India asks dependents of Bangladesh Mission & Post officials to return home, cites security situation: Report | India News

NEW DELHI: India has reportedly asked dependents of Mission & Post officials in Bangladesh to return home as a precautionary step, according to ANI sources. However, they added that the the Indian Mission and all Posts continue to remain open and fully operational.Ties between New Delhi and Dhaka have remained strained since the interim government…

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Punjab Police launch ‘Operation Prahar’; raid locations linked to 60 foreign-based gangsters | India News

Punjab Police (File photo) The Punjab government on Tuesday launched ‘Operation Prahar’, a statewide drive to dismantle the entire ecosystem of organised crime, with over 2,000 police teams conducting raids across the state at locations linked to associates of 60 foreign-based gangsters. Addressing a press conference here, Director General of Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav said…

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CM Naidu ‘misused’ Davos visit for political gains: YSRCP leader | India News

VISAKHAPATNAM: Senior YSRCP leader Gudivada Amarnath on Tuesday alleged that Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu used a global platform for self-promotion and to level baseless charges against the opposition.Amarnath’s remarks came amid Naidu’s participation in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, where CM addressed members of the Telugu diaspora and global…

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Evening news wrap: Nitin Nabin becomes youngest BJP national president; Trump warns of 200% tariff on French wine & more | India News

Nitin Nabin took charge as BJP’s youngest national president, with PM Modi calling him ‘his boss’ Trump threatened a 200% tariff on French wine after Macron declined the US-backed peace board. Noida builder Abhay Kumar was arrested for alleged negligence in 27-year-old techie Yuvraj Mehta’s death. TN governor RN Ravi walked out of the Assembly…

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‘Committed contempt’: SC criticises Maneka Gandhi on remarks on stray dogs order; asks what ‘budgetary allocation’ helped with | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over former Union minister Maneka Gandhi‘s criticism of the apex court’s order in the stray dog case. Though the court said that the remarks qualified as “contempt”, it had decided not to go ahead with the charges “due to its magnanimity.“The top court further questioned the…

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‘Expose them to public’: PM Modi targets parties ‘protecting’ illegal immigrants; flags ‘threat’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday doubled down on his government’s ambition to detect and deport illegal immigrants in the country, while strongly criticising the political parties “protecting or covering up for illegal immigrants for the sake of vote bank politics”.Addressing the party workers after the new BJP chief Nitin Nabin took charge,…

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‘Nitin Nabin is my boss’: PM Modi congratulates new BJP chief; calls himself a ‘party worker’ | India News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: “When it is about the party, Nitin Nabin is my boss,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, calling himself a “party worker” of the BJP, while addressing the gathering after the inauguration of young leader Nitin Nabin as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s youngest-ever national president.45-year-old Nitin Nabin, who hails from…

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From party worker to its president: Nitin Nabin becomes BJP’s youngest chief — 10 things to know | India News

Nitin Nabin takes charge as BJP chief NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitin Nabin on Tuesday assumed charge as the party’s new national president, marking a key transition in the ruling party’s organisational leadership.The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with several senior party leaders. BJP chief ministers, national…

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