NEW DELHI: Ex-Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Thursday repeated his charge against Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda and his son Deepender Hooda for “hatching conspiracy” against him through last year’s wrestler protest. Addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda, the BJP leader said the allegations against him was part of…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday expressed his deep concern over the information shared by the victim’s parents. The parents have provided written details to the governor, which he has discussed with the home minister. Within a short span of two days, action has been initiated in response to their grievances…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India is a “peace-loving nation” but the Armed Forces need to be “prepared for war in order to preserve peace”. Speaking at the maiden Joint Commanders’ Conference in Lucknow on the second and final day of the apex-level military leadership meeting, Singh commended the Armed Forces…
CHENNAI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday defended the Modi govt’s record in sharing financial powers with the states by stating that it is respectful of the federal system. Speaking at an event at the Revenue Bar Association of Chennai, Sitharaman said the entire process of the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax…
NEW DELHI: In a move to trim the debt burden and shore up state coffers, the Punjab government on Thursday decided to increase the value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel.The CM Bhagwant Mann-led government has also slashed the subsidised power tariff for domestic consumers by Rs 3 that the previous Congress regime had rolled…
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, the Lok Sabha leader of opposition, said on Thursday that PM Modi should apologise not only to Shivaji Maharaj but also to every Maharashtrian people for the collapse of the Maratha warrior king’s statue in Sindurdurg.The Congress leader was speaking at an event in Sangli that witnessed the inauguration of Pantangrao…
NEW DELHI: Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday expressed his displeasure with former prime minister Sheikh Hasina‘s political remarks made from India.In a recent interview with PTI, Yunus said that Hasina’s statements are an “unfriendly gesture” and that she must remain silent until Dhaka requests her extradition.“If India wants to keep…
NEW DELHI: In the second leg of his South East Asian nations visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reached Singapore, after a historic trip to Brunei. PM Modi received a warm welcome from the Indian diaspora upon his arrival in Singapore, with traditional Maharashtrian dance and drums greeting him at the airport. This is…
BENGALURU: Isro chairman S Somanath on Thursday expressed concern over India’s position in core technology development within the IT sector. He pointed out that despite India’s success in IT services, there was a significant gap in the country’s ability to produce original software products and core technologies.He spoke after laying the foundation stone for ‘Cyber…
NEW DELHI: Six maoist were killed on Thursday in an encounter with police forces in Telangana‘s Bhadradri Kothagudem, near the border with Chhattisgarh, reported news agency ANI citing police sources.Two police personnel also sustained injuries during the exchange of fire. The encounter took place in the forest area near Raghunathpalem in Karakagudem mandal during a…
