Guwahati/Rangia: Heavy rain continued to pound Assam on Sunday, disrupting road transport and train services in the northeastern state, where eight people have died in floods and landslides so far, officials said. Over 78,000 residents have been affected in more than 15 districts, they said. The Central Water Commission (CWC) has issued an ‘orange bulletin’…
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday embarked on a visit to Brazil to participate in the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, where he is scheduled to present his views on reform of multi-lateral peace and security architecture. Birla is leading the Indian parliamentary delegation for the BRICS Parliamentary Forum, which will be held…
Jakarta (Indonesia): The multi-party parliamentary delegation led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha on Saturday concluded their mission in Indonesia where they articulated India’s stance following Operation Sindoor and were able to garner “unequivocal support from all the interlocutors.” The all-party parliamentary delegation was here with a mission to convey New Delhi’s unequivocal stance about…
Kuala Lumpur: The next dialogue with Pakistan should be only on reclaiming Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, who is part of an all-party parliamentary delegation visiting Malaysia, said on Sunday. Interacting with the Indian diaspora in Kuala Lumpur, Banerjee said, “We have been in talks with them (Pakistan) for decades, despite changes…
New Delhi: A caterer, who fed a prime minister’s entourage in a mofussil town in the early 80s, being denied a Rs 7,000 bill due to mention of chicken in the menu and the administration forgetting to receive a home minister at the railway station on a wintery morning are some of the anecdotes shared…
Hai Phong (Vietnam): Vietnam’s Vingroup, which is setting up a USD 2-billion plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi, is also in discussions with the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments to expand its operations in India. VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) unit of Vingroup, plans to launch its VF7 and VF6 models in India before the festival…
Brasilia: A high-level all-party parliamentary delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor arrived in Brazil on Sunday to convey India’s strong national consensus and resolute stance in the fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations The delegation, which arrived here from Colombia, was received at the airport by Sandeep Kumar Kujur, Charge d’Affaires….
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Saturday said the Jammu and Kashmir led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is striving to restore the “lost development momentum” in the union territory. Abdullah said this while addressing a day-long women’s wing provincial meeting at the party headquarters here. He highlighted the “setbacks” the region suffered during…
Jabalpur: Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should explain why there was no security for tourists in Pahalgam, where terrorists attacked them on April 22, and did the government agree to a “ceasefire” with Pakistan under pressure from the United States. Following the horrific Pahalgam attack, which claimed 26 lives, India…
Singapore: The Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were pleased with the way they challenged their higher-ranked opponents despite not being at their physical best, marking a promising comeback at the Singapore Open Super 750 badminton tournament here on Saturday. The Asian Games champions signed off with a semifinal finish, losing…
