India’s junior space minister Jitendra Singh urged BRICS nations to forge a ‘Brics Space Economy,’ BENGALURU: Calling space the next frontier of global economic growth, junior space minister Jitendra Singh Wednesday urged Brics nations to work together to build a “Brics Space Economy”, arguing that no single country can shape the future of the sector…
“My personal relationship with Suvendu Adhikari was very good,” said Mahua Moitra. NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra heaping praise on Suvendu Adhikari, who is her party chief Mamata Banerjee‘s arch nemesis, has raised eyebrows as the mass exodus of leaders from the “sinking” TMC continues to shape West Bengal politics.Mahua’s “Suvendu supported…
Jairam Ramesh also launched a sharp attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), calling its members “fraudulent nationalists”. NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh described Jawaharlal Nehru as the finest prime minister India has produced, while naming Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as the country’s best prime minister who never got the opportunity to hold the…
Instead of landing at Amritsar, the flight was diverted back to Delhi due to heavy air traffic. It later departed again from Delhi and landed in Amritsar at around 2.10am on June 24. AMRITSAR: Air India flight AI 479, flying from Delhi to Amritsar, reportedly strayed into Pakistani airspace on Tuesday night before returning safely…
PM Modi invited to join Khamenei’s funeral ceremony that is to be held between July 4 and July 9 NEW DELHI: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has formally invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the state funeral and burial ceremonies of Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, news agency PTI reported citing diplomatic…
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday rejected allegations of “sacrilegious conduct” levelled against him by political opponents. He termed the accusations as part of a “dirty politics” campaign aimed at tarnishing his image.Dismissing the accusations of “disrespecting Sikh Gurus”, Mann said the controversy was being…
Congress senior leader Jairam Ramesh gives his views on Cockroach Janta Party NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) movement is an important vehicle for sending a message of frustration on the part of the youth, but ultimately established political parties have to take the issues raised by…
President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Shri to Dr Prateek Sharma for his outstanding contribution in the field of medicine, in the sub specialty of gastroenterology, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, on June 23. The story of Dr Prateek Sharma, one of the world’s leading gastroenterologist, educator, professor, researcher and doctor extraordinaire, is…
TMC MP accuses BJP of ‘imposing vegetarianism’. Photo credit: ANI, X Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien on Wednesday criticised the BJP over reports suggesting eggs could be removed from mid-day meals in West Bengal schools, alleging that such a move would deprive children of nutrition and amount to “imposing vegetarianism”.The controversy erupted after…
Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN in New York (File photo) NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday strongly objected to Pakistan raising the Kashmir issue at a United Nations forum, accusing Islamabad of politicising the platform.The remarks were made by India’s Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, in…