India has shown leadership in climate action: PM

India has shown leadership in climate action: PM

Panaji: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has shown leadership in climate action and the country is moving ahead strongly on its climate commitments by making great efforts in green growth and energy transition. Addressing via video link the G20 Energy Ministers’ Meeting, which is currently underway in Goa, he also said that […]

Over 87,000 Indians gave up citizenship till June this year: EAM

New Delhi: As many as 87,026 Indians renounced their citizenship till June this year, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told Lok Sabha on Friday. With this, more than 17.50 lakh people have given up their Indian citizenship since 2011, the minister said in a written reply. Jaishankar said 2,25,620 Indians renounced their citizenship in 2022, […]

Yamuna water level crosses danger mark in Delhi again

New Delhi: The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres yet again on Friday, further delaying rehabilitation efforts in the flood-affected low-lying areas. The Central Water Commission’s (CWC) data showed the water level reached 205.34 metres at 6 pm on Friday and may rise further to 205.45 metres […]

Movie named ‘Manipur Files’ should be made: Sena (UBT)

Mumbai: Slamming the BJP governments at the Centre as well as in Manipur over the ethnic violence in the state, the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday said a movie titled ‘Manipur Files’ should be made. Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, an editorial in Sena (UBT) organ ‘Saamana’ said […]

PM should make elaborate statement on Manipur in Parliament: Kharge

PM should make elaborate statement on Manipur in Parliament: Kharge

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday demanded that the prime minister make an elaborate statement in Parliament on the Manipur situation, saying he could have dismissed the state chief minister instead of making “false equivalence” with Congress governed states if he was angry over the matter. The Congress has demanded that Prime Minister […]

India has potential to become one of largest skilled workforce providers in world: PM Modi

India has potential to become one of largest skilled workforce providers in world: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India has the potential to become one of the largest providers of skilled workforce in the world. PM Modi said that in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, technology has become and will remain the core driver for employment. Addressing the concluding day of […]

Health Ministry asks states to report violations of e-cigarette ban on its portal

New Delhi: The Centre has asked states to report on its portal information on the availability of e-cigarettes on online shopping sites and retail shops despite a ban on it since 2019. The portal www.violation-reporting.in will help the Union Health Ministry collate information and take swift action on reported violations, an official source told PTI. […]

Defamation case: Next hearing on Rahul Gandhi’s plea fixed for Aug 4

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi and the state government on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s appeal challenging the high court verdict that declined to put on hold his conviction in a defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and […]

Varanasi court orders scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque

Varanasi: A Varanasi court on Friday ordered a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple here, according to government counsel Rajesh Mishra. The barricaded ‘wazukhana’, where a structure claimed by Hindu litigants to be a ‘shivling’ exists, will not be part of the survey. The court of AK Vishvesh […]

What happened to daughters of Manipur can never be forgiven; guilty won’t be spared: PM

What happened to daughters of Manipur can never be forgiven; guilty won’t be spared: PM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the alleged incident of women being paraded naked in Manipur has shamed 140 crore Indians, asserting that law will act with its full might and no guilty will be spared. “My heart is full of pain and anger,” he told reporters in his remarks ahead of […]