In a sharp response to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent comments on a “rise in human rights abuses” in India, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has said “people” are entitled to have views about India’s policies but at the same time, New Delhi is “equally entitled” to have views about them.The Foreign Minister, in […]
President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation on Thursday in remembering Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, independent India’s first law minister, on the Dalit icon’s 131st birth anniversary. “Humble tributes to Babasaheb on his birth anniversary! A strong advocate of social justice, Babasaheb laid the foundation of […]
While India has been registering an average of nearly 1,000 Covid cases a day over the last two weeks (the daily tally dropped to the 800-mark last week), a recent comparative spike in cases in Delhi and Mumbai has sparked concerns over the spread of virus again. India on Thursday registered 1,007 new cases, marginally […]
The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has designated Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, one of the three prisoners who was released by India in exchange for passengers of the hijacked Indian Airlines 814 flight, as a terrorist under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. “Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, aged 52 years, son of Late Ghulam Rasool Zargar, […]
Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday dismissed protests by the Congress over a contractor’s death that has been linked to the state minister KS Eshwarappa. The family of the contractor, Santosh Patil, has sought justice, alleging that he was pushed to suicide because of the state minister and his aides. While an FIR has […]
The United States has congratulated Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and said it values the relationship between the two countries and is looking forward to continuing the long-standing cooperation, signalling Washington’s intent to improve ties with Islamabad under the new regime. Pakistan’s relations with the US have been lukewarm, especially under the Biden administration. […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted people on the birth anniversary of Mahavir, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism.”Mahavir Jayanti greetings to you all. We recall the noble teachings of Bhagwan Mahavir, especially the emphasis on peace, compassion and brotherhood,” he tweeted. Modi also greeted people on various festivals, including new years and harvest festivities […]
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived here following his visit to Washington DC and will meet United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday.India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti received Jaishankar on Wednesday evening on his arrival here. Tirumurti tweeted that Jaishankar would “be meeting UN Secretary General @antonioguterres during his visit”.Jaishankar […]
Two days after the Mumbai sessions court rejected his anticipatory bail plea, the Bombay high court on Wednesday granted BJP leader Kirit Somaiya interim protection from arrest in connection with the cheating case registered against him and his son Neil for allegedly misappropriating funds collected for saving INS Vikrant from being scrapped and converting India’s […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to people killed in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919, and said their unparalleled courage and sacrifice would keep motivating the coming generations. Hundreds of people protesting peacefully against the Rowlatt Act, which granted the colonial administration repressive powers, were gunned down by British forces without any […]