Kannur (Kerala), Jul 13 (PTI) Senior BJP leader C Sadanandan Master, who has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha, on Sunday said the party high command's decisions and his new responsibility are aimed at realising its core objective of "Viksit Keralam" (Developed Kerala). He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi indicated the new position two days prior during an interaction and he learned of the nomination this morning. A senior leader of the saffron party from politically volatile Kannur district,...Read More
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally informed Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam of his nomination to the Rajya Sabha, in a candid and heartfelt phone call on Saturday, July 12. "PM Modi called me and asked if he should speak in Hindi or in Marathi. Both of us started laughing," Nikam said, adding that the Prime Minister then switched to Marathi and told him that the President wished to entrust him with new responsibilities. "I immediately said yes," Nikam told reporters in Mumb...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on being nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President, stating that Shringla unique experience would enrich Parliamentary proceedings. Shringla is among four eminent personalities nominated to the Upper House under Article 80(1)(a) of the Constitution, read with clause (3) of the same article. The nominations come in the wake of vacancies created by the retirem...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the contributions of former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, special public prosecutor in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case Ujjwal Nikam, Kerala BJP leader C Sadanandan Master and historian Meenakshi Jain after they were nominated to the Rajya Sabha. In a notification issued late Saturday night , the Union Home Ministry said the President has nominated the four to the Rajya Sabha. "Shri Ujjwal Nikam's devotion to...Read More
New Delhi: Former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Special Public Prosecutor in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case Ujjwal Nikam, Kerala BJP leader C Sadanandan Master and historian Meenakshi Jain have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha. In a notification issued late Saturday night, the Union Home Ministry said the President has nominated the four to the Rajya Sabha. "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 80 of the Constitution of India, read wi...Read More
New Delhi, July 13: Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Deorao Nikam and former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla among four eminent personalities nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President of India in a significant move recognising excellence in public service and scholarship. Ujjwal Nikam is best known for handling high-profile criminal cases, including the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks trial of Ajmal Kasab and the 1993 Bombay blasts case. Tamil Nadu Train Fire: Diesel-Laden Goods Train Catches F...Read More
NEW DELHI, Jul 13: Former Foreign Secretary Shringla, Special Public Prosecutor in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case Ujjwal Nikam, Kerala teacher C. Sadanandan Master, and historian Meenakshi Jain have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President of India. The nomination announcement in the Gazette on Saturday (July 12, 2025) noted that they are being nominated to fill the vacancies caused due to retirement of nominated members. In total, the President of India nominates 12 persons as ...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Deorao Nikam and former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla among four eminent personalities nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President of India in a significant move recognising excellence in public service and scholarship. Ujjwal Nikam is best known for handling high-profile criminal cases, including the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks trial of Ajmal Kasab and the 1993 Bombay blasts case. Shringla, known for his distinguished dip...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Deorao Nikam and former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla among four eminent personalities nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President of India in a significant move recognising excellence in public service and scholarship. Ujjwal Nikam is best known for handling high-profile criminal cases, including the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks trial of Ajmal Kasab and the 1993 Bombay blasts case. Also Read | Shubhanshu Shukla Return to E...Read More
The BJP's Punjab unit on Saturday (July 12, 2025) held demonstrations at many places in the State against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's remarks criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign visits. The BJP leaders and workers shouted slogans against Mr. Mann and also burnt his effigies. Party leader Tarun Chugh slammed the CM's remarks as "vile and disgraceful". Mr. Chugh said Mr. Mann is "drunk with power and arrogance" to the point where he doesn't even know what he is saying. "He's a...Read More
New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday categorically rejected suggestions of a potential nuclear exchange with India during the recent military standoff, asserting that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is intended solely for peaceful purposes and national defence. Speaking to a gathering of Pakistani students in Islamabad, Sharif addressed concerns about the use of nuclear weapons amid the four-day military escalation triggered by the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, India, ...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): A fire broke out at Dwarka Radisson Blu Hotel in the national capital in the early hours of Sunday. The fire was observed in the sauna room on the second floor of the hotel, said officials, adding that no casualties have been reported. We received a call around 12:17 am that a fire broke out in the Hotel Radisson Blu. When we came here, a fire was observed in the sauna room on the second floor. The fire has been extinguished now. No casualties have been report...Read More
Srinagar, July 12 : Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said that the women-led development in Jammu and Kashmir is key to eradicating terrorism and ushering in lasting peace and prosperity. CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO Addressing the valedictory function of women vocational training course at Army Goodwill School Balapur here in Shopian, the LG said, "Under PM Modi's guidance women's empowerment has been transformed into a mass movement in Jammu and Kashmir. The social and economic upliftment ...Read More
JAMMU, July 12: The Government today ordered transfer, posting and adjustment of IAS officers. Dr. Ashish Chandra Verma, awaiting orders of posting in the General Administration Department has been posted as Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Tourism Department. He shall also hold the charge of the post of Administrative Secretary, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, in addition to his own duties, till further orders. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsAp...Read More
Srinagar, July 12 : In a major action against anti-national elements, police in Ganderbal today attached immovable properties worth Rs 3.2 crore belonging to 3 terrorists operating from PoJK involved in case FIR No. 48/2009 under section 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, registered at Police Station Kheer Bhawani. CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO "The individuals whose properties have been attached are Farooq Ahmad Rather, son of Abdul Ahad Rather, resident of Kurag Ganderbal, Noor Moha...Read More
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that the Indian armed forces have the special blessings of Goddess Kali and during Operation Sindoor, they displayed amazing valour, courage and bravery in destroying terrorist camps on Pakistani soil. The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader also said the spiritual and cultural symbols and centres of India were targeted during the British rule and thus, after independence, it was necessary to rebuild those. Speaking at the inauguration of ...Read More
Lucknow: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the Indian armed forces have the special blessings of Goddess Kali and during Operation Sindoor, they displayed amazing bravery in destroying terrorist camps on Pakistani soil.Speaking at the inauguration of a newly-built Badi Kali temple in Lucknow's Chowk area, the Lucknow MP said that women soldiers and pilots participated in the Operation Sindoor in large numbers and defeated the enemy. The defence minister said the 26th anniversary of...Read More
Srinagar- To the world, he may be seen as extraordinarily lucky. But to 40-year-old Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, the lone survivor of the Air India crash on June 12, survival has come at an unbearable cost. Vishwas, an Indian-origin British national, was the only person to walk away alive after Flight AI171, a London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner, crashed seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The crash claimed the lives of 241 passengers and crew membe...Read More
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha emphasizes the role of women-led development in combating social issues and fostering peace in Jammu and Kashmir. Women's empowerment is a cornerstone of growth, with vocational training for over a thousand women, aiming to bridge gender gaps in entrepreneurship. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha underscored the importance of women-led development to tackle challenges such as terrorism and drug addiction in Jammu and Kashmir, during his address at the closing cerem...Read More
Meet IAS Officer Sreenath K: Worked As Railway Coolie, Studied Using Free Wifi To Clear UPSC Exam Without Coaching; His Self-Study Success Mantra Is... In a major action against anti-national elements, Ganderbal Police has attached immovable properties worth 3.2 Crore belonging to three terrorists operating from PoK involved in the Unlawful activities The Fir has been registered agisint three terrorists at Police Station Kheerbawani. The individuals whose properties have been attached are Far...Read More
Kerala- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that "Operation Sindoor" is another example of the government's decisive cross-border counter-terrorism action, adding it to the list of bold military responses following the Uri and Pulwama attacks. Addressing a public meeting in Kerala, Shah recalled the government's response to major terror incidents in the recent past. "We responded to the Uri attack with a surgical strike and to the Pulwama attack with air strikes," he said, referring ...Read More
Lucknow: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the Indian armed forces have the special blessings of Goddess Kali and during Operation Sindoor, they displayed amazing bravery in destroying terrorist camps on Pakistani soil.Speaking at the inauguration of a newly-built Badi Kali temple in Lucknow's Chowk area, the Lucknow MP said that women soldiers and pilots participated in the Operation Sindoor in large numbers and defeated the enemy. The defence minister said the 26th anniversary of...Read More
Kochi, Jul 12 (PTI) A special NIA court has revoked the order of attachment in connection with 10 properties that were linked with Popular Front of India (PFI) which was banned by the Centre in 2022 for its alleged links with global terrorist organisations. Special NIA court judge P K Mohandas revoked, for varying reasons, the attachment order passed in 2022 by the Designated Authority under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in respect of all the properties. Also Read | Maharasht...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Stating that America relationship with Pakistan is complex, a leading security expert has said that he does not see the possibility of Islamabad getting US technology antime soon and that the United States administration has conveyed that it will not back those who back terrorism. In an interview with ANI, welfare scholar and chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute, John Spencer, said that India is not the same India of five years ago, and fo...Read More
Chandigarh, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP national General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Saturday slammed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for once again making vile, disgraceful comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign visits. Chugh said in a statement that Mann "is drunk on power and arrogance to a point where he doesn't even know what he's saying anymore". "Cheapness is dripping from his every word," Chugh said. "He's attacking a Prime Minister who's been elected three times by the pe...Read More
Srinagar, July 12 (UNI) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said that empowering women socially and economically was key to overcoming challenges such as terrorism, drug abuse, and other social ills, and to building a peaceful and prosperous J&K. He was speaking at the valedictory function of Women vocational training course at Army Goodwill School Balapur, Shopian. The Lieutenant Governor felicitated the women trainees who have completed their Vocational Training and Life Enhancement Skills...Read More
Chandigarh, Jul 12 (PTI) The BJP's Punjab unit on Saturday held demonstrations at many places in the state against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's remarks criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign visits. The BJP leaders and workers shouted slogans against Mann and also burnt his effigies. Party leader Tarun Chugh slammed the CM's remarks as "vile and disgraceful". Chugh said Mann is "drunk with power and arrogance" to the point where he doesn't even know what he is saying. "He's atta...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 12 : Noting that Indian strikes during Operation Sindoor were a message about its capability ... New Delhi [India], July 12 : Noting that Indian strikes during Operation Sindoor were a message about its capability not just to Pakistan, but to the world, a leading international security expert has said that New Delhi demonstrated not just capability but showed the will to strike with precision and restraint. In a video interview with ANI, warfare scholar and expert John ...Read More
Srinagar, Jul 12 (PTI) Women-led development is key to overcoming challenges like terrorism and drug addiction, and building a peaceful and prosperous Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday. Sinha attended the valedictory function of the women's vocational training course at the Army Goodwill School in Balapur in south Kashmir's Shopian. Also Read | Trump Announces 30% Tariffs on EU Goods from August 1. He felicitated the women trainees who completed their vocatio...Read More
Srinagar, Jul 12 (PTI) Women-led development is key to overcoming challenges like terrorism and drug addiction, and building a peaceful and prosperous Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday. Sinha attended the valedictory function of the women's vocational training course at the Army Goodwill School in Balapur in south Kashmir's Shopian. He felicitated the women trainees who completed their vocational training and life enhancement skill courses at the school and fi...Read More