Moscow, 25/6: Russia’s foreign ministry on Sunday said China had expressed support for Russia’s leadership in its efforts to stabilize the domestic situation after Saturday’s aborted mutiny by the Wagner group of heavily armed mercenaries. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko held a meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang after flying to Beijing for…
Shimla, 25/6: The state government is contemplating the formation of a special task force to combat drug menace, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Sunday. Presiding over a ceremony at the Gaiety Theatre here to felicitate the winners of various events organised under ‘Pradhaav – Wipe out drugs campaign,’ he said that…
UP, 25/6: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday batted for the freedom of media as he recalled June 25, 1975, as a “black day” in the history of Indian democracy — when the nationwide emergency was imposed by the Indira Gandhi-led government. Adityanath said this at an event at the office of The…
New Delhi, 25/6:A body of executives of Coal India Ltd on Sunday threatened to go on a strike unless their pay conflict with non-executive employees is addressed. The Coal Ministry has said it approved a wage revision agreement that was reached with trade unions for non-executive employees of the miner. All India Association of…
Moscow, 25/6:President Vladimir Putin will take part in a meeting of Russia’s Security Council next week, state television reported on Sunday. The report by Rossiya 1 television station’s Vesti current affairs programme did not say whether the meeting would take place on Friday as normal or be brought forward.
Mumbai, 25/6: In a bid to expand the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao would be on a two-day visit to Maharashtra during which he would visit the temple towns of Pandharpur and Tuljapur. KCR, as he is popularly known, is expected to interact with the pilgrims. KCR’s entourage would…
New Delhi, 25/6: Mallikarjun Kharge, who completes eight months as Congress president on Monday, had got a blanket approval during the Raipur Plenary exactly three months ago to nominate the party’s Working Committee but the wait for the 35-member panel still continues. Congress sources said the announcement of the panel is expected “very soon” and…
Dispur, 25/6: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has spoken to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and assured him of all possible Central help to deal with the flood situation in the state. Shah also said that the Modi government stands firm as it has always been with the people of Assam in these difficult…
Bangalore, 25/6: Junking a Vaastu ‘fault’ that had kept the south-facing door in his office closed for many years, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah got it opened for a review meeting on Saturday. When Siddaramaiah approached his office on the third floor of Vidhana Soudha for a review meeting on the implementation of Anna Bhagya…
Kolkata, 25/6:Two goods trains collided with each other near West Bengal’s Bankura in the wee hours of Sunday, resulting in the derailment of several bogies, reported news agency PTI. The incident happened at Onda station. In the wake of the incident, rail operations on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line have been halted, reported ANI. “As of…
