Support direct dialogue between India, Pak: US

Support direct dialogue between India, Pak: US

Washington: The US supports direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on issues of concern, a senior Biden administration official has said. There has been continued strain in ties between India and Pakistan on a number of issues including Islamabad’s alleged continued support to cross-border militancy and the Kashmir issue. India has been maintaining that it […]

Environment free of hostilities imperative: MEA

Environment free of hostilities imperative: MEA

New Delhi: India on Thursday said an environment free of terror and hostilities is imperative for normal ties with Pakistan, days after Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his willingness to hold talks with New Delhi. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India wants normal ties with all neighbouring countries including Pakistan and it […]

4th anniversary of Art 370 abrogation: PDP plans rally; asks ‘like-minded’ parties to join

4th anniversary of Art 370 abrogation: PDP plans rally; asks ‘like-minded’ parties to join

Srinagar: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday said it plans to hold a public rally on August 5 on the fourth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, and invited “like-minded” parties to join. Speaking to reporters at the party headquarters here, PDP leader Mohammad Iqbal Tramboo said the BJP has announced to organise […]

J&K Stayed With India Because Of Mahatma Gandhi: Farooq

J&K Stayed With India Because Of Mahatma Gandhi: Farooq

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir stayed with India because Mahatma Gandhi said it was a country for all, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday as he, joined by several other opposition leaders, demanded early holding of assembly elections in the Union territory. At an event held in the national capital on the situation […]

Lal Chowk’s Ghanta Ghar gets facelift

Lal Chowk’s Ghanta Ghar gets facelift

Srinagar: The Clock Tower, popularly known as Ghanta Ghar, at Srinagar’s historic Lal Chowk is getting a major makeover under the Srinagar Smart City Project. Locals feel the refurbished city square, named after the iconic Red Square in Moscow, will add to the city’s hang out options. The business community of Lal Chowk claims it […]

Amit Shah Targets INDIA Alliance: LS Passes Bill To Replace Ordinance For Control Of Services In Delhi

Amit Shah Targets INDIA Alliance: LS Passes Bill To Replace Ordinance For Control Of Services In Delhi

New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the bill to replace the ordinance for control of services in Delhi with Home Minister Amit Shah launching a sharp attack on parties of the I.N.D.I.A bloc, saying that their priority is to “save their alliance”. The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed by […]

Govt reaches out to opp to break Rajya Sabha logjam

Govt reaches out to opp to break Rajya Sabha logjam

New Delhi: Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Pralhad Joshi on Thursday reached out to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and other opposition leaders to break the logjam in Rajya Sabha, which has witnessed repeated disruptions over the Manipur issue. Leader of the Rajya Sabha Goyal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Joshi met Kharge, who is also the […]

Providing dignified life to persons with disabilities responsibility of entire society: Prez

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said providing a dignified life to persons with disabilities is the responsibility of the entire society. “We have to ensure that they get proper education, employment opportunities, accessible public places and a safer and better life,” Murmu said at the golden jubilee celebrations of the National Federation of […]

Maruti Suzuki Alto crosses 45 lakh sales mark

New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Thursday said its entry-level hatchback Alto has crossed the 45 lakh sales milestone. The company first introduced the model in the year 2000 and by 2004 it became the country’s highest-selling car. It crossed the 10 lakh sales mark in 2008; 20 lakh in 2012; 30 lakh mark […]