NEW DELHI: Amid the govt’s push to weed out ineligible beneficiaries under free ration scheme PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), the food ministry will review the progress of states on Monday at a meeting of state food secretaries, where the initial paddy procurement target will also be finalised.Sources said states such as Odisha and…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tianjin on Saturday evening for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, marking his first visit to China in over seven years. He arrived at Binhai International Airport after concluding a two-day visit to Japan.PM Modi on Sunday attended the official reception for heads of state and government…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanges a handshake with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Official Reception for Heads of States and Heads of Governments at the SCO Summit, in Tianjin on Sunday. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the issue of cross-border terrorism during their meeting on Sunday on…
Safeena Husain (File photo) NEW DELHI: India’s non-profit, Educate Girls, has been named a 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee — Asia’s premier honour — becoming the first Indian organisation to receive the prize. Founded in 2007, the group has worked across 30,000 villages to enrol more than 2 million girls back in school and support over…
Congress leader Pawan Khera (File Photo) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission dismissed around 89 lakh complaints of irregularities flagged by the Congress’s Booth Level Agents (BLAs) during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, Pawan Khera claimed on Sunday. Alleging that the irregularities cast doubt on the intention of the EC, the chairman…
PM Modi and Xi agreed that India and China are “partners, not rivals” and stressed peaceful ties to boost trade and stability. Meanwhile, American journalist Rick Sanchez criticised Trump’s 25% tariffs on India’s Russian oil trade, calling the policy “disrespectful and ignorant.“India, China vow to deepen partnership amid global trade tensionsPrime Minister Narendra Modi and…
NEW DELHI: Industries, cooperatives and other entities, involved in tree plantation in degraded forest land or in other identified land parcels, will be able earn Green Credit only after completion of minimum five years of restoration activities and after achieving a minimum canopy density of 40% (overhead layer of tree crown covering 40% of the…
Sadhguru on Saturday completed the Kailash Yatra on his motorcycle and returned to a grand reception at the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore, just 18 months after undergoing two emergency brain surgeries.He was welcomed at the Coimbatore Airport, with locals, villagers and volunteers lining the route to the ashram in a devotional procession. Why Is…
Congress MP Manish Tewari (ANI) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Sunday said he has “no regrets” about being left out of the party’s list of speakers for the Operation Sindoor debate in Parliament, suggesting that the leadership may not have considered him the “ideal candidate” to represent its stance.“Congress has nearly 100 MPs,…
PM Modi meets Chinese Communist Party secretariat top leader Cai Qi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Cai Qi, the secretary of the secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), on Sunday and discussed India-China cooperation, focusing on deepening bilateral political engagement.Earlier, PM Modi held bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of…