Rajnath Singh avoids 'handshaking' with Chinese counterpart
Apr 29, 2023, at 06:07 pm
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh did not shake hands with his Chinese counterpart during his meeting with him recently.
Assam-Meghalaya border: Lumpi celebrates Rongali Bihu
Apr 29, 2023, at 03:41 pm
People in Lower Lumpi region of Assam celebrated Bihu festival on Tuesday with a day-long cultural program and traditional games for the children of the area.
Delhi Police registers 2 cases against wrestling body chief after Supreme Court intervention
Apr 29, 2023, at 05:15 am
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Friday filed two cases against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh acting on the sexual harassment allegations made by the country's top wrestlers.
Delhi Court asks Mandoli Jail authorities to hear jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar on punishments
Apr 29, 2023, at 04:54 am
New Delhi: A Delhi High Court on Friday asked the authorities at Mandoli jail to provide alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar with a hearing regarding the punishment barring his canteen access for a period of 15 days, said a report in the media.
Apr 29, 2023, at 04:43 am
New Delhi: Delhi government’s Vigilance Department has served a notice to former Jal Board chief Udit Prakash Rai in connection with the alleged illegal demolition of a 15th-century palace in Delhi's Jal Vihar and the construction of a grand bungalow in its place, NDTV reported.
Apr 29, 2023, at 03:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Friday slammed the country's Olympics body chief PT Usha for criticising the wrestlers' public protest over alleged sexual misconduct by the wrestling body head.
Cyber warfare: Indian Army operationalising new units to counter rising threats from China, Pakistan
Apr 29, 2023, at 02:35 am
New Delhi: The Indian Army has operationalised new specialist units to counter the rising challenges posed by China and Pakistan in the world of cyberwarfare, media reports said.
Jet Airways' CEO-designate Sanjiv Kapoor quits a year after joining
Apr 29, 2023, at 02:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Jet Airways CEO-designate Sanjiv Kapoor quit the company Friday just a year after joining the grounded carrier.
Apr 29, 2023, at 01:42 am
New Delhi: The Maharashtra government has informed the Supreme Court that the probe pertaining to the Palghar lynching case, in which two Hindu sadhus of Juna Akhada were killed, will be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), media reports said.
'We must all stand with protesting wrestlers': Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Apr 29, 2023, at 01:22 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Extending her support to the wrestlers protesting at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday called for support towards their demand.
Apr 29, 2023, at 01:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 91 new 100W FM Transmitters on Friday in a move that will give a further boost to radio connectivity in the country.
CBI court rejects Manish Sisodia's bail plea in alleged Delhi liquor policy scam
Apr 28, 2023, at 11:27 pm
New Delhi: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Friday rejected the bail plea of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in a money laundering case connected to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam, media reports said.
Hate speech: SC orders all states and UTs to file cases even if no complaints are made
Apr 28, 2023, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday broadened the purview of its 2022 ruling directing all states and union territories to take note of the hate speeches and file cases even if no complaint is made, media reports said.
Apr 28, 2023, at 09:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has welcomed the Supreme Court order of transferring all cases from Justice Abhijit Ganguly's bench owing to the latter's television interview with a local private channel on the corruption issues.
Apr 28, 2023, at 09:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the order of Punjab’s Hoshiarpur Court's summoning order, against Shiromani Akali Dal President, Sukhbir Singh Badal, his late father Prakash Singh Badal, and others in an alleged case of forgery and cheating filed against them, in the controversy over the dual constitution of Shiromani Akali Dal.
PM Modi inaugurates 91 new FM transmitters to boost radio connectivity
Apr 28, 2023, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 91 new 100W FM transmitters on Friday to give a further boost to radio connectivity in the country.
Atiq Ahmed murder: SC asks UP govt why gangster and his brother were 'paraded' to hospital gate
Apr 28, 2023, at 09:16 pm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the UP government to submit a status report on the measures taken after the brazen murder of Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in police custody and questioned why the duo was 'paraded' and not taken to the hospital gate in an ambulance, media reports said.
BJP-sponsored North Bengal bandh receives mixed response, sporadic clashes reported
Apr 28, 2023, at 09:03 pm
Kolkata/Siliguri/UNI: The BJP-sponsored dawn-to-dusk Northern West Bengal bandh on Friday evoked mixed response with reports of sporadic clashes between the bandh protagonists and the state's ruling Trinamool Congress activists pouring in from several quarters.
Bengal Teachers' Scam: Justice Ganguly's TV interview prompts SC to remove him from the cases
Apr 28, 2023, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the transfer of all West Bengal teacher recruitment scam cases from Justice Abhijit Ganguly's bench owing to the judge's interview with a local private television channel on the corruption issue he was hearing, media reports said.
Actor Sooraj Pancholi acquitted in Jiah Khan death case
Apr 28, 2023, at 07:22 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai on Friday acquitted Bollywood star Sooraj Pancholi in the death by suicide case of actor Jiah Khan, media reports said.
India, UK joint military exercise commences in Salisbury Plains
Apr 28, 2023, at 06:57 pm
New Delhi: The 7th edition of joint military exercise “Ajeya Warrior-23” between India and the United Kingdom is being conducted at Salisbury Plains, United Kingdom from 27 April to 11 May 2023.
Apr 28, 2023, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with Iran's Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics Brigadier General Mohammed Reza Gharaei Ashtiyani in New Delhi on Thursday.
Rajnath Singh meets Kazakh, Tajikistani counterparts on sidelines of SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting
Apr 28, 2023, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held separate bilateral meetings with Minister of Defence of Kazakhstan Colonel General Ruslan Zhaxylykov and Minister of Defence of Tajikistan Colonel General Sherali Mirzo in New Delhi on Apr 27, 2023.
Jammu and Kashmir: Large number of tourists visiting Tulip Garden in Sanasar
Apr 28, 2023, at 05:52 pm
The Tulip Garden at Sanasar – Jammu and Kashmir’s second biggest and Jammu division’s biggest Tulip garden, is witnessing a strong footfall of tourists from across the nation in recent times.
Apr 28, 2023, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi: General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army, who is currently in India, is meeting senior military and civilian leadership to discuss avenues for enhancing the defence relationship between the neighbours.
PM Modi expresses happiness over tripartite pact with DNLA
Apr 28, 2023, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed happiness over the signing of the Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) with Assam's militant outfit Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA).
Gina Raimondo, Piyush Goyal discuss shared interest in maximizing progress on IPEF
Apr 28, 2023, at 04:15 pm
New Delhi: US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, India’s Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal recently discussed the shared interest in maximizing progress on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF).
US working on jet engine deal with India ahead of Narendra Modi's visit: RO Khanna
Apr 28, 2023, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi: Congressman RO Khanna has said the US wants to make sure the GE Engines deal with India is done so that they don’t lose out to Europe.
Operation Kaveri: Tenth batch of 135 Indians departs from Sudan
Apr 28, 2023, at 03:38 pm
New Delhi: The 10th batch of Indians, who were stranded in conflict-hit Sudan, have successfully departed from Port Sudan on an IAF C 130J flight, read a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday.
Many shops closed, public transport hit in BJP's 12-hour North Bengal bandh
Apr 28, 2023, at 03:05 pm
Kolkata: Many private buses kept off the roads and shops and markets remained shut in several areas in response to a 12-hour bandh called by the BJP in districts of Northern West Bengal on Friday.