Arunachal Pradesh visit: No one can encroach even an inch of our land: Amit Shah
Kibithoo (Arunachal Pradesh): The era when anyone could encroach on India’s land has passed and no one can dare to eye its border, Home Minister Amit Shah said here on Monday. Launching the Vibrant Villages programme in the border village of Kibithoo in Arunachal Pradesh, India’s easternmost place, Shah said the valour of army and […]
Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets
Jerusalem: Israeli warplanes and artillery struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from the northeastern neighbour, as Jewish-Muslim tensions reached a peak on Sunday at a volatile Jerusalem shrine with simultaneous religious rituals. Thousands of Jewish worshippers gathered at the city’s Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray, for a mass priestly […]
Saudi officials visit Yemen’s capital for talks with rebels
Cairo: Saudi officials were in Yemen’s capital on Sunday for talks with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, as part of international efforts to find a settlement to Yemen’s nine-year conflict, officials said. Saudi Arabia’s delegation, chaired by the kingdom’s ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Jaber, will hold talks with with Mahdi al-Mashat, head of the […]
Home Minister Amit Shah to visit Arunachal village along China border
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Arunachal Pradesh on April 10 and 11 where he will launch the ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ in Kibithoo, a village along the India-China border. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government of India has approved the ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ (VVP) with central components of […]
2,856 visas issued to Indian pilgrims: Pakistan High Commission
New Delhi: The Pakistan High Commission on Friday said it issued 2,856 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India for their participation in annual festivals relating to Baisakhi celebrations in Pakistan from April 9 to 18. The pilgrims would visit Dera Sahib, Panja Sahib, Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib gurdwaras during the visit, it said. Under […]
Normalcy in India-China relations; Development will require restoration of peace, tranquility in border areas: India
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of the prolonged military standoff in eastern Ladakh, India on Thursday once again made it clear that return to normalcy in the country’s relationship with China will require restoration of peace and tranquility in the border areas. The Indian and Chinese troops are locked in a standoff for three years […]
No plans to stop use of nuclear power: Govt
New Delhi: Government does not propose to stop the use of nuclear energy in the future and has approved building 10 atomic power reactors at a cost of Rs 1.05 lakh crore by 2031, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. “No, sir,” Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh said […]
Govt says no plan to use Aadhaar data for census
New Delhi: The government has no plan to use Aadhaar data for census, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar told Lok Sabha on Wednesday. “The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India has informed that there is no plan to use Aadhaar data for census,” he said in a […]
4,435 fresh Covid cases in India, highest single-day rise in 163 days
New Delhi: India on Wednesday recorded 4,435 new COVID-19 infections, the biggest single-day jump in 163 days (five months and 13 days), while the number of active cases increased to 23,091, according to Union health ministry data. A total of 4,777 cases were recorded on September 25 last year. With the fresh cases, India’s COVID-19 […]
I-T dept seized assets worth over Rs 4,800 crore in last 4 fiscals: Govt
New Delhi: Assets worth more than Rs 4,800 crore were seized during searches conducted by the Income Tax department against 2,841 groups in the last four financial years, the government informed Lok Sabha on Monday. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said these searches are undertaken to find “suspected or identified large-scale tax evasion”. […]
