Hyderabad: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday stressed the need for maintaining traditions of the armed forces while adopting innovation and said there has to be a balance between both of them. Addressing the Combined Graduation Parade at Air Force Academy at Dundigul near here, Singh opined that following traditions would only make the system…
Pathanamthitta (Kerala): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday accused Governor Arif Mohammed Khan of deliberately ‘attempting to destroy’ the peace in the southern state by making provocative statements. The hard-hitting accusation by the CM came during a press conference held here as part of the Nava Kerala Sadas, an outreach programme of the state…
Surat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Surat Diamond Bourse, the world’s largest and modern centre for international diamond and jewellery business, is the symbol of strength and determination of the new India. Modi inaugurated the Surat Diamond Bourse in Gujarat and the new integrated terminal of the city’s international airport during his…
Surat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new integrated terminal building of Surat airport in Gujarat and the Surat Diamond Bourse on Sunday. The Surat Diamond Bourse will be the world’s largest and most modern centre for international diamond and jewellery business, as per an official statement. The new integrated terminal building at the…
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday reviewed the security at the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi and of the route leading to the temple complex atop the Trikuta hills in Reasi district’s Katra town, officials said. The review comes ahead of New Year’s day, when a large number of people visit the temple…
New Delhi: India’s armed forces need to be alive to the maxim of “expect the unexpected”, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande said on Saturday, underlining the need for the military to remain cognisant of the contours of the evolving geopolitical landscape and security challenges. In an address at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM)…
New Delhi: Heralding a generational shift in the party, the Congress replaced Kamal Nath as its Madhya Pradesh unit chief on Saturday and appointed Jitu Patwari in his place. The development comes days after the party’s humiliating defeat in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, where the Congress, led by Nath, failed to replace the Bharatiya…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Saturday witnessed a stormy debate on the Motion of Thanks to the Governor’s address with the ruling Congress and the opposition BRS indulging in a war of words over the track record of the two parties while in power, alleging ‘family rule’ and others. BRS Working President K T…
Bhubaneshwar: Union minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday alleged that Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu functioned as the “ATM of the Gandhi family”. The Income Tax department recently seized Rs 351 crore in cash from Odisha-based Boudh Distillery Private Limited owned by the family of Sahu, a Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand. Rejecting…
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Saturday informed members of the House he has formed a “high-powered committee” to review various aspects of security in the Parliament complex and formulate an action plan to ensure that the December 13 incident is not repeated. In a letter to Lok Sabha members, Birla also said the…
