NEW DELHI: The United States reached out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among other world leaders, to seek his intervention to avert a potential nuclear strike by Russia as Moscow’s war against Ukraine raged in 2022, reported CNN citing two senior administration officials.Washington feared that the Kremlin could resort to nuclear attack, the first time … Read more
NEW DELHI: Bengaluru’s Ramewshwarm Cafe owner on Friday confirmed the reopening of the eatery and said that the bomb blast incident that rocked the outlet “should not be supposed to happen in India” and that the restaurant will reopen with the national anthem.“Whatever incident happened, it should not be supposed to happen in India. This … Read more
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing attack against the opposition parties while referring to Lalu Prasad’s ‘PM has no family‘ remark. Addressing a public gathering in Chennai, PM Modi said: “INDIA bloc has a ‘new formula’ … to abuse me; that I don’t have a family.”He also condemned the DMK … Read more
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi again. The announcement of the candidate list follows a marathon meeting of the central election committee (CEC) of the BJP in the early hours … Read more
NEW DELHI: NCP-SCP leader Sharad Pawar invited Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar, and Devendra Fadnavis for dinner at his home in Baramati when they visit the city to inaugurate developmental projects.The development comes amid reports that Ajit Pawar’s possible plan to field his wife from Baramati against Sharad Pawar’s daughter, Supriya Sule, who is … Read more
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday responded to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad‘s “doors are always open” remark, saying he maintains good ties with both his allies as well as opponents.“I maintain good relations with allies and leaders of opposition parties. I shake hands with them whenever I meet them. That’s all”, Nitish … Read more
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir’s Sonamarg area along the Srinagar-Leh Highway was hit by a massive avalanche on Thursday. No casualties have been reported avalanche so far.The avalanche struck near a workshop for the construction of the Zojila tunnel in Sonamarg. Earlier this week, another avalanche struck the skiing slopes of the Gulmarg resort in … Read more
NEW DELHI: Unified Payments Interface (UPI) was formally launched at the Eiffel Tower in Paris at the Indian Republic day reception on Friday, February 2, which means that tourists now visiting the iconic monument can conveniently book their trips using India’s payment mechanism. According to an announcement by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), … Read more
MUMBAI: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a final rule that introduces significant fee hikes for various immigration applications. It is the first major fee adjustment since 2016 – with the fee hike varying from a few percentages to over 200% in case of investor-linked green cards. According to the immigration agency, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Congress leader Manvendra Singh Jasol’s car met with an accident that claimed the life of his wife Chitra Singh. The ex-MP and his son, who were also in the vehicle, were injured.The family were on their way to Jaipur from Delhi when the driver lost control of the car and collided with … Read more
NEW DELHI: Echoing the theme of “Viksit Bharat” and “Bharat – Loktantra ki Matruka”, India is all set for the 75th Republic Day.President Droupadi Murmu will lead the festivities, which will include a grand parade showcasing India’s military prowess and rich cultural heritage. the event will take place at the Kartavya Path and will last … Read more
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Wednesday signed a Rs 1,070-crore deal with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) for acquisition of 14 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The multi-role FPVs will be indigenously designed, developed and manufactured by MDL under Buy (Indian-IDDM) Category and will be delivered within 5 years.Along … Read more
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday made a reference to the 10-headed demon king Ravan when a reporter asked him about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi‘s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. “The entire country is celebrating Ram Lalla‘s ‘Pran Pratistha” in Ayodhya. Why are you talking about Ravan today? At least today talk … Read more
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha elections in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh could potentially be held in the first week of April this year, Union minister G Kishan Reddy said. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is preparing for the polls, with Narendra Modi expected to become Prime Minister for the third time. Reddy, who is also the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has announced that its leader, Mamata Banerjee, will make the final decision on seat sharing with the Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal. The TMC has offered the Congress two seats out of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state, based on the poor … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday rejected the idea of conducting simultaneous elections in India, terming it “undemocratic” and called for dissolution of the high-powered committee formed to examine it.In a letter addressed to the secretary of high-level committee for ‘One Nation One Election’, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the concept goes against the guarantees … Read more
NEW DELHI: In an effort to quell the controversy surrounding his recent comments, yoga guru and Patanjali founder Baba Ramdev issued a clarification on Saturday after a video surfaced on social media platform X. The controversial remarks, made during a public appearance, triggered outrage, leading to calls for a boycott against Patanjali, the Haridwar-based FMCG … Read more
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed her strong disagreement with the proposal of “one nation-one election” and questioned the concept of “one-nation” in the given context. Mamata alleged that the letter sent by the high-level committee, headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, to the states … Read more
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday made light of the Congress‘s proposed “Bharat Nyay Yatra,” which will be launched on January 14 with the objective ‘Sabke liye Nyay’ (Justice for everyone), and said the grand old party cannot fool Indians by coining some slogans. BJP national spokesperson Nalin Kohli said “Real nyay” is what Prime … Read more
NEW DELHI: Under the protection of Indian Coast Guard ship ICGS Vikram, the attacked merchant ship MV Chem Pluto arrived off the Mumbai port after 3pm on Monday. The India-bound, Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned and Netherlands-operated Chem Pluto ship was hit 200 nautical miles off the coast of India on December 23.A joint investigation is being carried … Read more
NEW DELHI: India on Sunday night described as “fake” and “completely fabricated” a media report which claimed that a “secret memo” was issued by New Delhi in April to take “concrete” measures against certain Sikh separatists including Hardeep Singh Nijjar. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the report is part of a “sustained disinformation … Read more
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan police on Saturday arrested both gunmen who shot dead Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena Chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi in Jaipur. DGP Umesh Mishra informed TOI that joint teams of Rajasthan police’s special investigation team (SIT) and Delhi police’s special cell raided a hideout near Chandigarh and apprehended the two shooters, Nitin Fauji … Read more
NEW DELHI: Trinamool leader Mahua Moitra was today expelled from Lok Sabha after the House accepted the recommendations of Ethics Committee‘s probe report on cash-for-query charges against her. The Lok Sabha voted to expel her with a voice vote as the opposition members staged a walk-out after a brief debate over the 495-page report. Trinamool’s … Read more
MUMBAI: Pakistan‘s nuclear weapons programme has always been India-centric and “geared mainly to assuring that this nation will not suffer any strategic disadvantage” vis-a-vis its neighbour, the American embassy in Islamabad reported to the state department in a confidential four-decades-old cable released on Wednesday night.The March 30, 1980 cable, bearing the number “2933” and titled … Read more
BENGALURU: Just weeks after the PMO made India’s space roadmap public in October, Isro appears confident of building the first unit of the space station in just five years. In fact, Isro, whose roadmap for 2047 — 100 years of Indian Independence — has multiple lunar missions planned, is also planning to eventually offer Moon … Read more
PM Narendra Modi backs Centre’s anti-corruption drive, claiming voters’ support; warning to parties involved in corruption; ED and other agencies to continue their task; corruption charges against CMs and their family members dismissed as politically motivated; Delhi CM Kejriwal to expect fresh ED summons after elections; close confidants in jail, ex-minister out on bail; serious … Read more
NEW DELHI: All eyes are on the outcome of the fiercely contested electoral battle in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana – which have been dubbed as the semi-finals ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year.The counting of votes in the 4 states will start today at 8am and the Election Commission has ensured … Read more
Today marks 365 days since India assumed the G20 Presidency. It is a moment to reflect, recommit, and rejuvenate the spirit of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future.’ As we undertook this responsibility last year, the global landscape grappled with multifaceted challenges: recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, looming climate threats, financial instability, and … Read more
A day after he took oath as Maldives president, Mohamed Muizzu asked India in an official communication to pull out its military personnel from the Indian Ocean archipelago. The president’s office said Muizzu requested withdrawal of Indian troops in a meeting with Indian minister Kiren Rijiju, who was in Male for the inauguration of the … Read more
NEW DELHI: A special song promoting the benefits of millets, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modicollaborated with Indian-American singer Falu, has been nominated for the Grammy award in the best global music performance category. The song, titled “Abundance in Millets,” was performed by Falguni Shah, also known as Falu, and her husband, Gaurav Shah.In the … Read more