India and Japan on Thursday emphasised the role of their bilateral partnership in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific and discussed ways to deepen their cooperation on defence equipment. These issues figured in the 15th India-Japan foreign ministers’ strategic dialogue between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi. The meeting provided an opportunity to review...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated various development projects in the Sikar district of poll-bound Rajasthan. He said that the central government has taken decisions in the interest of farmers for nine years and created new arrangements from seed to market for them. Addressing the inaugural ceremony in Sikar, PM Modi said, “Today the country’s farmers...
The much-awaited trailer of Gadar 2 starring the iconic duo Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel is finally released. Directed by Anil Sharma, the film is a sequel to the 2001 blockbuster film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. In the trailer, Jeete (played by Utkarsh), the son of Tara and Sakina, is shown being tortured by a...
Indian football teams’ return to the Asian Games for the first time in nine years would provide a big boost to the players’ morale, All India Football Federation (AIFF) chief Kalyan Chaubey said on Wednesday. The Sports Ministry on Wednesday cleared the decks for Indian men’s and women’s football teams’ participation in the continental showpiece...
The captain of the Indian team, Rohit Sharma, remains one of the most fearsome batters in world cricket. Having emerged as a true match-winner since his promotion as an opener, Rohit has won many matches for India en route to some big milestones. As the Indian team gears up for the West Indies ODI assignment, Rohit...
A British newspaper investigation has uncovered how illegal Indian immigrants in the are being“coached” by numerous rogue lawyers in Britain to pretend they are Khalistani to makefake asylum claims.The Daily Mail visited a string of law firms with an undercover reporter posing as an Indian nationalwho had arrived in the UK illegally on a small...
The ruling NDA will have to lean on the support of Biju Janata Dal, YSR Congress Party, nominated members and Independents in the Rajya Sabha to ensure the passage of the bill to replace the Delhi Services Ordinance. While there is no official word on when the bill, which was approved by the Cabinet on...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday promised an unprecedented growth of the country during his third term in power, which, he said, will catapult it to one of the top three slots. Sending out a message of development and growth at the inauguration of Delhi’s revamped Pragati Maidan, he said, “From east to west, north...
The rupee gained 10 paise to 81.72 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, tracking a weak American currency and a firm trend in domestic equities. Forex traders said significant foreign fund inflows and crude oil prices below $80 a barrel also supported the local unit. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic...