NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Wednesday stressed on the importance of quicker implementation of Budget provisions on the ground to make its benefits reach more people. Speaking at the post-Budget webinar on employment, which was attended by key ministers, bureaucrats and policymakers, Modi said the 2025 Budget was a ‘blueprint for India’s future’. The PM…
NEW DELHI: AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami‘s recent remark urging people to “wait for six months” when asked about a potential alliance with BJP has set off speculation of a tie-up with BJP ahead of next year’s assembly polls.BJP, which contested Lok Sabha polls independently, polled 11.4 per cent votes – an impressive share in…
LUCKNOW: In a major breakthrough, an active terrorist of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and ISI-backed module, Lajar Masih, was arrested in a joint operation by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF) and Punjab Police.The operation took place around 3:20 am in the Kokhraj police station area of Kaushambi district.Additional DG, Amitabh Yash…
Photo credit: X/@DrSJaishankar External affairs minister S Jaishankar spoke on Wednesday about Kashmir and actions taken by the Union government, including the removal of Article 370, economic measures, and elections with high voter turnout. He also discussed Brics countries’ views on the use of the dollar in the international economy. He made these remarks during…
NEW DELHI: India-UK ties contribute to stability and prosperity in an uncertain and volatile world, said foreign minister S Jaishankar after “wide-ranging and productive” talks with his counterpart David Lammy during which they discussed major regional and global issues including the Ukraine conflict, West Asia situation and also developments in Bangladesh and the Commonwealth.Before his…
LUCKNOW: BSP chief Mayawati removed her brother Anand Kumar, the party’s national vice president, from the post of national coordinator on Wednesday after he expressed reluctance to handle the additional responsibility given to him after his son Akash Anand was sacked and then expelled for alleged dissent.Mayawati picked Jat face Randhir Beniwal as co-national coordinator…
NEW DELHI: China on Wednesday announced a 7.2 per cent hike in its annual defence budget to take it to over $245 billion, as it continues to boost its military capabilities across land, air, sea, nuclear, space and cyber domains at a rapid clip to take on adversaries in the Indo-Pacific and beyond amid ongoing…
RAIPUR: A mysterious illness has claimed 13 lives within a month in a remote village in insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. The administration, however, says there have been five recent deaths, the cause of only two of which is yet to be ascertained.News of the deaths in Dhanikorta took time to reach the administration. A…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday sought assistance of solicitor general Tushar Mehta in resolving the grievance of Indian Forest Service officers against their performance appraisal reports (PARs) being written by IAS officers as per the last June office order issued by Madhya Pradesh government.A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K Vinod Chandran…
The intrigue started when a clip of Musk offering Valentino a bottle of water racked up nearly 5 million views on X The internet went into overdrive after a mysterious blonde woman seated next to Elon Musk at Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Wednesday night became the subject of wild speculation. Now, her identity…
