NEW DELHI: On the eve of PM Modi’s birthday, Congress on Tuesday said schoolchildren are being forced to “glorify” one person through govt diktats and demanded an “end to shameless misuse of power”.Referring to news reports that BJP-governed Odisha govt has asked schools to join the campaign to celebrate the PM’s birthday on Sept 17…
NEW DELHI: The armed forces should go beyond the traditional concepts of war, remaining alert and ready to also deal with ‘invisible challenges’ emanating from unconventional threats such as information, ideological, ecological and biological warfare, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday.Addressing the ongoing combined commanders’ conference in Kolkata, Singh stressed the need for a…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday asked states, which have enacted anti-conversion legislations and most of which are governed by BJP, to file their responses to pleas challenging stringent provisions in those laws criminalising inter-faith marriages. The laws seek to prohibit conversion through threat, allurement, deceit or influence. At the same time, SC put the onus…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday called for scaling up action and execution in the fight against drugs right from points of entry and masterminds of the cartels to local sale and distribution level. He also launched the NCB’s drug disposal campaign and destroyed 1.37 lakh kilograms of drugs worth Rs 4,800…
Pakistan’s deputy PM and foreign minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has revealed that India categorically refused any third-party mediation in resolving bilateral issues with Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, contrary to claims made by US President Donald Trump.During an interview with Al Jazeera, Dar stated that Islamabad had raised the issue of third-party mediation with US secretary…
NEW DELHI: The 75th birthday of PM Modi on Wednesday will witness the launch of a host of welfare and development initiatives by BJP and its govts at Centre and in states, while PM Narendra Modi will kick off a fortnight-long nationwide health and nutrition campaign from Madhya Pradesh.The PM will launch the “Swasth Nari…
NEW DELHI: Designated feeding spots in every ward, protection for animal feeders, special handling of aggressive and rabid dogs, 24×7 complaint redressal, and perks for adopting dogs of Indian breeds: these are part of fresh guidelines issued by the Delhi govt on Tuesday for managing street dogs, eradicating rabies and reducing human-dog conflict.The civic body…
DEHRADUN/MUSSOORIE: In one of the worst natural disasters to hit Doon valley in recent times, at least 13 people died in rain-related incidents and 16 others were missing as torrential downpour across Dehradun district on Monday night and early Tuesday washed away bridges and markets, and damaged key roads. As another spell of heavy rains…
PM Modi and President Donald Trump looked to arrest the steep fall in India-US relations in the past few months, as the latter called the Indian PM to wish him on his birthday and to discuss recent developments in bilateral cooperation, including negotiations for a trade agreement. This was the first time that the two…
NEW DELHI: CPI(Maoist), in a purported press statement signed by its top leader ‘Abhay’ – the nom de guerre used by senior-most politburo and central committee member Mallojula Venugopal Rao – has offered to lay down arms and enter into a temporary ceasefire.Pushed to the brink by sustained counter-Naxal operations in ‘core’ areas deep inside…
