Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Saturday expressed apprehension that mainstream politicians in Kashmir may be put under house arrest ahead of the Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370 petitions, claiming the government needs just an “excuse” for it. He said he can only hope and pray the decision is in favour of […]
Dehradun: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said India will become a USD 5 trillion economy by the end of 2025. Addressing the valedictory session of the Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit at the Forest Research Institute here, Shah said India has grown exponentially on every front over the past one decade due to the […]
Srinagar: Suspected militants shot at a Jammu and Kashmir police constable in Bemina area of the city here on Saturday, officials said. The policeman has been rushed to a nearby hospital after the attack, they said. Constable Mohammad Hafiz was fired upon by militants at Hamdaniya Colony in Bemina locality, the officials said. Hafiz is […]
Interacts with milk vendor Ms Nazia Nazir New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi interacted with beneficiaries of the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY) via video conferencing today. Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra is being undertaken across the country to attain saturation of flagship schemes of the government by ensuring that the benefits of these schemes […]
Mumbai: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday urged citizens to have the audacity to listen to others and break their own echo chambers. The CJI was speaking at the 20th convocation ceremony of the Symbiosis International (Deemed) University in Pune. “The power of listening to others is important in every sphere of […]
New Delhi: India has showed that there is no irreconcilable trade-off between growth and distributive justice, and the government is making all efforts to further boost the country’s position as a growth engine, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. In an address at the annual general meeting of FICCI, Singh said India, as the […]
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India’s GDP growth of 7.7 per cent in the first six months of the current fiscal year is a reflection of the country’s strengthening economy and the transformative reforms carried out in the last 10 years. Addressing the ‘Infinity Forum 2.0’ conference at the GIFT City here […]
New Delhi: Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi on Saturday said she did not approve any answer to a question in the Lok Sabha on declaring Hamas a terrorist organisation, prompting the opposition to call for a probe. “You have been misinformed as I have not signed any paper with this question and this answer,” the minister […]
New Delhi: A person who chooses to help a person in distress should not be harassed for showing kindness and if he or she suffers in the process, the law must come to the rescue, the Delhi High Court has said. The court’s observation came while granting interim payment of over Rs 5 lakh as […]
United Nations: The US has vetoed a draft resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict in the UN Security Council that would have demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages taken by the Hamas militant group. The 15-nation Council met on Friday to vote on the resolution tabled […]