Border dispute arose after India recognized Tibet as part of China: CDS Chauhan
Dehradun: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said the border dispute with China followed India’s recognition of Tibet as part of that country in 1954 with the signing of Panchsheel Agreement. The chief of defence staff (CDS) was delivering a lecture on ‘Frontiers, Borders and LAC: The Middle Sector’ under the India Himalayan International […]
PM Modi chairs last Cabinet meeting in South Block before PMO shifts to Seva Teerth
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired the last meeting of the Union Cabinet at his South Block office in the British-era secretariat building before the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) shifted to its new complex, Seva Teerth. All cabinet ministers were present during the meeting held at 4 pm. This was the Cabinet’s […]
Difficult to define friends or enemies in today’s world: CDS Gen Chauhan
Says India must act on its own Pune: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Friday said assumptions about permanent friends or adversaries are increasingly becoming unreliable in the current global order and asserted India must remain prepared – mentally, structurally, materially – to act independently when required. Emphasising the need for pursuing […]
Lok Sabha passes Industrial Relations Code Bill
New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with an aim to bring legal clarity. The Bill would help avoid any “future unwarranted complication” over the continuity of certain laws replaced by the Industrial Relations Code of 2020. Replying to debate on the Bill, Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said […]
Budget envisages total expenditure of Rs 53.47 lakh crore for 2026-27: FM
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the government has envisaged a total expenditure of Rs 53.47 lakh crore for the next financial year, up 7.7 per cent from the current fiscal ending March 31. According to the revised estimate, the size of the Budget for the current fiscal is Rs 49.64 […]
Indian Army’s preparedness ensured Galwan clash did not escalate into war: Brig Shekhawat
Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Army’s strong preparedness ensured that the Galwan clash of 2020 did not escalate into a full-scale war with China, according to Brigadier Saurabh Singh Shekhawat, the then commander of the sector. He made the remarks at a lecture held at the Lok Bhavan here on Monday, a statement issued by the Governor’s […]
No debate in Parliament is oppn’s loss, govt has majority: Union Minister Rijiju
New Delhi: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said if debates do not take place in Parliament, it will be a loss for the opposition as the ruling alliance has the majority and will have no problem in passing anything in the House. But the government wants everything to be passed after a debate, the […]
India aims for self-reliance in fruits, vegetables, flowers: Union Minister
Bengaluru: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said India has set a clear target of achieving self-reliance in the production of fruits, vegetables, and flowers, asserting that imports in these sectors would no longer be necessary. Addressing a review meeting with officials at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) here, Chouhan said the […]
Had info on ‘unexpected act’ by Cong MPs against Modi in LS: Speaker
Says he requested PM not to come to House New Delhi: An anguished Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said he had “concrete information” that many Congress members might move towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s seat and carry out “some unexpected act” as a result of which he had requested him not to […]
India-US trade deal in final stages: Jaishankar
Says agreement will open up new phase in ties New Delhi: The “historic” India-US trade agreement is in the final stages of detailing that will be completed “very soon”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday after holding wide-ranging talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The talks between Jaishankar and Rubio […]