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NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his celebration of India’s 7.8 per cent GDP growth in the first quarter of FY27, alleging that common people continue to face unemployment, price rise and inequality. In a post shared on X, Kharge said, “Lights. Camera and INACTION. This is the story of Modi ji’s PR when it comes to the Economy.” “@narendramodi ji, You are saying that the country is celebrating GDP Growth. You may have that luxury, but the Aam Aadmi does NOT! Our Common people are burdened by 3 ‘U’s…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday signed the declaration at the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit along with other member state heads. Addressing the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, PM Modi called for dismantling the “entire ecosystem of terrorism”, including its financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe havens, asserting that there can be no “double standards” in the fight against terrorism. PM Modi said terrorism remains a “grave challenge to all of humanity” and stressed that the fight against it cannot be limited to a mindset of “action-reaction”. “We must dismantle the entire ecosystem of terrorism its…
KATHUA: A pigeon bearing a ring inscribed with what appears to be a Pakistani mobile number was found in a border village of Hiranagar sector in Kathua district, prompting police to launch an inquiry. Official sources said the bird was spotted by locals in Chhan Khatriyan village earlier this week. On examining it, they found a ring tied to its leg carrying the number 03001717652. The matter was subsequently reported to police, who took the pigeon into their possession for further examination. Police said all possibilities are being verified, including whether the bird had flown across the International Border. The…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday outlined India’s core vision for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) around the three foundational pillars of Security, Connectivity, and Opportunity. Addressing the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, PM Modi said, “Now is the time to take these three pillars beyond a ‘vision’ and toward ‘concrete outcomes'”. PM Modi called for the 10-member bloc to transform its 25-year foundation of dialogue and cooperation into “tangible outcomes,” urging member states to turn their “shared geography into shared opportunities” amid global uncertainty and instability. PM Modi said, “In these 25 years, we have prepared a strong foundation…
The death toll from the devastating flash flood in Nepal rose to 987 on Tuesday, with security forces recovering more bodies from different parts of the country, officials said. The authorities estimate that 3,916 people, including 583 foreigners, remain unaccounted for as security personnel, including those from the Nepal Army, intensify search and rescue operations in the affected areas. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), 321 bodies were recovered from Chitwan, 216 from Nawalparasi East, 170 from Nawalparasi West and 95 from Nuwakot. Similarly, 65 bodies were recovered from Gorkha, 55 from Dhading, 38 from…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday lashed out at the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government over the alleged gang-rape of a minor in a moving bus in Noida, and said there was no chance of any accountability being fixed for the police under Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as this crime too shall have a curtain drawn over it. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said Delhi-NCR has become so unsafe for women that a minor girl was gang-raped for 47 km in a sleeper bus from Greater Noida to…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for dismantling the “entire ecosystem of terrorism”, including its financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe havens, asserting that there can be no “double standards” in the fight against terrorism. Addressing the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, PM Modi said terrorism remains a “grave challenge to all of humanity” and stressed that the fight against it cannot be limited to a mindset of “action-reaction”. “We must dismantle the entire ecosystem of terrorism its financing, recruitment, radicalization, and safe havens. We must speak in one voice that there can be no place for…
Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held a brief meeting with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) President Giles Thompson on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting in Asheville, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday. Sharing details of the interaction in a post on X, the ministry said, “Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. @nsitharaman and Mr. Giles Thompson, President, Financial Action Task Force @FATFNews, had a brush-by meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting, in Asheville, today.” The ministry did…
In a rare window of personal diplomacy between India and China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping shared a brief handshake ahead of the family photograph during the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. With the world’s cameras flashing at Bishkek’s Yrys Ordo Congress Hall, the India-China interaction was also joined by the Russian President Vladimir Putin. The development comes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2025 invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to the BRICS Summit that India will host later this month. President Xi thanked Prime Minister Modi for the invitation and offered China’s support to…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday accused the Centre of delivering a “high-voltage shock” of rising prices to the country, and said the “arrogant” Modi government remains intent on misleading the people through “statistical jugglery”. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “preoccupied with generating fake headlines” and has even snatched away the common person’s dream of building a home. “The Modi government is delivering a fresh, high-voltage shock of rising prices to the country every week,” he said in a post in Hindi on X. Inflation is no longer confined to the…