New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) swung into action after some miscreants pelted stones on the Shatabdi Express last evening, on which Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief was travelling and apprehended two suspects.The RPF and UP police, in a joint operation zeroed in two suspects, believed to be rag-pickers after scanning the CCTV footage and apprehended them.The stone-pelting incident happened on Thursday evening when Lucknow-New Delhi Swarn Shatabadi Express, wi…
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Dharamsala, June 12 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who underwent a left knee replacement surgery at a hospital in New Delhi, was discharged on Friday, a medical bulletin said.Earlier in June 2024, the elderly Buddhist monk underwent a right knee replacement at the hospital for special surgery in New York City and made an excellent recovery.A Senior Consultant at the hospital said: “His Holiness the Dalai Lama underwent successful left knee replacement surgery on Monday, June 8…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Nearly six hours after Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee appeared at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police on Thursday evening to face questioning in connection with the legislators’ signature mismatch case, the interrogation was still underway.As per the order of a single-judge vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court earlier in the day, Abhishek Banerjee, who is al…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in New Delhi last month shows that the alliance is not becoming obsolete; rather, it has gained further credentials as a needed deterrence and fallback because the very strategic environment that created it has become more militarised and the threats have deepened, according to an article.Attended by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Foreign Ministers of India, Japan and Australia, the grouping is moving into a more pra…
Hyderabad, June 11 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday sought a task force for six metropolitan cities in the country, with an investment of Rs 1 lakh crore per city to develop them to global standards. Addressing the 11th governing council of NITI Aayog in New Delhi, he stated that New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru are true engines of the economy, yet they lag behind the world’s great cities.While seeking an M6 Cities Task Force, he mentione…
Chennai, June 11 (IANS) Amid calls from political allies and stakeholders to actively represent Tamil Nadu’s interests at the national level, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay is set to participate in the 11th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday. The meeting, scheduled to be held at the Cultural Centre in the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex, will bring together Chief Ministers from across the country to deliberate on development pri…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee have strongly refuted media speculation surrounding their recent private meeting, describing some news reports as inaccurate and misleading.According to a statement by senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, the interaction between the two veteran politicians was marked by warmth and cordiality, focusing primarily on personal matters rather than any high-stakes political negotiations or allia…
Athens, June 10 (IANS) India’s readiness to export advanced defence equipment to Turkey’s rivals is largely viewed as a “counterbalance” to Ankara’s sustained military and diplomatic support for Pakistan on global platforms, a report has stated. A report in ‘Greek City Times’ citing Turkish defence analyst Ardan Zenturk stated that Greece’s prospective acquisition of the Indian supersonic BrahMos missile could significantly shift the military balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean r…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) India-UAE relationship is driven by economic pragmatism and mutual investment opportunities, allowing both countries to pursue shared economic objectives while retaining flexibility in wider foreign policy ties, a new report has said.The report from Times Kuwait said India and the United Arab Emirates are deepening a sector‑focused partnership that prioritises trade, energy security, logistics and technology cooperation.The partnership has gained momentum through init…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Congress General Secretary, Organisation, K.C. Venugopal, had called an urgent meeting of all AICC General Secretaries, state in-charges, and state unit Presidents for Thursday to discuss the political developments.Taking to X, Venugopal said, “An urgent meeting of AICC General Secretaries, In-charges and PCC Presidents will be held tomorrow, 11 June, 2026, at Indira Bhavan, New Delhi, to discuss current political developments. INC President Sh. Mallikarjun Kharge ji wi…