NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Sunday spotlighted two new milestones in Jammu & Kashmir – Pulwama’s first-ever day-night cricket match and the inaugural Khelo India Water Sports Festival on Srinagar’s Dal Lake – hailing them as signs of a changing Valley and of India’s sporting aspirations.Calling the sporting events in J&K “special accomplishments”, he said,…
NEW DELHI: The over 2-lakh objections seeking the exclusion of ‘ineligible’ electors from Bihar’s draft electoral roll, received till 3 pm Sunday, are essentially on behalf of those who had filled and submitted their enumeration forms as part of ‘SIR’ while already registered as a voter in a different polling booth, constituency or state, EC…
JAMMU: Police arrested two terror suspects and seized AK-47 rifles during a late-night raid in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said Sunday.The suspects have been identified as Tariq Ahmad Sheikh and Riyaz Ahmad. After sustained questioning, they were taken to Jallian village in Mandi, where police searched a rented room and recovered two AK-47…
Amid the threat of India-US ties sliding into a semi comatose state, and the global unease over US’ coercive trade policy, PM Narendra Modi joined hands with President Xi Jinping to expand “common ground” on bilateral, regional, and global challenges including fair trade and terrorism – both otherwise sticking points in bilateral ties – in…
NEW DELHI: The admissions by the automobile industry and the govt that ethanol-blended petrol (E20) can cause a drop in a vehicle’s mileage in the range of 2%-6% is a double whammy for consumers as they keep paying higher price for fuel but their vehicles run less.Take the example of Surender Pal Singh, a Delhi-based…
NEW DELHI: Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said tribals in the northeast and other parts of the country will be kept out of the ambit of the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), so that they can “freely” live their lives as per their social systems.Speaking at the inauguration of Bhagwan Birsa Munda…
As he reiterated the significance China attaches to a dragon-elephant tango, at a time the world is seeing “once-in-a-century” transformations, President Xi Jinping made 4 suggestions from a strategic and long-term perspective to build a steady and healthy relationship in his meeting with PM Narendra Modi. These included deepening strategic communication and mutual trust, expanding…
NEW DELHI: In response to queries raised under the Right To Information (RTI) Act seeking copies of the independent appraisal undertaken based on which the Election Commission of India decided to initiate a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country this year, and related files on the decision, the commission has simply…
NEW DELHI: Amid the govt’s push to weed out ineligible beneficiaries under free ration scheme PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), the food ministry will review the progress of states on Monday at a meeting of state food secretaries, where the initial paddy procurement target will also be finalised.Sources said states such as Odisha and…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tianjin on Saturday evening for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, marking his first visit to China in over seven years. He arrived at Binhai International Airport after concluding a two-day visit to Japan.PM Modi on Sunday attended the official reception for heads of state and government…
