New Delhi: The grand old Parliament, witness to the India story as it unfolded since 1927, is set to fade into pages of history as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the new building on Sunday. From the first steps towards self-rule to the dawn of Independence, and the country’s emergence as a nuclear power and beyond,…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately withdraw the ordinance issued by the Centre on control of services in Delhi, as his counterparts from Delhi and Punjab, Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann, met him over the issue here. Rao made the demand during a joint press…
Gangtok: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Saturday greeted the people of his state on completion of four years of his government and said various infrastructure projects have been launched to improve connectivity and transportation networks. Expressing gratitude to the people of Sikkim for giving him an opportunity to serve them, Tamang said that he…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary. India’s first and longest-serving prime minister, Nehru, died in office in 1964. Modi tweeted, “On his death anniversary, I pay tributes to our former PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.”
Washington: Indian-American public policy expert Neera Tanden has said her experience as a daughter of immigrants is akin to many immigrants in the US and she will work on the issue of immigration in her new role as the White House Domestic Policy Advisor. Tanden, 52, on Saturday replaces former US National Security Advisor Susan…
Washington: A prominent American lawmaker has introduced a bill in the US Congress to declare Diwali, the festival of lights, a federal holiday, a move welcomed by different communities from across the country. The Diwali Day Act, if passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden would make the festival of lights…
Egra (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday apologised to the people of Egra area in Purba Medinipur district of the state for the blast at an illegal firecracker factory in which 12 people were killed and many injured. The Trinamool Congress supremo, who reached Khadikul village 11 days after the blast, further…
New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) Barring the northwestern region, India is set to receive normal rainfall this monsoon season despite the El Nino phenomenon which is set to return after a three-year hiatus, the weather office said on Friday. However, most parts of the country will witness deficient showers in June, except some pockets in…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the new Parliament building will make every Indian proud, and shared a video of the newly-constructed complex. Posting the video on Twitter, Modi also urged people to share the video with their voiceover, using the hashtag ‘My Parliament My Pride’. “The new Parliament building will make every…
Frisco: Arjun Atwal, playing his first senior Major and only his second event on the Champions Tour, got off to a modest start at one-over 73 that gave him a good chance of making the weekend cut at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. Atwal, the only Indian to have won on the PGA TOUR, was tied…
