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PM Modi to raise concerns on Afghanistan at SCO summit

The SCO meeting will be chaired by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, and the situation in Afghanistan is expected to be the main focus

16 Sep 2021 7:07 AM

A man walks along the Rajpath street near India Gate amid smoggy conditions a day after Diwali in New Delhi on November 15, 2020. (Photo: AFP/File)

Delhi govt bans storage, sale, use of firecrackers during Diwali

The Delhi government on Tuesday ordered all concerned departments to begin preparing a winter action plan by September 21

15 Sep 2021 1:40 PM

BJP leader Bhupendra Patel acknowledges the greeting after being appointed as new Gujarat Chief Minister, at party headquarters in Gandhinagar, Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Bhupendra Patel takes oath as chief minister of Gujarat, team changes likely

Home Minister Amit Shah and chief ministers of some BJP-ruled states were among those present at the Raj Bhavan ceremony

13 Sep 2021 2:47 PM

Be it Uttarakhand or Gujarat, where the AAP has entered, the BJP had to change the chief ministers. They changed the chief minister in Uttarakhand several times, said AAP national spokesman Raghav Chaddha. — PTI

Kejriwal elected AAP national convener for 3rd time

AAP leader Sanjay Singh said their party had emerged “stronger” than the Congress in the recent panchayat polls

13 Sep 2021 8:38 AM

Why has he not been arrested yet? Who is stopping the Shiv Sena from doing that? The Shiv Sena must answer this and Mr Akhtar must apologise for his comments. He has seen the RSS’s ways. But he has not seen the Taliban’s ways, a BJP leader said. — DC file photo

Comparison of RSS with Taliban wrong: Sena

Akhtar said that the Taliban are barbaric, their actions are reprehensible, but those supporting the RSS, VHP, Bajrang Dal are all the same

07 Sep 2021 8:08 AM

Health workers bury the body of a 12-year-old Nipah virus victim, at Kannamparambu cemetery in Kozhikode. (Photo: PTI)

Nipah death in Kerala: Centre rushes experts

The Centre has rushed a team of the NCDC, which will provide technical support to the state

06 Sep 2021 7:45 AM

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh all-India prachaar pramukh Sunil Ambekar (Twitter)

RSS distances itself from article critical of Infosys

Panchjanya has a cover story on Infosys titled “Saakh Aur Aghaat” (Reputation and Damage), with Narayana Murthy’s picture on cover page

06 Sep 2021 2:33 AM

As part of the birthday celebration, hoardings thanking Mr Modi "for free food grains and vaccination for the poor" will also be put up and party leaders will distribute food grains under PM Garib Kalyan Ann scheme. — PTI

BJP to celebrate Modi’s birthday with 20-day events

The party planned to send five crore postcards from BJP booths across India to the Prime Minister congratulating him for his efforts

05 Sep 2021 8:56 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the plenary session of Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), through video conferencing, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

India-Russia pact to build ships, PM Modi hails 'great friend' Putin

PM said the 'friendship between India and Russia has stood the test of time', as he announced a joint partnership to build commercial ships

04 Sep 2021 6:28 AM

Security personnel stand guard during restrictions in Srinagar on Thursday, following restrictions imposed across the valley as a precautionary measure following the death of pro-Pakistan separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. — PTI

Clashes, stone-pelting in Srinagar; restrictions to continue today

Witnesses said that J&K police and centtral police used force at Zaldagar to quell surging crowds mourning death of separatist Geelani

03 Sep 2021 8:45 AM

The UNSC Resolution asked for “every effort (to) be made to allow for the rapid and secure reopening of the Kabul airport and its surrounding area” for evacuations. (AFP)

UN Security Council adopts resolution to hold Taliban to its pledges

Thirteen members voted in favour of the resolution drafted by France, UK and the US while Russia and China abstained

01 Sep 2021 8:20 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI Photo)

Start-ups brighten India's future: PM Modi

Delivering his monthly Mann Ki Baat address, Modi also spoke of today’s youth focusing on excellence instead of accepting mediocrity

30 Aug 2021 6:51 AM

Referring to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Owaisi demanded that the Centre clarify whether it would re-designate 100 Taliban leaders who have been labelled as terrorists by the United Nations. — ANI

Maharashtra: Scores of Congress, NCP activists join AIMIM

Owaisi declared that AIMIM will contest all the upcoming municipal corporation polls in Maharashtra and register decent victories

29 Aug 2021 11:57 PM

Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel (Twitter)

Chhattisgarh Congress row enters Delhi

The summons come just two days after Mr Baghel and Mr Singh Deo met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

27 Aug 2021 7:38 AM

Supreme Court faults top cops for being master’s voice

Chief Justice N.V. Ramana on Thursday decried a disturbing trend in India where police side with the ruling party

26 Aug 2021 11:45 PM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh (PTI file photo)

Congress to fight 2022 polls in Punjab under Amarinder

The announcement came after four party ministers and three MLAs, who arrived in Dehradun, met Harish Rawat

26 Aug 2021 7:25 AM

Families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, walk through the terminal before boarding a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. (AP Photo)

Afghans can visit India only on e-visa

Previously issued visas to all Afghan nationals, who are presently not in India, stand invalidated with immediate effect

26 Aug 2021 12:33 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (AFP file photo)

PM Modi is selling India's crown jewels, says Rahul

Mr Gandhi compared the move with the British East India Company creating a monopoly

25 Aug 2021 8:37 AM

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI)

Nitish, Tejashwi push caste census

After their meeting with the PM, the Bihar CM told reporters later that Mr Modi had heard them patiently

23 Aug 2021 1:34 PM

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi after paying tribute to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Friday, Aug 20, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Sonia's sonic call for Opposition unity

The 19 parties pledged in a four-page joint statement to start an agitation against the Central govt in the last 10 days of September

21 Aug 2021 1:17 AM

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