Guwahati: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, chairperson of the party’s Screening Committee and Member of Parliament from Wayanad, arrived in Guwahati Wednesday for a two-day visit focused on stepping up the party’s preparations for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. Soon after landing at Lokpriya Gopinath...
Visakhapatnam: The multilateral naval exercise MILAN 2026 will be formally inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday at the Samudrika Auditorium in the Naval Base, Visakhapatnam. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi will be present on the occasion. EarlierFebruary 15, the MILAN...
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has issued fresh summons to Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani to appear for questioning on February 26 after he skipped deposition this week, official sources said on Thursday. His wife, former actor Tina Ambani, has also sought adjournment twice and...
Chennai: In yet another incident highlighting the continuing tensions in the Palk Strait, the Sri Lankan Navy Thursday arrested 22 fishermen from Tamil Nadu for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing in Sri Lankan waters. Four mechanised boats used by the...
Washington: US President Donald Trump will convene the inaugural Board of Peace meeting, during which member states will announce over $5 billion in investment for Gaza reconstruction and related security measures. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is also set to attend the inaugural Board of...
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a strong pitch for more foreign direct investment (FDI) in India at a roundtable meeting with prominent Norwegian CEOs and investors in Oslo Wednesday. In her remarks at the event, the Finance Minister said: "My official visit to...
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA has proposed stricter norms to deal with unruly passengers, including allowing airlines to directly impose a flying ban on such passengers for up to 30 days. A 'No Zero Tolerance Policy' has been adopted to ensure the safety of the...
New Delhi: Supported by a deep talent pool and strong digital public infrastructure, India is well-positioned to be a leader in AI and demonstrate its mass adoption and deployment in society, former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday. At an interactive session during the...
Mumbai: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Wednesday that India is expected to add approximately $26 trillion to its economy by 2047 — a scale of growth that is unparalleled in history and unlikely to be replicated anywhere else in the world. Addressing...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has set aside the controversial Allahabad High Court judgment that had ruled that grabbing a minor’s breasts and breaking her pyjama string was not sufficient to constitute a charge of attempt to rape. Disposing of the suo motu matter, including...
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By Aakar Patel The Bharatiya Janata Party has been governing Gujarat for about 30 unbroken years now. Notionally Gujarat is...
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The last nail into the coffin of whatever freedom is believed to be there in Hong Kong, a unique territory...
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