New South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun to visit India from August 15-17 NEW DELHI: South Korea’s newly appointed minister of foreign affairs, Cho Hyun, will be visiting India from August 15 to 17, as per the ministry of external affairs (MEA). The MEA said in a media advisory on Thursday that the South Korean…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday addressed the nation and extended her greetings ahead of the 79th Independence day.On the eve of Independence Day, Murmu praised India’s growth and said that the country is “well on way to becoming self-reliant nation and is moving ahead with great confidence.”Here’s are some of the key quotes…
NEW DELHI: The opposition on Thursday hailed Supreme Court‘s decision to direct the Election Commission to display the names of voters omitted from the voter list of poll-bound Bihar after special intensive revision.Hours after the top court told the poll body to display the names on its website, Congress said that the interim order is…
UP CM Yogi Adityanath (Image credits: PTI) LUCKNOW: Responding to the opposition’s charge that the Uttar Pradesh government had reduced education instead of expanding it, chief minister Yogi Adityanath claimed in the Assembly on Thursday that no school has been closed in the state. During a 24-hour continuous discussion on ‘Vision-2047’ in the Assembly, Adityanath…
In a recognition for a couple working in one of Maharashtra’s toughest workplaces, a husband-and-wife duo from Thane Central Jail have been named among eight personnel from the state’s prisons department to receive prestigious police medals. The announcement came on Thursday, when the Union government declared service medals for 1,090 police personnel from various central…
At least 30 people have been killed after a cloudburst struck Chosoti village in J&K’s Kishtwar district, while rescue efforts remain underway, while the Supreme Court directed the Election Commission to publish details of 65 lakh voters removed from Bihar’s rolls. In Delhi, a man died and his daughter was critically injured when a tree…
LoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi (Image credits: PTI) NEW DELHI: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “stealing” the rights of Bahujans by removing their names from voter lists and “disappearing” forest rights titles of Adivasis.In…
Kolkata is set for a major transport boost next week, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to inaugurate three metro projects on 22 August.Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Thursday announced that PM Modi will be unveiling the Sealdah–Esplanade stretch of the Green Line, the Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (Ruby Crossing)–Beleghata stretch of the Orange Line, and the…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday awarded the Vir Chakra to nine Indian Air Force fighter pilots who played a key role in Operation Sindoor, targeting terrorist headquarters and Pakistan’s military assets.Vir Chakra is India’s third-highest wartime gallantry award.The awardees include: Group Captain Ranjeet Singh Sidhu Group Captain Manish Arora Group Captain Animesh Patnim Group…
File photo NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday expressed confidence in India-US ties amid tariff war, saying that the two nations have “weathered several transitions and challenges”. This comes a day before Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s crucial meet, the outcome of which would impact India as it faces additional 25% tariffs…