New Delhi, 9/9: China has raised objections to the US hosting the Group of 20 nations in 2026 as already announced by President Joe Biden’s administration, according to four people familiar with the discussions. G20 members rotate their presidency of the group, including the annual summit of world leaders, and the US has said it…
Bhadrak, 9/9: Under FACOR Sathi Pragati Project, FACOR welcomed a new batch of women tailoring trainees to Jivika Centre. The trainees enrolled from nearby gram panchayats of FACOR (both in Bhadrak and Sukinda Valley) with aspirations to become future women entrepreneurs. A total of 22 sewing machines with accessories have been provided at the center…
New Delhi, 9/9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his British counterpart Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 Summit on Saturday and discussed ways to deepen trade linkages and boost investments. Sunak, who arrived at Delhi on Friday, held talks with Modi after the first session of the G20 Summit. Earlier, Sunak greeted Modi…
Bangalore, ,9/9: Observing that ‘BJP-JD(S) alliance’ for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections shows that the JD(S) has no ideology and does anything for power, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the party which has ‘secular’ in its name is joining handsbwith communalists “When I termed JD(S) as a ‘B team’ of the BJP, they…
New Delhi, 9/9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was identified as the leader representing ‘Bharat’ at the G20 Summit here on Saturday as he made his opening remarks at the beginning of the two-day meeting. The government has used ‘Bharat’, a name used in the Constitution for the country along with India, in several official G20…
Andhra, 9/9: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with the Skill Development Corporation scam. The CID arrested Naidu in Nandyal, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) said on Saturday. The TDP chief was arrested at around 6 a.m. in the morning following…
Washington DC, 9/9: Rohan Bopanna’s agonising wait to win his maiden men’s doubles Grand Slam title continued as he lost the hard-fought US Open final with partner Matthew Ebden to defending champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury here on Friday. Playing only his second men’s doubles final at a Major tournament, Bopanna and his Australian…
New Delhi, 9/9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief at the loss of lives in an earthquake in Morocco and said India is ready to offer all possible assistance to Morocco in its very difficult time. A powerful earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday killed at least 296 people, the country’s Interior Ministry…
New Delhi, ,8/9: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said religion and politics are different things and one need not mix them, his comment coming amid a political tussle on DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remarks about Sanatan Dharma recently. Udhayanidhi Stalin, Tamil Nadu minister and son of the southern state’s chief minister MK Stalin, had…
Bangalore, 8/9: Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday confirmed that the BJP and JD(S) would enter into an alliance to fight the 2024 Lok Sabha polls together, a big political move that the Congress is watching closely. Yediyurappa’s statement is the first formal confirmation on the BJP-JD(S) alliance that has been speculated ever…
