NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu minister Adhav Arjuna on Wednesday said that chief minister Vijay wanted his cabinet to “function like one family” as cracks appeared in the alliance over the possible induction of rebel AIADMK MLAs into the government.Speaking to reporters, Arjuna said that Vijay wanted parties that had extended support to the government to…
VD Satheesan’s oath (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: After the controversy over the sequencing of songs played during Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony, a fresh political row has erupted in Kerala following the recitation of the full version of ‘Vande Mataram’ during the oath-taking ceremony of the new UDF cabinet led by VD Satheesan. The CPM…
PM Modi attends 3rd India-Nordic Summit NEW DELHI: Ministry of External Affairs shared the outcome of the 3rd India-Nordic Summit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation in the summit resulted in eight key outcomes aimed at deepening India’s strategic, economic and technological engagement with Nordic countries, with a strong focus on green growth, innovation, defence and…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni over dinner shortly after arriving in Rome on Tuesday for the final leg of his five-nation tour, before the two leaders took a late-evening walk through the iconic Colosseum.Sharing pictures from the evening on X, PM Modi wrote, “Upon landing in Rome, had…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday said that his “fight against BJP” will continue after Kolkata civic authorities initiated a probe into the “legality” of properties owned by him.During a press conference, Abhishek launched a broadside against West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari and said that he will not bow down even…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Rome on Tuesday for the final leg of his five-nation tour, where he is scheduled to meet Italian President Sergio Mattarella, hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and participate in diplomatic engagements before departing for India on Wednesday.“Welcome to Rome, my friend!” Italian Prime Minister…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday said courts are not barred from determining govt’s additional liability towards citizens in case of an unforeseen nuclear power plant mishap, notwithstanding the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancing of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act capping operator’s liability at Rs 4,000 crore. The remarks came from a bench of…
NEW DELHI: Faced with questions from Norwegian media about human rights in India, govt strongly rejected allegations of violations, highlighting the country’s constitutional values of justice, liberty and freedom of expression. This was the second time MEA rejected such allegations during PM Modi’s ongoing Europe tour, responding earlier to queries in the Netherlands about Dutch…
PM Modi with Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Store, Finnish PM Petteri Orpo, Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson, Icelandic PM Kristurn Frostadottir and Danish PM Mette Frederiksen at the India-Nordic Summit in Oslo. NEW DELHI: The third India-Nordic summit saw the two sides upgrade their relationship to a green technology and inn-ovation strategic partnership and sign an…
In a joint statement on Tuesday, PM Narendra Modi and Nordic leaders expressed concern over the Ukraine war, saying it continued to cause immense human suffering and have global consequences. “They will continue to support efforts towards the achievement of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace through dialogue and diplomacy, based on the principles of…