NEW DELHI: Two speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament in the space of three days … first a day before the Delhi assembly elections and the second a day after voting in Delhi was over. What was the difference? Well, the second speech had no references to “sheesh mahal” and “AAP-da” unlike the…
NEW DELHI: A day ahead of voting for the Delhi assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took swipes at Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal as he renewed his “sheesh mahal” and “AAP-da” attack to target the former Delhi chief minister.Some people in the country are focused on Jacuzzi and showers. Our focus,…
NEW DELHI: Following the issuance of an executive order by President Donald Trump to review US foreign assistance and align them with the policies of the new administration, US Agency for International Development (USAID) has issued a directive asking all organisations implementing projects with its support in India to suspend work until further notice. The…
LUCKNOW/AYODHYA: A 22-year-old Dalit woman was found murdered after being allegedly raped in Ayodhya, triggering a political firestorm before the February 5 bypolls in Milkipur, an assembly constituency reserved for scheduled castes in the district. The woman had been missing since Thursday night and was found dead in a canal near her village Saturday.The crime…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Sunday assured Arvind Kejriwal of strict legal action after he posted on X a clip of men seen encircling AAP’s campaign van and tearing down the party’s posters.The New Delhi DCP, responding to Kejriwal’s post, claimed that “no PCR call or complaint was received in police station”. The top cop…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor dismissed US President Donald Trump‘s tariff threats against Brics nations, labeling them “a bit empty”, citing the absence of plans to introduce an alternative to the US dollar.Tharoor described the dollar as a “practical convenience” for most nations, indicating that Brics has not made a substantial proposal to establish…
US Plane Crash: A plane has crashed into the Potomac River in Washington DC in the US. The number of people on board the commercial jet is not yet clear. The plane crashed after a mid-air collision with a helicopter on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Rescue boats are scanning the Potomac River….
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded the Coldplay concert organised in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, urging other state governments to focus on the infrastructure required to organise more of such live events.“You must have seen fabulous pictures of Coldplay concert organised in Mumbai and Ahmedabad. It shows that India has a massive scope…
The proposed $450 million deal for the export of BrahMos to Indonesia would make it the second Asean country after the Philippines to buy the air-breathing missile with a 290-km range NEW DELHI: With India and Indonesia working to finalize a proposed deal on the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, a top Indonesian delegation on Sunday…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday refused to direct the Delhi legislative assembly to hold a special session for tabling the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports. “Court is not inclined to accept the petition for summoning a special session for laying the reports,” Justice Datta said.The bench, led by Justice Sachin Datta,…
