NEW DELHI — President Droupadi Murmu on Friday appointed NDA Parliamentary Party leader Narendra Modi as Prime Minister-designate and the new government will take oath on Sunday evening. Murmu handed over the letter of appointment to Modi, who called on her at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday evening. Earlier, leaders of the BJP-led NDA […]
NEW DELHI — Welcoming the Supreme Court’s decision to not pass any direction on a plea seeking the uploading of Form 17C data, the Election Commission of India on Saturday said that nobody can change data of votes polled, shared on poll day with polling agents of all candidates through Form 17C. The poll body […]
NEW DELHI (KIMS) — As a mark of respect, India on Tuesday observed one-day of state mourning across the country for Iran’s President and Foreign Minister who died in a helicopter crash. Dr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and […]
BALLIA (UP) — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asserted that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir “was, is and will remain ours” while also hitting out at the opposition parties for raking up the China issue. Accusing the opposition parties of spreading confusion on the China issue, he said, “India has not lost anything. We will not […]
SRINAGAR — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday interacted with several delegations, including BJP leaders of Jammu and Kashmir, on the first day of his two-day visit here. Shah, who arrived this evening, is also likely to hold a security review meeting on Friday morning. A Pahari delegation led by Mohammad Younis Khan met […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha, who was arrested by the Delhi Police under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act over allegations that the media outlet received money to spread pro-China propaganda. “There is no hesitation in the mind of the court to reach […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the alleged excise policy scam case. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said to the Enforcement Directorate that granting Kejriwal interim bail for 21 days will not make much of a difference. However, SC […]
NEW DELHI — A controversial poster featuring jailed Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ‘urging people to vote for Congress’ was taken down by Delhi Police on Tuesday. The poster was put up in the Mandi House roundabout area. “Vote for Congress to support freedom of speech and release of […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Iran have agreed that the Kashmir issue should be resolved through “peaceful means based on the will of the people” of the region, said a joint statement issued by the two countries after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s maiden visit on Wednesday. President Raisi paid an official visit to Pakistan from April […]
RANCHI — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Sunday that Lord Ram belongs to everyone, not only Hindus. Abdullah was addressing the opposition INDIA bloc’s ‘Ulgulan Naya Maharally’ in Ranchi. Without naming any party, he said, “They are selling Lord Ram, claiming that they brought him. They do not know Lord Ram. He does […]