SRINAGAR: The killer of a Kashmiri Pandit man was among two terrorists shot dead around 1am Tuesday in an operation lasting several hours at a village mosque in Awantipora of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district that also left a soldier of 55 Rashtriya Rifles killed and one of his colleagues wounded, J&K police said.According to a … Read more
PATNA/LAURIA: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday lashed out at Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, by whom the BJP was dumped last year, and declared him a persona non grata “forever” to the NDA.Shah, who addressed a conclave of farmers and labourers in Patna hours after a rally in West Champaran district, alleged that … Read more
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has asked a parliamentary committee to investigate the alleged breach of privilege by 12 MPs from the Congress and the AAP for repeatedly entering the well of the House, shouting slogans and obstructing its proceedings.According to a Rajya Sabha bulletin, nine of the MPs are from the Congress … Read more
NEW DELHI: After Air India inked a mega multi-billion dollar deal with US company Boeing for purchase of 220 planes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up US President Joe Biden on Tuesday to express his satisfaction at the deepening India-US ties. The leaders welcomed the landmark agreement between Air India and Boeing as a shining … Read more
NEW DELHI: A bevy of celebrities and personalities made a beeline to the Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru on Sunday where Prime Minister Narendra Modi played the perfect dinner host and won the hearts of his guests with unparalleled charm and witty remarks.From inviting a former legendary cricketer to click photos of cheetahs to discussing inclusion … Read more
BENGALURU: While advanced fighter jets F16 Vipers and F/A 18 Super Hornets from the US have already arrived in Bengaluru for Aero India 2023, top US officials on Sunday hinted at a possible debut of the F-35 fighter, pegged as the world’s most advanced fighter.A US delegation, led by US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires ambassador Elizabeth … Read more
MOSCOW/NEW DELHI: The India-Russia defence partnership will “never” be disrupted by the Western sanctions on Moscow, BrahMos Aerospace chief said on Wednesday, saying it’s the “trust” that makes this partnership work.The West, led by the US, has imposed crippling sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.BrahMos Aerospace is a joint venture … Read more
LAHORE: An Indian national, who was earlier denied a visa by a Pakistani court, entered the country on Tuesday to complete his marathon journey on foot to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. Shihab Bhai, 29, arrived in Pakistan via the Wagah border and was welcomed by Sarwar Taj, who had filed a writ petition in … Read more
PRAYAGRAJ: Hinting at the recent talks that the judiciary was at loggerheads with the government on the issue of collegium system, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday clarified that “there is no judiciary versus government tussle in the country”.“The people who elect the government are supreme, and the entire system is being run as … Read more
WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political standing is set to get a boost amid critical domestic and international scrutiny with a likely state visit to the White House in summer.Although Modi has visited the US more than half dozen times since he became prime minister, they have mostly been official visits or working visits, often … Read more