NEW DELHI: Punjab chief ministerBhagwant Mann on Thursday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent five-nation tour.Speaking to reporters, Mann mocked the PM by naming fictional countries to highlight what he claimed were obscure destinations being visited by PM Modi. “PM has gone somewhere. I think it is Ghana. He is going to…
Union minister for communications Jyotiraditya M Scindia on Thursday hailed India Post as the most extensive and far-reaching distribution network in the world. Addressing postal employees, he urged them to work towards turning India Post into the world’s largest logistics organisation.No other distribution channel in the world is as wide or as deep as India…
NEW DELHI: From the Supreme Court hearing on Bihar’s electoral revision to Congress taking aim at Shashi Tharoor over his Emergency remark, and India warning of retaliatory tariffs against the US, Thursday saw legal, political and geopolitical flashpoints. Arunachal Pradesh CM’s strong words on the Dalai Lama succession and early action in the IND vs…
Queer artist Tarun Godara is facing deportation to India after Canadian federal court rejected his appeal citing “insufficient evidence”, CP24 reported.Godara has lived in Sudbury for over eight years and left India after allegedly facing violence and assault because of his sexuality. His hopes to stay in Canada were dashed when a judge ruled there…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the Centre has approved Rs 1,066.80 crore as relief for states affected by floods and landslides this year. He confirmed that the funding would be disbursed under the central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and cover six states: Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,…
India can play enhanced role for peace, stability in West Asia (Image: X/ANI) NEW DELHI: Iran’s Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi, on Wednesday urged India to play a more significant role in promoting regional peace.He made the remarks on the sidelines of the event, ‘Voices of Conscience: A solidarity gathering for Palestine’.Speaking with ANI, Ambassador…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to use diplomatic channels to save an Indian nurse, who is likely to be executed in Yemen on July 16 for murder charges.A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi listed the matter for hearing on…
File photo of five Bangladeshi nationals held for illegal stay in South-West Delhi. (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday engaged in a war of words over Bengal and illegal Bangladeshis. The political storm erupted after TMC alleged BJP of “witch hunting” Bengalis in Delhi after branding…
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti urged external affairs minister S Jaishankar to intervene urgently in the case of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse from Kerala who is scheduled to be executed in Yemen on 16 July.Priya, 38, hailing from Palakkad, was convicted in 2020 for the murder of her Yemeni business partner, a crime that allegedly…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission to consider Adhaar Card, Voter Identity Card and Ration Card of people for SIR of Electoral Rolls in Bihar. However, it questioned the timing of the exercise.While hearing petitions against EC’s exercise, a partial working day (PWD) bench of justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya…