Bengal's development key to Viksit Bharat, says PM Modi

IANS | May 29, 2025 2:16 PM

Alipurduar, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday emphasised the critical role of West Bengal in India's journey toward becoming a 'Viksit Rashtra', asserting that the dream of a 'Viksit Bharat' cannot be realised without the progress of the state.

Tharoor must admit mistake, can’t hide behind English terminology: Udit Raj

IANS | May 29, 2025 2:13 PM

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Congress leader Udit Raj on Thursday stepped up the attack on party MP Shashi Tharoor, currently leading India’s diplomatic outreach on 'Operation Sindoor', to the US and other neighbouring nations, and demanded that he must admit his mistake and express regret for projecting the grand old party in bad light on foreign soil.

Cong wants delegations to criticise India internationally: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

IANS | May 29, 2025 1:48 PM

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Amid criticism from senior Congress leaders including Udit Raj, Pawan Khera, and Jairam Ramesh directed at party MP Shashi Tharoor for his recent remarks in Panama — where he praised the Narendra Modi government's handling of terrorism — senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday claimed that the Congress wants delegations to speak against the country while abroad.

US Prez set the agenda for Indo-Pak nuclear pact in 1988: Nishikant Dubey

IANS | May 29, 2025 11:38 AM

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, on Thursday, cited a declassified letter from former US President Ronald Reagan to then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to criticise the Congress party for questioning American involvement in diplomatic efforts between India and Pakistan.

Op Sindoor befitting blow to terrorism, Pak exposed before the world: PM Modi

IANS | May 29, 2025 11:32 AM

Bagdogra, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the brutal terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam was an assault on humanity itself, but India's swift and precise response through Operation Sindoor has dealt a decisive blow to terrorism and exposed Pakistan on the global stage.