Lahore: Scores of disgruntled leaders who quit Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan’s party have joined hands and are set to launch a new military-backed party to fight the general elections likely to be held in October. Sugar baron and Khan’s old friend Jahangir Khan Tareen (JKT) is leading the group of leaders who left Khan’s…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said in the last nine years, the Modi government has overhauled the country’s health infrastructure from primary to tertiary level while ensuring free treatment of up to Rs 5 lakh for the poor. In tweets, Shah said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India…
New Delhi: Eyeing the Indian Navy’s Rs 43,000 crore contract to procure six stealth submarines, German defence major Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and state-run Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) signed a framework agreement on Wednesday to bid for one of the biggest “Make in India” projects. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in Mumbai in…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will begin on Thursday his two-day outreach programme under the Delhi BJP’s month-long campaign to highlight the achievements of the Modi government in the last nine years. Jaishankar will meet Sikh refugees from Afghanistan who left that country after it was taken over by the Taliban, the Delhi BJP…
New Delhi: The Delhi Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is likely to submit in the court its investigation report in the two cases registered against him by next week, officials said on Wednesday. As part of its investigation so far, the SIT has questioned more…
Washington: Describing India as an important partner where people-to-people relationship plays a significant role, top US lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to address the visa wait time issue in the country on a priority basis. Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Congressman Michael Waltz, Co-Chair of the House India Caucus,…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been instrumental in fulfilling the demands and wishes of the Sikh community from the US, an influential Sikh American leader has said. Jassee Singh, Chairman of the ‘Sikhs of America’ oraganisation founded to raise awareness about the community, said the official state visit of Modi to the US later this…
Mumbai: The Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco, which made an emergency landing in Russia’s remote town of Magadan after it developed an engine glitch, on Thursday took off for its destination with all the 232 passengers that were on board, according to an official. Flight AI173 from Delhi was diverted to Magadan…
New Delhi: A group of former judges, bureaucrats, diplomats and generals on Wednesday came out in support of Delhi University’s decision to include V D Savarkar in its political science syllabus, contending that it was required for a fair narration of the history of India’s national movement. In a statement, the group also supported the varsity’s…
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price for kharif crops by 4-9 per cent for the 2022-23 crop year, with paddy MSP being raised by ₹ 100 to ₹ 2,040 per quintal, a move aimed at encouraging farmers to bring more area under cultivation and boost their income. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA),…
