Govt committed to protect interests of ex-servicemen: Yogi Adityanath
Jan 21, 2023, at 01:29 am
Ghazipur (UP)/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s double-engine government is committed to the welfare of armed forces personnel.
Jan 21, 2023, at 12:51 am
Jammu: Terming revocation of Article 370 as unconstitutional, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday said party’s stand on restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir is very clear.
Assam: Magh Bihu observed by following traditional community fishing
Jan 21, 2023, at 12:38 am
Assam marks the end of the Magh Bihu festival and during this period a three-day-long festival is observed in the state.
Catholic Association of Nagaland observes 39th anniversary
Jan 20, 2023, at 11:59 pm
Kohima: A large number of faithfuls from across the state of Nagaland celebrated the 39 years of existence of the Catholic Association of Nagaland (CAN).
Jammu and Kashmir: Razia Mushtaq is now Ganderbal's first gym owner
Jan 20, 2023, at 11:45 pm
Gandebal: A Kashmiri girl is breaking stereotypes as far as choice of her career is concerned as she has decided to become the first female gym owner of Gandebal.
Jan 20, 2023, at 11:38 pm
Davos: Chief economics commentator at the Financial Times Martin Wolf on Thursday expressed hope that in the next 10 to 20 years India will be the fastest-growing of the big economies.
S Jaishankar says India supports both political, economic stability of Sri Lanka
Jan 20, 2023, at 11:35 pm
Colombo: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said the country supports both the political and economic stability of Sri Lanka.
V Muraleedharan meets Ministers of United Arab Emirates, discusses issues related to Indian diaspora
Jan 20, 2023, at 11:28 pm
Abu Dhabi: Union Minister of State (MoS) V Muraleedharan held separate meetings with the Justice and Tolerance Ministers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday where he discussed the issues related to the Indian diaspora members.
Indian Navy set to commission fifth Kalvari class submarine Vagir on Netaji's birth anniversary
Jan 20, 2023, at 11:24 pm
New Delhi: The Indian Navy is set to commission the fifth Kalvari class submarine Vagir on Jan 23, which will mark the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Jan 20, 2023, at 11:21 pm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court in its order Friday protected filmmaker Leena Manimekalai from arrest, other coercive processes in multiple FIRs lodged against her in different states over a poster of her documentary showing an actor depicting goddess Kaali smoking a cigarette.
Jan 20, 2023, at 11:11 pm
New Delhi: India participated in the First Movers Coalition (FMC) Leadership Meeting of the World Economic Forum which deliberated on the world need for clean energy technologies to confront climate crisis globally.
India should be the destination for semiconductors: Ashwini Vaishnaw tells at World Economic Forum
Jan 20, 2023, at 10:45 pm
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday pitched India's semi-conductor industry at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos and said the country will be a large telecom equipment exporter in future.
Jindal Stainless supplies stainless steel for Mumbai Metro Project flagged off by PM Narendra Modi
Jan 20, 2023, at 09:51 pm
Mumbai: Giving an impetus to the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, the Hon’ble Prime Minister launched Phase 2 of the Mumbai Metro Line 2A and 7.
PM Narendra Modi distributes 71,000 appointment letters under Rozgar Mela via video conferencing
Jan 20, 2023, at 09:14 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi distributed about 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits in Government departments and organisations via video conferencing on Friday.
Dissolve WFI: Congress on wrestlers' protest
Jan 20, 2023, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Amid the ongoing protest of wrestlers against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its president, the Congress on Friday demanded the Centre to immediately dissolve the Federation.
Bengal job scam: After CBI quizzing, ED raids at TMC youth leader Kuntal Ghosh's flats
Jan 20, 2023, at 06:25 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday began searching at the flats of TMC's youth leader Kuntal Ghosh, accused of money laundering in the job scam in West Bengal, a day after the CBI quizzed the politician at its Nizam Place office in the city, official sources confirmed.
STF arrests four on the charge of storing huge quantity of illegal chromites and coal
Jan 20, 2023, at 06:22 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The sleuths of the Special Task Force (STF) have arrested four people from Bhadrak District Police on charges of cargo theft and illegal storage of coal and chromite.
Loan fraud case: Bombay High Court grants interim bail to Videocon Group founder Venugopal Dhoot
Jan 20, 2023, at 06:16 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Bombay High Court on Friday granted interim bail to Videocon Group founder Venugopal Dhoot in the ICICI Bank-Videocon loan fraud case.
Election Commission seeks report on political violence in Tripura
Jan 20, 2023, at 06:13 pm
Agartala/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Tripura to submit the inquiry report by Friday on the political violence recently perpetrated on opposition CPI-M and Congress allegedly by ruling BJP cadres.
Practice yoga for 15 mins everyday for me: PM Modi to youngsters on Mumbai metro ride
Jan 20, 2023, at 05:32 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Apart from his administrative commitments and politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also known for his fitness regime which is also visible in his government's pro-active plans to encourage people to remain fit.
Bengal: Mamata calls Abhishek Banerjee on stage of govt programme, stirs row
Jan 20, 2023, at 04:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday stirred a row by calling upon her nephew, Trinamool Congress MP and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, on the stage of a state government programme in Alipurduar.
Jan 20, 2023, at 07:48 am
London/IBNS: In a defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the British Parliament, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak distanced himself from the BBC documentary series, saying he "doesn't agree with the characterization" of his Indian counterpart.
'A matter of concern', says India on Myanmar's air strike along its Northeast border
Jan 20, 2023, at 06:59 am
New Delhi: India on Thursday reacted to a recent airstrike by Myanmar Air Force on a rebel group near its border in Mizoram in the Northeast, calling it a matter of concern.
'Not satisfactory response': Protesting wrestlers after meeting Anurag Thakur
Jan 20, 2023, at 05:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur Thursday met the wrestlers protesting in Delhi over sexual harassment allegations against the federation chief and coaches.
'Opposition unity my only wish, don't aim to benefit from it personally': Nitish Kumar
Jan 20, 2023, at 05:46 am
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday said he only wishes that the opposition in the country will unite and this wish has nothing to do with his own aspirations.
'I became a big victim of medical crime': Taslima Nasrin shares the horror of hip replacement
Jan 20, 2023, at 04:08 am
India-based Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin, whose pictures on a hospital bed triggered reactions from netizens about her health, Thursday clarified that she was not ill but became a victim of a gross medical crime.
Jan 20, 2023, at 03:12 am
Kolkata: West Bengal's Tourism Minister Babul Supriyo on Thursday said there should be more activity for the public and the private sectors to work collectively that will attract more tourists to Bengal.
BBC documentary on PM Modi a 'propaganda' to push 'discredited narrative', 'colonial mindset': India
Jan 20, 2023, at 02:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India strongly condemned a BBC series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots on Thursday, calling it a "propaganda piece designed to push a discredited narrative" that shouldn't be "dignified" with a response.
Saurabh Kirpal, gay lawyer, should be elevated as judge: Supreme Court recommends again
Jan 20, 2023, at 02:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a first, the Supreme Court Thursday made reasons public on why the government has objected to the elevation of three senior advocates and its own response in the matter.
Last two ‘Saroops’ of the Guru Granth Sahib arrives in India from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
Jan 20, 2023, at 02:28 am
New Delhi: The last two ‘Saroops’ of the Guru Granth Sahib arrived in India from Afghanistan recently, a country currently ruled by the Taliban.