Kutch: Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued his tradition of celebrating Diwali with soldiers today by visiting security personnel stationed in Gujarat’s Kachchh, and extending festive greetings to them. Dressed in Army uniform, visuals showed him offering sweets to the soldiers. Since assuming office in 2014, PM Modi has marked Diwali with soldiers in various locations,…
New Delhi: British-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri says her debut feature “Santosh”, which is the UK’s official entry to the Oscars, is a deeply political film but she was careful that the story, woven around two female cops, doesn’t become “didactic”. Set in the interiors of north India, the movie revolves around a widow, played by…
Bhuj (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India cannot compromise on even an “inch” of land on its borders, adding the people believe in the strength of its armed forces for defending the country. India’s enemies “see the end of their sinister plans” when they see the Indian armed forces, he said at…
In the face of recent criticisms of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy, India’s remarkable emergence as Europe’s top refined fuel supplier highlights the effectiveness of the current government’s bold and pragmatic approach. Critics who claim Modi’s foreign policy lacks depth or direction now face compelling evidence to the contrary, as India leverages its position…
Mumbai: Pushed to a corner like never before, India face their biggest challenge at home when they clash with New Zealand in the must-win third Test as they are left to salvage pride and fight a perception about their diminishing ability to negotiate quality spin attack. India could be treading a thin line between bravado…
Ekta Nagar (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said some forces in and outside India are trying to destabilise the country and portray a negative image of the nation in the world, underscoring the need to “identify urban Naxals and unmask them”. He was addressing a gathering near the iconic Statue of Unity at…
Washington: Two recent major polls have revealed a tightly contested race in the upcoming American presidential elections between Vice President Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party and her Republican rival Donald Trump. As of Wednesday, nearly 60 million people had already voted either by mail-in-vote or in-person early votes, five days ahead of the general…
Itanagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday unveiled a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and inaugurated the Major Ralengnao ‘Bob’ Khating Museum of Valour at Tawang. Singh, who could not travel to Tawang due to inclement weather, virtually inaugurated the statue of Patel and museum from Tezpur in Assam, a Defence spokesperson said. The Defence…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and other dignitaries on Thursday paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary, observed as National Unity Day. The tributes were paid at the statue of India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister at Patel Chowk here. “Humble tributes from the grateful…
Washington: There is no better holiday than Diwali, the festival of lights, that brings out the shared values between India and the US, a top American diplomat has said. Speaking at a Diwali reception on Wednesday, Indian-American Richard Verma, the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, said, “I’ve spoken many times about the…
