Arvind Kejriwal (Image source: ANI) NEW DELHI: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message thanking US President Donald Trump for his wishes and said India’s sovereignty, dignity and national interest should remain paramount in its dealings with foreign nations.Reacting to a post by Modi on X in which he…
AI-generated image used for representation NEW DELHI: “Andhera chhatega, suraj niklega, kamal khilega … “ When Atal Bihari Vajpayee had said this after BJP’s humiliating two-seat performance in the 1984 Lok Sabha elections, it was more of a statement of faith than a prophecy.More than four decades later, the BJP under Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
NEW DELHI: With the West Asia crisis bringing electrification of economy back into focus, the countries participating in dialogues to deal with challenges of climate change may by the year-end agree to a new global target of electricity meeting 35% of the world’s energy demand by 2035.A proposal to this effect was made by the…
Nipah virus (Image source: PTI) Kerala health minister K Muraleedharan on Thursday confirmed that a suspected Nipah virus case in Kozhikode has tested positive, while final confirmation from the Virology Institute is still awaited.The patient was initially admitted to Crescent Hospital in Kozhikode with a high fever and was later shifted to another hospital after…
NEW DELHI: India’s next big tech leap won’t be AI — it’ll be quantum. That was the message from union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who announced an Advanced Quantum Computing and Quantum Communications Lab at MNIT Jaipur on Thursday.Set up under MeitY’s Electronics and ICT Academic Project, the lab will build homegrown muscle in Quantum…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary Tarun Chugh was elected unopposed in the biennial Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday.Along with him, Rajneesh Agrawal and Mahesh Kewat were also declared elected unopposed to the Upper House by the Returning Officer.The three candidates displayed their certificates of election after receiving them from…
Kalyan Banerjee & Kirti Azad (Image source: ANI) Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad on Thursday described Kalyan Banerjee as a loyal and long-standing supporter of party chief Mamata Banerjee adding there was no question of him leaving the party.His remarks came amid recent tensions within the TMC, involving senior MP Kalyan’s publicly expressing dissatisfaction with…
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday told the Calcutta High Court that West Bengal assembly speaker Biman Banerjee’s decision to recognise MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of the opposition (LoP) “hits the basic structure of the Constitution”.The submission was made before Justice Krishna Rao during a hearing on petitions filed by TMC chairperson Mamata…
Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami and opposition parties are protesting alleged Indian “push-ins” and border killings. They claim thousands were pushed back and 19 Bangladeshis killed by Indian forces. Opposition leaders demand stronger border security and criticize India’s stance, emphasizing the impact on Bangladeshi lives and sovereignty. Source link
G7 Summit (Image source: ANI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join leaders from the United States, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates at a West Asia-focused meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit next week, according to French diplomatic sources.The discussions are expected to focus on regional stability and the impact of…