NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi lost no time in deeply appreciating and reciprocating US President Donald Trump’s sentiments, including his “positive assessment” of ties, suggesting this might be the moment both sides can use to turn the tide of negativity in the relationship that nosedived into the ground under Trump after scaling soaring peaks in…
CHANDIGARH: Search for two persons missing in a landslide in Kullu entered the third day on Saturday even as the weather eased up a bit, allowing for rescue and restoration efforts to speed up across the state. The toll stands at 366 and 41 others are listed as missing in the hill state. Source link
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Saturday discussed ongoing efforts to end the Ukraine conflict with French President Emmanuel Macron, in what was their second conversation in the past few weeks. Macron briefed Modi about the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris this week that discussed security guarantees for Ukraine, including “reassurance forces” with support…
NIA arrested a key accused in the grenade attack on Thakurdwara temple in Amritsar on March 15. Sharanjit Kumar, alias Sunny, was held in Gaya on Friday. NIA claimed a conspiracy by handlers in Europe, US and Canada, who provided terror hardware, funds and logistical support. Source link
NDA MPs’ dinners to be hosted by BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday followed by PM Modi next day ahead of the vice presidential polls have been cancelled in view of the devastation caused by floods in Punjab and other areas in the country.The dinner at PM residence was scheduled a day before V-P elections…
GUWAHATI: Reopening of national highway-2, the Imphal-Nagaland supply lifeline, has reignited tension in Manipur’s fragile peace process, with two Kuki-Zo armed groups warning Saturday that it “must not be misinterpreted as an endorsement of unrestricted movement between Meitei and Kuki-Zo areas”.The caution from Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United People’s Front (UPF) came two days…
NEW DELHI: With the BJP planning a nationwide outreach programme to apprise people, including traders, of the latest GST reforms brought in by the Modi govt, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday shared key features of the reforms with party’s media department and other senior functionaries from the organisation.While Sitharaman spoke about the reforms to…
RAIPUR: A teacher at a govt-funded school in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh allegedly forced an eight-year-old girl to do 100 sit-ups and also beat her with a stick, resulting in serious muscle damage in her legs.The girl, a Class II student of the Pratapgarh school, is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital under medical…
A Delhi court Saturday permitted Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid to visit Parliament in custody on Sept 9 to cast his vote in the vice-president’s election, scheduled on Sept 9.Rashid, who has been lodged in Tihar since 2019 after NIA arrested him under UAPA in a terror-funding case, was previously granted parole between July 24 and…