Amarinder Singh | File Photo | Photo Credit: PTI A day after Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit called the menace of illegal drugs a major concern for the state, former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said he had flagged from time to time the issue of delivery of weapons and drugs from Pakistan via drones … Read more
Mulayam Singh Yadav was honoured with second-highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan posthumously. | Photo Credit: AP The Padma awards announced on Wednesday evening underlined once again, the Modi government’s consistent trend of choosing political leaders ideologically opposed to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Republic Day honours, be it Bharat Ratna for late President … Read more
Samajvadi Party founder Mulayum Singh Yadav. | Photo Credit: AP Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh, on the opposite side of the ideological spectrum to the BJP, architect Balkrishna Doshi and Dilip Mahalanabis, a doctor from West Bengal, will be honoured with the Padma Vibhushan posthumously, the country’s second highest civilian award announced on the eve … Read more
Rakul Preet Singh in the Hindi movie ‘Chhatriwali’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a condom manufacturing company in Pune, actor Rakul Preet Singh was pleasantly surprised to learn that 70% of the staff were women, who went about their work in a matter-of-fact manner. “It could have been a tea factory where the staff … Read more
On December 11, Himachal Pradesh saw a rare moment in State politics — in a State where politics is historically dominated by members of prominent families, a son of a bus driver took oath as the Chief Minister. Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, 58, who comes from a humble family background in rural Himachal Pradesh, has been … Read more
Cricketer-turned-politician Harbhajan Singh on December 1 took part in the roadshow of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Ahmedabad along with senior party leaders and Chief Ministers of Delhi and Punjab Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann ahead of the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly election. The Rajya Sabha MP said he expected the “same … Read more
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema. File | Photo Credit: PTI With the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab inching close to completing nine months in power, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who has been dealing with the stiffest task of bringing the cash-strapped State back on track fiscally, has seemingly demonstrated an assertive … Read more
“When we talk of theatrisation we are not amalgamating our fighting units, but amalgamating our headquarters based on operational considerations,” said Lt. Gen. Ajai Singh, Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN), the country’s only operational triservice command. He also recommended that all Service think tanks be brought under the ambit of the United Service Institution of India (USI), of which all Service Chiefs are vice-patrons, to … Read more
Our soldiers have proved this time and again, Mr. Singh said referring to the 2016 surgical strikes and 2019 Balakot airstrikes Our soldiers have proved this time and again, Mr. Singh said referring to the 2016 surgical strikes and 2019 Balakot airstrikes Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asserted that safeguarding national interests is the … Read more
The former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister is expected to file his nomination on September 30 The former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister is expected to file his nomination on September 30 Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh collected his nomination papers for the post of party president from the AICC headquarters, in New Delhi on September 29, … Read more