NEW DELHI/ SINGAPORE: PM Narendra Modi on Thursday asked top business leaders in Singapore to look at investment opportunities in India, pitching the country as the best alternative for those looking to build a resilient supply chain, in what was a bid to tap into the China Plus One strategy.During his meeting leading Singaporean CEOs,…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the impending creation of integrated theatre commands, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday told the armed forces to evolve a ‘joint military vision‘ and prepare for challenges the country may face in future wars, amid the continuing military confrontation with China and turmoil in the neighbourhood.“India is a peace loving nation…
GUWAHATI: The BJP-led Assam cabinet has accepted 57 of the 67 recommendations by an MHA-constituted commission on implementation of constitutional, legal, and administrative safeguards for “Assamese people”, as envisaged in Clause 6 of the tripartite 1985 Assam Accord.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma termed the Justice (retd) Biplab Sarma Commission’s report, submitted in Feb 2020, “one of…
NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate has attached Rs 55 crore assets – a hotel, bungalow and several high-end vehicles – of expelled DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq in Chennai in a money-laundering case related to allegedly running a drug cartel that smuggled pseudoephedrine and ketamine. The anti-money laundering agency has accused Sadiq of being involved in smuggling…
ERODE: Police broke into the burning house of Karnataka cadre IPS officer M Arun Rangarajan, 38, at Gobichettipalayam and arrested him on Wednesday evening for assaulting his live-in partner, who is a former sub-inspector. Police said Rangarajan, who is under suspension, had set the house on fire, allegedly in a bid to kill himself.He and…
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…
