Guwahati, June 14 (IANS) In a sharp critique echoing the long-standing security concerns of India’s strategic establishment, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday called out the Congress for what he described as a "historic blunder" -- India's failure to prevent Pakistan from acquiring nuclear weapons in the 1980s.
Chandigarh, June 14 (IANS) Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on One Nation One Election, PP Chaudhary, in an exclusive interaction with IANS following his meeting with political leaders from Punjab, reiterated the long-standing demand and benefits of synchronising elections across the country.
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) A day after Israel launched 'Operation Rising Lion' - a targetted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat of nuclear weapons, Reuven Azar, the country's Ambassador in India, said that the government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to take the preemptive action in order to defend the country's very existence.
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, said on Saturday that India is firmly on course to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2029.
Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) The speed of disposal of complaints, especially the home buyers, after the present chairman of Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA), Manoj Saunik, has sharply increased.
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Accusing Iran of "cheating and being "very close" to arming a nuclear weapon, Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Saturday justified the military operation launched against Tehran, saying that the government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to take the pre-emptive action in order to defend the country's very existence.
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Saturday commended the quick introduction of e-Vidhan (Paperless Assembly) system in Delhi Assembly as a major step towards transparency and efficient governance.
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Aviation Ministry on Saturday said that the last words of the ill-fated Air India flight AI-171 radioed by the cockpit crew were a desperate “Mayday, Mayday”, moments before the London-bound aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad which led to the deaths of 241 people.
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Issues related to Delhi’s unauthorised colonies, slums, industrial zones and proposed Green Building Policy came up for discussion at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday.
Bhopal, June 14 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough in the on-going anti-LWE operations, security forces in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district neutralised four insurgents during a fierce encounter in the dense forests of the Pachama Dadar range under Rupjhar police station area.
