New Delhi, 15/8: Indiawill hand over a Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft to Sri Lanka Navy on Monday at a ceremony here which will be attended by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Vice Chief of Indian Navy Vice Admiral S N Ghormade, who is on a two-day visit to the country, accompanied by Indian High Commissioner in…
New Delhi, 15/8: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday alleged that a “self-obsessed” government is hell-bent on “trivialising” the sacrifices of freedom fighters and the party will strongly oppose such attempts made for political gains. Gandhi’s attack came a day after the BJP released a video narrating its version of events that led to…
New Delhi, 15/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the completion of 75 years of Independence was a time to step towards a new direction with a new resolve and called India the ‘mother of democracy’. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort for the ninth consecutive time, Modi…
New Delhi, 14/5: Insisting that the keyword for India today is compassion for the downtrodden, the needy and those on the margins, President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday asked citizens to pledge everything one can for the country’s “safety, security, progress and prosperity”, saying building a “glorious India” will only make their life meaningful. In…
New Delhi, 14/8 : Stepping up its attack Congress on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, the Bharatiya Janata Party tweeted a video criticising the party and holding it responsible for the partition of India. In a 7-minute long video, BJP alleged that the then top leaders of the Congress accepted Muslim Legue’s demand of forming…
New Delhi, 14/8: In view of the 76th Independence Day celebration on Monday, security has been stepped up across the national capital with more than 10,000 personnel manning the Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the country. From facial recognition system cameras to multi-layered security cover and deployment of…
Mumbai, 14/8: Salman Rushdie is off the ventilator and is talking, the president of Chautauqua Institution, where the Mumbai-born author was stabbed at an event onstage, said. “@SalmanRushdie off ventilator and talking! Continued prayers from all @chq,” Chautauqua Institution president Chautauqua Institution said in a tweet on Saturday night.
New Delhi, 14/8: The Congress on Sunday attacked the BJP for ‘using’ the tragedy of partition for political goals. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that the real intent of the Prime Minister to mark August 14 as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ is to use the most traumatic historical events as fodder for his…
Madrid, 14/8: Carlo Ancelotti confirmed on Saturday that he will quit football management when he eventually leaves Real Madrid, ending one of the most glorious careers of football’s modern era. Ancelotti had said in May that he would “probably” quit once he left Madrid, but he removed all doubt in an interview with Italian…
Mumbai, 14/8:Veteran investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, also known as the big bull of Dalal Street, passed away on Saturday in Mumbai. He was 62. Several media reports said he died of a heart attack. Jhunjhunwala made his fortune on the stock exchange as a value share investor and is often compared to the…
