‘Raised josh of soldiers’: Retd. Major General recalls PM Modi’s visit to injured soldiers during Kargil War | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Retd. Major General Vijay Joshi, the Commandant of the Military Command Hospital in Udhampur during the Kargil War 1999, on Friday recalled about a significant visit made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the same year to meet with the injured and war-weary soldiers in Kashmir, when he was the National General Secretary…

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‘Will speak on behalf of others’: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to attend ‘in protest’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has confirmed her participation in the upcoming NITI Aayog meeting on July 27 in Delhi, despite speculations that she might skip the event like other chief ministers from the INDIA bloc. The West Bengal CM said that she would stick to her earlier position of attending the…

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‘Showed him how I mend shoes’: Rahul Gandhi stops at cobbler’s shop on visit to court | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, stopped his car midway to meet a family of cobbler on Friday.The Congress leader had a chat with cobbler Ram Chait in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur, who informed the Rae Bareli MP of his “financially weak” condition and sought his help. “Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi…

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‘Can’t force anyone to disclose names’: SC stay on kanwar yatra order to continue | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday extended its interim order, maintaining a stay on directives from Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh state governments, that required eateries along the kanwar yatra route to display the names of their owners outside their shops.“We’ve said what was needed to be said in our July 22 order….

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Defamation case: Rahul Gandhi appears before Sultanpur court, records statement | India News – Times of India

Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi appeared before Sultanpur MP/MLA court in connection with a defamation case lodged against him for alleged objectionable remarks directed at Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday. The court on July 2 had asked Rahul Gandhi to appear on July 26.Rahul Gandhi’s counsel Kashi Prasad Shukla told…

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Bill assent denial: Supreme Court seeks responses from West Bengal, Kerala governor offices and Centre | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the central government and the secretaries to the governors of West Bengal and Kerala regarding separate petitions filed by the two state governments. The petition challenges the decisions of their governors to keep several bills pending for an extended period, withhold assent, or reserve them…

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25th Kargil Vijay Diwas: Key insights into the battle, date, history, and significance | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Kargil War officially concluded 25 years ago on July 26, 1999. Kargil Vijay Diwas, observed annually on this day, commemorates India’s victory over Pakistan and honors the sacrifices of hundreds of Indian soldiers who faced more than just the Pakistani infiltrators to secure victory in Kargil. Kargil War The conflict, which escalated…

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