New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodriguez will travel to India for a working visit from June 3-7 and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to discuss bilateral ties, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Tuesday.
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday hit out at Congress MP Shashi Tharoor after the latter said that Vande Mataram was being "unnecessarily imposed" by the Centre. The BJP leaders accused Congress of indulging in vote bank politics and turning into a "Muslim League Maoist" party.
Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) Spiritual leader Jagadguru Rambhadracharya on Tuesday expressed support for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s recent remarks on the cow, stating that the Chief Minister was “absolutely right” in describing the cow as a mother figure. He also called for an end to cow slaughter and said that political support would be needed to bring about such changes.
Ahmedabad, June 2 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)'s Cattle Nuisance Control Department (CNCD) has reported that the city has achieved around 89 per cent sterilisation coverage of stray dogs under its Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme, alongside large-scale anti-rabies vaccination, microchipping, and a newly launched scientific dog census aimed at supporting the “Zero by 2030” rabies elimination goal.
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Amid the debate over granting cows the status of a “national animal”, Congress leader Husain Dalwai on Tuesday said that while some people may consider cows as mothers, Muslims are not obliged to accept that belief.
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) A day after Trinamool Congress expelled its party legislator Ritabrata Banerjee, the Uluberia (Purba) MLA on Tuesday afternoon launched a scathing attack against the party's General Secretary and Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee.
Ghaziabad, June 2 (IANS) The district administration in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad has launched an extensive crackdown against illegal madrasas in the Khoda area under 'Operation Clean Sweep', as authorities step up efforts to curb criminal activities and strengthen law enforcement in the region.
Jammu, June 2 (IANS) A youth has been arrested from Jammu's Makwal village, near the International Border, for allegedly spying for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) after falling prey to a honeytrap.
Agra, June 2 (IANS) Laos Deputy Prime Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane and his wife Vadsana Phomvihane visited the iconic Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh's Agra on Tuesday.
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Tuesday strongly criticised Maharashtra Samajwadi Party chief and MLA Abu Azmi for his remarks on the recent encounter by Ghaziabad police, asserting that the Uttar Pradesh Police functions without bias and that strict action against criminals has helped create a safer environment in the state.
