Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Sikkim NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently on a two-day visit to Sikkim, on Tuesday shared pictures of himself playing football with youngsters in Gangtok.Dressed in a blue sports jacket featuring the tricolour, PM Modi is seen walking alongside a group of young footballers in matching kits, each carrying…
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC Monday ended criminal proceedings against Godfrey Phillips India CMD Bina Modi, her personal security guard Surendra Prasad, and senior lawyer Lalit Bhasin in connection with the alleged assault on her son Samir during a board meeting in 2024, after Samir withdrew the charges.Samir, appearing through video conference, informed Justice Saurabh Banerjee…
NEW DELHI: While sympathising with women whose live-in partners have walked out of the relationship, Supreme Court on Monday said courts could not do much as ending a consensual relationship was not an offence.Hearing the plea of a woman who was in a live-in relationship for 15 years, but whose partner married someone else despite…
New Delhi: Govt Monday said that with the country having sufficient stocks of diesel and petrol, there was no need to import automobile fuels to meet domestic demand. Addressing an inter-ministerial press briefing, Sujata Sharma, joint secretary in ministry of petroleum and natural gas, said the shortage of diesel at certain outlets in Andhra Pradesh…
Watercraft handed by India to Sri Lanka To boost maritime relations, India has handed over to Sri Lanka two personal watercraft (PWC) to further enhance Sri Lankan Coast Guard’s (SLGC) capabilities in near shore search and rescue, the Indian high commission in Sri Lanka said on Sunday.On the handover of the two vessels, the Indian…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and others during a roadshow amid the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) Kolkata: West Bengal CM and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee invoked on Monday memories of harassment during SIR queues, urging voters to “stand in…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday landed in Kyrgyzstan’s capital of Bishkek to participate in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defence ministers’ meeting on Tuesday, which is likely to discuss the prevailing situation in West Asia.The defence ministers of various member countries will deliberate upon a number of issues concerning defence and…
IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma in viral video Kolkata: EC’s police observer Ajay Pal Sharma sparked a controversy after a viral video showed him warning the family of TMC’s Bhangor candidate Jahangir Khan during a Monday raid, accompanied by CAPF personnel. In the clip, he is heard saying, “Jahangir’s family members are standing here; tell…
Indian and Chinese national flags New Delhi: India and China remain in touch to strengthen cooperation under Brics mechanism, with Beijing endorsing India’s ongoing presidency of group and Indian govt appreciating China’s support for activities hosted by India under the mechanism. Chinese special envoy Zhai Jun, who was here last week for the West Asia…
Vikram Misri (File photo) New Delhi: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri is likely to travel to Nepal next month for what will be the first high-level bilateral visit since the new govt led by PM Balendra Shah assumed office. While Nepalese media reported that the visit could take place on May 11-12, official sources said the…