NEW DELHI: At least eight Naxalites were killed on Saturday in an encounter with the security forces in Chhattisgarh‘s Abujhmarh in the Narayanpur district.In the exchange of fire, one soldier lost his life and two others were injured.The encounter between security forces and Naxalites has been underway in the Maad and Narayanpur districts for the…
NEW DELHI: Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni clicked a selfie with PM Modi on the sidelines of the G7 Summit held in Italy’s Apulia. Earlier, PM Modi representing India as an outreach nation was received by the Italian PM with a namaste as they both exchanged pleasantries.PM Modi is on his first official visit to…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 50th summit of Group of 7, or G7 Summit that took place in Italy between June 13 and 14. G7 is a group of nations comprising the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Germany, France and Canada, with the European Union (EU) being its non-enumerated member.Represented…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday said that the Lok Sabha elections results was not a mandate for any single political party to form a government during a panel discussion at Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government in London.While interacting with the students and faculty members on the elections in India, the Congress…
NEW DELHI: Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the Centre would not tolerate any malpractice or irregularities in the conduct of exams, and accountability of the National Testing Agency (NTA) would be fixed if lapses were found. Pradhan met several candidates who took the NEET-UG exam and their parents, and reaffirmed the govt’s commitment…
The PM said it was a matter of great satisfaction for him to be attending the summit after his re-election in the “largest democratic exercise in the history of humankind”.The PM also called for giving priority to the concerns of the Global South, in particular Africa. He recalled that it was a matter of honour…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi met Pope Francis on the sidelines of the G7 Summit. He later said in a post on X he admires the Pope’s commitment to serve people and make the planet better. PM Modi also invited him to visit India. The PM, in fact, had invited him to visit India in…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bilateral meeting with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni saw the two sides discussing defence and security cooperation, including enhancing defence industrial collaboration.They welcomed the forthcoming visit of the Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour and training ship ITS Vespucci to India later this year. Modi thanked the Italian govt for recognising the…
NEW DELHI: One in every three elders reported not having any income in the past one year, 32% elderly or their spouses had an annual income of less than Rs 50,000 and only 29% elderly reported having access to social security schemes like old-age pension, contributory pension or provident fund. Nearly, 65% of elders reported…
DEHRADUN: Three senior forest department officials faced the consequences — the chief conservator of forests (North) and divisional forest officer of Almora were suspended, while the chief conservator of forests of Kumaon was attached to headquarters — a day after a devastating wildfire in Binsar Sanctuary claimed the lives of four foresters and left four…
