NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a new era of peace and development under the Narendra Modi government and the region has transformed from a terrorist hotspot into a tourist hotspot. Heading to the poll-bound Union Territory, Shah also said that during […]
SRINAGAR: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday claimed that the BJP-ruled Centre was fielding independent candidates against him in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections in a bid to silence him. “I always knew that Delhi would want to silence me in some way but I never thought that they […]
MOSCOW: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned the US not to cross Russia’s “red lines” on the Ukraine conflict, asserting that Washington is starting to lose its sense of mutual restraint with Moscow, state-owned TASS news agency reported. In an interview on Wednesday, Lavrov said that Americans have “crossed their own red lines” […]
BUDGAM (J-K): National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah Thursday said contesting from two assembly seats is not a sign of weakness, but proves the strength of his party. Abdullah has filed nomination for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls from two seats — Ganderbal and Budgam. “My colleagues wanted to show […]
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday vehemently opposed in the Supreme Court the CBI’s argument that he should have approached the trial court first for bail in the corruption case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, asserting it would not be fair to send the matter back to the trial court […]
NEW DELHI: Questioning the maintainability of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas seeking bail and challenging his arrest, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday told the Supreme Court that he should have first approached the trial court for bail in the corruption case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. Additional Solicitor […]
PUNE: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said evil forces that flourish in the rest of the world meet their nemesis in India. He was speaking at `Vedsevak Sanman Sohala’, a function organised by Sadguru Group to felicitate 200 ‘gurujis’ who took part in the ‘anushtan’ (recitation) of the Vedas […]
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the CBI did not arrest him for nearly two years in the alleged excise policy scam and an ‘insurance arrest’ was made on June 26 after he got bail in the “harsher” money laundering case filed by the ED. […]
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a productive meeting with his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong during which they elevated the bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership. Modi is here on a two-day visit at the invitation of Wong. Ahead of the talks with Wong, Modi received a red carpet-welcome at […]
WASHINGTON: The US welcomes any nation that is willing to try to help end the conflict in Ukraine, White House national security communications adviser John Kirby has said. His remarks came after he was asked at a press conference on Wednesday about President Joe Biden’s call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the […]