RSS plans shakha expansion, wider outreach to mark centenary year (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will focus on expanding its ‘shakhas’ and stepping up public outreach programmes during its centenary year, with the organisation saying it is pushing both organisational growth and wider social engagement as part of its 100th…
MUMBAI: Even as tensions continue to disrupt shipping routes in the Persian Gulf, two crude oil tankers have safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz and are heading towards Indian ports, offering a measure of relief on energy supplies. The Liberian-flagged tanker MT Smyrni is expected to arrive at Mumbai port on Saturday carrying about 1.4…
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday witnessed a ruckus after Rahul Gandhi was interrupted during his speech on the energy crisis when he took a jibe at oil and gas minister Hardeep Puri for his name allegedly appearing in the files of an American sex-offender. He also attacked the govt over the US waiver…
Is New Delhi recalibrating its approach to West Asia? The question has resurfaced after India’s notably cautious response to the latest escalation involving Iran. When the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28, triggering retaliatory missile attacks across the region, several global powers reacted swiftly. India, however, avoided taking a clear…
Workers unload LPG cylinders into carts for supply to houses amid reports of a nationwide shortage of LPG, in Patna NEW DELHI: With the availability of LPG remaining strained, govt on Friday urged nearly 60 lakh households to switch to piped natural gas (PNG) to ease pressure on domestic cooking gas cylinders. It also appealed…
JAMMU: Security forces Friday seized 503g heroin, allegedly air-dropped from Pakistan via drone, near the international border in RS Pura sector, on the outskirts of Jammu city.The recovery came a day after a joint team of BSF and police seized 2kg heroin, worth around Rs 12 crore in the international market, in Bahadurpur village in…
NEW DELHI: Govt has suggested holding Parliament sittings on March 28 and 29, the month’s last weekend, to make up for some holidays on weekdays during the ongoing budget session, which has also been marred by disruption over a host of issues. Sources said a proposal to this effect was made at the Lok Sabha’s…
Iran FM Abbas Araghchi with S Jaishankar (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held his fourth phone conversation with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East.In a post on X, Jaishankar said that the two leaders discussed bilateral ties and issues related to the BRICS…
NEW DELHI: In his phone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian late Thursday, PM Modi stressed that India is Iran’s friend and that his govt will do all it can to advance diplomacy as escalation is not in anyone’s interest. This is the closest India has come to expressing solidarity with Tehran, which said Friday…
Jairam Ramesh and Ayatollah Khamenei (Images/PTI) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioning his hesitation in condemning the death of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.Recalling his earlier charge of “compromised PM”, Ramesh claimed that PM Modi wanted to “avoid antagonising his American and Israeli…