Washington: Describing “Atmanirbhar Bharat” as a brilliant initiative which was long overdue, a top Indian-American CEO has said that the US is a natural partner in India’s initiative to make the country self-reliant in various fields, particularly in defence. The remarks by Vivek Lall, Chief Executive of General Atomics Global Corporation, came ahead of Prime Minister…
New Delhi: Small queues were witnessed at some bank branches on Tuesday for the exchange of Rs 2,000 notes against smaller denominations as part of the withdrawal exercise. As per the RBI guidelines issued on Friday, the exchange of Rs 2,000 facility is available from Tuesday. A person can exchange up to a limit of Rs…
New Delhi: The Congress asked the Centre on Monday to honour the Supreme Court verdict on Delhi services and said a final call on supporting the legislation that seeks to replace the ordinance in Parliament would be taken after discussions with like-minded political parties. Sources said the Congress may consider opposing a bill, when it is…
New Delhi: Days ahead of the opening of the new parliament building, a controversy has erupted as the Congress on Monday accused the government of disrespecting Constitutional propriety and demanded that President Droupadi Murmu should do the inauguration instead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP hit back, saying the Congress was in the habit of…
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has suffered state-sponsored terrorism by Pakistan for 30 years but the terror ecosystem, which thrived with support from across the border, has been isolated, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday. The J-K LG said the Union Territory is now witnessing a new era that has opened limitless possibilities of growth and…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the Indo-Pacific region faces a number of challenges such as climate change, terrorism, security of sea lanes of communication and piracy, and asserted that India believes they can be addressed only through shared efforts. In an interview to “The Australian” newspaper, he said he wants to take the…
Hyderabad/Chennai: The spectacled face and a charming smile being his USP, the late Sarath Babu was the quintessential “friend” who would either travel with the hero or fall out of favour, setting the stage for interesting duels with the male lead, which in most cases was Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. The 71-year-old actor breathed his…
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stating that if he “remains” in Wayanad, it would suffer the same fate as Amethi in Uttar Pradesh when he was the MP from there. Gandhi was the MP from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency before his conviction and sentencing for two…
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi here on Monday, the second such meeting in the last one and a half months amid efforts to strengthen Opposition unity to take on the BJP in the 2024 general elections. Kumar met Kharge and Gandhi at the…
Port Moresby: A friend in need is a friend indeed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told leaders of 14 Pacific Island nations on Monday invoking the old proverb and said those considered trustworthy were “not standing by our sides in times of need”, in what is being seen as an oblique reference to China. In his address…
