While NDA accused Rahul of running away, opposition parties said Shah had done a disappearing act NEW DELHI: After being at the receiving end of the opposition’s protest for days, NDA MPs went on the offensive Tuesday as they seized on police action against protesting students in Jharkhand to stage a march in Parliament complex…
Arunachal is an integral and inalienable part of India, and this is a self-evident fact, MEA said NEW DELHI: Arunachal Pradesh is indisputably an integral and inalienable part of India, govt asserted Tuesday in response to Beijing’s rejection of its decision to formally identify and map 27 places in the state. Following recent reports about…
The US leg of the tour, however, is set to include his participation in the Universal Oneness celebrations in New York on Aug 29 NEW DELHI: RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat will visit the US, Canada and the UK from Aug 25 as part of the organisation’s overseas outreach during its ongoing centenary year, RSS national…
Since the monsoon session began, nine of 11 bills were passed in the lower House without a discussion NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Tuesday passed two more bills — one on renaming Kerala as Keralam and the other that seeks to broaden the mandate of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) to give loans and grants directly…
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Some opposition parties, including Congress, have demanded that the bill be withdrawn New Delhi: Govt is likely to send the FCRA bill to a joint committee of Parliament for scrutiny as part of its wider effort to evolve a consensus over the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…
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…
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,…