India to host conclave of Army chiefs of Indo-Pacific region

India to host conclave of Army chiefs of Indo-Pacific region

New Delhi: The Indian Army will host a two-day conference of Army chiefs of the Indo-Pacific nations next week with an aim to evolve a common strategy to ensure peace, prosperity and stability against the backdrop of growing global concerns over China’s increasing military muscle-flexing in the region. Fifteen Army chiefs and delegations from 22 […]

Cong questions govt’s intentions after no ‘socialist secular’ in Constitution copies given to MPs

New Delhi: The Opposition parties on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at Centre after ‘tempered’ copies of the Constitution of India were handed out to the Parliamentarians while moving to the new Parliament building. According to Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the English version copies of the Constitution that […]

80-yr-old man sent to life imprisonment for murdering brother 40 years ago

Aligarh (UP): An 80-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here for murdering his brother 40 years ago over a disagreement. The court of Additional District Judge Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Monday convicted Jaipal Singh of the murder of his brother Raghunath Singh in 1983 and sentenced him, government counsel J P […]

Delhi HC restrains misuse of personality attributes of actor Anil Kapoor

New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday restrained the misuse of the name, image, voice and other attributes of persona, including the “jhakaas” catchphrase, of actor Anil Kapoor for commercial gain. Justice Prathiba M Singh passed the ex-parte interim order against several websites and platforms on a lawsuit by the actor, alleging unauthorised exploitation of […]

PM suggests naming old Parliament building Samvidhan Sadan as MPs move to new building

PM suggests naming old Parliament building Samvidhan Sadan as MPs move to new building

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday suggested that the old Parliament building should be known as “Samvidhan Sadan” on a day when functioning of all legislative work shifted to the new Parliament building. Addressing a function in Central Hall to commemorate the 75 years of Parliament, Modi said, “I have a suggestion. Now, […]

Cong chief thanks PM Modi for remembering Nehru for his ‘tryst with destiny…’ speech

Cong chief thanks PM Modi for remembering Nehru for his ‘tryst with destiny…’ speech

New Delhi: The leader of the Congress, Mallikarjun Kharge, complimented Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday for bringing up Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s address, “A Tryst with Destiny,” when discussing the historical importance of the former Parliament building. Kharge stated to the Prime Minister, “I am thankful to you because you remembered this historic speech on […]

India’s solar mission spacecraft Aditya-L1 gets send off from Earth as ISRO performs key manoeuvre

Bengaluru: Aditya L1 spacecraft, India’s first space-based mission to study the Sun, got a “send-off” from the Earth after orbiting it since its September 2 launch as it underwent a key manoeuvre in the early hours of Tuesday, ISRO said. The Trans-Lagrangian Point 1 Insertion manoeuvre marks the beginning of the spacecraft’s about 110-day trajectory […]

Country’s interests, concerns paramount: Cong on Canada issue

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said the country’s interests and concerns must be kept paramount and its fight against terrorism has to be uncompromising, amid a row between India and Canada over the killing of a Khalistani separatist leader in that country. India announced the expulsion of a Canadian diplomat on Thursday hours after […]

IPS officer Kuldeep Dwivedi appointed DIG in CBI

New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Kuldeep Dwivedi has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in the Central Bureau of Investigation, a Personnel Ministry order said. He is currently working as DIG, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). The Personnel Ministry has approved lateral shifting of Dwivedi from the position of DIG, ITBP to the post of […]

Scindia talks to Sonia in Parliament’s Central Hall

New Delhi: Ahead of the start of a function held in the Central Hall of Parliament House on Tuesday, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia came forward and greeted Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who was sitting in the front row. Scindia stood there for some time talking to Sonia Gandhi and the leader of the […]