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Sachin Pilot takes aim at his own govt in solo Rajasthan campaign | 'Committed to winning': BJP kickstarts 2-day executive meet with eye on elections in 9 states | Critics Choice Awards: RRR wins best foreign film, Naatu Naatu best song | Viacom 18 bags media rights for Women's IPL 2023-2027 | Arvind Kejriwal leads AAP's march against Delhi L-G over teachers' Finland trip | 'If TMC activists slap you, slap them harder': BJP MP Locket Chatterjee | 'Mamata fit to be PM,' says Amartya Sen prompting TMC chief's 'order' response, BJP snubs | Australian Open: Rafael Nadal tames young talented Jack Draper | PM Modi flags off first Vande Bharat Express train from Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam | World saw India will not be coerced: S Jaishankar on response to China

'Are you number two to Shivakumar or Siddaramaiah?': Smriti Irani taunts Jagadish Shettar in Karnataka poll campaign

Apr 26, 2023, at 06:11 pm

Dharwad/UNI: Giant killer and BJP's star campaigner Smriti Irani has launched a tirade against Jagadish Shettar who migrated to Congress after saffron party denied him a ticket to contest in May 10 assembly election from Hubballi-Dharwad Central constituency.

#MeToo against WFI chief: Supreme Court to hear wrestlers' plea on Apr 28

Apr 26, 2023, at 05:53 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear on Friday the plea of 7 wrestlers seeking registration of FIR against WFI President, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accusing him of sexually harassing women wrestlers, including a minor, who have represented India in international sporting events.

Operation Kaveri: India evacuates more than 500 nationals from Sudan so far

Apr 26, 2023, at 03:16 pm

New Delhi: India safely evacuated 534 Indian nationals from strife-torn Sudan to Jeddah, via Indian naval ships and IAF aircraft, with more sorties to follow as part of Operation Kaveri.

India is exploring possibility of setting up logistics hub in Panama: S Jaishankar

Apr 26, 2023, at 05:55 am

Panama City/IBNS External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed the possibility of setting up a logistics hub for Indian companies in Panama, during his talks with his Panamanian counterpart Janaina Tewaney Mencomo, who said her country shares the potential of it emerging as an energy and logistics hub and as a strategic business and investment center.

'Such dilution leads to impunity': IAS body to Bihar on release of former MP

Apr 26, 2023, at 04:39 am

Patna/IBNS: The top body of Indian bureaucrats has issued a strong protest against the change in rules in Bihar to facilitate the release of gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh, who was serving a life term in the murder case of a Dalit IAS officer.

Former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal dies at 95

Apr 26, 2023, at 03:25 am

Mohali/IBNS: Parkash Singh Badal, a five-time former Punjab Chief Minister, and Akali Dal patriarch, died on Tuesday. He was 95.

Bollywood actor Chrisann Pereira jailed in UAE; Mumbai Police arrest 2 for making her drug mule

Apr 26, 2023, at 03:09 am

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police has nabbed the actual perpetrators in a drug case that landed a Bollywood actor in a UAE jail, media reports said.

Delhi liquor policy case: Manish Sisodia named as an accused for first time in CBI chargesheet

Apr 26, 2023, at 12:46 am

New Delhi/IBNS: AAP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia has been named as an accused in the Delhi liquor policy case chargesheet filed by the CBI, media reports said.

PM Modi inaugurates India's 1st water metro in Kerala

Apr 25, 2023, at 09:46 pm

Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated India's first water metro that connects 10 islands around Kochi in India’s southern state of Kerala.

Karnataka polls: PM Modi to hit campaign trail on Apr 29, May 3

Apr 25, 2023, at 08:43 pm

New Delhi/UNI: In order to give a fillip to BJP's electoral prospects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka on April 29 and May 3.

PM Modi flags off Kerala's first Vande Bharat Express

Apr 25, 2023, at 07:02 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express at Thiruvananthapuram Central Station, the service has been started between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod.

Arrested separatist leader Amritpal Singh was trying to build Khalistan's new brand in Punjab: Intel

Apr 25, 2023, at 06:30 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS: Arrested separatist leader Amritpal Singh was trying to build a new brand of the Khalitani identity in the north Indian state of Punjab, intelligence officials said as reported by media.

Australian university names theatre after Assam's Annada Gohain

Apr 25, 2023, at 05:57 pm

The  University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has paid tribute to India's Annada Gohain, the first woman to graduate from UNSW's School of Chemical Engineering, by naming a theatre after her.

Supreme Court issues notice to Delhi Police over wrestlers protest

Apr 25, 2023, at 05:12 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Observing that there are serious allegations against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Saran in the petition filed by wrestlers who have represented India, and assuring the sportspersons of a hearing, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Delhi Police.

India poised to become world’s most populous nation: UN

Apr 25, 2023, at 04:17 pm

New Delhi/New York: India is about to surpass China as the world’s most populous nation in the coming days, the UN population data chief told reporters on Monday.

MoS External Affairs V Muraleedharan leaves for Sudan Rescue Mission

Apr 25, 2023, at 04:12 pm

Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan has left for Jeddah to spearhead "Operation Kaveri" to rescue Indians from the war-torn Sudan.

LAC row: India, China hold 18th round of military talks

Apr 25, 2023, at 04:04 pm

New Delhi:  The 18th round of India- China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side on Sunday where the two sides discussed issues related to the Line of Actual Control (LAC), officials said on Monday.

India launches 'Operation Kaveri' to bring back Indians stranded in Sudan

Apr 25, 2023, at 03:51 pm

New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the process of evacuating Indian citizens from conflict-hit Sudan has commenced.

Deputy Commissioner inaugurates Tura Industrial Fair 2.0 to promote local entrepreneurs

Apr 25, 2023, at 06:17 am

Tura/Meghalaya: The District Commerce and Industries Centre inaugurated the two day Tura Industrial Fair 2.0 (TIF) at the Police Parade Ground, Tura, Meghalaya on April 20.

'Jagadish Shettar was denied election ticket by BJP as he didn't indulge in corruption': Rahul Gandhi

Apr 25, 2023, at 05:36 am

Hubballi/IBNS: Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday stated that Jagadish Shettar was denied an election ticket by the saffron party as he did not indulge in corruption.

Young women take on mounting E-waste threat in Nagaland

Apr 25, 2023, at 04:42 am

Kohima/IBNS: Sowete-ü Letro and Bendangwala Walling joined forces to establish e-CIRCLE in 2018, a pioneering waste management enterprise that operates on the principles of the circular economy.

Indian man pees on co-passenger on board New York-Delhi flight: Reports

Apr 25, 2023, at 03:32 am

New Delhi/IBNS: An Indian man on a New York-Delhi American Airlines flight urinated on a co-passenger, media reports said Monday. This follows a similar incident on an Air India flight in Nov last year involving an Indian. 

Noted Pak-born author, columnist Tarek Fatah, known for calling out Islamists, dies after long battle with cancer

Apr 25, 2023, at 02:29 am

Well-known Pakistan-born Canadian columnist and popular television personality Tarek Fatah passed away on Monday at the age of 73. Fatah, who was known for calling out Islamists, his progressive views, his human rights activism and unforgiving criticism of Pakistan, was battling cancer for a long time. 

Kannada TV actor Sampath J Ram found dead in Bengaluru home

Apr 25, 2023, at 02:17 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: Kannada TV actor Sampath J Ram was found dead at his house in Bengaluru's Nelamangala on Saturday. He was 35.

In big push for 2024 polls, PM Modi holds massive roadshow in Kerala's Kochi, to flag off Vande Bharat Express

Apr 25, 2023, at 02:05 am

Kochi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a massive roadshow in Kerala's Kochi on Monday evening, where he landed for a two-day visit.

No place for sympathizers of criminals in UP: Yogi Adityanath

Apr 25, 2023, at 01:10 am

Shamli (UP)/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday slammed the previous regimes in the state and said that now all mafias and criminals have been eliminated and the state does not have a place for even those who sympathized with dreaded criminals who were a threat to society.

Manipur: BJP MLA resigns from MANIREDA, following 4 others from state govt agencies in April

Apr 25, 2023, at 12:58 am

Imphal (Manipur): Another BJP MLA Khwairakpam Raghumani Singh on Monday resigned from the chairmanship of Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency (MANIREDA).

Blood stains, knife discovered in gangster politician Atiq Ahmed's office in UP: Report

Apr 25, 2023, at 12:53 am

Prayagraj (UP): The Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday said that it has found bloodstains inside the partially razed office of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed.

Sudan conflict: India's Operation Kaveri underway; 500 stranded citizens reach Port Sudan for evacuation

Apr 24, 2023, at 11:13 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India has launched the operation to evacuate its citizens from war-torn Sudan, with 500 Indians already reaching Port Sudan, tweeted External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

SC seeks report on Calcutta HC judge's alleged interview on Bengal job scam to media

Apr 24, 2023, at 11:08 pm

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought a report from the Registrar General of the Calcutta High Court on whether Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay gave an interview to a news channel about the case related to the school recruitment scam in West Bengal.