Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated over Rs 7,300 crore in development projects during his first visit to Manipur since ethnic violence erupted in 2023. A 33-year-old IT professional in Pune was attacked with a billhook outside an IT firm, leaving him seriously injured, while two suspects have been identified. In Myanmar’s Rakhine state, an airstrike…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the contribution of Manipur in India’s defence and freedom struggles, describing the state as the land of heroic sacrifices. Speaking in Imphal, he said the people of Manipur have always stood at the forefront, from the Indian National Army hoisting the tricolour to the recent Operation…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited Manipur for the first time since 2023, when ethnic violence broke out, leading to unrest in the state.The visit, part of his three-day tour across five states, included two public rallies, interactions with locals, and the inauguration of development projects worth thousands of crores.Heavy rains disrupted…
Edapaddi K Palaniswami; Vijay; MK Stalin NEW DELHI: At a rally in Madurai last month, Tamil superstar Vijaycompared himself to a lion and declared that next year’s assembly elections in Tamil Nadu would be a battle between his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).“A lion knows how to live in…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first trip to Manipur since the outbreak of ethnic violence in 2023 triggered a fierce backlash from opposition leaders, who accused him of neglecting the state for two years and called the visit a “farce”.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge described the three-hour stopover as a “grave insult” to the people….
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the sexual harassment complaint filed by a faculty member of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) against the Vice-Chancellor under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) but directed that this judgment shall be made a…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Manipur on Saturday was disrupted by heavy rainfall, forcing changes in his travel plan. Instead of flying by helicopter to Churachandpur, he reached the venue by road.According to officials, when PM Modi landed at Imphal airport, weather conditions were not suitable for helicopter movement. The rally site…
AAP’s student wing ASAP to skip DUSU polls this year (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party’s student wing, Aam Aadmi Students’ Association (ASAP), announced that it would not contest this year’s Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections, opting instead to focus on strengthening its base at the college level. ASAP leaders said…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid his first visit to Manipur, two years after ethnic violence left the state in shamble, leaving 260 dead. He inaugurated developmental projects worth Rs 7,300 crore at Kuki-dominated Churachandpur.“There is ‘Mani’ in the name of Manipur. It is that ‘Mani’ which is going to make the…
Hurriyat conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest on Friday and barred from delivering sermon at Kashmir’s Jamia Masjid. “Once again, I have been placed under house arrest by authorities,” the Mirwaiz said, adding that a large posse of cops had been deployed outside his…