SRINAGAR: J&K Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra pushed back Thursday against allegations by BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav that former militants are assisting National Conference (NC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in their campaign for the Sept 18-Oct 1 assembly elections.“Madhav seems unaware of his party inducting ex-militants into its fold,” Karra said after…
India and Singapore upgraded bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership as PM Narendra Modi held talks with his counterpart Lawrence Wong to boost cooperation in a range of areas from advanced manufacturing and digitalisation to skills and healthcare. Four MoUs were signed, including one for establishing a semiconductor ecosystem partnership that was hailed as…
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Thursday hinted at a conspiracy behind the deaths of 12 aspirants during physical tests for excise constable recruitment drive in the state as he claimed “faulty” Covid vaccines were administered to people in the state. “The Covid vaccines administered to people in Jharkhand were faulty. Its impact…
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday chargesheeted an Indian-origin UK national for allegedly playing a key role in last year’s violent protests at the Indian High Commission in London. The protests were allegedly organised to express solidarity with the chief of pro-Khalistan outfit Waaris Punjab De Amritpal Singh after the Punjab police…
NEW DELHI: Severe flooding has struck Andhra Pradesh on Thursday due to heavy rainfall, submerging roads and houses. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that a land-based cyclone caused intense precipitation within a 24-hour period. The extreme weather was driven by moisture from the Arabian Sea and heat from the eastern regions of the country.Relief…
NEW DELHI: Ex-Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Thursday repeated his charge against Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda and his son Deepender Hooda for “hatching conspiracy” against him through last year’s wrestler protest. Addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda, the BJP leader said the allegations against him was part of…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday expressed his deep concern over the information shared by the victim’s parents. The parents have provided written details to the governor, which he has discussed with the home minister. Within a short span of two days, action has been initiated in response to their grievances…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India is a “peace-loving nation” but the Armed Forces need to be “prepared for war in order to preserve peace”. Speaking at the maiden Joint Commanders’ Conference in Lucknow on the second and final day of the apex-level military leadership meeting, Singh commended the Armed Forces…
CHENNAI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday defended the Modi govt’s record in sharing financial powers with the states by stating that it is respectful of the federal system. Speaking at an event at the Revenue Bar Association of Chennai, Sitharaman said the entire process of the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax…
NEW DELHI: In a move to trim the debt burden and shore up state coffers, the Punjab government on Thursday decided to increase the value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel.The CM Bhagwant Mann-led government has also slashed the subsidised power tariff for domestic consumers by Rs 3 that the previous Congress regime had rolled…
