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2+ years since violence gripped state, PM Modi to visit Manipur today | India News

IMPHAL: PM Modi begins a two-day trip to three states of the Northeast on Saturday, combining outreach with a Rs 36,000-crore development outlay focused as much on providing the healing touch to conflict-scarred Manipur as on giving the region an economic fillip. Modi is scheduled to arrive in the Kuki heartland of Churachandpur by helicopter […]

NC’s Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi slams his own party again, accuses it of ‘begging’ for statehood | India News

SRINAGAR: Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi once again launched a sharp attack on his own party, National Conference, accusing it abandoning Article 370 and “begging” for statehood.Addressing his followers in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday, Mehdi said for the first time in 40 years, people voted in large numbers in the Oct 2024 assembly […]

‘Warped mentality’: BJP fumes over AI video of PM Modi, his mother; Congress asks, ‘what disrespect?’ | India News

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday lashed out at Congress over an AI-generated video mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother Heeraben.Senior BJP leaders accused Congress of taking a vow to “repeatedly insult” PM Modi’s mother.Union Minister Piyush Goyal attacked the “despondent” Congress, saying the grand old party was creating new […]

‘Congress has sworn to insult her’: BJP on AI video of PM Modi’s mother; blames Rahul Gandhi’s ‘arrogance’ | India News

PM Modi and his mother Heeraben Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday slammed the Congress over an AI-generated video featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother Heeraben, accusing the party of taking a vow to “repeatedly insult” her. The clip was posted by the Bihar unit of the Congress.“The Congress […]

‘Fraught with danger’: MEA on Indians recruited into Russian army; asks nationals to stay away from ‘offers’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs on Thursday said that it has taken up the recruitment of Indian nationals in Russian Army and asked Moscow to end this practice amid its ongoing war with Ukraine.Responding to media queries, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that it has underlined the “risks and dangers” in joining the Russian […]

‘Violation of sovereignty’: PM Modi speaks with Qatar emir; condemns Israel strikes | India News

Smoke rises from an explosion, allegedly caused by an Israeli strike, in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (UGC via AP) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke with the emir of Qatar and strongly condemned the “violation of the sovereignty” of the Gulf nation.“Spoke with Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin […]

President, Governors can’t stall bills even if unconstitutional: 4 opposition states to SC | India News

NEW DELHI: Opposition-governed states of Karnataka, Punjab, Kerala and Telangana Tuesday told Supreme Court that Constitution confers no discretion on President and governors to stall a bill passed by legislature even on the ground it is unconstitutional or repugnant to a central law.Advocating the supremacy of the cabinet system of governance at the Centre and […]

VP election: CP Radhakrishnan hails win as triumph of ‘nationalistic ideology’; vows to work for nation’s development | India News

NEW DELHI: National Democratic Alliance‘s (NDA) candidate, CP Radhakrishnan on being elected as the Vice President on Tuesday, said that his victory reflects the triumph of “nationalistic ideology,” countering the opposition’s claim of an “ideological battle.“Speaking to news agency ANI he said, “Every post is important and every post has its own limitations. We have […]

Kharge chides farmer hit by flood, BJP says conduct ‘arrogant’ | India News

NEW DELHI: BJP and its allies on Monday lashed out at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over a viral video purportedly showing his interaction with a distressed farmer in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi, calling his conduct “arrogant” and unbecoming of a senior neta. BJP also criticised Rahul Gandhi over his reported trip abroad, describing him as “a casual […]

NDA’s Radhakrishnan has edge as MPs elect VP today | India News

NEW DELHI: The stage is set for the vice-presidential election on Tuesday, with National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee and Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan holding a commanding lead against opposition INDIA bloc candidate and former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy.The poll was triggered by Jagdeep Dhankhar’s sudden resignation on July 21.With BJP-led NDA commanding approximately […]