Dalai Lama feels one day would come when people from Ladakh will again visit Lhasa
Aug 26, 2022, at 06:32 pm
Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday expressed confidence that one day will again come when people from Ladakh will be able to visit Lhasa.
Ghulam Nabi Azad quits Congress blaming Rahul Gandhi's 'immaturity' and mode of operation
Aug 26, 2022, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In what would further demoralise the grand old party which is yet to recover from the 2014 Modi wave, rebel Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday stepped down from all posts, firing salvo at the top brass.
Ghulam Nabi Azad quits Congress, calls out Rahul Gandhi's 'immaturity'
Aug 26, 2022, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In another jolt to the grand old party, former Union Minister and veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad quit the Congress Friday.
Aug 26, 2022, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive committee member Khushbu Sundar turned out to be the first woman leader from the saffron camp to speak against the Gujarat government's order releasing the 11 convicts in the case related to the rape of Bilkis Bano during the 2002 post-Godhra train burning riots.
India,Bangladesh sign consultancy contracts for Khulna-Darsana and Parbatipur-Kaunia rail projects
Aug 26, 2022, at 04:05 pm
Dhaka: India and Bangladesh governments signed contracts for consultancy services for the projects “Construction of Double Line Rail Track Between Khulna-Darsana Junction Section of Bangladesh Railway” and “Conversion of Meter Gauge Line Into Dual Gauge Line from Parbatipur to Kaunia Section of Bangladesh Railway” at Rail Bhabhan, Dhaka on Thursday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Rajouri apple farmers are setting example for others
Aug 26, 2022, at 03:45 pm
Rajouri: Apple farmers in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri region are setting an example as they are growing the fruit in large quantities on small agricultural lands.
Am a lawyer and might show up in court someday: Mamata Banerjee
Aug 26, 2022, at 05:28 am
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said she is a Bar Association member and therefore might show up in the court someday.
BJP to hold protest outside Delhi Assembly against new excise policy
Aug 26, 2022, at 05:04 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said that it will hold a protest against the new excise policy outside Delhi Assembly here tomorrow, the party statement stated.
Innovative mindset will take India to top in next 25 years: PM Modi at Smart India Hackathon 2022
Aug 26, 2022, at 04:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2022 via video conferencing Thursday where he interacted with the participants.
Aug 26, 2022, at 04:17 am
Hyderabad: Syed Abdahu Kashaf, a Hyderabad-based influencer and a self-proclaimed social and civil rights activist, was Thursday arrested for endorsing 'sar tan se juda (beheading)' sloganeering against Telangana's suspended BJP MLA T Raja Singh for his Prophet remarks, media reports said.
India receives largest share of UK student, work visas as Covid eases; overtakes China
Aug 26, 2022, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The latest UK Immigration Statistics published Thursday show that nearly 118,000 Indian students received a student visa in the year ending June 2022 – an 89% increase from the previous year.
Indian Navy to formally get its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on Sept 2
Aug 26, 2022, at 03:29 am
Kochi/IBNS: The Indian Navy will receive INS Vikrant, the country's first indigenously built aircraft carrier, formally on Sept 2.
India votes against Russia on Ukraine issue at UN Security Council
Aug 26, 2022, at 02:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Breaking away from abstentions on votes related to Ukraine, India has for the first time voted for a procedural matter against Russia at the UN Security Council.
Aug 26, 2022, at 02:43 am
The Goa Police has registered a murder case under section 302 of IPC in connection with the probe of BJP leader Sonali Phogat's death following the complaint made by Phogat's family, according to media reports.
Congress president election delayed, to be held in October
Aug 26, 2022, at 12:55 am
New Delhi/UNI: The election of Congress president will be delayed by around a month and will be held in October, party sources said on Thursday.
Suspended Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh rearrested 2 days after bail over Prophet slur
Aug 25, 2022, at 11:41 pm
Suspended BJP Telangana MLA, T Raja Singh has been arrested once again in connection with two past cases, after being released two days ago on bail. On August 23, Singh was arrested over his derogatory comment on Prophet Muhammad.
Aug 25, 2022, at 10:26 pm
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who is facing disqualification as an MLA, Thursday said he hadn't received any communication about his disqualification though he saw several media reports and BJP statements that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has "recommended his disqualification as an MLA", media reports said.
Delhi government stable: Arvind Kejriwal alleging horse-trading attempt by BJP
Aug 25, 2022, at 09:47 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Days after his deputy Manish Sisodia was allegedly offered to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Thursday said the Delhi government led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was stable and that "Operation Lotus" aimed at toppling has failed.
PM Modi to commission IAC Vikrant on Sept 2
Aug 25, 2022, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission the nation's first Indigenously built Aircraft Carrier Vikrant on Sept 2 into the Indian Navy.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, AAP MLAs visit Rajghat
Aug 25, 2022, at 09:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his MLAs Thursday visited the Rajghat and paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, shortly after he convened a meeting of his legislators where he discussed an alleged BJP-orchestrated operation to topple his government.
Give justice to Bilkis Bano: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi
Aug 25, 2022, at 09:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday said justice should be done in the Bilkis Bano case, and accused the government of giving hollow slogans of 'Beti Bachao'.
BJP picks Jat leader Bhupendra Singh as UP unit president
Aug 25, 2022, at 09:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: With an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J P Nadda Thursday appointed Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary as the new chief of the party's Uttar Pradesh unit.
3 killed as Army foils infiltration bid
Aug 25, 2022, at 08:44 pm
Srinagar/UNI: At least three armed infiltrators were killed in a gun battle close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Thursday, official sources said.
Provide justice to Bilkis Bano: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Aug 25, 2022, at 07:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday launched a fresh attack at the BJP-led central government after the Gujarat government decision to release 11 people convicted in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case.
Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court issues notice to Gujarat govt on release of convicts
Aug 25, 2022, at 06:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Thursday issued a notice to the Gujarat government seeking its response on the release of 11 convicts in the case related to the gangrape of Bilkis Bano during a communal clash in the state back in 2002, media reports said.
Supreme Court to review Money Laundering Act verdict today
Aug 25, 2022, at 04:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will Thursday review the Money Laundering Act verdict, which has upheld the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s extensive powers, media reports said.
Kejriwal instructed to call AAP MLAs in Gadkari's name in 2013: Yogendra Yadav on viral video
Aug 25, 2022, at 07:23 am
New Delhi: A video of an interview of former AAP leader Paramjit Katyal saying that he had called other AAP leaders on the instructions of Arvind Kejriwal posing as a person from Arun Jaitley or Nitin Gadkari's office with an offer of money to switch parties has reemerged.
Aug 25, 2022, at 06:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A Pakistani terrorist was captured and two others died in a landmine blast as two infiltration bids were foiled in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district over the last two days, the Indian Army said on Wednesday.
J&K: 2 Pak terrorists blown up as they step on landmine during infiltration bid
Aug 25, 2022, at 04:13 am
A fresh infiltration bid was foiled by the security forces as two Pakistani infiltrators were killed at the LoC in the Naushera sector of Jammu & Kashmir's Rajouri district as they stepped on landmines placed at the border, media reports said.
'Became CM in 2020 due to pressure': Nitish Kumar reveals after BJP's betrayal allegation
Aug 25, 2022, at 03:24 am
Patna/IBNS: Nitish Kumar, who won the floor test Wednesday to prove the majority of the 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance government in the state Assembly, revealed that he agreed to become the Chief Minister in 2020 even as his party bagged fewer seats than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the election, due of "pressure".