Peshawar: Jailed former premier Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday declined the government’s invitation to attend a briefing on Pakistan-India tensions, citing political grievances and demanding broader political consultation. In a statement, PTI spokesperson Sheikh Waqas Akram announced the party’s decision to boycott the briefing, saying that while PTI firmly condemns all forms of…
Over 26,000 weddings conducted at Kalyana Vedika since 2016 Tirumala: The free wedding services offered by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) at the Kalyana Vedika in Tirumala are receiving overwhelming appreciation from newlywed couples, with over 26,000 marriages conducted at the venue since its inception. TTD launched the initiative on April 25, 2016, to support…
Raipur: Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday expressed gratitude to Kashmiri tourist guide Nazakat Ahmad Shah who saved a group of tourists from Chhattisgarh during the Pahalgam terror attack, and pointed out that the Muslim community is getting a bad name because of some people. “All Muslims aren’t bad and the community is becoming…
New Delhi: Responding to a question related to 1984 riots and the Congress’ relationship with the Sikh community, Rahul Gandhi has said that a lot of the “mistakes” the Congress committed happened when he was not there, but added that he was more than happy to take responsibility for everything the party has ever done…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday will hear petitions by AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia against the trial court’s decision to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s charge sheet filed in the alleged excise policy scam. The petitions, filed in 2024, are listed for hearing before Justice Ravinder Dudeja. According to…
New Delhi: The US is expected to push for sweeping changes in India’s policies, ranging from tariff reductions to regulatory overhauls, that could benefit American firms and exporters, under the proposed bilateral trade agreement with India, think tank GTRI said on Sunday. In the agri sector, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said the US…
New Delhi: State-owned NMDC has reported a 15 per cent rise in its iron ore production and a 3 per cent growth in sales of the mineral in April. In a statement on Sunday, NMDC said it produced 4 million tonnes (MnT) of iron ore in April, higher than 3.48 MnT in the same month…
New Delhi: India’s northeastern states — growing at between 11-12 per cent — present “tremendous opportunity” as launch pad for all of global South, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said, underlining its historic and “fundamental” significance in the economies and trade networks of the entire South-East Asian region. Scindia, who is Minister for Development of…
New Delhi: Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A P Singh on Sunday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi against the backdrop of increasing tensions between India and Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack. The Air chief held a meeting with PM Modi, sources said without giving further details. Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi…
Seventy-eight years of Independence, and here we are: still begging, bargaining, and brawling over caste-based reservations. You’d think after nearly eight decades, the nation would have moved from “upliftment” to empowerment. But no—the Congress, that grand old party of grander old ideas, is now flirting with the idea of 42% reservation for Backward Communities alone….
