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NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Monday admitted that the state government made a “mistake” in extending financial benefits to all applicants of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana without sufficient scrutiny, attributing the lapse to time constraints ahead of last year’s assembly elections.“We made a mistake of giving the financial benefit…

NEW DELHI: BJP MP Samik Bhattacharya part of a high-level Indian parliamentary delegation visiting London made a pointed intervention on India’s historical wealth and colonial exploitation, saying that “many people looted us and built mansions for themselves, how much more will you loot?”Speaking at an outreach event in the British capital, Bhattacharya said, “India has…

NEW DELHI: Blending bold visions of space-age travel with grounded economic optimism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday delivered a sweeping address at the Annual General Meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Delhi, pitching India as a rising force in global aviation, and beyond.“We now stand at a juncture where travel is…

Etihad Group CEO Antonoaldo Neves NEW DELHI: Airlines of Abu Dhabi and India have full exhausted their flying rights under the existing air service agreement (ASA) in the last one year and it’s the “right time to start discussions on revising the bilateral,” Etihad Group CEO Antonoaldo Neves said Monday at the IATA AGM. Desi…

PM Modi with Paraguay President Santiago Pena Palacios (Image credit: X/Narendra Modi) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with President Santiago Pena Palacios of Paraguay at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Monday. Earlier in the day, President Palacios paid a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat, laying a wreath at the memorial. The…

Are missing palm trees causing more lightning deaths in Bihar ? PATNA: Avinash Kumar’s life changed in the blink of an eye. It was 3:30 pm on April 10. Avinash, a 27-year-old truck driver, was home that day. His two children — Ansh Raj (9), and Raj Nandini (6) – were playing outside the Shiva…

For the first time in six years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to attend the upcoming G7 summit in Canada, amid diplomatic strain. In domestic politics, Congress leader Salman Khurshid questioned political loyalties at home while promoting unity abroad. Meanwhile, Tesla has no plans to manufacture in India, focusing instead on showrooms, as clarified…

NEW DELHI: The longstanding hostility between India and Pakistan was on full display at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, where top military officials from both countries presented sharply opposing views amid heightened tensions following a brief but intense military confrontation last month.Held from Friday to Sunday, the Shangri-La Dialogue, billed as Asia’s premier defence summit,…

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami (Image credit: ANI) DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a virtual meeting with the District Magistrates of all 13 districts in the state on Monday, reviewed the progress of development works, road construction, and other schemes. During the meeting, CM Dhami received feedback from the district magistrates.On Sunday,…

Sharmishtha Panoli (File photo) NEW DELHI: Social media influencer and law student Sharmishta Panoli’s advocate has claimed that her basic rights are being denied in custody and that her health is deteriorating. Her advocate has filed a plea regarding the conditions at the correctional, alleging that “proper hygiene is not being maintained.”Panoli is currently lodged…