NEW DELHI: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Friday accused BJP chief JP Nadda of equating Purvanchalis with Rohingyas and Bangladeshi people, and admitting deletion of their votes in Delhi ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls. Taking a dig at the BJP for not announcing its chief ministerial face for the Delhi Assembly polls due in … Read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Navy has rescued over 100 Rohingyas, including 25 children, from Myanmar distressed in the seas off the island’s northeastern coast. They were spotted by local fishermen on Thursday in the Mullaithivu district’s Vellamullivaikkal area. “We are still unable to verify the cause for their distress in the sea or where they were … Read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will soon formulate a national policy on allowing visits by foreign research vessels, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said here on Friday, amidst frequent docking requests from Chinese surveillance ships which raised concerns in India. Herath’s comments came days after Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to India. In January, Sri Lanka … Read more
NEW DELHI: Expressing grief over the loss of lives in a road accident in Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Friday to enquire about the incident and assured him of all possible support. Modi said in a post on X, “Deeply saddened by the loss of lives in the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Dr. Subrata Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), chaired a roundtable interaction with the business leaders from the food processing and packaging machinery sector at Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi on 19th December 2024. The industry interaction provided a valuable forum to discuss the potential and identify practical solutions aimed at fostering … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi condoled the passing of former Chief Minister of Haryana Shri Om Prakash Chautala today. In a post on X, Shri Modi wrote: “हरियाणा के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री ओम प्रकाश चौटाला जी के निधन से अत्यंत दुख हुआ है। प्रदेश की राजनीति में वे वर्षों तक सक्रिय रहे और … Read more
NEW DELHI: Amid disruption today in Rajya Sabha, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed concern over the state of parliamentary proceedings, stating,“Honourable Members, The world watches our democracy, yet we fail our citizens through our conduct. These parliamentary disruptions mock public trust and expectations. Our fundamental duty to serve with diligence lies neglected. Where reasoned dialogue should … Read more
NEW DELHI: The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu presented Colours to the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad today. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that India’s enhanced defence management capability would help strengthen diplomatic and military partnerships and increase defence exports. It would also help India in maintaining a proactive stance in global … Read more
MUMBAI: Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane’s latest series “Black Warrant” will start streaming on Netflix from January 10, the OTT platform has announced. Zahan Kapoor, the grandson of late cinema legend Shashi Kapoor, is making his series debut with the prison drama show, which is inspired by true events and is a dramatised adaptation of the author … Read more
GENEVA: The seven candidates running for International Olympic Committee president had their manifestos published on Thursday, and one is offering to take just half of the eight-year mandate on offer and stand again in 2029. Sebastian Coe, the World Athletics president who turned 68 this year, pledged to embed “transformative change over the next four … Read more