New Delhi: The government will soon bring a national counter-terrorism policy and strategy to fight terrorism, terrorists and their ecosystem, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday. Addressing an anti-terrorism conference here, Shah also said that while law and order is a state subject and states have the geographical boundaries and constitutional limitations, terrorism…
New Delhi: Senior AAP leader Somnath Bharti on Thursday accused the BJP of using the police and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to stop Purvanchalis from celebrating Chhath Puja in the national capital. Addressing a press conference, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Malviya Nagar accused the BJP of preventing devotees from Hauz Khas…
Donald Trump is all set to become the 47th President of the United States of America (POTUS) after the US Vice President Kamala Harris conceded defeat in a chaotic and most polarising presidential election fought bitterly in November 2024. Owing to his good chemistry with him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first few…
For the second time in recent years, the United States has come close to electing a woman president, but once again, the dream has been put on hold. Kamala Harris, like Hillary Clinton before her, almost made history, but certain deep-rooted attitudes seemed to stand in the way. Misogyny may still be holding America back…
Mumbai: NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule has said political rapprochement with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is not possible till he is aligned with the BJP and said she will not be a CM post aspirant if the MVA is voted to power. In an exclusive interview to PTI, four-time Lok Sabha member Sule said…
Mumbai: The Mumbai district election officer has said all establishments, businesses and other workplaces within the Brihanmumbai limits are mandated to grant leave to their employees for voting in the Maharashtra assembly polls on November 20. Violations to this directive by employers will result in action under the Election Commission’s guidelines, district election officer and…
Washington: The India-US relationship is set to expand under the Donald Trump administration, but there could be some unease on issues like imports, tariffs and immigration, strategic affairs experts have said after the Republican leader won the fiercely contested presidential election. The difficult issues between the two sides are likely to be addressed amicably as…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the implementation of ‘one rank one pension’ for veterans was a significant step towards reaffirming the nation’s gratitude to its heroes. In posts on X, he noted that the scheme, a promise of the BJP before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, was implemented on this…
The US is in a way like India, looking for a new direction at the start of this century; it took two general elections, a dreary decade, and the fiery arrival of Narendra Modi to shake things up and chart a new path. For the businessman Trump, balancing the accounts and reducing the trade deficit…
New Delhi: Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday bid an emotional farewell to his German coach Klaus Bartonietz who ended his five-year partnership with the star Indian javelin thrower, citing family commitments. The 75-year-old coach, who guided Chopra to a historic gold at the Tokyo Olympics, a silver at the Paris Games this year, and several other…
