Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday congratulated the people of India on the country’s 75th Republic Day and hoped to deepen the “vibrant people-to-people ties between our nations”. In a statement, he said the past year has been marked by important milestones in “our Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership, including our cooperation…
New Delhi: India is set to celebrate its 75th Republic Day on Friday with an impressive display of its military might and rich cultural heritage at the Kartavya Path in the heart of the national capital. The grand celebrations, with an overarching theme of projecting the nation’s women power and democratic values, will be graced…
Hyderabad: The state’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is reportedly recovered unaccounted cash of Rs 40 lakh, and properties and other valuables worth Rs 100 crore during raids at multiple locations associated with Shiva Balakrishna. He is the secretary of the Telangana State Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TSRERA) and former director of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority…
Panaji (Goa): The Cheers group, India’s leading luxury spirits conglomerate has been honoured with top awards at the global Drinks Live prestigious Business Awards including ‘Lifetime Achievement’ Award for its founder Dr Mohan Krishna. Dr Krishna is the “World’s first liquor marketing Doctorate” and recipient of “Alcobev marketing guru” and “Marketing scientist of the millennium”…
Hyderabad: Former Director General of Police M Mahendar Reddy was appointed as chairman of Telangana State Public Service Commission, the state government said on Thursday. Along with Reddy, another five members were also appointed to the panel. Reddy’s appointment came after former IAS officer B Janardhan Reddy resigned last month after the Congress came into…
New Delhi: “We are not monsters,” the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it allowed a petitioner to withdraw a controversial PIL which sought the court’s ruling to declare the fundamental rights provided to citizens under Articles 20 and 22 as ‘ultra vires’, or beyond the powers, of Part III of the Constitution. The PIL…
Jammu: Asserting that a new era of peace has begun in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the union territory has witnessed a 66 per cent decline in terrorist incidents and an 81 per cent drop in civilian killings since the scrapping of Article 370. Addressing a function via videoconferencing,…
Bulandshahr: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched development projects worth more than Rs 19,100 crore in Bulandshahr district in western Uttar Pradesh. Modi inaugurated a 173-km-long double-line electrified section between New Khurja and New Rewari on the dedicated freight corridor (DFC) by flagging off goods trains from the two stations through video conference. The…
Washington: The relationship between the world’s two largest democracies has deepened in intensity, matured in character and expanded in scope, India’s outgoing ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has said. Sandu, 61, who retires later this month from the foreign service after more than 35 years. on Wednesday made these remarks at a farewell…
New Delhi: Olympic bronze-medallist and six-time boxing world champion M C Mary Kom on Thursday refuted reports that she has announced retirement. The 41-year-old, who is already past the age eligibility to compete on the amateur circuit, said she still hasn’t made any formal announcement of calling it quits. “I haven’t announced retirement yet and…
