Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his family met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday. Both dignitaries had a wonderful conversation on many subjects. PM Modi said that Sunak is a great friend of India and is passionate about even stronger India-UK ties.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with US President Donald Trump in Washington DC on Friday and discussed deepening of India-US partnership across various segments while also affirming their faith in the atomic energy. The two leaders held discussions on wide-ranging issues, ranging from firming up the defence framework between two nations and also boosting ties in fields like energy, trade and more.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against two operatives of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror group in connection with the murder of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Prabhakar, also known as Vikas Bagga, in Punjab. The chargesheeted individuals are Dharminder Kumar, alias Kunal, and Harwinder Kumar, alias Sonu, who is currently absconding and based in Dubai.
Seeking an impartial probe from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday, accused the Aam Aadmi Party-led state government of misusing its influence and machinery to extort the party funds from Punjab State Power Corp Ltd (PSPCL) officials.
Opposing the move of the Central Government to land the next plane carrying deported Indians at the Amritsar airport on Saturday, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday described it as a “conspiracy of the Union government to defame Punjab and Punjabis”. Interacting with the media here, the Chief Minister said that despite Punjab being the food bowl and sword arm of India, the BJP-led government has started a tirade to defame the state.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been summoned by a Lucknow court on March 24 in connection with his allegedly defamatory remarks against the Indian Army during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Alok Verma scheduled the hearing for March 24 and said that Rahul Gandhi would have to be present in court.