Vladimir Putin appeared at a huge flag-waving rally at a Moscow stadium on Friday and lavished praise on his troops fighting in Ukraine, three weeks into the invasion that has led to heavier-than-expected Russian losses on the battlefield and increasingly authoritarian rule at home.Meanwhile, the leader of Russia’s delegation in diplomatic talks with Ukraine said […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda are among the list of invitees scheduled to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Yogi Adityanath as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, said sources. According to sources, Yogi Adityanath, who led his party to a thumping victory […]
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced names of ten Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators, including senior leaders Harpal Cheema and Vijay Singla, who will becomes ministers in his cabinet. The new ministers will take oath on Saturday, Mann said in a tweet.Cheema is the AAP legislator from Dirba area, and is one of […]
The CBI has booked former J&K Bank chairman Mushtaq Ahmad Shaikh and 18 others for a Rs 800-crore loss to the bank caused due loans to REI Agro, which were issued in violation of guidelines, without tangible security and on fake documents, officials said. In addition to officials of the bank, the Central Bureau of […]
The Centre has decided to provide ‘Y’ category security cover of CRPF to Vivek Agnihotri, director of The Kashmir Files. He will be protected by CRPF during his stay and travel all over India, people familiar with the development said. The Y category cover involves deployment of four to five armed commandos in close proximity […]
Visuals of civilians being dug out of rubble amid rescuing operations were some of the defining images of survival a day after an iconic theatre in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol was targeted in Russian strikes, according to Kyiv. More than 50 people were reported dead as soon as the news broke – an overall […]
As India celebrates Holi amid a drop in Covid cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sent out festival greetings. “Wishing you all a very happy Holi. May this festival of colours, which is a symbol of mutual love, affection and brotherhood, bring every colour of happiness in your life,” the prime minister wrote in […]
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday announced an anti-corruption helpline number. Mann chose the March 23 Matrydom Day for the launch of the helpline. This is the first major announcement made by Mann after he took over as Punjab Chief Minister yesterday.Claiming that this would be his personal WhatsApp number, he asked people […]
With 2,539 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,01,477, while the active cases have declined to 30,799, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday.The death toll has climbed to 5,16,132 with 60 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The […]
Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as the Punjab chief minister on Wednesday. Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mann at the swearing-in ceremony that took place at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in Punjab’s Shaheed Bhagat Singh (SBS) Nagar district. Only […]