PM Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping (File photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit China on August 31 in his first visit since the 2020 Galwan clash and amid tariff tussle with the United States, according to several reports. PM Modi will reportedly be visiting neighbouring China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO)…
Atishi (left), Vijinder Gupta (ANI, PTI) NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Delhi assembly Atishi and other AAP MLAs on Wednesday were marshalled out of the house following a heated exchange with BJP members over the authenticity of a so-called British-era “phansi ghar” on the House premises, reported news agency PTI.Speaker Vijinder Gupta on Tuesday…
NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday reached ground zero in the disaster-hit Dharali region of Uttarkashi to oversee relief and rescue operations. Central and state agencies are working at a war footing to restore normalcy in the affected areas.Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to CM Dhami in the morning to enquire…
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy NEW DELHI: Telangana chief ministerRevanth Reddy on Wednesday led a massive dharna at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, demanding President Droupadi Murmu’s assent to the bills for reservation to Backward Classes (BCs) in the southern state. Addressing the protest, Reddy alleged that the BJP-led central government was “deliberately” delaying the approval process, and…
NEW DELHI: Congress party chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday wrote to Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh to allow discussion on the issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, calling it an “issue that is of paramount concern to crores of voters, especially those belonging to the weaker sections of the society”….
NEW DELHI: Former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister and Lok Morcha chief Swami Prasad Maurya faced a shock ambush on Wednesday as a Karni Sena worker, disguised as a well-wisher, tried to slap him.The incident occurred at Saras Crossing in Fatehpur, where Maurya had stopped for a quick welcome ceremony organised by his local supporters. Just…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday announced its intention to file a contempt of court petition against Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, accusing her of making “irresponsible” comments following the Supreme Court‘s observations against her brother, Rahul Gandhi.BJP MP Manan Kumar Mishra said the remarks made by Priyanka Gandhi in defence of…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Kartavya Bhavan, the first of ten planned buildings under the Common Central Secretariat (CCS) project, which will house central government offices.The project aims to bring various ministries and departments together in one place to improve efficiency. Key ministries to move from Raisina Hills to Kartavya Bhavan…
NEW DELHI: The Army once again on Wednesday reflected on the 1971 India-Pakistan war that led to the liberation of Bangladesh and the division of Pakistan into two, posting under the title “This Day That Year” with reference to the “Build Up of War.“The Army’s Eastern Command shared newspaper clippings from August 6, 1971, on…
NEW DELHI: Two people were killed and three others were injured after a blast at an oxygen cylinder plant in Punjab’s Mohali district on Wednesday, news agency PTI reported quoting officials. The incident took place at a unit in the industrial area in Phase-9 of Mohali.“A blast was reported today at an oxygen plant located…