Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to meet and hold talks with external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday in New Delhi. Lavrov is also expected to call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Lavrov arrived in India on Thursday after his two-day visit to China. Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi welcomed Lavrov […]
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Thursday met Geoffrey Van Leeuwen, the security and foreign policy advisor to the Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte in New Delhi. Both the top security advisors had intense discussions on wide range of bilateral issues and global developments including the situation in Ukraine.During the meeting, NSA Doval and his […]
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said legislators across the country should be driven by passion, performance and procedural integrity, and desist from disrupting law-making bodies. He also asked them to uphold the honour and privilege bestowed on them by the people.Naidu made the remarks in the House as the Rajya Sabha bade […]
A video of Patanjali Ayurved co-founder Ramdev has gone viral after the spiritual guru appeared to have threaten a reporter when asked about his 2014 comment over petrol price coming down to Rs 40 if the Congress government changed. In a 2014 television interview, he had said: “I have a study with me that says […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the All India Quota mop-up round counselling for NEET-PG 2021-22 admissions to “resolve the anomalies” over 146 fresh seats, which were not available for candidates who participated in round one and two of the process. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Bela M Trivedi directed holding […]
Sonia Gandhi sharpened her attack on the central government in parliament on Thursday over the jobs guarantee scheme, MGNREGA, as she accused the ruling party of cutting the budgetry allocations. The MGNREGA scheme (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) was one of the flagship schemes launched during the Congress tenure. “MGNREGA, which was mocked […]
Comic Chris Rock was welcomed amid applause and two standing ovations at the comedy club where he made his first public appearance since Will Smith slapped him during the 2022 Oscars ceremony. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rock kicked-off his comedy tour at the Wilbur in Boston and received standing ovations that lasted roughly two […]
The Delhi Police has arrested eight people in connection with alleged vandalism at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence here, officials said. According to sources, the eight people were arrested from Delhi and the numbers could go up as teams have been sent to make more arrests.On Wednesday, members of the BJP youth wing allegedly vandalised […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the 10.5 per cent reservation provided to Vanniyars, a Most Backward Community (MBC) in Tamil Nadu, in government jobs and admissions to educational institutions. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai upheld the Madras High Court order which had quashed the reservation.”We are of the […]