Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday held a meeting with Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Singh Tikait in Delhi. Tikait also took part in the lunch hosted by KCR in Delhi and was received by MLC Kavitha. Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MP J Santosh Kumar was also present in the meeting. According to […]
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2022 Assembly polls: Ahead of counting of votes, Uttarakhand BJP to hold preparatory meeting on March 7
Uttarakhand unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called a preparatory party meeting on March 7, ahead of the counting of votes for Assembly elections scheduled to take place on March 10. State election in-charge and Union Minister Prahlad Joshi will attend the meeting. All the state MPs, district presidents, candidates, and in-charges […]
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Ukraine destroys columns of Russian troops: Defense Ministry
Ukraine on Thursday claimed to have destroyed columns of Russian troops with heavy artillery, inflicting heavy damage. “The enemy does not go unpunished. Artillerymen of the Joint Forces / Joint Forces Operation. Inflict heavy fire damage, destroying columns and clusters of Russian occupation troops. Ukraine’s artillery is working as clearly, […]
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Maharashtra: BJP to meet today to devise strategy for State Assembly Budget session
Bharatiya Janata Party’s Maharashtra unit will hold a key meeting on Thursday evening to devise a strategy on the ongoing budget session of the state Assembly and the conduct of the Maha Vikas Aghadi representatives over Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s alleged remarks against Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and social […]
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Uttarakhand: A sudden fire broke out in the office of CM Dhami
A sudden fire broke out in the CM’s office located in the Secretariat in the capital Doon today. During this the security personnel present there brought the fire under control. Due to which a major incident was averted. The cause of the fire is believed to be short circuit. The […]
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Sensex slides 366 points in volatile trading; cement stocks plunge
The Indian stock markets benchmark Sensex closed 366 points down in volatile trading on Thursday as crude oil price soared to a nine-year high of $118 a barrel amid intensified conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The Indian equities started the day on a positive note with the benchmark Sensex opening […]
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China over exploiting Sierra Leone’s marine resources, adversely affecting economy
Chinese overfishing is marginalising Sierra Leone fishermen, a country in West Africa that has one of the richest fisheries in the continent. Presently, China accounts for 75 per cent of Sierra Leone’s industrialised fishing fleet, reported European Times. According to one of the advisers to Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Fisheries […]
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Afghan border security personnel continue aggressive attitude along Durand Line: Report
Afghan border security personnel continued their aggressive attitude, cross border violations and disregard of mutually agreed and established procedures along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, Durand Line, local media reported. The aggressive attitude continues even after the Pakistan authorities on February 25 conveyed to Kabul that their Military Liaison Officers were present at Kabul and […]
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‘Pariwarwadi’ parties still stuck in old alliances with mafias, says PM Modi
In a veiled attack at the Samajwadi Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that ‘Pariwarwadi’ parties are still stuck in their old alliances with ‘mafias’ whereas BJP has alliance with the people of Uttar Pradesh. Addressing a public rally in Chandauli ahead of the seventh phase of Uttar […]
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Income Tax Dept detects Rs 400 crore suppression of income in India by multinational telecom firm
The Income Tax Department said on Thursday it has detected suppression of income of Rs 400 crore during a raid conducted at various premises linked to a multinational telecom group. “The ultimate shareholding of the group lies with a foreign entity of a neighbouring country. The searches, which were spread […]
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AIADMK Chennai unit opposes re-induction of Sasikala, Dhinakaran
A day after AIADMK Theni cadre passed a resolution in favour of inducting Sasikala and TTV Dhinakaran into the party fold, party’s Chennai unit opposed the resolution and said that it is up to party leadership to take the decision on re-inducting the expelled leaders. He said, “We oppose the resolution passed by the AIADMK Theni district unit. They cannot […]
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Operation Ganga: 80 flights, 24 ministers pressed in action to evacuate Indians from Ukraine
In a bid to further scale up the evacuation efforts, the government has deployed 80 flights under ‘Operation Ganga’ to evacuate stranded Indians from Ukraine. The government has also roped in more than two dozen Ministers to monitor evacuation missions without any hiccups, sources told ANI on Thursday. Sources told […]
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Delhi Police files FIR after priest alleges assault by mob accusing him of forced conversion
Delhi Police on Thursday filed an FIR after a Christian pastor alleged he was assaulted by a mob in the national capital’s Fatehpur Beri over suspicion that he was indulging in forced religious conversions. The FIR was based on a viral video that purportedly showed the pastor being attacked by […]
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Maitreyi Ramakrishnan opens up about her character from ‘Turning Red’
Ahead of the release of the Disney animated feature film ‘Turning Red’, actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan recalled receiving the role in the project. For the unversed, the Indo-Canadian has voiced the character of Priya in the coming of age story directed by Oscar-winning director Domee Shi. Talking about the same, Maitreyi said, “I remember my […]
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China flexing muscles over Taiwan, Biden must prepare, say experts
After Russia started a military operation in Ukraine, the experts fear that China too might flex muscles over Taiwan and the South China Sea. The experts have also advised US President Joe Biden to prepare for future tensions. US strategy for containing the Soviet Union in Europe after World War II was anchored in NATO’s military power. But today’s Indo-Pacific strategy […]