St Petersburg/New Delhi, Sep 12 (UNI) Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Thursday met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Konstantinovsky Palace in St Petersburg. During the meeting President Putin proposed to hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 22, on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan. During…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (UNI) Forty-five Indian nationals recruited by the Russian Army for fighting on the Ukraine war front have returned home so far, and India is striving for the return of 50-odd Indians who are still with the Russian Army, the Ministry of External Affairs said today. Answering questions at a media briefing,…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday expressed condolences over the death of Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, stating that his demise is a huge loss for Indian politics. In a social media post on X, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday termed the multinational exercise ‘Tarang Shakti’ as an effort to strengthen cooperation, coordination and trust with the partner countries and highlighted that it also underscored the growing stature of Indian armed forces. Addressing the gathering in the second phase of the multinational exercise in…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed an order issued by the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone) Bench which restricted the number of troupe members playing musical instruments to 30 during Ganpati Visarjan Processions in Pune. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, Justice J B Pardiwala and…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (UNI) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s much hyped 100 days agenda has failed but the country faced the consequences of his ‘inaction’ in just 95 days. Taking to his social media handle X, Kharge said, “Even before the elections, you had loudly trumpeted the…
New Delhi, Sep 12 ( UNI) CPI(M) general secretary and former Rajya Sabha MP Sitaram Yechury passed away here on Thursday after prolonged illness. He was 72 and is survived by his wife Seema Chisti Yechury and two children. The former MP was admitted in the intensive care unit of AIIMS, Delhi and was being…
Bengaluru, Sep 12 (UNI) At least 40 people were detained and prohibitory orders issued in Nagamangala town in Karnataka’s Mandya district following violent clashes during a Ganesha idol immersion procession on Wednesday night, officials said. Deputy Commissioner of Mandya Dr Kumar confirmed that 40 individuals were taken into custody as a preventive measure to curb…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (UNI) Union Minister for New Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said there is a need to make energy transition a “mass movement” to secure energy security for the country. Addressing a curtain raiser press conference at his residence here on the upcoming 4th Global Renewable Energy Investors Meet & Expo…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka governments to file their replies on a review petition filed by Swami Shraddhanand alias Murali Manohar Mishra, seeking reconsideration of a judgment which sentenced him to life imprisonment for murdering his wife Shakereh Khaleeli. The 84-yr-old self-styled godman…
