New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his American counterpart Pete Hegseth on Thursday agreed to work on an ambitious agenda, including in the areas of operational, intelligence, logistics and industrial cooperation, to further boost the India-US strategic partnership. Singh said Hegseth reviewed various aspects of the bilateral defence ties in a phone conversation that…
New Delhi: A special court for lawmakers on Thursday raised doubts over its jurisdiction in a defamation case filed by AAP leader Satyendra Jain against BJP’s Karnail Singh saying the latter was neither a sitting or former MP or MLA. Additional chief judicial magistrate Paras Dalal sought clarification on whether the case could be tried…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the delay on the part of Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi over his assent to the bills passed by the state legislative assembly and said “he seems to have adopted his own procedure”. A bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said, “He (the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress in the Rajya Sabha accusing it of adopting a policy of ‘family first’ and appeasement, and said the BJP government only believed in the policy of ‘nation first’ and ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’. Replying to the debate on the Motion…
Nagpur: India claimed a four-wicket win over England in the 1st ODI at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur. Substantial knocks from Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, and Axar Patel helped the Men in Blue chase down 249. Earlier, debutant Harshit Rana and Ravindra Jadeja disarrayed England with three wickets each. Notably, India featured in their first…
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) on Thursday thanked Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for felicitating G. Trisha, the young prodigy who starred in India’s victorious U-19 Women’s World Cup campaign. Trisha’s stellar performance, earning her ‘Player of the Final’ and ‘Player of the Tournament’ honors, has brought immense pride to Hyderabad and Telangana. The…
Dongargarh (Chattisgarh): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said India’s saints played a significant role in preserving the country’s culture, and unity and in spreading knowledge. Speaking at the ‘First Samadhi Mahotsav’ of Acharya Shri Vidyasagar Ji Mahamuniraj in Dongargarh town of Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district, he said Jain Acharyas and Munis (monks and seers)…
Tirupati: Asserting that Tirumala is the “spiritual capital of Hindus”, Andhra Pradesh BJP on Thursday demanded that about 1,000 employees of TTD, who are suspected to be practicing the non-Hindu faith, should be removed from the temple board services. Andhra Pradesh BJP spokesperson and member of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Bhanu Prakash Reddy said the representatives…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said the government is engaging with the US to ensure that deported Indians are not mistreated, underlining the focus should be on strong crackdown on the illegal migration industry. The minister’s statement in the Rajya Sabha came amid opposition protests over the treatment meted out to…
The ongoing deportation of illegal Indian migrants from the United States has sparked political reactions in India, particularly from a Punjab minister belonging to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The minister’s appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for intervention, however, appears unwarranted. The reality is that the US, like India, is grappling with the economic…
