PM Modi’s bilateral with Putin, the first since the Russian President visited India in Dec 2025 for the annual summit, will follow external affairs minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Moscow this week for a meeting of the 27th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation during which he also called on
NDRF has deployed 20 teams — 11 in UP and nine in Bihar — for evacuation, relief and rescue operations in case these areas experience floods and waterlogging. These include an NDRF team deployed in Kushinagar district, near Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. In a media briefing, NDRF IG Narendra Bundela said floods have caused massive
The @AheadForum1 handle of American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue (AHEAD Forum) became unavailable Wednesday, three days before Bhagwat’s address at Madison Square Garden’s Infosys Theatre. Seeking restoration, AHEAD Forun had earlier said that the suspension “may have occurred in error” and its communications promoted “universal peace, oneness, harmony” and interfaith dialogue. No public evidence
“Rahul’s every lie will be countered with facts. The ‘jhooth ki goonj’ website is exposing every lie of his. The louder propaganda echoes, the faster truth will emerge,” BJP spokesperson Anil Banluni said. Party neta Sudhanshu Trivedi said Rahul is full of frustration and envy vis-a-vis PM Modi, but every lie of his is being
Speaking at the Khelo India dialogue, he said, “More important than screens are sports centres. More important than PlayStation is the playground. And this will happen only when the youth embrace this approach.” Lamenting India’s absence from almost half of Olympic sports, he said that is why he had announced a talent hunt for children
EIL had earlier carried out the task of third-party quality check during the construction of the Golden Quadrilateral, the country’s first flagship highway development programme under the then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In recent years, increased instances of deficiencies in NH projects have become a cause of concern, as these have attracted criticism from the
Though Rijiju made no categorical comment about an immediate session to take up the constitutional amendment bill to implement the law from 2029 with a 50% increase in Lok Sabha seats, he said Parliament has been reconvened in the past after a session was not prorogued. The monsoon session, which ended on Aug 13, has
“We are looking into various related aspects but nothing has been finalised yet,” said the chief of the oil marketing company that is the leading coordinator for the ethanol blending programme. However, a few hours later, amid growing scrutiny, he claimed that he had been misquoted. “His response is being misquoted to suggest as if
As intense summer heat sweeps through the region, many households are grappling with skyrocketing electricity bills. Raelynn McMurchy’s monthly statement doubled, igniting discussions on much-needed policy reforms. Oklahoma’s power provider continues to disconnect customers in alarming numbers, leaving local charities to struggle for emergency support. Residents are calling for robust measures to prevent power shutoffs
Latest available National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority tally put 910 people missing or “out of contact” in Nepal, which includes MEA’s assessment of 288 Indian citizens remaining “uncontactable” as of late Thursday evening. Nepal has not released a nationality-wise breakup of those dead, leaving the number of Indian fatalities, if any, unconfirmed. Across
