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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London during his official visit to Great Britain. This visit is significant as it marks the first time a sitting Indian Defence Minister has visited the UK in over two decades. Earlier in the day, Rajnath Singh and his British counterpart, Grant Shapps, participated in the India-UK Defence Industry CEOs Roundtable at Trinity House in London. The UK announced plans to deploy its Littoral Response Group to the Indian Ocean Region later this year, with a proposal for the Carrier Strike Group to visit Indian waters in 2025,…

More than 44 lakh individuals actively participate in the ongoing Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, traversing every village and city in Haryana. Citizens, while warmly welcoming the Yatra, are effectively communicating their concerns to MPs, MLAs, and officials, leading to swift resolution of issues. This streamlined process has left people content, as they no longer need to visit district headquarters, resulting in significant time and cost savings. Additionally, health checkup camps set up at doorsteps have seen 7,89,213 people undergoing health checks during the Yatra. Over 5.45 lakh people have been tested for TB, receiving complimentary medicines. The Yatra has witnessed…

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has given administrative approval for critical road infrastructure projects aimed at enhancing connectivity in the state. The projects involve the improvement of 68 Other District Roads (ODRs) across four districts—Karnal, Kaithal, Hisar, and Bhiwani—at an estimated cost of Rs. 115.11 crore. These roads, serving rural areas, connect production centers to market centers, tehsil headquarters, block development headquarters, and railway stations. Detailed information on the projects includes the widening and strengthening of roads in Bhiwani District, Kalayat in Kaithal District, Adampur in Hisar District, and Indri and Nilokheri in Karnal District. These initiatives align with…

`We have waited for 33 years for this,` says the sister of the Kothari brothers, Ram and Sharad, who were killed during the Ram Janambhoomi movement. The Kothari family of Kolkata has long anticipated the Pran Pratishta ceremony that will mark the inauguration of the Ram Janambhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya. Ram and Sharad Kothari were among the first to hoist the saffron flag on the disputed Babri Mosque on October 30, 1990. The Mulayam Singh government ordered police forces to open fire on the Kar-Sevaks on November 2, 1990, resulting in the martyrdom of the Kothari brothers. Poornima Kothari, the…

On National Youth Day at the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed the significant role of India's youth in the country's development across various fields. He inaugurated the festival, urging Indian youth to support local products and avoid drug usage. PM Modi referenced the importance placed on youth power by historical figures such as Sri Aurobindo and Swami Vivekananda. He praised the potential of Indian youth to create history and encouraged them to engage in activities that would be remembered by future generations. The Prime Minister expressed confidence in the youth's ability to elevate the…

At the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik, Maharashtra, Union Minister Anurag Thakur asserted on Friday that India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will become the world's third-largest economy once he secures a third consecutive term. Thakur made these remarks with a few months remaining until the Lok Sabha elections. Prime Minister Modi visited Nashik for a day-long visit, addressing the National Youth Festival and inaugurating the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu. Thakur highlighted the current image of a rising India as the world's fifth-largest economy and anticipated India's ascent to the third-largest economy under…

Kingston councillors are gearing up for discussions on the 2024 budget, facing various priorities such as housing, firefighters, public transit, and photo radar investments. Despite these initiatives, Mayor Bryan Paterson is proposing a 3.5% tax increase for residents, marking a challenging budget process. This proposal is part of the first budget under the province's new strong mayor powers and amounts to a total budget of $600 million, covering both capital and operating expenses. The 3.5% property tax increase includes a one percent allocation for infrastructure investment, attributed by the mayor to inflationary pressures. The budget aims to sustain existing services…

As of last week, Brampton property owners in five of the city's wards are required to obtain a license to rent out four or less units.The new licence policy was launched by Brampton City Hall under its two-year Residential Rental Licensing Pilot program that began on Jan. 1 for homeowners, and or landlords in the city's five wards — one, three, four, five and seven.`We have a problem of illegal units in our city,` Brampton mayor Patrick Brown said at a press conference Dec. 28.The decision came last December after the city received thousands of complaints about lodging houses, illegal…

The Delhi Police has launched a significant crackdown on incarcerated gangsters in a concerted effort to curb the surge in criminal activities being orchestrated from within prisons. Led by Dwarka DCP Harshwardhan, the operation involves placing several notorious criminals, including Kala Jathedi, Neeraj Bawania, Navin Bali, and Raju Basodi, under police remand. Neeraj Bawania, associated with Bawania village in Delhi, is implicated in a range of criminal cases, including murder, dacoity, robbery, forced extortion, and threats. The initiative follows a thorough monitoring of cases related to extortion, forced collections, street crimes, and collaboration among gangsters across different prison facilities. Dwarka…

Former IPS officer Pritam Singh Bhinder has passed away. Known for his association with former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Bhinder served as the Police Commissioner of Delhi and was the husband of the late Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder, a former Member of Parliament from Gurdaspur. His departure was as abrupt and dramatic as his appointment as Delhi's police commissioner. While preparing to hand over documents related to the allocation of flats for widows of policemen killed on duty, Bhinder received a telephonic message from the Home Ministry, putting an end to his controversial 23-month tenure. He was instructed to relinquish his…