New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) In a move laden with both symbolism and consequence, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma has stepped down as chairman of the party’s Foreign Affairs Department, ending a decade-long stewardship that helped shape the party’s global engagements.
Indore, Aug 10 (IANS) Health and education, once held as noble pursuits of public service, have become increasingly distant from the lives of ordinary Indians, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday, voicing concern over their growing inaccessibility and commercial drift.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him and the Opposition’s INDIA bloc of conspiring to tarnish India’s democratic image under the influence of “foreign and anti-India forces".
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) The Baloch families sit-in in Islamabad demanding the release of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders and an end to enforced disappearances in Pakistan's Balochistan continued for the 26th consecutive day on Sunday even as the BYC accused the Pakistani authorities of maintaining road blocks, conducting surveillance and harassing protesters instead of addressing their legitimate demands.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Robert Vadra, businessman and husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, has been accused by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of giving evasive and non-cooperative replies during questioning about a suspicious 2008 land deal in Gurugram’s Shikohpur village.
Lucknow, Aug 10 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government launched a special eradication drive while working on a war footing to make Uttar Pradesh filariasis-free by 2027, an official said on Sunday.
Tel Aviv/New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended his government’s controversial plan to take full military control of Gaza City, describing it as the “speediest and most effective way” to end the ongoing war.
Lucknow, Aug 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's Raksha Bandhan free bus scheme for women has set a new passenger record this year, with the number of beneficiaries nearing 75 lakh on Sunday, an official said.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Sunday that India’s energy sector is rising through global uncertainty with the reforms that have been rolled out in the oil and gas sector.
Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 10 (IANS) As part of the Central government's Namami Gange Project, the Wildlife Institute of India organised a workshop in Nahan of Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district, aimed at making women from self-help groups aware of various food products made from coarse grains.
