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 […]
Srinagar:National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said his party’s alliance with the Congress was not a compulsion but the need of the hour for development of Jammu and Kashmir and restoration of statehood to the union territory. The former chief minister also said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the […]
WAYANAD(KERALA): Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi has donated his one month’s salary — Rs 2.3 lakh — to the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) towards rehabilitation activities for the victims of the Wayanad landslides, the party’s state unit said on Wednesday. KPCC general secretary M Liju, in a […]
JAMMU: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday kick-started his party’s election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, assuring people that his party along with the help of INDIA bloc partners will ensure restoration of statehood to the Union territory. “We wished for restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir before the holding of […]
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: India and Brunei on Wednesday elevated the bilateral ties to “Enhanced Partnership” as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah discussing defence, trade and energy among other topics along with exchanging views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. Modi, who is the first Indian Prime […]
NEW DELHI: The Government has constituted the 23rd Law Commission which has issues including a Uniform Civil Code, laws which affect the poor and examining existing statutes to promote gender equality as part of its terms of reference. According to a Law Ministry order issued late Monday, one of the […]
WASHINGTON: Ahead of the November 5 US presidential elections, an Indian diaspora group has launched a campaign to increase the policy impact and participation of Indian-American voters in the polls. Launched by non-profit institution Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS), the “Indo American Votes Matter” campaign underscores the critical role […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday requested traders to pay their share of taxes to increase revenue collection and stabilise the cash-strapped country’s economy on a long-term basis. Aurangzeb was addressing a press conference in Islamabad, days after the traders held a countrywide strike against the new tax scheme to bring over […]
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with AICC secretaries and joint secretaries here on Tuesday during which ways to strengthen the party organisation were discussed. Kharge and Gandhi met the leaders at the AICC headquarters and sought their feedback on strengthening the organisation […]
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s Test captain Shan Masood remained unworried about his future despite a demoralising series defeat against Bangladesh, but admitted that the team was not really prepared for the grind of red-ball cricket. Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by six wickets in the second Test here on Tuesday to complete a 2-0 series victory – a first […]