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RAJKOT/AHMEDABAD: PM Narendra Modi ratcheted up his “atmanirbharta” push amid increasing protectionist measures globally, saying on Saturday that from “chip to ship, everything must be made in India”, which has no choice now but to be self-reliant. Dedicating projects spanning various sectors and worth over Rs 1 lakh crore, PM Modi said in Bhavnagar that…
NEW DELHI: With the US imposing one lakh dollar fee on H-1B visas, Congress neta Rahul Gandhi called Narendra Modi a “weak Prime Minister”, exhuming a 2017 tweet in which he had used the same epithet on the issue concerning the US visas for highly skilled workers.Taking potshots at Trump’s recent phone call to wish…
New Delhi: The decision to hike H-1B visa fees will choke US innovation and boost India’s, former G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said Saturday. “By slamming the door on global talent, America pushes the next wave of labs, patents, innovation and startups to Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Gurgaon,” he wrote on X.“India’s finest doctors, engineers, scientists and…
Chhattisgarh Deputy CM Vijay Sharma (File photo) NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh deputy CM Vijay Sharma on Saturday said govt was willing to positively consider the CPI(Maoist) offer to lay down arms and start peace negotiations, but the outfit must immediately stop civilian killings and remove IEDs it had planted across its areas of influence.“The CPI(Maoist) letter…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission is likely to announce the dates for the Bihar polls, which may be conducted in two phases, in the first week of October.The high-stakes showdown will test the governing NDA, led by CM Nitish Kumar, against a charged opposition, which is already in battle mode with Rahul Gandhi conducting a state-wide…
NEW DELHI: India responded cautiously to the US move, saying it was likely to have humanitarian consequences by way of the disruption caused for families. It also expressed hope that these disruptions can be addressed suitably by US authorities. The Indian response seemed intended to avoid any confrontation, and said industry in both India and…
Governor of Manipur Ajay Kumar Bhalla paid respects to two Assam Rifles jawans, who laid their lives on the line duty following a terrorist attack in Bishnupur (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Two suspects were detained on Saturday in connection with an ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur that killed two personnel and injured…
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: In a move to build India’s maritime power, reduce dependence on foreign ships and be future-ready to face any supply chain disruption, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced three schemes entailing govt investment of over Rs 70,000 crore to boost the shipbuilding sector. These are a part of…
Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (File photo) SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir administration Saturday allowed Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to visit Sopore to offer condolences to the family of veteran Hurriyat functionary Prof Abdul Gani Bhat, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 89.“After three days of house detention, I was allowed…
Army personnel in their armoured vehicles on the Jammu Srinagar National Highway, in Udhampur (ANI photo) JAMMU: A soldier wounded in a gunfight with terrorists in J&K’s Udhampur district died Saturday, pushing this year’s security death toll in counterterrorism operations in the region to 20 — 14 in Jammu and six in Kashmir.Officials said Lance…
