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‘Very good step’: BJP’s Kavinder Gupta backs Rajnath Singh’s refusal to sign SCO joint statement

IANS | June 26, 2025 4:44 PM

Jammu, June 26 (IANS) In a strong show of strategic clarity, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday declined to sign a joint statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in Qingdao, China — a move welcomed as “a very good step” by senior BJP leader and former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta.

Night shelters: Delhi Minister Sood hints at CBI probe to expose AAP govt’s graft

IANS | June 26, 2025 4:20 PM

New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Hinting at a possible CBI probe, Delhi Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood on Thursday said lax officials and NGOs would be held accountable for corruption and shortcomings at government-run night shelters under the previous AAP government.

History created for India: SpaceX Dragon ‘Grace’ carrying Shubhanshu Shukla docks at space station

IANS | June 26, 2025 4:15 PM

New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) After a long and ardent wait of 41 years, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Thursday successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS), to become the first Indian to reach the orbiting lab.

HM Shah hails Indian languages as key to shedding Colonial mindset

IANS | June 26, 2025 4:06 PM

New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that shedding the Colonial mindset requires thinking, analysing, and making decisions in Indian languages, especially the official ones, which are the soul of the nation.

No toll proposed for 2-wheelers, says Nitin Gadkari amid viral reports

IANS | June 26, 2025 3:58 PM

New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Thursday dismissed media reports suggesting that two-wheelers will be required to pay tolls on National Highways from July 15.

Now the turn of big drug smugglers, says Punjab CM on arrest of Akali leader

IANS | June 26, 2025 3:57 PM

Chandigarh, June 26 (IANAS) A day after the Vigilance Bureau arrested Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia on charges of laundering more than Rs 540-crore drug money, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday said after action against small-time drug smugglers, “it is now the turn of the big players to face consequences”.

‘Diplomatic strategy a total flop’: Opposition slams Rajnath Singh over SCO remarks

IANS | June 26, 2025 3:53 PM

New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Opposition on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over his remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, accusing the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of failing diplomatically to rally international support against terrorism and to hold Pakistan accountable.

Bengali Hindus have woken up, will give befitting reply to Trinamool: Ex-BJP MP Pramanik

IANS | June 26, 2025 3:52 PM

New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Reacting sharply to Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee’s claim that the BJP will collapse and secure fewer than 50 seats in the West Bengal Assembly elections in 2026, former BJP MP Nisith Pramanik launched a scathing counter-attack.

India brings back three more Nepali nationals from conflict-hit Iran

IANS | June 26, 2025 3:26 PM

New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Nepal Embassy in New Delhi on Thursday received the third group of Nepali citizens evacuated by the Indian government from Iran as part of India's ongoing Operation Sindhu.

Chhattisgarh: PMAY-G fulfilling dreams of poor in Kawardha, bringing shelter and dignity

IANS | June 26, 2025 2:57 PM

Raipur, June 26 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), the flagship housing scheme initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is transforming lives across Chhattisgarh, particularly in the Kawardha district.

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‘Very good step’: BJP’s Kavinder Gupta backs Rajnath Singh’s refusal to sign SCO joint statement

Night shelters: Delhi Minister Sood hints at CBI probe to expose AAP govt’s graft

History created for India: SpaceX Dragon ‘Grace’ carrying Shubhanshu Shukla docks at space station

HM Shah hails Indian languages as key to shedding Colonial mindset

No toll proposed for 2-wheelers, says Nitin Gadkari amid viral reports

Now the turn of big drug smugglers, says Punjab CM on arrest of Akali leader

‘Diplomatic strategy a total flop’: Opposition slams Rajnath Singh over SCO remarks

Bengali Hindus have woken up, will give befitting reply to Trinamool: Ex-BJP MP Pramanik

India brings back three more Nepali nationals from conflict-hit Iran

Chhattisgarh: PMAY-G fulfilling dreams of poor in Kawardha, bringing shelter and dignity

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