Bihar politics (PTI images) Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Friday dismissed RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav‘s suggestion that former Bihar CM Nitish Kumar should become the Prime Minister.Responding to Tejashwi Yadav’s remarks, Paswan told reporters, “There’s no PM vacancy at present.”The comment comes amid renewed political sparring in Bihar…
Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar along with his wife Usha Shivakumar during a meeting with former chief minister Siddaramaiah, at the former CM’s official residence, in Bengaluru. (@DKShivakumar/X) NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Friday met his predecessor Siddaramaiah at his official residence, Cauvery, as he completed one month in office, describing the visit…
NEW DELHI: India and Japan on Thursday condemned Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism and called for immediate global action against all UN-listed terrorist entities and their proxies, specifically naming Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Al Qaeda and ISIS.In a joint statement released after bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi, the two…
Indian embassy demands ‘thorough investigation’ from Venezuela after seafarer’s body returned with missing organs The Indian Embassy in Venezuela has sought a thorough investigation into allegations that the organs of Indian sailor Rakesh Chauhan were removed before his mortal remains were repatriated to India.In a statement issued on Thursday (local time), the Embassy of India…
NEW DELHI: As the annual Shri Amarnath Yatra began on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes to devotees undertaking the pilgrimage, describing the journey to the holy Amarnath cave as a “matter of great privilege” and urging pilgrims to follow five “Sankalps” (resolves) centred on cleanliness, safety, environmental conservation, support for the local…
The two PMs will be signing FTA with New Zealand set to promote $20 billion investment in India NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set for his first-ever visit to New Zealand next week. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon shared the announcement in a statement posted on X.In his statement Luxon wrote, “I’m…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah Thursday backed the calls for reopening of dialogue between India and Pakistan, saying that was the only way to ease tensions between the two neighbours. He also questioned why appeals from J&K politicians for engaging with Pakistan led to a backlash when…
NEW DELHI: A day after directing Meta to pause WhatsApp’s proposed username feature, govt has issued similar notices to Telegram and Signal over their existing username systems, asking them to explain how they prevent fraud and impersonation.The IT ministry wants detailed responses on safeguards against scams, phishing, digital arrest frauds and identity impersonation. Like WhatsApp,…
NEW DELHI: Faced with a pile of cases under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema) and eager to avoid prolonged legal battles, the Enforcement Directorate is settling for large-scale compounding of offences and termination of adjudication proceedings after obtaining the Reserve Bank of India‘s approval.In the last 15 months, more than 150 Fema cases have…
NEW DELHI: Should classrooms pay the price for election duty, ask educators. The entire regular teaching staff of two Delhi govt schools – one at Bhalswa and another near GTB Nagar – has been deployed for booth-level officer (BLO) duties during the peak period of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, citing manpower…