(Photo shared by MEA on X) NEW DELHI: Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand landed in New Delhi on Sunday evening for a three-day visit aimed at boosting diplomatic and economic ties with India, as part of her broader tour of the Indo-Pacific region that includes Singapore and China.During her stay in the national capital, Anand…
Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: After facing backlash over her remarks on the Durgapur gang-rape case, West Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee on Sunday said her comments were “distorted” by the media.Also Read – ‘Girls have to protect themselves’: Mamata’s shocker in MBBS student rape case; vows strict action against guilty “The media distorted my…
THANE: A Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) functionary slapped a woman who allegedly abused her husband during a minor spat at a railway station of kalwa on Friday.A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, showing the MNS functionary — identified as Swara Kate — forcing the woman to apologise to the people…
NEW DELHI: Facing public ire over congestion on National Highways (NHs) at Delhi’s entry points, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has approached the Supreme Court seeking “forthwith” removal of nine MCD toll collection points at borders. The highways authority was reportedly left with no option but to approach the court as its repeated…
File photo: MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh and PM Modi (Picture credit: ANI, PTI) NEW DELHI: Minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh will represent India at the ‘Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit’ in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city on Monday. The high-level meeting, hosted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and co-chaired by US…
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday intensified its campaign across Punjab, demanding justice for Haryana IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar, a Dalit officer who recently died by suicide. AAP ministers and MLAs will lead candlelight marches across major districts of Punjab. Harbhajan Singh ETO will head the march in Amritsar, Mohinder Bhagat in Jalandhar,…
Afghanistan’s eastern frontier flared up this weekend — a border that has rarely known peace since colonial lines sliced through Pashtun lands. The Taliban, now the state it once fought from the shadows, said its forces launched armed reprisals against Pakistani troops after Islamabad’s alleged air strikes on Afghan soil. From Kunar to Helmand, provinces…
Jitan Ram Manjhi with PM Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar has finalised its seat-sharing for the upcoming assembly elections, after days of intense negotiations among allies. After earlier demanding 15 seats for his party, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) chief and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi struck a…
Bihar NDA leaders (File photo) PATNA: The ruling NDA on Sunday announced the seat-sharing formula for the Bihar assembly elections on Nov 6 and 11.BJP and JDU) will contest 101 seats each, leaving 29 for LJP(RV) of Chirag Paswan and six each to Hindustani Awam Morcha (S) of union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Rashtriya…
Nitish Kumar, Narendra Modi (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: NDA on Sunday announced its seat-sharing for the Bihar Assembly elections. Under the arrangement, the BJP and JDU will contest 101 seats each. The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will contest 29 seats, while the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLM) and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) will…
