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G20: Joe Biden arrives in India first time after becoming US President, to meet PM Modi

Sep 09, 2023, at 01:19 am

New Delhi/IBNS: United States President Joe Biden arrived in Delhi for the first time Friday evening to take part in the G20 Summit to be held over the weekend.

Varanasi court grants additional 8 weeks time to ASI to complete survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex

Sep 09, 2023, at 12:38 am

Varanasi/IBNS/UNI: The Varanasi District Court, on an application, moved by the Archaeological Survey of India on Friday granted an additional 8 weeks time to the ASI to complete the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex.

New Delhi G20 Summit will chart a new path in the human-centric and inclusive development: Narendra Modi

Sep 08, 2023, at 11:46 pm

PM Narendra Modi has expressed confidence that the New Delhi G20 Summit will chart a new path in human-centric and inclusive development.

Jammu and Kashmir: Police arrest hybrid militant, his associate in Budgam

Sep 08, 2023, at 11:12 pm

Security forces arrested a “hybrid” militant and his associate in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, police said on Friday.

Dhupguri bypoll: TMC wrests North Bengal seat from BJP in boost for Mamata ahead of 2024 polls

Sep 08, 2023, at 10:59 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a boost for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress on Friday wrested back the Dhupguri assembly seat from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a bypoll.

British PM Rishi Sunak arrives in India for G20 Summit, Narendra Modi welcomes him

Sep 08, 2023, at 10:44 pm

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in India on Friday to attend the G20 meeting in New Delhi.

World Bank's G20 document praises India's financial inclusion via digital public infrastructure, Modi says it is a testament to rapid progress and innovation

Sep 08, 2023, at 10:17 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared findings of World Bank that the bank included in it's G20 document that India has achieved financial inclusion targets in just 6 years which would otherwise have taken at least 47 long years.

G20 Summit: PM Narendra Modi changes X page cover photo with Nataraja statue picture

Sep 08, 2023, at 10:07 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday changed the cover picture of his X page with a photo of the Nataraja statue that has been installed at the G20 venue in Delhi's Pragati Maidan.

Will Shivaji's 'wagh nakh' return to India, there is an update from UK

Sep 08, 2023, at 10:05 pm

The United Kingdom will return the iconic 'wagh nakh', a dagger reminiscent of tiger claws, which was used by Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to assassinate Afzal Khan.

G20: Narendra Modi to meet Joe Biden, Sheikh Hasina today

Sep 08, 2023, at 10:03 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral meetings with US President Joe Biden, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnaut at his residence here on Friday.

India-Gulf rail deal in works but not sure of announcement timeline, says top US official Jake Sullivan

Sep 08, 2023, at 10:01 pm

Connectivity from India, across the Middle East, to Europe is incredibly important and will bring significant gains to all the countries involved, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said.

I don’t see any difference between 'Bharat' and 'India', says National Conference President Farooq Abdullah

Sep 08, 2023, at 09:57 pm

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Friday said he does not see any difference between 'Bharat' and 'India'.

Puthipally Assembly bypoll: Chandy Oommen clinches by record margin of 37,719 votes

Sep 08, 2023, at 09:21 pm

Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Chandy Oommen won the Puthipally Assembly bypoll by a record margin of 37,719 votes, defeating his nearest rival Jaick C Thomas of the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala on Friday.

G20 Summit: PM Modi-Sheikh Hasina meeting in New Delhi today

Sep 08, 2023, at 06:18 pm

Dhaka/UNI/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina at the G20 Summit in New Delhi on Friday.

Bengal: BJP-TMC close fight in Dhupguri bypoll

Sep 08, 2023, at 05:48 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress are engaged in a close contest in the bypoll held in West Bengal's Dhupguri.

Russia-Ukraine war: 'India did the right thing,' says Manmohan Singh praising Modi govt's stand

Sep 08, 2023, at 05:39 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has backed the central government, which is run by his Congress' arch-rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in its stand over the Russia-Ukraine war.

Every time G20 leaders engage, we get better: US President Joe Biden departs for New Delhi to attend Summit

Sep 08, 2023, at 03:11 pm

US President Joe Biden on Friday said he is heading to India to participate in the G20 Summit where he will be focussed on making progress on 'Americans' priorities'.

Spanish President Pedro Sanchez tests COVID-19 positive, to skip G20 Summit in New Delhi

Sep 08, 2023, at 02:41 pm

Spanish President Pedro Sanchez will skip the G20 Meeting in New Delhi after he announced he has tested COVID-19 positive.

'Sanatana' eternal truth, opposition trying to do petty politics: Yogi Adityanath

Sep 08, 2023, at 05:57 am

Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that 'parasites of power' cannot destroy Sanatana Dharma, which is eternal truth, and even the Mughal rulers like Babar and Aurangzeb could not succeed in their evil designs against it.

Over USD 1.8 billion worth of assets seized from economic offenders and fugitives in last 4 yrs

Sep 08, 2023, at 05:24 am

New Delhi: Over USD 1.8 billion worth of assets have been recovered from economic offenders and fugitives in the last four years, after the government brought in the Economic Offenders Act, according to Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh.

'Even as we launch Chandrayaan to Moon...': MK Stalin defends son on 'Sanatana Dharma' remark

Sep 08, 2023, at 05:14 am

Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Thursday came in defence of his minister son Udhayanidhi Stalin, who is at the centre of a massive controversy over his "sanatana dharma must be eradicated" remark.

Hundreds of local terrorists sheltered in PoK to lose their J&K assets: Police

Sep 08, 2023, at 04:38 am

Srinagar/IBNS: Hundreds of terrorists from Jammu and Kashmir who have taken shelter in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir over the last several years may lose their properties after the J&K administration initiated the process of declaring them as "proclaimed offenders" and start attaching their properties.

Govt considering to invite Quad leaders as Republic Day guests

Sep 08, 2023, at 04:37 am

New Delhi: India is considering inviting the leaders of the Quad grouping as guests on Republic Day.

TN minister Udhayanidhi accuses BJP of using 'Sanatana' row as 'weapon to protect its failures'

Sep 08, 2023, at 02:59 am

Chennai/IBNS: Amid strong criticisms from the Bharatiya Janata Party and Union Ministers for his remarks on Sanatana dharma, Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare and Sports Development Minister and DMK youth wing leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday said the BJP regime at the Centre was using it as a weapon to protect itself from its failures.

Bengal foundation day: Suvendu Adhikari leads BJP MLAs' protest march to Raj Bhavan over state govt's move

Sep 08, 2023, at 01:54 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari Thursday led a legislative party delegation to Governor C V Ananda Bose to submit a memorandum against the alleged "devious attempt" made by the state government to "distort the history", which led to the formation of the eastern state on June 20, 1947.

Mamata Banerjee announces salary hike for all Bengal MLAs barring herself

Sep 07, 2023, at 11:57 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced a hike in salaries of all state MLAs except for herself.

'Bengal will observe foundation day on Poila Boishakh,' says Mamata Banerjee; Suvendu fumes

Sep 07, 2023, at 11:35 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari had a massive faceoff in the state assembly during a debate over a bill regarding the state's foundation day on Thursday.

'Sanatan Dharma' row: 'My religion is Constitution,' says Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge after backlash

Sep 07, 2023, at 10:56 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Pushed on the backfoot after a public outcry against his remarks on the ongoing controversy around Sanatana Dharma kickstarted by Tamil Nadu Minister Udayanidhi Stalin, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday clarified that he was not against any religion and does not care about an FIR filed against him.

'Sanatana Dharma' row: Tamil Nadu police registers case against BJP's Amit Malviya

Sep 07, 2023, at 10:54 pm

Tiruchirapalli/UNI: The Tiruchirapalli city police have registered a case against Amit Malviya, National Convener of the IT cell of BJP, for allegedly distorting the comments of DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development, Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sanatana Dharma.

India-ASEAN Summit: PM Modi calls for collective voice on global south issues

Sep 07, 2023, at 10:44 pm

Jakarta/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for a collective voice over the issues being faced by the Global South in multilateral fora and unveiled a 12 point agenda for strengthening India-ASEAN cooperation in various areas of common interest.