Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) with Jitan Ram Manjhi (centre) and Chirag Pawan (left) / ANI photo NEW DELHI: In politics, there are decades when nothing happens, and days when decades happen. Was June 4, 2024, one such day?On the eve of the parliamentary results, pollsters swore by a “purna bahumat“, a resounding majority for…
NEW DELHI: In a surprise move, Arvind Kejriwal‘s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced that it will contest all 243 seats in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, positioning itself as an alternative to both the ruling NDA and the opposition Mahagathbandhan. The decision has added an interesting variable as strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj also…
NEW DELHI: Issues like Khalistani extremism were discussed between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Kier Starmer during the meeting held on Thursday, ministry of external affairs said.During a press conference, MEA secretary Vikram Misri said that PM Modi told Starmer that violent extremism should not be allowed to abuse freedoms provided by…
The Supreme Court of India (Photo credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Hindu religious bodies, including the Nirmohi Aani Akhara, Akhara Parishad, and the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti, on Thursday extended their support for the Freedom of Religion Acts enacted by several states and announced a nationwide campaign to back such laws.Mahant Rajendra Das, president of Nirmohi…
BATHINDA: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday laid the foundation stone for setting up 3,100 sports grounds across the state. Addressing a gathering here, Kejriwal said the initiative marked a historic day for Punjab, adding that modern playgrounds, equipped with modern facilities, for volleyball, football,…
India strengthened its defence partnership with the United Kingdom by signing a $468 million missile deal for Martlet lightweight multi-role missiles. In global news, Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for his visionary works reflecting art amid apocalyptic terror, while in India, Chief Justice BR Gavai broke his silence on…
Keir Starmer with PM Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: India and the UK have signed a £350 million deal under which the Indian Army will receive UK-made missiles. The missile supply is expected to directly create over 700 jobs in Northern Ireland, one of the United Kingdom’s four constituent nations alongside England, Wales, and Scotland, the…
Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor’s new venture, Jan Suraaj, making its debut in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, on Thursday released its first list of 51 candidates.Notably, Kishor, the party’s main face, was absent from the list. Here’s the list – Earlier, he had confirmed that he would contest the polls and said the candidate list,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that nine British universities will set up campuses in India, marking a major expansion in education ties between the two countries.Addressing a joint press conference with British counterpart PM Modi, said “From defence and security to education and innovation, new dimensions are being added to India-UK…
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Justice BR Gavai on Thursday said that he was “shocked” after an advocate hurled a shoe at him in Supreme Court.In his first reaction, the Chief Justice described the incident as a “forgotten chapter” and said, “My learned brother and I were very shocked with what happened on Monday;…
