In today’s meeting, Macron’s diplomatic adviser Emmanuel Bonne will meet National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval in the national capital. New Delhi: Amid reports that France is keen to sell 36 more Rafale fighter jets to India, the two countries will hold NSA-level talks on Thursday. This would be the …
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Day after getting SC nod, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury leaves for J&K, slams Governor Satya Pal
Malik’s remark on Congress The Supreme Court had on Wednesday allowed Yechury to visit Jammu and Kashmir to meet Tarigami. New Delhi: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury left for Srinagar to meet his party leader and former MLA, Yousuf Tarigami on Thursday morning. Before leaving for Srinagar, Yechury stated that …
Read More »NIA raids five locations in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore; laptops, mobile phones seized
Laptops, mobile phones, SIM cards and pen-drives have been seized by the central anti-terror probe agency. CHENNAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted raids at five locations in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district as part of its ongoing investigation into the alleged Islamic State module in the state and …
Read More »Fire breaks out in Telangana Express near Haryana’s Ballabgarh, passengers rescued safely
No injuries or casualties have been reported so far. A fire broke out in the Hyderabad-New Delhi Telangana Express, train no 12723, near Asaoti station in Haryana’s Ballabgarh on Thursday morning. Several fire tenders are at the spot. No injuries or casualties have been reported so far. All the passengers …
Read More »Rahul Gandhi igniting fire of separatism, is loved by Pakistan: Smriti Irani
Irani said that Pakistan is getting support from Rahul Gandhi, who continues to speak against the Narendra Modi govt’s policies and actions. Amethi: Union Minister Smriti Irani has slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that it is not for the first time that Pakistan is finding support from him. While …
Read More »Mumbai: BEST employees demand pay hike, go on indefinite hunger strike
The protestors are demanding the merger of BEST budget with that of BMC, hike in salaries and Diwali bonus. Mumbai: Some employees of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) sat on an indefinite hunger strike on Wednesday after no breakthrough emerged in talks with the administration for a new …
Read More »Varsity polls on September 6; results on September 8
This year JNUSU will have 43 councillors as compared to 31 last year, the poll panel said. NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students` Union (JNUSU) election 2019-20 will be held on Friday, September 6, while the results for the same will be declared on Sunday, September 8. The polling …
Read More »Singh Averse to Tories, Greens Wave Green Signal
Edmonton (ATB): “I am simply taking a stand on principle” stated Singh. A video had just been released showing the Conservative leader, Andrew Scheer, speaking against gay marriage in Parliament — in 2005. The “news” of Scheer’s publicly stated position of 14 years ago — a position shared by many …
Read More »Mumbai Dakar- filling the under represented niche
Being a foodie, I totally loved moving to Edmonton a city with a diversity of food options. However, I had never seen many fusion food restaurants, so Mumbai Dakar same as a surprise to us. When Yashji asked me whether Dakar meant “burp” in Hindi, I couldn’t but agree with …
Read More »Asian Star- Gunjan Sharma
Native village/Country, parent’s background I was born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. My father was the late Shri Nitya Nand Swami was a lawyer who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly for five years, a member of the Legislative Council for 14 years, Chairman of the Legislative Council for …
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