Narendra Modi sets five key goals for next 25 years for India to become developed nation by 2047
Aug 15, 2022, at 02:41 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the nation on Independence Day when he set five key goals for the next 25 years for India to become one of the developed countries by 2047.
Aug 15, 2022, at 07:11 am
Birbhum: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday came down heavily on the BJP-led Centre over the arrest of her close aide and her party's Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in an alleged cattle smuggling case.
Jammu and Kashmir: Police constable, militant injured during ongoing encounter in Srinagar
Aug 15, 2022, at 04:29 am
Srinagar: A militant and a security personnel were injured in an ongoing encounter that erupted at Nowhatta in down town Srinagar on Sunday evening, police said.
Tricolor hoisted at homes of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir
Aug 15, 2022, at 03:31 am
New Delhi: The national flag has been hoisted on Sunday at the residences of several active and slain terrorists in Kashmir Valley on the eve of Independence Day.
Independence Day: Mega 75x50 ft national flag hoisted by Tamil Nadu Minister KN Nehru
Aug 15, 2022, at 03:17 am
Salem: A mega national flag measuring 75x50 feet and hand painted by 75 students of fashion technology department of Sona College of Technology and Textile Technology dept of Thiagarajar Polytechnic Salem over 14 days was hosted by Tamil Nadu Minister for Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply KN Nehru at Salem on Sunday.
We should fully realise the dreams of the freedom fighters by 2047: President Droupadi Murmu
Aug 15, 2022, at 01:24 am
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said the citizens should fully realise the dreams of the freedom fighters by 2047.
Imran Khan plays S Jaishankar video in rally; praises India's independent foreign policy
Aug 15, 2022, at 01:22 am
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again praised India for standing firm in the face of US pressure as he attacked the West for criticizing India for buying discounted Russian crude.
Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army conducts 'Jashne-eTulail' programme
Aug 15, 2022, at 12:29 am
Srinagar: India Army conducted “Jashn-e-Tulail” to bring cohesiveness and bonding between Army and the local populace in Tulail valley in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district.
India gifts Donier-228 maritime surveillance aircraft to Sri Lanka Air Force: Reports
Aug 14, 2022, at 10:17 pm
Colombo: The Indian Air Force has gifted a Donier-228 maritime surveillance aircraft to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), media reports said on Sunday.
Multi-layer security grid in place for Independence Day in Jammu
Aug 14, 2022, at 10:02 pm
Jammu: A multi-layer security arrangement has been put in place ahead of 75th Independence Day for peaceful conduct of the celebrations across the Jammu region.
Aug 14, 2022, at 10:00 pm
Patna/UNI: After break up with BJP, the JD (U) leaders in Bihar have started pitching for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as Opposition's prime ministerial candidate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. But the NCP on Sunday dismissed the possibility, stating that the candidate selection would be done by the elected MPs of the opposition parties after parliamentary elections.
Home ministry announces Police Medals, J&K leads with 204 gallantry medals
Aug 14, 2022, at 09:22 pm
New Delhi: Home Ministry on Sunday annouced 1,082 Police Medals to be awarded to police personnel across the coutry on the occasion of the Independence Day, 2022.
Aug 14, 2022, at 08:36 pm
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways, Sanjiv Kapoor, who recently travelled on an Air India flight, shared his experience and added that he would discuss the takeaways with the staff of his airline which would resume operations soon, after remaining grounded for nearly three years.
BJP takes dig at Jawaharlal Nehru in video on partition, Congress hits back
Aug 14, 2022, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Taking a dig at the Congress as India marks its second "Partition Horrors Remembrance Day", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday released a video narrating its version of events that led to the partition of India in 1947.
Investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passes away at 62
Aug 14, 2022, at 03:45 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Indian business magnet Rakesh Jhunjhunwala died at a Mumbai hospital on Sunday morning. He was 62.
Man slits estranged wife's neck on Karnataka court premises
Aug 14, 2022, at 03:17 pm
Hassan (Karnataka)/UNI: A man killed his estranged wife on the premises of a family court in Karnataka by allegedly slitting her neck on Saturday, according to police.
J&K cop killed in militant grenade attack in Kulgam
Aug 14, 2022, at 02:07 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel was killed in a grenade attack lobbed by unknown militants at Qaimoh area of Kulgam district, police said on Sunday.
Slipper thrown at Tamil Nadu minister's car; 5 BJP workers arrested
Aug 14, 2022, at 05:28 am
Chennai: Five BJP workers have been arrested after a slipper was hurled at Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan's car in Madurai. The minister was in Madurai to pay respects to Rifleman D Lakshmanan who laid down his life while fighting terrorists in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Chennai Customs recovers monkey, turtles, pythons and snakes from Bangkok passenger
Aug 14, 2022, at 05:10 am
Chennai: A passenger from Bangkok was caught with live animals, including one De Brazza's monkey, 15 King snakes, five Ball pythons, and two Aldabra tortoises, by the customs officials in Chennai airport on August 11, according to media reports.
PM Modi's mother distributes national flags in her Gandhinagar residence
Aug 14, 2022, at 04:01 am
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi on Saturday distributed the national flags to children in Gujarat's Gandhinagar.
Delhi Police busts drug racket operating from Afghanistan
Aug 14, 2022, at 03:46 am
New Delhi/UNI: Crime Branch of Delhi Police claims to have busted a drug trafficking nexus operating from Afghanistan to Punjab and arrested a man who is the main link of the cartel, police said on Saturday.
Bangladesh free to take a stand on Beijing's 'One China' policy based on its interests: Jaishankar
Aug 14, 2022, at 03:24 am
Bengaluru: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Saturday said that Bangladesh will naturally take a stance on Beijing's 'One China' policy considering its own interests but it is a very valuable partner and India is deeply committed to fostering a relationship with it.
Aug 14, 2022, at 02:39 am
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, a votary of reforms in Muslim personal laws, told Indian Express in an interview that the ban on Rushdie’s Satanic Verses, the overturning of the Supreme Court's verdict in the Shah Bano case, and the decision to open the locks of the Babri Masjid, did monumental harm to the country as these issues were dealt with not on merit but to build vote banks.
Himachal Pradesh amends law to forbid forced mass conversion
Aug 14, 2022, at 12:53 am
The Himachal Pradesh Assembly Saturday passed a bill banning mass religious conversion and increasing the maximum punishment to 10 years against offenders, amending its 2019 law which forbids religious conversion through force or allurement.
Jammu and Kashmir: Tug of war event marks Independence Day celebrations at BSF School
Aug 14, 2022, at 12:35 am
Jammu: A Tug of War competition was organised on Saturday for Under 14 Boys and Girls competition at BSF Primary School here to mark 75th Independence Day celebrations.
Kashmir: Hizbul chief's son, Bitta Karate's wife among four who lose govt jobs due to terror links
Aug 14, 2022, at 12:11 am
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has removed the services of four government employees, including terror accused Bitta Karate's wife and terror group Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's son, for having terror links, media reports said on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Cinema halls to reopen after three decades
Aug 13, 2022, at 11:55 pm
Srinagar: After a long gap of three decades, a new multiplex will soon be opened in Jammu and Kashmir.
Centre to conduct survey on sanitation workers involved in unsafe acts
Aug 13, 2022, at 11:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is in the process of starting a survey to account for the number of people involved in unsafe activities like cleaning septic tanks, and sewers, The Hindu reported.
Sri Lanka grants permission for entry of Chinese research vessel despite India's concern : Reports
Aug 13, 2022, at 11:13 pm
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has granted permission to the Chinese tracking vessel Yuang Wang 5 to dock at the Hambantota Port, a move that was objected to by India.
Will push last nail in coffin of terrorism in one year: Jammu and Kashmir Guv Manoj Sinha
Aug 13, 2022, at 11:08 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday asserted that government will push last nail in the coffin of terrorism in one year.