New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Sunday said the period of emergency between June 1975 to March 1977 was the “darkest period” in the history of post-independent democratic India. Delivering keynote address at an event titled ‘A Talk on the Abuse of the Constitution During the Emergency’, Mehta said that over the past decade, people…
New Delhi: Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US tour “impactful” and said the bilateral decisions taken during his visit have established steps towards greater realisation of national goals. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, she also hailed the prime minister’s visit to Egypt and said President Abdel…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to India in the early hours of Monday after his six-day visit to the US and Egypt during which several landmark agreements were signed. Modi was received at the Delhi airport by Union Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi and BJP chief J P Nadda. BJP leaders…
Guwahati: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, delayed several times, were stalled yet again with the Gauhati High Court on Sunday staying the July 11 polls on a petition filed by the Assam Wrestling Association. The Assam Wrestling Association, in its petition filed against the WFI, IOA ad-hoc panel and the Sports Ministry, said that…
Czechia (Czech Republic): The talented Diksha Dagar finally cruised to her second Ladies European Tour as she grabbed a commanding four-shot win at the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open on Sunday. The 22-year-old southpaw Diksha won her first LET title back in 2019 in her rookie year and in 2021 she was part of the winning team…
Taipei: The Chinese threat in the South China Sea is increasing significantly as a large number of armed maritime militias are operating in the region at China’s behest besides its deployment of an array of warships and other military assets, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu has said, calling for united efforts by all stakeholders to…
New Delhi: India is yet to finalise the cost and specific terms of purchase of 31 MQ-9B long endurance drones from the US and it will examine the “best price” offered by the manufacturer to other nations before concluding the procurement, the defence ministry said on Sunday while trashing reports in a section of social media…
New Delhi: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K T Rama Rao on Sunday said the Telangana model of development is one which is “inclusive, holistic, integrated and balanced” and exuded confidence it will pay rich dividends for the party to come to power for the third consecutive term this year. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi…
Cairo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi here and discussed ways to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries with a focus on improving trade and investments, energy ties and people-to-people connect. El-Sisi welcomed Modi, who is on a two-day state visit to Egypt, at the Presidential Palace…
New Delhi: Amid confusion over the Congress’ stance on the Centre’s Delhi ordinance, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal told Rahul Gandhi to forget the differences and move forward together at the opposition meeting in Patna, AAP sources said on Saturday. “Arvind Kejriwal spoke directly to Rahul Gandhi (on the ordinance matter) and said if there is any…
