NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the discussion centering on Putin’s recent Alaska meeting with US President Donald Trump aimed at a peace deal.Sharing details on X, PM Modi posted: “Thank my friend, President Putin, for his phone call and for sharing insights…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday said the Opposition will not participate in the special discussion in the Lok Sabha on astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla’s space mission. However, Tharoor praised the achievement, calling it a landmark moment for India’s space ambitions replying to Kiren Rijiju’s post on X urging discussion on Shubhanshu Shukla.“Since the…
NEW DELHI: Mumbai was battered by heavy rainfall on Monday, with several areas recording more than 100 mm of rain in just six hours. Chembur received 117 mm, while Vikhroli saw 103 mm between 8.30 am and 2.30 pm. Other parts, including Juhu (96.5 mm), Santacruz (86.1 mm), and Sion (82 mm), also witnessed intense…
NEW DELHI: The humorous exchange between Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on a podcast brought Congress Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor again into the limelight. While speaking with Smika Prakash on an episode of the ANI podcast, Chaturvedi was questioned about posting pictures with Prime Minister Modi and anticipating public reactions. She…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Centre and defence forces in a suo motu case on difficulties faced by cadets, who were medically discharged from military institutes on account of disabilities suffered during training programmes.A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan said the Centre should explore the possibility…
NEW DELHI: Congress Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain on Monday said that the party could consider strong steps against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, a day after the poll body chief issued an ultimatum to Rahul Gandhi. Asked whether the Opposition might bring an impeachment motion against the CEC, Hussain told ANI, “If…
NEW DELHI: Janata Dal (united) president Nitish Kumar on Monday extended his party’s support to National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) vice-presidential candidate, CP Radhakrishnan. In a post on X, Nitish Kumar said, “The decision to nominate Shri CP Radhakrishnan ji, the governor of Maharashtra, as the NDA’s candidate for Vice President is welcomed. JDU will support…
NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from Kochi to Delhi was delayed on Sunday after a technical issue was detected during the take-off roll, prompting the pilots to abort departure as a safety precaution, the airline said.Flight AI504 was preparing for take-off when the cockpit crew noticed the problem and decided to discontinue the roll…
Several places in Himachal Pradesh continue to reel under the impact of the heavy monsoon rains. KULLU: Torrential rain since Saturday night triggered flash floods and landslides in several parts of Himachal Pradesh Sunday, with Mandi and Kullu districts bearing the brunt. The deluge washed away and buried many houses, blocked over 300 roads, including…
Astronaut Subhanshu Shukla, along with astronaut Prashant Balakrishnan Nair, receives grand welcome from Union space minister Jitendra Singh, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and and Isro chairman V Narayanan at the Delhi airport NEW DELHI: Following his historic mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla received a red-carpet welcome at Delhi’s IGI…