NEW DELHI: Taiwan on Tuesday dismissed China’s criticism of a message exchange between PM Narendra Modi and Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te as “unreasonable interference”.Deputy foreign minister of Taiwan Tien Chung-kwang was talking about China taking objection to India looking forward to having closer ties with Taiwan.“I am sure that Modi ji and our president won’t…
NEW DELHI: N Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) accused the ousted YS Jagan Mohan Reddy‘s YSRCP government of building a hilltop palace in Vishakhapatnam, also known as Vizag, in secrecy behind large barricades.TDP claimed the luxurious property, located on Rushikonda Hill, was meant to serve as a camp office for Jagan Reddy, who had…
NEW DELHI: The armed forces have formulated a new joint doctrine for cyberspace operations, which have become critical in modern-day warfare especially in the backdrop of China developing potent cyber-warfare and cyber-espionage capabilities.The doctrine, which was released by chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan in the presence of the three Service chiefs on Tuesday,…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has instructed Tihar jail authorities to provide an air cooler to Sukesh Chandrasekhar on medical grounds since the centralised air conditioning system is under repair.Alleged conman Chandrasekhar had filed a plea citing health issues caused by excessive heat stating that he developed skin problems due to high temperatures.Chandrashekhar was arrested…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday marked his first trip to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi since being re-elected for a third term. He released the 17th instalment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.The 17th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme aims to benefit over 9.26 crore farmers with a disbursement of more than…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s peak power demand reached a record high of 8,647 MW on Tuesday as severe heatwave increased power demand, as per data released by State Load Dispatch Centre.The National capital;peak power demand clocked 8000 MW for the first time on May 22, 2024. Source link
NEW DELHI: Several airports across India received bomb threats on Tuesday causing flight delays. Security has also been heightened in view of the threats.In the morning, a Dubai-bound flight which was to take off from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) received a bomb threat email. Also, preliminary inquiries revealed that the unknown sender had…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that his monthly radio programme ‘Mann ki baat‘ was back starting June 30. He said it was halted for a few months “due to the elections”. He called upon the citizens to share their ideas for the same.In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Delighted to…
NEW DELHI: AAP leader Swati Maliwal, who has accused Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar of assault, wrote a letter to leaders of opposition’s INDIA bloc and sought a meeting.In her letter, which was specifically addressed to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Maliwal expressed her anguish over the “brutal victim shaming and character assassination”…
NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday strongly criticized the recent revisions made by NCERT in their textbooks regarding the terms “Ayodhya” and “Babri Masjid.”Owaisi said that children “should not grow up glorifying criminal acts”.In a post on X, Owaisi expressed his disapproval, stating, “The NCERT has decided to replace Babri Masjid with the…
