PM Modi (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: To “salute the indomitable power of women”, PM Narendra Modi will hand over his social media accounts to women achievers from different fields on March 8, observed as International Women’s Day. The women will share their challenges and experiences to amplify the message of empowerment.The PM had handed…
EAM S Jaishankar (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: After India called upon authorities in Dhaka to not spread negativity in the relationship, external affairs minister S Jaishankar again raised the issue of its hostile behaviour, saying Bangladesh has to make up its mind about what kind of a relationship it wants with India.Speaking barely a…
File photo of PM Modi and US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Stating that claims about USAID funds to India have proved to be false, Congress on Sunday accused BJP of indulging in “anti-national work” by spreading “fake news from America”. It said while BJP is actively involved in using fake news…
Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan‘s seat on the Air India airbus that flew him Bhopal-Delhi Saturday was not “broken”. That, sources say, is the new light seat increasingly chosen by airlines to keep aircraft weight low and help save fuel burn with the lean cushion taking…
This is a representational image (Pic credit: AP) NEW DELHI: India was implementing seven projects worth $750 million in partnership with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which has been at the centre of controversy since US President Donald Trump alleged funding for elections in the country.The money – $97 million (around Rs 825…
NEW DELHI: American Airlines New York JFK-Delhi nonstop (AA 292) diverted to Rome following a bomb threat for the flight. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner had taken off from JFK on Saturday (Feb 22) 8.14 pm and was over the Caspian Sea when it turned back towards Europe.In a statement, the airline said, “AA 292, operating…
NEW DELHI: Another flight carrying the fourth batch of illegal immigrants from the United States landed at Delhi airport on Sunday.Four out of the total deported Indians were from Punjab. Among the four deportees, two were from Gurdaspur, one from Patiala and one from Jalandhar. This is a developing story… Source link
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday declined to comment further on the internal party criticism he faced for his recent positive remarks about Kerala’s LDF government‘s industrial policy and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.“No comments at all. Go watch the match; it’s an important match today,” the Thiruvananthapuram MP said to reporters at the…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Sunday responded to Congress leader Rashid Alvi‘s statement on the Champions Trophy India vs Pakistan match today. He said that politics and sports policy is different and the Indian cricket team is definitely going to win the match.“Rashid Alvi probably forgets that diplomacy is different, politics is different…
NEW DELHI: As Bihar’s assembly elections draw closer, the battle for the state is shaping up to be a high-stakes affair. After Lalu Yadav’s invitation to Nitish Kumar, RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav on Sunday extended an invitation to Nitish’s son, Nishant Kumar.Nishant Kumar who is reportedly set to make his electoral debut in the…
