Very emotional moment for me: Modi on conferring Bharat Ratna on LK Advani
Feb 03, 2024, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said conferring India's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) patriarch LK Advani was a "very emotional moment" for him.
PM Modi announces BJP patriarch and Ram Mandir agitation face LK Advani to be conferred Bharat Ratna
Feb 03, 2024, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) co-founder and the Ram Mandir agitation face, LK Advani, will be conferred Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of the country.
Challenges of 21st century cannot be fought with 20th century approach: PM Modi
Feb 03, 2024, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said 21st century challenges cannot be fought with a 20th-century approach, but there is a need to rethink, reimagine and reform.
Indian-origin man Gurjit Singh found dead in New Zealand, investigation underway
Feb 03, 2024, at 04:03 pm
An Indian-origin man was found dead under mysterious circumstances in New Zealand's Dunedin on Monday.
DMK govt in Tamil Nadu is 'anti-Hindu', repeats FM Sithraman
Feb 03, 2024, at 08:43 am
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday reiterated her position that the DMK government in Tamil Nadu is an anti-Hindu party, media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee 'doubts' if Congress will secure 'even 40 seats' in Lok Sabha polls
Feb 03, 2024, at 07:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday challenged the Congress to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Hindi heartland states as she doubted their ability to even secure "40 seats" in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
India to withdraw all troops from Maldives by May 10
Feb 03, 2024, at 06:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid ongoing tension between India and the Maldives, both nations held a second meeting of the High-Level Core Group in New Delhi on Friday where the Indian government agreed to withdraw troops from all three platforms of Male.
Feb 03, 2024, at 06:27 am
Chandigarh/Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over Chandigarh's mayoral polls claiming that the world's largest party was caught red-handed while "stealing" votes in a "small mayor election".
Arvind Kejriwal gets notice from Delhi Police over AAP's poaching claim
Feb 03, 2024, at 04:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was attempting to "buy" seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs to destabilise his government, the Delhi Police Crime Branch landed at the Chief Minister's residence to serve him a notice in the case, media reports said.
Mamata begins sit-in-dharna demanding payment of MGNREGA dues from Centre
Feb 03, 2024, at 02:39 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday began a sit-in-dharna here, demanding payment of dues in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) fund to the state.
Miking, rallies denied for Rahul Gandhi's Nyay Yatra due to Madhyamik exam in Bengal
Feb 03, 2024, at 02:05 am
Birbhum/IBNS/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on Friday began in Murshidabad on the way to neighbouring Birbhum district with some "administrative restrictions" due to Madhyamik examinations, which started this morning.
Feb 02, 2024, at 11:42 pm
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman said that the recently announced India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor is a strategic and economic game changer for India and others.
Sri Lankan politicians praise Indian Minister S Jaishankar for promoting tourism to Island Nation
Feb 02, 2024, at 11:30 pm
Sri Lankan politicians have appreciated Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for promoting Sri Lanka as a tourism destination.
US government notifies Congress of possible 31 MQ-9B UAV sale to India
Feb 02, 2024, at 10:28 pm
The US Congress on Thursday formally notified the possible sale of 31 MQ-9B high altitude long endurance armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) to India.
Feb 02, 2024, at 08:43 pm
India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha on Sunday (January 28, 2024) laid the foundation stone for the construction of King Ashoka’s Pillar of Dharma at the Rajaguru Sri Subuthi Temple in Wadduwa town.
Delhi: AAP claims MLAs, volunteers detained ahead of protest against BJP
Feb 02, 2024, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday alleged that their MLAs, councillors, and several volunteers were detained by Delhi Police ahead of the party’s protest against BJP over the Chandigarh Mayor elections.
PM Modi to dedicate, inaugurate and lay multiple infrastructure projects in Odisha
Feb 02, 2024, at 07:39 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation of multiple infrastructure projects worth over Rs 68,000 crore during a public programme in Sambalpur in Western Odisha on February 3.
Champai Soren takes oath as Jharkhand CM
Feb 02, 2024, at 06:40 pm
Ranchi/IBNS/UNI: A couple of days after Hemant Soren stepped down, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Champai Soren took oath as the new Chief Minister of the state.
Supreme Court asks Hemant Soren to approach HC with his plea against ED arrest
Feb 02, 2024, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Refusing to entertain his plea, the Supreme Court on Friday asked former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to approach the High Court with his petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case, media reports said.
Feb 02, 2024, at 02:56 pm
An Indian-origin student was found dead in Ohio state of the US, leaving the community shocked.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor slams Interim Budget
Feb 02, 2024, at 06:55 am
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor slammed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's interim budget speech on Thursday, stating that not much substantive information emerged from it.
Champai Soren to take oath as Jharkhand chief minister tomorrow
Feb 02, 2024, at 06:12 am
Ranchi/IBNS: Ending the impasse in Jharkhand politics following Hemant Soren's arrest, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha veteran leader Champai Soren will take oath as the next Chief Minister of the state on Friday.
Jharkhand crisis: CM-elect Champai Soren kept on hold by Guv, MLAs to be moved out of state
Feb 02, 2024, at 05:14 am
Ranchi/IBNS: The political crisis in Jharkhand, presently without a Chief Minister following Hemant Soren was arrest, ramped up Thursday evening after lawmakers from the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress-Rashtriya Janata Dal alliance were herded into buses and driven away, kickstarting another "resort politics".
Rahul Gandhi begins his yatra in Malda, CPI (M) supporters join rally
Feb 02, 2024, at 04:42 am
Malda/IBNS/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday began his ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' from the West Bengal bordering district of Malda, a day after his car was vandalised while crossing the border from Bihar into this state on Wednesday afternoon, party sources said.
Omar Abdullah dares BJP to hold assembly election in J&K along with Lok Sabha poll
Feb 02, 2024, at 03:43 am
Srinagar/IBNS/UNI: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah Thursday dared the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to hold an assembly election along with the Lok Sabha poll in Jammu and Kashmir.
SC reserves judgement on grant of minority status to Aligarh Muslim University
Feb 02, 2024, at 02:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court after eight days of hearing, reserved its judgement on Thursday on the issue of minority status to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
Supreme Court to hear Hemant Soren's plea against ED arrest tomorrow
Feb 01, 2024, at 08:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will on Friday hear former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case, media reports said.
Kashmir: Srinagar, other major towns receive season's first snowfall
Feb 01, 2024, at 05:53 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Kashmir's plains, including Srinagar, experienced the season's first snowfall on Thursday, ending a long dry spell much to the delight of the people.
Visva Bharati University's eviction notice to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen 'illegal', says court
Feb 01, 2024, at 05:50 pm
Siuri/Kolkata/UNI: A local court here has dismissed a Visva-Bharati's eviction notice, served to Amartya Sen in 2023 to vacate its land, terming it illegal, court sources said on Thursday.
Feb 01, 2024, at 06:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar and his daughter Suranya Aiyar have received a notice to vacate their home in Delhi's Jangpura over a social media post condemning the Ayodhya Ram Temple consecration ceremony on Jan 22.