Putin’s top aide calls on PM Modi, discusses preparations for India-Russia Summit
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top aide and Chairman of the Maritime Board of Russia, Nikolai Patrushev called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday to discuss various issues of bilateral cooperation. Patrushev also discussed preparations underway for the India-Russia Summit which is scheduled for early December during […]
Former US Treasury Secretary, Harvard head hit by disclosures in Epstein files
New York, Nov 18 (IANS) As Congress readies to vote on Tuesday on the release of all the files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, once a high-flying billionaire social figure, preliminary leaks have hit Larry Summers, a former Treasury Secretary and Harvard University head. After disclosures in emails between them that Summers sought advice […]
Taliban limits Pakistan’s Afghan strategy
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s influence in Afghanistan rested on longstanding ties with Afghan insurgents, cross-border sanctuaries for proxies and a security establishment that believed it could coax Kabul, a report said on Tuesday. It added that after the Afghan Taliban’s return to power in 2021, Islamabad briefly assumed these ties would give it control […]
Rajasthan receives water conservation public participation award for third time
Jaipur, Nov 18 (IANS) Rajasthan has once again been recognised nationally for its exemplary efforts in water management and community-driven conservation. The state has been awarded the “Water Conservation Public Participation Award” for the third time, securing third place among the best-performing states in the country. The award was presented at a ceremony held at […]
BJP appoints central observer for Bihar legislative party leader election
Patna, Nov 18 (IANS) The process of forming a new government in Bihar has gained momentum as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary Board has appointed the central observer to oversee the election of the BJP Legislative Party leader. According to a press statement issued by the BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh, Uttar Pradesh […]
Uma Bharti meets CM Mohan Yadav, Madhya Pradesh BJP chief Hemant Khandelwal
Bhopal, Nov 18 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti on Tuesday visited Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and handed over a memorandum approved during the ‘Gau Samvardhan Sankalp Sabha’, organised by a social organisation in Bhopal last month. Later, in a post on X, former Chief Minister Bharti shared that she handed over to […]
Committed to social justice through governance, says Delhi CM Gupta
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said that social justice is not merely a policy but the cornerstone of her team’s governance model in the national Capital. Inaugurating the newly-constructed and modern District Social Welfare Office (North-West I & II) located opposite Azadpur Mandi at Indra Nagar, B-Block, she […]
India-Germany bolster defence ties, focus on co-production and regional security
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Tuesday co-chaired the India-Germany High Defence Committee meeting with the State Secretary, German Ministry of Defence Plotner in New Delhi. They discussed a range of bilateral security and defence issues, including priority areas for co-development & co-production of defence equipment. “The co-chairs reaffirmed commitment […]
PM Modi to visit Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu tomorrow
New Delhi, Nov 18 (AANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu on Wednesday to release a commemorative coin, visit places of worship and release the 21st instalment of PM-KISAN at a farming summit, among other engagements. On the eve of his departure, PM Modi wrote on X, “I look forward […]
Haryana, Rajasthan mounting pressure to snatch ‘our rights’, says Punjab CM
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Claiming Punjab has no extra water to share with any state, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh “are unnecessarily mounting pressure on the state for snatching its rights”. The Chief Minister said that at the meeting of the Northern Zonal Council (NZC), all […]
