PM Modi emphasised the importance of the Maldives as a key pillar of India’s “Neighbourhood First policy”. PM Modi congratulated Shahid on his resounding victory in the election, noting that this reflects the Maldives’ growing stature on the world stage. PTI New Delhi Last Updated:July 23, 2021, 20:30 IST FOLLOW US ON: UNGA president-elect Abdulla … Read more
Mamta will explain the Bengal model to all the leaders. Trinamool chief sounded the poll bugle with the slogan, ‘Not Gujarat, Bengal is the ideal model.’ West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will soon hold a meeting with Opposition leaders in Delhi, according to sources. The Trinamool Congress chief will be meeting leaders of all … Read more
As climate change morphs into a real-time threat, Meghalaya has turned to invoking its traditional leaders and institutions by turning them into evangelists and climate actors, and crusaders. Meghalaya Forest Minister James Sangma has decided to take it upon himself to collect ecological knowledge and climate wisdom from the ancestral conceptions and indigenous tribal leaders … Read more
Cuba’s fight against its tyrannical government wages on and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., defended protesters on “Hannity,” explaining why the country’s system has been such a failure. “Socialism doesn’t work. Marxism doesn’t work,” he said. “Marxism is about power – and nothing to do with prosperity. It’s about controlling people. A Marxist system wants to … Read more
The phone numbers of several top leaders of the NSCN (I-M) were added to a list of persons of interest believed to be generated by an Indian client of Israeli spyware company NSO Group, The Wire reported. The leaked database, which forms the basis of the Pegasus Project comprising thousands of numbers and accessed by … Read more
Oscar Fernandes suffered a fall while doing Yoga at his apartment in Attavar in the city on Sunday. Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi are in touch with the family members of Fernandes to enquire about his health. PTI Mangaluru Last Updated:July 21, 2021, 19:06 IST FOLLOW US ON: A team of … Read more
Cauvery, the stately British-era manor and the official residence of Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa is now looking like a mutt or an ashram. There has been a steady stream of saffron-clad visitors after a worried chief minister returned from New Delhi last weekend. According to highly reliable sources, the 78-year-old BJP stalwarts days are … Read more
‘World Failing’ on Covid, WHO Chief Tedros Says at Delayed Tokyo Olympics The head of the World Health Organization told Olympic chiefs “the world is failing” to stop Covid-19 as the pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 sports programme got underway on Wednesday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said an uneven vaccine rollout risked worsening the crisis, but hoped … Read more
President Ram Nath Kovid, Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu and other leaders across the party line extended greetings to the people celebrating Eid-al-Adha or the ‘Feast of Sacrifice’ on Wednesday. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished people on Eid-ul-Adha and hoped that the ‘day spirit of collective empathy, harmony and inclusivity in the service of greater good.’ … Read more
‘Won’t Meet Till He Apologises Publicly’: Signs That Amarinder-Sidhu Tiff is Far from Ending In a comment indicating strained ties between Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and newly-appointed state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu will continue, Singh said he will not meet Sidhu until he tenders an apology for his “derogatory” tweets against him, … Read more