NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended birthday greetings to President Droupadi Murmu, praising her dedication to public service, before joining her in Odisha for a series of engagements, including visits to her native region and the inauguration of development projects worth more than Rs 47,600 crore.In a post on X, the Prime…
Karnataka home minister Priyank Kharge NEW DELHI: Karnataka home minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge on Saturday defended his letter to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, saying he has the right, as home minister, to demand transparency from the organisation.Also Read | ‘RSS must register, pay taxes’: Karnataka home minister Priyank Kharge writes…
Pawan Khera takes a jab at PM Modi over his G7 meeting with Congress NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pawan Khera has on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi failed to raise key issues during his meeting with US President Donald Trump at the G7 summit, including the deaths of Indian sailors, the one-sided US…
EU lifts negative travel advisory for Assam NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister on Saturday announced that European Union have lifted their negative travel advisories for the state and they’re in touch with US and Canada to get them do the same.“After Australia and Japan, now EU member states have revised their travel advisories and removed…
Raj Thackeray backs cousin Uddhav Thackeray amid rebellion in Shiv Sena (UBT) (PTI) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday extended support to his cousin Uddhav Thackeray amid a rebellion by 6 Lok Sabha MPs of Shiv Sena (UBT), alleging that attempts were being made to split elected representatives for political…
Guru Ghasidas Central University (Image courtesy: ggu.ac.in) NEW DELHI: Guru Ghasidas Central University in Chhattisgarh, a central university, will now use “Bharat” instead of “India” on its marksheets and official communications, Vice Chancellor Alok Kumar Chakrawal said on Saturday.According to Chakrawal, the Bilaspur-based university’s standing committee passed a resolution on this about six months ago.“At…
The case was probed by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London (Representational image) A UK court has convicted a man of possessing and distributing Islamist terrorist material after he came under scrutiny from security agencies following a visit to Pakistan two years ago.Shuja Gibraeel Mohsin, 20, was found guilty on Friday after a two-week trial at…
Asaduddin Owaisi; Vivek Aggarwal NEW DELHI: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday called on the Centre to push for Pakistan to be restored to the “grey list” of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a day after senior bureaucrat Vivek Aggarwal was elected vice president of the global anti-money laundering body.“Vivek…
Jaskirat Singh jailed in UK for 5 years/Image: BBC An Indian man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison after admitting his role in a smuggling network that transported migrants from the UK to France hidden inside lorries. Jaskirat Singh, 25, from Wolverhampton, was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court after pleading guilty…
Leh: Leh Apex Body (LAB) co-chairman Chering Dorjay addresses a press conference, in Leh, Ladakh. (PTI Photo/S Irfan) NEW DELHI: Ladakh groups on Saturday announced a mass shutdown on June 23, alleging that the Centre did not include key decisions from last month’s meeting on the Union territory’s political and constitutional future in the official…