PM Modi and Union ministers wave the Tricolour during NDA’s parliamentary meeting in New Delhi Tuesday NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Tuesday called on every household to celebrate the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, urging citizens to hoist the tricolour and renew their pledge to contribute towards building a ‘Viksit Bharat’ ahead of Independence Day.At NDA’s…
Some opposition parties, including Congress, have demanded that the bill be withdrawn New Delhi: Govt is likely to send the FCRA bill to a joint committee of Parliament for scrutiny as part of its wider effort to evolve a consensus over the contentious legislation, which has drawn sharp protests from opposition parties and Christian bodies…
Atif Aslam reflects on his 10-year India ban and his enduring bond with Indian fans. Nearly a decade after being barred from working in India, Pakistani singer Atif Aslam has reflected on the restrictions that kept him away from one of his biggest audiences. The singer said his Indian fans have continued to seek out…
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by their ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence, pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca. NEW DELHI: India continues to examine the implications of the Saudi-Pakistan-Turkiye security pact for its own security as well as regional…
Eligible bookings must include a stay of at least three consecutive nights and a return flight from India. NEW DELHI: Abu Dhabi is offering complimentary UAE entry visas to Indian passport-holders between Aug and Oct 31, subject to certain conditions.Abu Dhabi’s department of culture and tourism has come up with a programme that applies to…
Just a day after Raye and Michael B Jordan set tongues wagging with dating buzz, following their spotting at a California theme park, news reports indicate that the pair’s connection may be more ‘professional than personal’.According to TMZ, sources in the knowing, have alleged that the British singer is currently working on the soundtrack for…
Besides, govt has decided to fix the retirement age of chairperson of tribunals at 70, with members to retire at 67, unless they complete their five-year terms NEW DELHI: Tribunal Reforms Bill, piloted by govt in Parliament, is seen as a move that reinforces the constitutional position in appointments: ensuring primacy of the judiciary in…
Phuket flight incident pushes DGCA to seekways to make dope rules more stringent NEW DELHI: Trouble mounted for the pilot-in-command (PIC) of last Tuesday’s badly rattled Phuket-Delhi Air India flight after it emerged that he had failed the confirmatory dope test and was found to have consumed marijuana. Besides, the cabin crew of the flight,…
“The process cannot be so slow that the next assembly elections would be due by the time the appeals are decided,” said CJI Surya Kant. NEW DELHI: With nearly 34 lakh appeals pending adjudication before SIR appellate tribunals against deletion of voters’ names in West Bengal, Supreme Court Tuesday decided to take stock of their…
Additional personnel from the Army, CRPF and police, along with reinforcements, were rushed to the area JAMMU: Security forces launched joint cordon-and-search operations in J&K’s Doda and Poonch districts on being alerted about the sighting of terror suspects, officials said Tuesday.Cordon-and-search operations were initiated in Doda’s upper reaches after some locals captured a video of…