NEW DELHI: Hindustan Power on Thursday said it has secured a 425 MW solar project from Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL). The Letter of Award (LoA) was issued by UPPCL following a competitive e-reverse auction, Hindustan Power said in a statement. As per the power purchase agreement (PPA), UPPCL will procure power from this…
Canada police release photo of two suspects (Image Credit: X/@HaltonPolice) Canada’s police released the pictures of two suspects involved in the vandalism of the Sri Krishna Brundavana Temple in the Greater Toronto Area. In a statement, Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) said that in the photo, the suspects could be seen wearing hooded sweatshirts, leaving…
PM Modi meets Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of Bimstec Summit (Picture from X @narendramodi) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government on the sidelines of the 6th Bimstec Summit in Thailand. In the meeting, PM Modi raised strong concerns about the safety…
Indian-origin Rahul Kumar Kamboj, a politician and member of the Frankfurt City Parliament in Germany, addressed the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.Kamboj participated in a panel discussion titled “Rights of Vulnerable Persons in the Middle East and Asia – Indo-Mediterranean Political Changes,” alongside…
Kirti Vardhan Singh (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Friday expressed concerns over a growing number of incidents involving the defacement of Hindu temples with anti-India graffiti in the United States in recent months.Responding to a written query in the Lok Sabha, minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday strongly criticised Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi over her comments regarding the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill, stating that her remarks were “unfortunate” and undermined parliamentary democracy.Without directly naming Sonia Gandhi, Birla noted that the Bill underwent thorough parliamentary procedure, with discussions lasting 13 hours…
Photo/ministryof external affairs NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a meeting with the chief advisor to Bangladesh’s interim government, Muhammad Yunus, as both leaders discussed bilateral relations between the two nations. The meeting was held on the sidelines of Bimstec (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit, for…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday said the party will “very soon” challenge the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Supreme Court. His statement came after the bill was passed by both houses of Parliament.Sharing a post on X, Ramesh said, “The INC will very soon be challenging in the Supreme…
NEW DELHI: At least two individuals in Bihar on Thursday announced their resignation from chief minister Nitish Kumar‘s party, Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), due to disagreement with the party’s support for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill introduced by the central government.Mohammed Qasim Ansari, claiming to be a senior JD(U) leader, and Mohammed Nawaz Malik, JD(U)…
File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in both the houses of Parliament, describing it as a “watershed moment”.The contentious legislation cleared both houses of Parliament after extensive debates, with the Rajya Sabha passing it following a marathon…
