The three service chiefs separately met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and briefed him about their plan to implement the Agnipath scheme and related issues against the backdrop of the ongoing protests against the new policy for military recruitment.The scheme announced on June 14 seeks to recruit youngsters in the age bracket of 17-and-a-half […]
The BJP on Tuesday announced to field former Jharkhand Governor and a tribal leader of the party from Odisha, Draupadi Murmu, as NDA candidate for the Presidential poll.BJP National President JP Nadda said discussions were held on 20 names and it was decided to opt for a women candidate from East India belonging to the […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for the fifth day of questioning in the National Herald money-laundering case.Gandhi, 52, along with his security escort, arrived at the ED headquarters on APJ Abdul Kalam Road in central Delhi at 11.15am. A strong contingent of police and paramilitary personnel was deployed around […]
The CBI has arrested Joint Drugs Controller S Eswara Reddy for allegedly receiving a Rs 4 lakh bribe to waive the Phase 3 clinical trial of the Insulin Aspart injection, a product of Biocon Biologics under development to manage Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, officials said on Tuesday.Biocon Biologics is a subsidiary of the […]
Yoga brings peace to our universe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, as he led the main event of the International Day of Yoga in the backdrop of the iconic Mysuru Palace on Tuesday.Thousands of people joined the Prime Minister in the mass Yoga demonstration here. “This whole universe starts from our own body and soul. […]
Eighty-four-year-old Yashwant Sinha may emerge as the opposition’s consensus candidate for the July 18 presidential election with the ex-NDA minister throwing first strong hints that he is ready to run for the highest office of the country.“I am grateful to Mamataji for the honour and prestige she bestowed on me in the TMC. Now a […]
The Haryana government will provide “guaranteed” employment to ‘Agniveers’ after their four-year stint in the armed forces, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced on Tuesday.His statement comes even as the state, like several other parts of the country, is witnessing massive protests over the Centre’s Agnipath scheme to recruit soldiers into the army, navy and […]
The shooters who allegedly killed Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala had arranged Punjab Police uniform to commit the murder, but did not use it, officials said on Monday.The revelation came on a day when Delhi Police arrested three persons, including two shooters, in connection with the murder of Moosewala. The accused were identified as Priyavrat alias […]
The Delhi Police has arrested three persons, including two shooters, in connection with the killing of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, officials said on Monday, adding that one of them was in touch with Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar at the time of the incident. Eight grenades along with an under-barrel grenade launcher, nine electric detonators, […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bengaluru on Monday, kickstarting his two-day visit to Karnataka. In a video shared by news agency ANI, PM Modi was accorded a grand welcome by the Bharatiya Janata Party workers.The prime minister inaugurated the Centre for Brain Research at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru. Karnataka governor Thawarchand […]