NEW DELHI: Security forces have intensified their operation to eliminate terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district as one of the injured civilian succumbed to his injuries on Sunday taking the toll to 3. The ongoing encounter in the Ahlan Gagarmandu forest area has resulted in the deaths of two soldiers on Saturday as it…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi was misleading the country on the sensitive issue of national security and the govt’s Agnipath initiative, and offered to make a statement in Parliament to clarify the issues.Singh was speaking after Rahul’s speech in Lok Sabha on the Union Budget, as…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday once again harped on the theme of “atmosphere of fear in the country” to take digs at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attack his government. “There is an atmosphere of fear in the country. Fear has pervaded every aspect of our country. My…
NEW DELHI: The government on Sunday convened an all party meeting, chaired by Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, in preparation for the upcoming Budget session of Parliament. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju organised the meeting with floor leaders from various political parties to discuss the issues they plan to address during the session.Congress leader Jairam…
NEW DELHI: Captain Brijesh Thapa‘s parents expressed their pride in their son’s sacrifice for the nation, despite the profound grief of losing him in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Doda district.“I could not believe when I was informed that he was no more. He always wanted to be in the Indian Army,…
NEW DELHI: The portfolio allocation for the Modi Government 3.0 was released on Monday, featuring some surprise inclusions, though the top four ministries— home, defence, finance, and external affairs—were retained by Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, and Dr S Jaishankar, respectively. The list of Union Cabinet ministers also included six former chief ministers, such…
Of the 12 Union ministers who contested from UP, only five, including PM Narendra Modi (Varanasi) and defence minister Rajnath Singh (Lucknow), managed to save their seats.Dubbed a “giant slayer” for defeating Rahul Gandhi in Amethi in 2019, Union ministerSmriti Irani (women and child development) lost the seat to Gandhi family loyalist Kishori L Sharma…
NEW DELHI: As the country braces for another mandate with Lok Sabha poll results coming on Tuesday, bringing an end to a marathon polling exercise stretching over 80 days, BJP brass and NDA functionaries, buoyed by the predictions of exit polls, held several rounds of meetings amid indications that the leadership would like to finish…
Despite a lower back injury, defence minister Rajnath Singh is keeping a gruelling schedule, criss-crossing the country to campaign for BJP candidates. During his brief stopover a day before his constituency Lucknow was to vote, he spoke to TOI on a diverse set of issues. Excerpts from the interview:BJP’s slogan is ‘400 paar’ for NDA,…
LUCKNOW: Defence minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh on Friday said Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (POK) was part of India and will remain a part of India.“Following the revocation of Article 370, development has surged at an unprecedented rate in Jammu & Kashmir, prompting even the residents of POK to express their desire to integrate with India. International…
