NEW DELHI: Congress leaderRahul Gandhi on Wednesday was granted bail by a Jharkhand court in connection with a case filed over alleged defamatory remarks he made against Union home minister Amit Shah in 2018.On June 2, Rahul Gandhi moved the Jharkhand high court challenging a special court’s order summoning him on June 26 in a…
Uttarakhand: CM Dhami holds disaster meeting on Uttarkashi cloudburst; PM Modi calls to review relief DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a disaster management meeting at the State Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) to assess the cloudburst and flash flood in Uttarkashi’s Dharali. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke to Uttarakhand chief minister…
INDIA bloc leaders to gather at Rahul Gandhi’s residence Leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc will meet on August 7 in New Delhi, with a gathering scheduled at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s residence. The meeting comes amid heightened political tensions over alleged irregularities in the Bihar voter list revision, recent violence in Jammu and Kashmir,…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducted search operations at 11 premises in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram and Dehradun as part of its probe into a Rs 260 crore global cyber fraud case.PMLA probe based on CBI, Delhi police FIRsAccording to ED, the investigation was launched under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based…
Jagdeep Dhankhar, Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday said the Opposition’s demand for a discussion on the “votebandi” by the Election Commission is “non-negotiable” in both Houses of Parliament.Congress general secretary in-charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said the Chair in the Rajya Sabha continues to hold authority, regardless of who is presiding.“Yesterday, the…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has said he will confront Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs head-on, while reaffirming Brazil’s global standing by announcing plans to personally contact world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ““I will call him, I will call Xi Jinping, I will call Prime Minister Modi. I just won’t call Putin,…
NEW DELHI: A flash flood struck Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, devastating the high-altitude village of Dharali as a massive surge of water and debris swept through within seconds, flattening buildings and washing people away.Flash floods tore through homes, trees, and cars in Dharali, trapping 60–70 people and killing at least four.PM Modi took note of the…
NEW DELHI: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval reached Moscow on Tuesday to hold talks on strategic partnership, defence, and security cooperation between India and Russia, Russian news agency TASS reported.His visit comes as the Trump-led US administration continues to issue trade threats to countries closely aligned with Russia, including India.This is a scheduled visit with…
EAM Jaishankar meets German MP, discusses growing bilateral ties EAM Jaishankar meets German MP, discusses growing bilateral ties EAM Jaishankar meets German MP, discusses growing bilateral ties EAM Jaishankar meets German MP, discusses growing bilateral ties EAM Jaishankar meets German MP, discusses growing bilateral ties NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met…
NEW DELHI: : Around 580 National Highway (NH) projects with total cost of nearly Rs 3.9 lakh crore are delayed and another 200 projects worth Rs 1.6 lakh crore are yet to take off months after they were bid out.Delay in land acquisition, issues relating to contractors and pending statutory clearances have been identified as…