NW DELHI: A patient advocacy group has cautioned the government over the free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU, urging it to make the full text public and place it before the Parliament for a detailed discussion, prior to its signing. The group said such scrutiny is essential to enable an informed debate on the…
Kanimozhi, Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and DMK parliamentarian Kanimozhi met on Wednesday for discussions on the Tamil Nadu assembly elections but no agreement was reached on seat-sharing in the state, where the DMK is in power and the Congress is its ally.“It was a pleasant meeting, and no seat-sharing…
Bangladesh on Wednesday said that there was no security situation that justified India recalling the family members of its diplomats from Dhaka. This comes after New Delhi cited precautionary safety concerns amid rising extremist activity ahead of the country’s general elections.Bangladesh’s foreign affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said that there was “no reason” for such…
Yogi Adityanath (ANI image) Asserting that development cannot be divided based on caste, religion or region, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the government is committed to carrying out welfare and development works “without bias or discrimination”. He noted that a discrimination-free approach reflects Ram Rajya (an ideal rule of just, ethical,…
NEW DELHI: Veteran Maharashtra leader and NCP chief Ajit Pawar‘s uncle Sharad Pawar on Wednesday ruled out conspiracy theory over the death of his nephew, who died in a fatal plane crash earlier in the day.In a first reaction to Ajit Pawar’s death, the NCP(SP) chief said that Ajit Pawar’s death was just an accident…
NEW DELHI: Hours after Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s death in a tragic aur crash, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with Maharashtra governor Acharya Devvrat and deputy CM Eknath Shinde, reached NCP chief’s residence in Baramati to console his wife and other family members.In a video released by news agency PTI, Fadnavis is seen…
NEW DELHI: The final moments of the Learjet 45 carrying Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar were marked by repeated landing attempts and poor visibility, before the aircraft crashed and burst into flames near the runway threshold at Baramati.Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said preliminary information indicates poor visibility at the time…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar was killed in a plane crash on Wednesday while travelling from Mumbai to Baramati amid the ongoing elections to Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra.Pawar was seated in a Learjet 45 XR aircraft along with his PSO Vidip Jadhav. Meanwhile, three people from the cabin crew…
File photo: President Droupadi Murmu with PM Modi (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday addressed a joint sitting of Parliament on the opening day of the Budget Session 2026-27, outlining the Union government’s vision centred on social justice, inclusive growth, national security and the goal of a developed India.The President delivered…
NEW DELHI: In its bid to cater to the growing demand for Vande Bharat sleeper trains, railways will manufacture the first such premium train having 24 coaches at Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai.The current Vande Bharat sleeper trains have 16 coaches and have capacity of 823 berths while the new 24-coach trains will have 1,224…
