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…
NEW DELHI: As the BJP-led government faces heat from the opposition over the Agnipath scheme, several BJP-governed states have come to its rescue announcing reservation to Agniveers after retirement in state jobs. BJP’s allies, Nitish Kumar’s JDU and Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (RV), also requested to review the scheme.Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh announce reservation The…
NEW DELHI: Former BJP MP from Tamil Nadu‘s Nilgiris M Master Mathan passed away on Friday night due to age-related issues at the age of 91.Expressing his condolences, PM Narendra Modi said in a post on X, “The death of former Member of Parliament Mr. Master Madan is deeply saddened. He will forever be remembered…
NEW DELHI : West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee visibly agitated, walked out of the Niti Aayog meeting on Saturday and accused the central government of “insulting” her deliberately by not providing enough time to talk, while NDA members present at the meeting were given ample time to do the same.The TMC supremo, who did…
NEW DELHI: Citing a report, Congress on Saturday alleged a discrepancy of nearly 5 crore votes between the initial and final counts of the Lok Sabha polls, which they claim would have given the INDIA bloc the most seats in Parliament. This claim is based on a report titled ‘Report: Conduct of Lok Sabha Elections…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Saturday offered justification for not turning up to the Niti Aayog meet convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said, he was “compelled” to seek justice due to the “discriminatory attitude” towards Tamil Nadu reflected in the budget.The Tamil Nadu CM, who has spearheaded the opposition…
NEW DELHI: Five Army personnel including a Major rank officer on Saturday sustained injuries in an exchange of fire along the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kupwara district.“Some exchange of fire took place near the Kumkadi post in Trehgam sector of the north Kashmir district,” one of the officials said.An exchange of fire…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief ministerMamata Banerjee on Friday said her recent statement on violence-hit Bangladesh was “distorted” and took on the foreign ministry for criticising her comment.“I know the federal structure very well. I was an MP seven times, I was Union minister twice. I know the MEA policy better than anyone else,” she…
