US-India relations will improve under Modi 2.0: Official
Washington: The Trump administration has exuded confidence that the US-India strategic relationship, which enjoys bipartisan support, will see a very positive trajectory during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term. Modi on Thursday took oath of office, heading a 58-member ministry. He led his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) towards a resounding victory, winning 303 seats in […]
First woman FM faces slowdown challenge
New Delhi: Nirmala Sitharaman Friday broke the glass ceiling again as she became the first full-time woman Finance Minister, who will present Modi 2.0 government’s maiden Budget that should look to take out the country from slowing growth, create jobs, attract investments and tackle banking sector woes. Sitharaman’s first day in office was greeted by […]
Modi begins his second innings
Takes oath as PM, joined by Rajnath, Shah, others in cabinet
Takes oath as PM, joined by Rajnath, Shah, others in cabinet
Modi cements position in history
New Delhi: From Ab ki baar Modi sarkar in 2014 to Phir ek baar Modi sarkar five years later, Narendra Modi kept his word as he was sworn in prime minister on Friday, slipping into a second term as skilfully as the simple but well-crafted election slogans tied his two campaigns together. The 68-year-old BJP […]
OIC is deeply concerned over Kashmir situation: Pakistan
Says the Muslim conglomerate has called for peaceful resolution of the dispute
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday claimed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed “deep concern” on the Kashmir situation and called for its peaceful resolution. The IOC is an international organisation consisting of 57 member states, with 53 countries being Muslim-majority nations. In a meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir held […]
Former top military commanders booked for espionage in Pak
Islamabad: Pakistani military courts have sentenced a three-star retired Pakistan Army General to 14 years in jail and a retired Brigadier to death sentence on charges of espionage, the military announced Thursday. A doctor associated with a sensitive organisation has also been handed the capital punishment on similar charges, according to a brief statement issued […]