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Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday visited the Tihar Jail to meet P. Chidambaram who has been lodged there in connection with the INX media case, sources said. Mr. Chidambaram has been lodged in the Tihar Jail since September 5. The two Congress leaders were accompanied by Karti Chidambaram, […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here Sunday night to participate in the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly after delivering an electrifying address in Houston to over 50,000 members of the Indian diaspora at a mega community event also addressed by President Donald Trump. Mr. Modi arrived at the J K International Airport after […]
Voting for the bypoll to the Naxal-affected Dantewada Assembly constituency began on Monday morning amid tight security. The bypoll was necessitated due to the death of BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi in a Naxal attack in April. Polling began at 7 am and it will go on till 3 pm, an election official said here. A […]
People were urged to follow the ideals of B.R. Ambedkar and strengthen the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in uplifting the neglected and downtrodden, here on Sunday. The integrity convention (Aikyatha Samavesha) of the party was held at B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan where a large number of people from across the State had gathered. H.R. Mahesh, a […]
“This year, the municipal authorities have asked us to pay ₹ 13.40 lakh. HDMC’s decision would curtail the event and dampen the spirit of Dasara festivities being organised here since long,” he said. Mr. Hunasimarad said that the committee wrote a letter to the HDMC in June seeking permission to use the Kadapa Maidan to […]
The State government headed by TRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao was acting against the interests of the downtrodden and socially backward classes in Telangana, alleged Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) leader Manda Krishna Madiga. Addressing a gathering at the Kakatiya Degree College grounds here on Sunday, where he undertook a day-long ‘Maha Deeksha’ protest demonstration, […]
Its a strange situation of the nearly 1,500 residents of Bahilampur village in Mulugu mandal. Though uncertain about when excatly they have to vacate the village, they are certain they have to leave, and are getting mentally prepared for the eventuality. While some are mulling as to how to lead their new lives as farm […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cheered for Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election bid at the ‘Howdy, Modi’ event here, saying ‘Abki Baar, Trump Sarkar”, as the U.S. president joined him at the mega gathering of over 50,000 Indian-Americans. At the event, Mr. Modi and Mr. Trump clasped hands as they took the stage to a […]
The leather sector, which employs 2.5 million people, has a potential to create two million jobs in the next five years, Mahendra Nath Pandey, Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said. “The Government of India has allowed 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in the sector and rationalised export duty on raw and semi-finished leather,” […]
In a rare move reflective of India-U.S. friendship, the Trump administration replaced the presidential seal with an “India-U.S. dosti flag” emblem on the presidential lectern. This was a pleasant surprise to many at the ‘Howdy Modi’ event. As a matter of tradition, every lectern from where a US President speaks — be it a joint […]