Int’l tourist footfall in India will increase if citizens promote places they visit: Jaishankar

Rajpipla (Gujarat): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that international tourist footfall in the country will increase if domestic tourism is promoted by people by way of sharing their experiences about the places they visit. He was talking to reporters here on the second day of his two-day Gujarat tour, during which he […]

New Parliament building inauguration: ‘Boycott gang’ insulting legacy of their own leaders, freedom fighters, alleges Puri

New Parliament building inauguration: ‘Boycott gang’ insulting legacy of their own leaders, freedom fighters, alleges Puri

New Delhi: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri Friday hit out at the Congress and those objecting to the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the “boycott gang” is insulting the legacy of their own leaders and the freedom fighters. In a series of tweets, Puri cited an old article […]

SC refuses to entertain PIL for inauguration by Prez

SC refuses to entertain PIL for inauguration by Prez

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Lok Sabha Secretariat for inauguration of the new Parliament building by President Droupadi Murmu. A bench of justices JK Maheshwari and PS Narasimha told petitioner in-person advocate Jaya Sukin that the court understands why and how this petition […]

Rahul Gandhi gets NOC from Delhi court for issuance of ordinary passport for 3 years

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday granted a no-objection certificate (NOC) to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for issuance of an ‘ordinary passport’ for three years instead of 10, the period for which it is normally issued, following an objection raised by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy. The former Congress president had surrendered his diplomatic passport […]

73 pc Indian organisations report being victim of ransomware: Survey

New Delhi: The rate of ransomware attacks has increased in India with 73 per cent of organisations surveyed reporting they were a victim of ransomware, up from 57 per cent the previous year, a new report has said. “In 77 per cent of ransomware attacks against surveyed organisations, adversaries succeeded in encrypting data with 44 […]

Official drains out 41 lakh litres of water from weir to retrieve mobile phone; suspended

Kanker: A Chhattisgarh government employee allegedly drained out 41 lakh litres of water from a weir after his mobile phone fell into it in the state’s Kanker district, an official said on Friday. The employee was suspended for the colossal waste of water in the peak of summer at Paralkot reservoir last weekend. The incident […]

Plea in SC seeks direction to LS secretariat, Centre for inauguration of new Parl building by president

Plea in SC seeks direction to LS secretariat, Centre for inauguration of new Parl building by president

New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Lok Sabha secretariat for inauguration of the new Parliament building by President Droupadi Murmu. The plea filed by advocate Jaya Sukin contended that the statement issued by the Lok Sabha secretariat on May 18 and invites issued by secretary […]

Need to focus on technological advancement in defence sector: Rajnath

Need to focus on technological advancement in defence sector: Rajnath

New Delhi: India must focus on advancement in defence technology in view of “double threat” along the borders, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday in an oblique reference to challenges along the frontiers with China and Pakistan. In an address at a conference, Singh underlined the need for extensive research to develop defence technologies […]

Modi govt’s ‘arrogance’ has ‘destroyed’ parliamentary system: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday stepped up its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the inauguration of the new Parliament building, saying “one man’s ego and desire for self-promotion” has denied the first tribal woman president her constitutional privilege to inaugurate the complex. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the “arrogance” of the […]

Parties which ruled for many years couldn’t get out of constrains of dynastic politics: PM

Dehradun: Parties which ruled the country for many years and made tall claims of introducing high-speed trains could never get out of the constraints of dynastic politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday while flagging off the Delhi-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express. He also said that the budget for expansion of the railway infrastructure in […]