NEW DELHI: People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti urged home minister Amit Shah to establish a joint committee comprising representatives from both sides of Jammu and Kashmir to address the region’s issues “till the time you bring that part back”.Mufti suggested that Shah set aside his “ego” for the nation’s sake and facilitate a meeting…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 9th Governing Council meeting of Niti Aayog on Saturday, with the aim of fostering participative governance and collaboration between the Centre and state governments. However, the meeting was marked by a boycott by several opposition-ruled states and a walkout by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. NDA…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday urged the international community to take a strong stance against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and dismantle terror sanctuaries and UN-proscribed terrorism financing networks during the East Asia Summit.Taking to X, Jaishankar said, “Participated at the 31st ASEAN Regional Forum ARF in Vientiane today.Highlighted…
NEW DELHI: After allegedly being stopped midway in her speech at Niti Aayog meeting, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday upped the ante against Central government, accusing it of discriminatory practices in allocating time to opposition representatives in a deliberate attempt to malign them.Meanwhile, Niti Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam dismissed Mamata’s claim and…
RAIPUR: The opposition in Chhattisgarh, Congress , has alleged that the security forces in Bastar were under tremendous political pressure to get quick results on the anti-Naxal front, leading to fake encounters of innocent tribals, planting of muzzle-loading guns to brand them as Maoists and also make more arrests in insurgency-hit tribal Bastar region. Addressing…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday raised questions over West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s claims that her microphone was muted during the 9th Governing Council Meeting of the Niti Aayog, and accused her of “lying“.“The things that Mamata Banerjee is saying regarding NITI Aayog meeting, I feel like she is lying…
NEW DELHI: Eight people, including 5 children, lost their lives when the vehicle they were traveling in plunged into a gorge along the Simthan-Kokernag Road near Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. A policeman, two women and five children aged between six and 16 are among the dead, said officials.The accident occurred as…
NEW DELHI: During external affairs minister S Jaishankar‘s visit to Laos, a special commemorative postage stamp set featuring Lord Ram of Ayodhya was jointly released by Laos and India. The stamp set released today holds the distinction of being the first stamp in the world to feature Ram Lalla of Ayodhya.The stamp set consists of…
NEW DELHI: Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut, who does not shy away from making her views public, weighed in on the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic on Saturday and criticised the performance as “hyper-sexualized, blasphemous” acts, which she said were a result of “Leftists hijacking the Olympics.” The performance involved children apparently reimagining…
NEW DELHI: India called for de-escalation and restraint in Gaza, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday at the East Asia Summit foreign ministers meeting and called the attacks against the commercial vessels in the Red Sea “concerning.”Speaking at the Summit, Jaishankar said, “Call for de-escalation and restraint in Gaza. India continues to extend…
