WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden is still committed to attending the annual leadership summit of the QUAD countries which is scheduled to be held in India this year, the White House said on Thursday. “We’re still committed to there being a Quad leader summit this year, but there’s nothing on the calendar right now […]
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday paid rich tributes to the armed forces personnel who fought valiantly in extremely harsh conditions to defend the nation’s territory during the Kargil war 25 years ago. On July 26, 1999, the Indian Army announced the successful culmination of “Operation Vijay”, declaring victory after a nearly […]
COLOMBO: The presidential election in Sri Lanka will take place on September 21, the elections commission announced on Friday. The announcement ended months-long speculation that the election would be postponed to extend the term of the incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe. The government gazette no 2394/51 issued today said in terms of Article 31 (3) of the […]
Srinagar, Ju: The Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered the second special summary revision of photo electoral rolls in all the Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies in UT of Jammu and Kashmir with July 1, 2024, as the qualifying date. A notice, issued here today in this regard, by Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, P K […]
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Modi government has not been able to change anything regarding negative travel advisories as Jammu and Kashmir remained a “target” of the US State Department travel advisories. “So much for ‘naya J&K’. For all the talk of normalcy, peace, tourism & the G-20 tamasha […]
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday asked members to maintain respect and not make remarks that would hurt the dignity of the House amid opposition protests over a BJP MP’s comments that were later expunged. He also said the member had been cautioned not to make such remarks in the future. […]
Srinagar: The Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday visited forward areas along the Line of Control in Keran sector and interacted with commanders and troops. In a post on X, the Indian Army,, stated that the army chief lauded all ranks for maintaining high standards of professionalism. He exhorted them […]
SRINAGAR: ) National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Modi government has not been able to change anything regarding negative travel advisories as Jammu and Kashmir remained a “target” of the US State Department travel advisories. “So much for ‘naya J&K’. For all the talk of normalcy, peace, tourism & the G-20 tamasha […]
MUMBAI: In view of heavy rainfall in parts of western Maharashtra, the state government has urged Karnataka to release more water from Almatti dam to avoid flooding in Sangli and Kolhapur districts, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Thursday. Almatti dam, officially known as Lal Bahadur Shastri dam, is a hydroelectric project on […]
NAGPUR: Senior NCP (SP) leader Anil Deshmukh on Thursday dared Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to make public the video clips against him purportedly showing him speaking against NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray. Addressing a press conference here, Deshmukh said, “Fadnavis should make the video clips public because […]