NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday on achieving the milestone of becoming India’s longest-serving elected PM and said that India has witnessed significant transformations across all facets of national life during his tenure.“This milestone is therefore not merely a matter of the longest duration in this public office; it is…
NEW DELHI: Bengal’s iconic snack jhalmuri made a political appearance once again, this time at the National Democratic Alliance’s 12th anniversary conclave at Bharat Mandapam on Wednesday.A video of West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari serving jhalmuri to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a light-hearted interaction with leaders of NDA allies was widely circulated on social…
NEW DELHI: Leaders from across the world, including US President Donald Trump, congratulated PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday after he became India’s longest continuously serving elected PM, with several describing the milestone as a reflection of the trust reposed in him by voters over three consecutive parliamentary elections.Among the first to post a message was…
New Delhi: Slamming the rejection of the nomination form of Meenakshi Natarajan, Congress told Election Commission Wednesday that there is no criminal case pending against the Rajya Sabha nominee, and urged it to overturn the returning officer’s order in MP.“It is like saying two plus two is seven, not even five. It is an egregious,…
SRINAGAR: Two soldiers attached to a unit deployed in J&K’s Uri sector, close to the LoC and about 100km north of Srinagar, were fatally wounded Tuesday afternoon in what the Army described as “an accidental blast”.Arjun Jadhav and Vikram Balakrishna, both from Maharashtra, were taken to the Army’s 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar but couldn’t…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday denied that there was any proposal or discussion about the Mamata Banerjee led party merging with the Congress at a meeting between leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday.The meeting between Rahul and Abhishek at 10, Janpath came a day after…
The government condemned a US attack on a commercial vessel off the coast of Oman on Wednesday that left 3 Indian crew members missing, while also officially lodging a protest with the US embassy here. There were 24 Indian seafarers onboard the Palau-flagged Settebello, which was struck by precision munitions while transiting the Gulf of…
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming the longest serving elected Prime Minister of India. Responding to his message, PM Modi thanked him and sought deeper US-India ties.In a Truth Social post, Trump said that PM Modi is “strong, healthy and wise man” and will have many…
The ministry of external affairs on Wednesday condemned the attack on the commercial vessel Settebello off the coast of Oman and said efforts were underway to trace three missing Indian crew members.The ministry said 21 of the 24 Indian nationals on board had been rescued, while the Indian Embassy in Muscat was coordinating with Omani…
The government on Wednesday summoned US diplomat after a vessel with several Indian onboard was attacked. Additional secretary (Americas) in the ministry of external affairs Nagaraj Naidu summoned Jason Meeks, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States to protest the attack on the ship. The move comes as India condemned the attack on the commercial vessel…
