NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday commissioned two advanced multi-mission stealth frigates, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, at the Eastern Command of the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam, marking a major boost to the country’s maritime strength.Indirectly, referring to the United States, Rajnath said, “One country has the F-35 (fifth-generation fighter jet) flying in…
PATNA: The Bihar government on Tuesday announced a new policy under which free land and interest subvention of up to Rs 40 crore would be provided to those investing in the industrial sector.Chief minister Nitish Kumar asserted that the ‘Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Package 2025 (BIPPP-2025)’ will boost industrial growth in the agrarian state and…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah‘s “morality pitch” to back the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025 met a strong counter from Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal who accused the Modi government of “weaponising” laws to target the opposition.“I don’t think in the history of India, there has been a government which is more constitutionally…
Baba Ramdev and Kangana Ranaut (File photo) NEW DELHI: Yoga guru Ramdev, JDU leader KC Tyagi, Bollywood actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut and Union ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia and Anupriya Patel were among the dignitaries who attended the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Tuesday. The three-day programme, themed “100 Years Journey…
NEW DELHI: Soon after the Centre cleared a Rs 62,000 crore deal to buy 97 more LCA Mark 1A fighter aircraft, India is close to signing a deal of around USD one billion with the American firm GE for supplying 113 more GE-404 engines for the indigenous combat aircraft.Indian state-owned firm Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has…
Shivraj Singh Chouhan (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday sidestepped questions about the possibility of him becoming the next BJP president, saying his focus in entirely on boosting agricultural production and improving farmers’ income.When asked about his reported meeting with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in New Delhi over the…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi alleged that the “ridiculous” raids by the Enforcement Directorate on party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj’s residence on Tuesday morning were “100 per cent fake” and a strategy to divert attention from the row over Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s education degree.“These raids are 100% fake because at the time…
Jyothsna Tirunagari (Image: X/jyothsna_tdp) and B Karunakar Reddy (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Tuesday refuted claims by the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) regarding land allocation to Oberoi Hotels, saying the allotment was made by the previous government in 2021.TDP national spokesperson Jyothsna Tirunagari dismissed allegations by senior YSRCP leader B…
NEW DELHI: A flash flood in Himachal Pradesh swept away shops and multi-storey houses, while also blocking the Manali–Leh highway.A viral video shows a section of the Manali–Leh highway washed away as the swollen Beas River overflowed into Alu Ground in Manali, leaving the highway blocked at multiple points, officials said. Flood Threat For Pakistan…
NEW DELHI: A senior Army official who “grievously assaulted” four SpiceJet employees at Srinagar airport on July 26, 2025, has been put on the no fly list of the airline for five years. He will not be allowed on any SpiceJet flight, whether domestic or international, for five years, said officials.The decision was taken by…