New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) India on Saturday strongly condemned the attack on French UN Peacekeepers deployed at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon, urging the need to investigate and bring perpetrators to justice.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Balbir Punj, a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its former vice president, passed away on Saturday evening. His demise marked the end of a long and influential career in politics, journalism, and public thought.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched an acerbic attack on the Congress, accusing it of spreading misinformation on delimitation, adopting an "anti-reform" approach, and pursuing "negative politics" that harms national interest.
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) Ahead of the two-phased Assembly election on April 23 and 29 in West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu took potshots at the ruling Trinamool Congress government. "West Bengal's Trinamool Congress doesn't go to Delhi to stop the BJP," he quipped. Moreover, the Himachal CM emphasised that it is the Congress that will continue to remain the "main opposition party".
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party and its allies for what he described as committing “foeticide” against the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan’ Amendment, a landmark legislation aimed at empowering women in Indian politics.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A day after the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill on women's reservation did not pass in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the nation, criticising Congress, DMK, Trinamool Congress, and the Samajwadi Party over what he termed "selfish politics".
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday said that Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, was called in for a meeting with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri over the shooting incident involving Indian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday summoned Iran’s Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali over the shooting incident involving Indian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
Jalpaiguri, April 18 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, campaigning in poll-bound West Bengal on Saturday, accused opposition parties of blocking the Nari Shakti Vandan Amendment Bill in Parliament and termed it an “insult to half the population of the country”.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The arrest of alleged organised crime figure Daniel Kinahan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could impact funding channels linked to Khalistan elements, with Indian agencies closely monitoring the developments, sources said.
