Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the stellar achievements of Indian-Americans in his remarks at the state dinner in which he had his high-profile guests often in laughter. Both President Joe Biden and Modi regaled their guests with some light moments while also being generous to each other, with the prime minister ending his speech with…
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has accepted the changes effected after the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution in August 2019, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here on Friday. He also said those who are only aware of Kashmir’s history in the last 40 years think of it as a disputed territory….
New Delhi: The CBI conducted searches in three cities after registering an FIR against IL&FS Energy Development Company Limited in connection with an alleged fraud of Rs 100.30 crore in Punjab National Bank, officials said on Friday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked the company and its directors for alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating and…
Chennai: The opposition parties’ meet at Patna did not decide on fielding a common prime ministerial candidate but have resolved to consolidate all democratic forces to defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Friday. All the parties that attended the meet were very clear…
New Delhi, Jun 23 (PTI) Telangana minister K T Rama Rao on Friday said any united front, with the Congress or the BJP being its fulcrum, will not succeed as these national parties have been a “disaster” for the country, a reason he attributed to his party BRS’s absence from the crucial opposition meet in…
New Delhi: As the leaders of 14 opposition parties met in Patna on Friday to chalk out a strategy for next year’s Lok Sabha polls, top BJP leaders played down the meeting, with Home Minister Amit Shah calling it a mere “photo opportunity”. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief J P Nadda said the leaders who attended…
Patna: Stopping short of staging a walkout at the opposition meeting in Patna on Friday, the Aam Aadmi Party skipped the press briefing and came out with a statement condemning the Congress’ “silence” over the Delhi central ordinance. . Party founder Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Rajya Sabha MPs Sanjay Singh and Raghav…
Colombo: Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay has held a detailed discussion with Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on the proposed roadmap for cooperation between India and Sri Lanka while assuring him of increasing passenger flight connectivity between the two nations. Baglay, referring to the increase in tourism, said India would take steps to increase…
New Delhi: Union Steel Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia on Friday inaugurated a Rs 149-crore beneficiation project of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) at Kanker in Chhattisgarh. The minister virtually inaugurated the SAIL’s Silica Reduction Plant set up at the company’s Dalli iron ore mines. In his address, Scindia said the new plant is an important…
New Delhi: India and UAE on Friday signed Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) for authorised economic operators (AEOs) of both countries, the CBIC said. The AEO programme enables Customs administration to identify safe and compliant exporters and importers and to provide them better facilitation. Under MRA, Customs authorities recognise AEOs of both countries, which in turn helps…
