(Image credits: X @IndiaCoastGuard) NEW DELHI: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Wednesday seized a Pakistani fishing boat and apprehended 11 crew members for operating illegally in Indian waters, officials said. The detainees have been handed over to the Jakhau Marine Police in Gujarat for further investigation.ICG on Thursday confirmed the interception on X, stating that…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the assault on two vendors selling non-veg food at a recent Gita recital event in Kolkata, asserting that such acts of intimidation “would not be tolerated in the state because it is not Uttar Pradesh.”Also Read | West Bengal:…
Rajnath Singh and Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: Parliament witnessed an unusual moment on Thursday when Congress MP Jairam Ramesh handed defence minister Rajnath Singh a copy of diary entries written in Gujarati by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s daughter, Maniben, and published in a book.Ramesh told Singh that the entries contained no reference to the defence minister’s…
President Droupadi Murmu (File photo) NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Manipur on a two-day visit on Thursday — her first trip to the state since taking office in July 2022, and also her first since the ethnic conflict erupted in May 2023.The President’s visit comes three months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janta Party MP Anurag Thakur on Thursday asked the Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla whether he had allowed e-cigarettes inside the House, accusing the Trinamool Congress MPs of “continuously vaping” in the Parliament.“I just want to request something so that the House knows. E-Cigarettes are banned in the country. Have you…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday repeated his claim that Amit Shah appeared ‘nervous’ and used ‘foul language’ during the Union home minister’s Lok Sabha speech the previous day.Also Read | SIR row debate in Lok Sabha: Rahul Gandhi interrupts Amit Shah with ‘open challenge’; gets ‘I will decide’ reply “He (Shah) used…
Representative image (Photo credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Speed kills — and it claimed nearly 1.24 lakh lives in 2024, around 70% of all road deaths (1.77 lakh) in that year, while non-wearing of helmet and seatbelt resulted in 39% of deaths (69,088), an indication of how road users’ behaviour remains the biggest challenge to make…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said the overwhelming response from investors during his visit to Japan and South Korea will mark a new milestone in the state’s industrial progress. Sharing his experiences of a 10-day visit to Japan and South Korea, the chief minister said he duly showcased Punjab as the emerging…
Manickam Tagore counters Amit Shah’s “vote chori” claim, says Gandhi chose Nehru in 1946 NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Thursday hit back at Union home minister Amit Shah’s remark that Jawaharlal Nehru became India’s first prime minister through ‘vote-chori.’ Tagore listed five points to argue that Nehru assumed the post fairly and legitimately.“What…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tribute to former President Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary. PM Modi described Mukherjee as “a towering statesman and a scholar of exceptional depth” who served India with unwavering dedication across decades of public life.“Tributes to Shri Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary. A towering statesman…
