NEW DELHI: UK foreign secretary David Lammy pushed for a reset in bilateral ties, including through the commitment to secure an early conclusion of the free trade agreement (FTA), as he called on Prime minister Narendra Modi and held talks with his counterpart S Jaishankar during what was the first ministerial visit to India by…
NAGPUR: Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh alleged Wednesday that deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis pressured him to file false affidavits against key Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) functionaries three years ago in an attempt to topple the coalition govt.Deshmukh, a senior NCP (Sharad Pawar) member, said: “I was promised freedom from ED and CBI investigations in…
MUMBAI: In his police statement, actor Salman Khan (58) has alleged that he believes gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his gang members were behind the firing incident outside his Bandra residence on April 14. Khan said he believes the attack was carried out with the intention of killing him and his family members.Observing that there is…
NEW DELHI: Observing that there is a “trust deficit” between the farmers protesting at Shambhu Border and govt, Supreme Court on Wednesday proposed a panel of ‘eminent persons‘, along with Punjab and Haryana govt officials, to reach out to them, end the stand-off, and clear the border and the national highway.A bench of Justices Surya…
PATNA: The Bihar govt is doing all it can to unlock the state’s revised reservation limit of 65% that was struck down by Patna high court, including requesting the Centre to incorporate it into the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution to make it immune from judicial scrutiny, CM Nitish Kumar said Wednesday as the assembly…
NEW DELHI: The Government of India and the United Kingdom on Wednesday, launched a new ‘Technology Security Initiative‘ (TSI) to strengthen their strategic partnership, acknowledging the growing significance of technology in national security and economic growth.The UK and India have agreed to strengthen their collaboration in various areas of technology, including telecommunications, critical minerals, semiconductors,…
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday successfully flight-tested an endo-atmospheric interceptor missile under Phase-II of its two-tier ballistic missile defence (BMD) system, with the defence ministry promptly proclaiming it demonstrated the indigenous capability to defend against hostile nuclear-capable missiles in the 5000-km range class.In the test, the “target missile” mimicking an enemy’s long-range ballistic missile was…
NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh government on Wednesday raised strong objections to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s remark on the Bangladeshi students’ quota protest that spiralled into deadly violence claiming the lives of over 100 people.Bangladesh High Commission in India called Mamata Banjree’s remark “provocative”, which had “false elements concerning the internal affairs of Bangladesh, reported…
NEW DELHI: The Rajkot Police Department has filed a 1 lakh page chargesheet against 15 accused allegedly responsible for the tragic fire at the TRP Game Zone in Rajkot, Gujarat. The accused include the co-owners of the establishment and a civic official.The devastating fire incident claimed the lives of 28 people, among them were four…
NEW DELHI: Abhishek Banerjee, TMC leader and Diamond Harbour MP, joined the opposition INDIA bloc leaders on Wednesday to criticise the Union Budget, which he called “anti-people” aimed at “appeasing and compensating” BJP allies in the NDA.In the no-holds-barred attack on the BJP in Lok Sabha, Mamata Banerjee’s nephew said “B in budget stood for…
