NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing it of going all out to protect Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga. “Why is the Delhi and the Haryana Police trying to protect Tajinder Singh Bagga,” Atishi asked. “Delhi & Haryana Police’s illegal action to prevent […]
NEW DELHI: A high-voltage political drama unfolded in the national capital after a team of Punjab Police arrested Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga on Friday for statements against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Bagga was arrested from his residence in West Delhi’s Janakpuri area, a month after he was booked in Mohali for […]
PUNE: The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Thursday announced that the world’s largest film restoration project is being undertaken in alignment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to preserve and protect India’s rich cinematic heritage. “Out of the total outlay of Rs 597 crore earmarked for this Mission, Rs 363 […]
NEW DELHI: The education model in Delhi has gone through “revolutionary changes” in the last seven years because of strong research and training support provided by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), said Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday. Speaking at the 35th foundation of the SCERT, Sisodia stated that the […]
NEW DELHI: India and Australia explored ways to deepen ties on combating terrorism in a counter-terror talk in Canberra, Australia on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs stated. An Indian delegation led by A Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary for Counter-Terrorism at the Ministry of External Affairs and Roger Noble, Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism in the Department […]
NEW DELHI: In a move that will benefit the families of serving and retired servicemen, the Delhi government on Thursday gave its nod to set up four Zila Sainik Boards in the national capital. The proposal was introduced by Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The new […]
NEW DELHI: Anjali Munda, Salina Kumari, Sudha Ankita Tirkey, Astam Oraon, Poornima Kumari, Neetu Linda and Anita Kumari might not ring a bell to us. But theirs is a story of triumph over challenges as they dream big – to represent the country in the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in October this year. […]
NEW DELHI: Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakashi Lekhi urged for strong trade ties between India and Chile as she met government officials and business leaders to explore trade opportunities. “Delighted to interact with the Chilean business delegation. Thank Mr Richard Von Appen, Prez of @SofofaChile for organising the meeting. Discussed […]
Today a substantial quantity of some explosive material has been recovered from a vehicle in Karnal. Though initial reports claim it to be RDX, one needs to wait for the authentic report from explosive experts. Keeping in view some of the incidents of recent past which took place in Punjab, including a blast in a […]
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: The three-member Delimitation Commission set up to redraw the boundaries of assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday signed the final draft report that proposes to raise the number of assembly constituencies to 90 from 83. The panel is headed by Justice (retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai and has Chief Election Commissioner Sushil […]