- Monday, June 16, 2025
CONGRESS' newly-appointed Haryana unit chief Kumari Selja on Thursday (5) said former chief minister Bhupinder Hooda's recent remarks reflecting factionalism belonged to the past and the party must forget and move forward unitedly to take on the BJP in the assembly polls. Selja, who was appointed Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee…
INDIAN minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday (5) assured the crisis-hit automobile industry of all possible support from the government, including taking up the demand of GST reduction with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Reiterating that the government would help the industry, the road transport and highways minister also said his ministry…
INDIA has never been an aggressor but that does not mean it would balk at using its strength to defend itself, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday (5). His comments at a defence dialogue in Seoul came in the backdrop of spiralling tension between India and Pakistan over the…
INDIAN actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Rajkummar Rao will star in an adaptation of Arvind Adiga's Man Booker Prize-winning novel ‘The White Tiger’, Netflix announced on Tuesday (3). The streaming giant is producing ‘The White Tiger’ in association with Mukul Deora while Chopra Jonas will serve as executive producer. The…
INDIA and Russia on Wednesday (4) agreed to hold a joint high-level tiger forum next year, acknowledging the leadership role being played by both the countries to conserve the endangered species. The decision was taken during a bilateral meeting held between prime minister Narendra Modi and Russian president Vladimir Putin…
THE narrow lanes in Aliyar and Kasan villages in Manesar, an automotive manufacturing hub on New Delhi's southern outskirts, would usually be packed on Sundays with migrant workers employed at the nearby plants enjoying their day off, but not anymore. These are hard times for an area dependent on the…
INDIAN authorities on Wednesday (4) have conveyed their deep concern to the UK over the violent protests led by pro-Pakistani groups that caused damage to the Indian high commission building in London. The South Asian country raised its concerns with Britain after violent protests by “Pakistan-incited elements” vandalised the country’s high commission…
IN a major breakthrough in Indo-Russian defence ties, India will start manufacturing spare parts and components for the Russian military equipment, as the two strategic partners tried to transform their existing buyer-seller relationship into one of collaboration. This was agreed during wide-ranging talks between prime minister Narendra Modi and Russian…
AMAZON said Wednesday (4) it will ditch single-use plastic packaging in India by next year, joining Walmart-backed rival Flipkart in a major push by e-commerce giants in the South Asian nation. India generates around 5.6 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, according to government figures, with New Delhi ramping up…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (4) recalled his visit to Russia in 2001 as Gujarat chief minister in the then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's delegation which met president Vladmir Putin. Modi tweeted four photographs, two from the 2001 visit and two from the ongoing trip. The prime…
