New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for setting zero poverty targets starting at village level at a meeting of NITI Aayog Governing Council that witnessed high drama with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walking out in a huff alleging her mic was switched off. In his address to the ninth Governing […]
Soldier Killed, Captain Among 4 Injured New Delhi/Srinagar: A soldier was killed and four others, including a captain, were injured as the Indian Army foiled an attack on Saturday by Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) in the Kamakari sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, military sources said. They said a Pakistani intruder was also […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday released sketches of the three terrorists responsible for the recent killing of four soldiers, including a captain in Doda district, and announced a cash reward of Rs 15 lakh on their heads. Doda in Jammu region has been rocked by several terror incidents since June, which is being […]
Jammu: Security forces launched a massive search operation on Saturday in J&K’s Reasi district after the movement of two suspected terrorists in the area was reported. An official said that the search operation was launched in Badoa village of Pouni Tehsil in district Reasi. “Locals have seen two suspects moving in the forest area along […]
New Delhi: The government has ordered the extraction of two BSF battalions, comprising more than 2,000 personnel, from Odisha to beef up security in the terror-hit Jammu region along the India-Pakistan border, official sources said on Saturday. The decision to “immediately” move the two units from the anti-Naxal operations grid to Jammu was taken in […]
Urges Amit Shah To Follow Vajpayee’s Footsteps Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Saturday said Home Minister Amit Shah should make efforts to form a joint committee of people’s representatives from both sides of Jammu and Kashmir to discuss the issues the region faces “till the time you bring that part back”. Speaking at the 25th […]
Vientiane (Laos): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday called on the international community to be robust in combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and dismantle terror sanctuaries and UN-proscribed terrorism financing networks. Jaishankar’s remarks came as he participated in the 31st ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Laos’ capital Vientiane. “Be robust in […]
NEW DELHI: Several Chief Ministers from the Opposition’s INDIA bloc-ruled states on Saturday boycotted the NITI Aayog’s ninth Governing Council meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in protest against what they allege is discrimination in the allocation of the Union Budget. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut confirmed the decision, stating, “CMs of INDIA […]
NEW DELHI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walked out of a NITI Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday and claimed that she was unfairly stopped midway in her speech, despite being the sole representative of the opposition. The government, however, rejected her claim and said her speaking time was […]
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman said on Friday that just like in the past, all states have been allocated funds in the Union Budget 2024-25, and no state has been denied anything. In an exclusive interview with Sanjay Pugalia, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of NDTV Network, the Finance Minister rejected the opposition’s claim that her […]