NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and sought the Union government’s support for crucial proposals for the state’s development. Naidu, whose Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is a vital partner in the BJP-led NDA government, sought enhanced assistance for Andhra Pradesh if the special category […]
NEW DELHI: There is no scope for an alliance between the Congress and the AAP for assembly polls in Haryana and Delhi but the INDIA bloc will fight elections together in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday. In an interview with PTI, Ramesh said there is no one formula […]
LONDON: The future of Rishi Sunak as Britain’s Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party hangs in the balance as polling booths opened across the UK on Thursday, with millions expected to turn out to cast their votes in the general election. Sunak, 44, is up against voter angst towards the incumbent Tories […]
ASTANA: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday agreed to redouble efforts through diplomatic and military channels to resolve the remaining border issues in eastern Ladakh during a meeting. In the talks held on the sidelines of the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in this Kazakh […]
NEW DELHI: The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team returned to the country here on Thursday aboard a specially-arranged charter flight with scores of fans lining up outside the airport to welcome the players despite a steady drizzle and heavy security deployment that kept them at a distance from their heroes. Hundreds […]
RANCHI: Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren resigned on Wednesday and Hemant Soren, who is out on bail in a money laundering case, staked claim to form the government, hours after leaders of the JMM-led alliance in the state unanimously elected him as the legislature party leader. Champai Soren, who had taken oath as the […]
Srinagar:- A cop lost his life in a road accident in 90 feet Soura area of Central Kashmir Srinagar district on Thursday. An official told news agency Kashmir Scroll that an accident took place at 90 feet Srinagar in between Scooty rider and a Truck resulting in on spot death of scooty rider. […]
SRINAGAR: The Election Commission has sent a notice to newly-elected MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, better known as Engineer Rashid, who is in jail in a terror funding case, over a significant disparity in his election expenditure report for the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. The election authority has asked for a response […]
MUMBAI: The decline in bad assets of banks to a 12-year low of 2.8 per cent and strong GDP numbers will help in sustaining the growth momentum and withstanding global shocks, said the Reserve Bank’s Financial Stability Report (FSR) released on Thursday. The real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 8.2 per cent in 2023-24 […]
POONCH/JAMMU: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi reviewed the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, exhorting the troops to remain steadfast to meet all security challenges, officials said. This was his first visit to the Jammu region after taking charge as the 30th chief of the Indian […]