Prime Minister hails ‘path-breaking’ changes amid lockdown
(Photo by Prakash Singh/ AFP) NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed his “path-breaking” move to strip the Kashmir region it administers of its autonomy in a strongly worded speech marking More...
Rahul Gandhi accepts Governor Malik’s ‘invitation’ to visit J&K
NEW DELHI : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accepted an “invitation” extended by Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik to visit the region, which is currently under an unprecedented security cover. Responding More...
Sushma Swaraj transformed her ministry from protocol to “people’s call”
NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that Sushma Swaraj as external affairs minister transformed her ministry from being bound to protocol to one oriented to “people’s call” More...
Political ‘Dangal’ for Wrestlers Babita Phogat Join Saffron BJP
NEW DELHI : Wrestling gold-medalist Babita Phogat and her father and coach Mahavir Phogat, who inspired Amir Khan’s film ‘Dangal’, joined the ruling BJP today ahead of polls this year in Haryana, More...
Sonia Gandhi becomes Congress interim president
NEW DELHI : Sonia Gandhi to become Congress interim president. The development has been confirmed by senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad. The Congress’s top decision-making body, the Congress Working More...
A new parliament building under consideration, says Lok Sabha Speaker
NEW DELHI : Vowing to make the Parliament paperless by the next session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday announced some new steps to facilitate effective participation of the members in the proceedings. Addressing More...
Ex-President Pranab Mukherjee awarded Bharat Ratna
NEW DELHI : President Ram Nath Kovind today conferred country’s highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna on former President Pranab Mukherjee and posthumously on social activist Nanaji Deshmukh and singer Bhupen More...
J&K will not remain a Union Territory for long: PM
NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed on Thursday for the first time after abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. During his address, the PM blamed Article 370, which provided special status More...
Pakistan expelled Indian envoy Ajay Bisaria in Islamabad
NEW DELHI : Pakistan today expelled the Indian envoy in Islamabad and announced a five-point plan that included a downgrade of its ties with India and suspension of bilateral trade, in response to the government’s More...
Meet me on Wednesday to collect your fee of Re1: Sushma to Harish Salve
NEW DELHI: Less than an hour before she was rushed to Delhi’s AIIMS in a critical condition, former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj had asked Harish Salve, the lawyer who represented India at the International More...