China nervous as India developing border areas: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Beijing’s Arunachal claims | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju termed China’s recent overtures regarding its claims over Arunachal Pradesh as a sign of increasing nervousness in Beijing.“China is very nervous because earlier these border areas were totally left underdeveloped during Congress time and during PM Modi’s time, all major highways, roads, bridges, all 4G networks,…

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‘Don’t have vacancy for…’: Union minister strikes down claims by AAP leader Atishi | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri rejected claims by senior AAP leader Atishi, saying that the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) does not have ‘vacancy for a political activist like Atishi.’“At a time when the entire Aam Aadmi Party is embroiled in the liquor scam, we will not create trouble for ourselves by accepting her…

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LS polls: EC launches ‘Myth vs Reality Register’ to combat misinformation | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday launched a “Myth vs Reality Register” to combat misinformation during the Lok Sabha polls. This initiative aims to provide voters with accurate information and debunk fake news. The microsite, inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, will be regularly…

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Congress considers family bigger than nation: PM Modi in Rajasthan | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the Congress party for their dynasty politics, saying ‘Congress considers their family bigger than the nation.’ The Prime minister also said that the grand old party was responsible for India’s poverty following independence.“Congress is responsible for the poverty that prevailed in the country for 60 years…

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‘Wondering why govt chose to keep its eyes shut …’: What SC said on Ramdev’s misleading ads case | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Yoga guru Ramdev on Tuesday appeared before the Supreme Court and tendered an unconditional apology for violating order related to misleading advertisements of Patanjali‘s medicinal products.The apex court criticized Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved’s managing director, Acharya Balkrishna, for their “absolute defiance” in not submitting proper compliance affidavits.The court also expressed disapproval of Balkrishna’s…

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Election commission appoints special observers in states to ensure level playing field in upcoming general elections | India News – Times of India

Continuing the tradition of deploying special observers to provide critical feedback and oversight of a level-playing field in elections, the election commission on Tuesday appointed special general and police observers for six states as well as special expenditure observers for five states.The general and police will be the special observers who will help EC to…

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