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SC to hold 2-day national meet of district judiciary
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will organise a two-day national conference of the district judiciary on August 31 and September 1, according to a statement issued by the apex court on Friday.
The conference will be inaugurated by Prime…
Court says sufficient proof exists to charge Jagdish Tytler
NEW DELHI: Forty years after the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, a Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges for murder and other offences against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to the killing of three people in north Delhi's…
Bangladesh’s abrupt political transitions require ‘mutuality of interests’: Jaishankar
NEW DELHI: Since its independence in 1971, India's relationship with Bangladesh has "gone up and down" and it is natural that New Delhi deals with the government of the day, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.
In his…
PM Modi offers all-out support to fintech players
MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government is taking many a policy measure to promote the fintech sector, which attracted over USD 31 billion in foreign investments in the past 10 years.
He also added that the fintech…
‘Arighaat will strengthen India’s nuclear triad, enhance nuclear deterrence’:…
NEW DELHI: The technically advanced second Arihant-Class submarine 'INS Arighaat' was commissioned into the Indian Navy on Thursday at Visakhapatnam in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
In his address, the Defence Minister…
Pakistan invites PM Modi to attend SCO meeting in Islamabad in October
New Delhi: Pakistan on Thursday invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's Council of Heads of Government meeting to be held here in October.
Pakistan holds the rotating chairmanship of the Shanghai…
Muslims should replace their ‘decades-old fashion’: Mukhtar Abbas
LUCKNOW: Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said the minorities, especially the Muslims, should replace their "fashion" of "blocking the BJP" with the "passion" for following the party.
In a scathing attack on the…
Sports Ministry launches RESET programme to empower retired athletes
NEW DELHI: In a bid to make athletes self-reliant after retirement, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday launched the 'Retired Sportsperson Empowerment Training' (RESET) programme, aimed at making them employable with "necessary…
Enough is enough: President Murmu asks nation to wake up
NEW DELHI: Declaring that ‘enough is enough’, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said it is time for India to wake up to the perversion of crimes against women and counter the mindset that sees women as less powerful, less capable, less…
Second nuke-powered submarine Arighat to be commissioned today
NEW DELHI: India prepares to add strength to underwater strategic capability with the second nuclear propulsion submarine of the Arihant Class slated to be commissioned on Thursday.
Sources confirmed that Indian Naval Ship (INS) Arighat…
12 leaders elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha, NDA touches majority mark
With 12 leaders elected unopposed, including Union ministers and senior politicians, the NDA now holds 112 seats in the Rajya Sabha, reducing dependence on allies. Opposition numbers stand at 85.
Coast Guard rescues 11 crew members from sinking Merchant Vessel
NEW DELHI: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Monday saved 11 lives as crew members from the distressed Merchant Vessel (MV) ITT Puma were rescued in a challenging night-time Search and Rescue operation.
The Mumbai-registered general cargo…
MHA announces five new districts in Ladakh
NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday announced the creation of five new districts - Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang - in the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh with an aim to have better governance…
PM Modi discusses Ukraine visit, safety of Hindus in Bangladesh with Biden
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with US President Joe Biden on Monday and discussed the situation in Bangladesh and Ukraine.
The leaders spoke about the ongoing situation in Ukraine, and the political climate in Bangladesh,…
Nirmala, Piyush, Jaishankar, Vaishnaw to participate in India-Singapore meet
NEW DELHI: Four union ministers including Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, S Jaishankar and Ashwini Vaishnaw, will attend the India-Singapore ministerial meeting on Monday with a view to further strengthen trade and economic ties between…
‘U’ in UPS stands for Modi govt’s U-turns: Congress
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday took a swipe at the Central government over its announcement of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), stating that the ‘U’ in UPS stands for Narendra Modi government’s U-turns.
The Cabinet on Saturday…
Crime against women unforgivable, guilty should not be spared
MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said crimes against women are unpardonable sins and the guilty should not be spared.
He was speaking at the ‘Lakhpati Didi Sammelan’ in north Maharashtra’s Jalgaon, days after the…
PM exhorts youth to enter politics for ‘Viksit Bharat’
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the youth to embrace the same spirit of dedication that had fuelled the country’s freedom struggle to achieve the ‘Viksit Bharat’ goal.
In the latest edition of his radio programme…
Congress should tell why its govts have not fulfilled OPS promise in states
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Sunday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the decision to bring a unified pension scheme for central government employees and hit out at the Congress, asking why it has not implemented its promise of bringing back…
‘India will be free of Naxal menace by 2026’: Amit Shah
RAIPUR: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that the outlawed CPI (Maoist) will be eliminated from the country by March 2026 with the strategy aimed at a final assault against the rebels.
He announced the deadline after…
