPA president Tongmang Haokip informed about the party’s decision to snap ties with the BJP-led government in Manipur, where ethnic rioting since the last three months has claimed…
New Delhi: Dialogue and diplomacy is the only way forward for peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said at a conference in Jeddah on the crisis while underlining the need for upholding sovereignty and territorial integrity by all states without “exception”. The two-day meeting hosted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the opposition of playing “negative politics” and said now the entire country is rooting for corruption, dynasty and appeasement to ‘quit India’. Addressing an event after laying the foundation stone for redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the country via video conferencing, he alleged that a…
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) is set to revise its regulations concerning SC, ST and other minority communities enroled in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) and has set up a panel to suggest remedial measures to ensure a non-discriminatory environment for these students, according to officials. The move comes after the Supreme Court last…
Kolkata: Thirty-seven railway stations in West Bengal will be redeveloped as part of the ‘Amrit Bharat Station Scheme’ at a cost of Rs 1,503 crore, officials said. These are among the 508 stations in 27 states, the foundation stone for the redevelopment of which will be laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. Among…
Rajouri/Jammu: An encounter between terrorists and security forces in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district entered the second day on Sunday, with police advising people to stay at a distance of two kilometres for their safety. An unidentified terrorist was killed on Saturday in the initial exchange of fire with the security forces…
Gurugram: The demolition drive in violence-hit Nuh district of Haryana continued for the third day on Saturday as authorities bulldozed illegal constructions on 2.6 acres of land around Nalhar Medical College in the state. Around 15 other temporary structures were also demolished as part of the drive, police said. “These were illegal constructions. Notices were…
