Rajnath Singh (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday raised concerns over Sir Creek and blamed Pakistan’s intentions for stalled dialogue, even 78 years after independence.The Sir Creek dispute is a long-standing boundary issue between India and Pakistan in the Rann of Kutch region, where the creek meets the Arabian Sea.“Even after…
PM Modi and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday to check on his health.In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Spoke to Kharge Ji. Enquired about his health and wished him a speedy recovery. Praying for his continued well-being and long life.”Kharge,…
NEW DELHI: India has not invited Pakistan and China to a conclave for Army chiefs of UN troop contributing nations here this month, even as officials reiterated New Delhi’s policy of not deploying military personnel to foreign conflict zones, including ones like Ukraine and Gaza, unless explicitly mandated by the UNSC and conducted under the…
(Photo: X) On the occasion of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s centenary on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote an extensive blog titled “100 years of national service.”In a post on X, PM Modi shared the blog and said: “A hundred years ago, on the day of Vijayadashami, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was established with the…
Putin Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin (File photo) NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to visit India in the first week of Dec for the 23rd India-Russia annual summit.Diplomatic sources said the two sides are considering Dec 5-6 as dates for the visit. Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov will travel to India…
Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: A high-level committee headed by home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday approved disaster mitigation and recovery projects worth Rs 4,545 crore for nine states: Assam, Kerala, MP, Odisha, Rajasthan, UP, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.Towards the restoration and rejuvenation of wetlands in Assam, Centre has allocated Rs 692…
Sonam Wangchuk (right) and his wife Gitanjali J Angmo NEW DELHI: Gitanjali Angmo, wife of education reformer and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday in a representation to the President of India Droupadi Murmu sought her intervention and requested for “unconditional release” of Wangchuk, who she said is a “person who can never be a…
MUMBAI: Refusing to quash a criminal case against a man who sexually assaulted a minor in 2018 and married her in May this year, Bombay HC considered that in the intervening period from the date of closing the matter for passing of judgment, the accused backtracked from performing his lawful duties. Justices Ajey Gadkari and…
HYDERABAD: Telangana HC cleared two cops over the 2003 death of a suspect in an alleged encounter, upholding a sessions court’s decision.Justice Juvvadi Sridevi held there was no credible evidence to sustain the charge of murder: “On the contrary, the material indicates the incident occurred in circumstances of private defence while the cops were discharging…
NEW DELHI: Govt Wednesday approved the opening of 57 new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) across 17 states and UTs, a move that will benefit over 86,000 students and create more than 4,600 teaching posts.I&B minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the proposal, cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), entails an outlay of nearly Rs 5,863…
