Rajnath postpones U.S., Russia visit following Uri terror strike

The Chief Guest of the program flagged off the bike yatra from Varanasi to his birthplace, Vadnagar, organised at Rudraksh International Cooperation and Conference Centre, Sigra, on Thursday. The program was started by lighting the lamp by Naidu, Union Food Processing Minister Chirag Paswan and garlanding the statues of Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday urged his counterparts in Ladakh to seek written assurances from the Centre on their demands, citing the pending restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir despite earlier verbal commitments.

"This is completely bogus; they are spreading. They are saying that the entire transaction of money is going to become a digital transaction. Earlier, you made it as their advantage, and you claimed it as the biggest advantage of the Modi government, and their transaction is now digital. Now you are asking the people to pay money in cash," Venugopal said.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha marked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday on Thursday, announcing a month long series of celebratory programmes planned by the Government of India across the country.

AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, questioning the legitimacy of the Chief Minister's recent trip to London and raising serious concerns over unfulfilled election promises, power shortages, and government spending.