PM Modi reaches Srinagar to address mega public rally

PM Modi reaches Srinagar to address mega public rally

Srinagar, March 7 Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Srinagar on Thursday in order to address a mega public rally at the famed Bakshi Stadium. After landing in the technical area of Srinagar airport, the Prime Minister reached the headquarters of 15 Corps in a helicopter. Accompanied by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for the…

India ready to tackle any threat on borders: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

India ready to tackle any threat on borders: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, March 7 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India has emerged as a militarily strong nation under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was ready to give a befitting response to any threat on its borders. Speaking at the NDTV Defence Summit, he said, “history shows that India has never…

CBI weighing legal options to transfer Sheikh Shahjahan from Kolkata to Delhi

CBI weighing legal options to transfer Sheikh Shahjahan from Kolkata to Delhi

Kolkata, March 7 After getting the custody of Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind in the January 5 attack on ED and CAPF personnel at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal, the CBI sleuths are now mulling legal options on how to transfer the suspended Trinamool Congress leader to New Delhi. Sources said the central agency is planning…

Gym trainer killed a day before wedding in Delhi

Gym trainer killed a day before wedding in Delhi

New Delhi, March 7 A 29-year-old gym trainer, who was all set to get married on Thursday, was killed by unidentified person in south Delhi, police said. The deceased was identified as Gaurav Singhal, a resident of Devli Extension. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ankit Chauhan said that on Thursday, a police control room (PCR)…

CBI submits two FIRs against Sheikh Shahjahan in Bengal court

CBI submits two FIRs against Sheikh Shahjahan in Bengal court

Kolkata, March 7 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted two FIRs filed against Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan at the Basirhat Sub-Divisional Court in West Bengal’s North 24 Paragans district in connection with the January 5 attack on ED and CAPF personnel in Sandeshkhali. The development is important because after a high-drama the…

Ration card can’t be used as address, residence proof: Delhi HC

Ration card can’t be used as address, residence proof: Delhi HC

New Delhi, March 7 The Delhi High Court has recently clarified that ration cards are intended solely for accessing essential commodities under the public distribution system and should not be used as proof of address or residence. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh noted the lack of a verification mechanism for the address details on ration cards,…

Instead of Akbar & Aurangzeb, we idolised Maharana Pratap, Shivaji: Defence Minister

Instead of Akbar & Aurangzeb, we idolised Maharana Pratap, Shivaji: Defence Minister

New Delhi, March 7 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday gave an insight into priorities and preferences of Modi government in past ten years and how the thrust on Atmanirbharata and the inherent strength of ‘Indianness’ has brought unprecedented changes, unseen in UPA I and II eras. Speaking at NDTV’s maiden Defence Summit, Defence Minister…

Japan’s real wages fall in January for 22nd month

Japan’s real wages fall in January for 22nd month

Tokyo, March 7 Japanese workers’ real wages in January shrank for the 22nd straight month, as salary gains continued to fall short of outpacing inflation, government data showed on Thursday. Inflation-adjusted real wages were down 0.6 per cent from a year earlier, following a revised 2.1 per cent fall in December, logging their smallest decline…

Cause for concern when neighbours don’t observe written agreements, says EAM Jaishankar on China

Cause for concern when neighbours don’t observe written agreements, says EAM Jaishankar on China

Tokyo, March 7 Noting the reality of power shifts in the Indo-Pacific, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday referred to China and said that it is a cause for concern when a country does not observe written agreements with a neighbour. Participating in the first Raisina Roundtable in Tokyo, Jaishankar said there are political…