Aug 02, 2024, at 11:31 pm
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday that the Indian government and the World Bank have signed an agreement for the construction of Green National Highway Corridors Project (GNHCP) in an aggregate length of 781 km.
Aug 02, 2024, at 10:18 pm
The 14th India-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue took place in New Delhi on Thursday when the two sides reviewed a range of bilateral defence cooperation issues.
Air India suspends flight operation to Tel Aviv amid ongoing conflict in Middle East
Aug 02, 2024, at 08:32 pm
Tata-owned airline major Air India on Friday announced the suspension of scheduled operation of flights to and from Tel Aviv with immediate effect up to and including August 8 amid the escalating tension in the region.
Cloudbursts in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh: Search operation on, states brace for more rain
Aug 02, 2024, at 07:21 pm
Shimla/IBNS: The search for the survivors after cloudbursts in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, are still underway while the two states are bracing for more rain, media reports said.
Supreme Court asks NTA to 'avoid flip-flops' over NEET row
Aug 02, 2024, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has asked the National Testing Agency (NTA) to "avoid flip-flops" in reference to the controversy over paper leak in the NEET-UG 2024, media reports said.
Wayanad landslides: Toll crosses 300, rescue operations still on
Aug 02, 2024, at 05:34 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The toll in the landslides in Kerala's Wayanad has crossed 300, state Health Minister Veena Geroge confirmed on Friday, media reports said.
TMC leader Anisur Rahman, his brother arrested by ED in Bengal ration scam
Aug 02, 2024, at 04:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress leader Anisur Rahman and his brother Alif Noor alias Mukul Rahman were on Friday arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the alleged ration scam in West Bengal, media reports said.
Chai and biscuits on me: Rahul Gandhi claims ED raid planned against him
Aug 02, 2024, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday made an explosive claim that a raid by the Enforcement Directorate has been planned against him after the central government was allegedly miffed by his Parliament address referring to "Chakravyuh of the Mahabharata war".
Narendra Modi meets Japanese speaker, discusses key areas of collaboration
Aug 02, 2024, at 03:19 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi received the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, Nukaga Fukushiro and his delegation when they underscored the robust India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
Kerala Police asks people to avoid visiting landslides-hit Wayanad for 'Dark Tourism'
Aug 02, 2024, at 03:01 pm
Wayanad is struggling to revive from the recent landslides which have left over 200 people dead in the district with authorities still conducting rescue and relief operations for the people affected by the calamity.
Aug 02, 2024, at 02:32 pm
The Indian Embassy in Beirut on Thursday issued an advisory to its citizens where it asked nationals not to travel to Lebanon till further notice and directed those currently present in the country to leave it amid escalating tension between Israel and Hezbollah.
CBI files first FIR in NEET scam; names candidates, parents and kingpins
Aug 02, 2024, at 06:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has named 13 people, including four candidates, a junior engineer, and two kingpins in its first chargesheet in the NEET-UG paper leak case on Thursday, reports said.
Maldives President Muizzu sends message to PM Modi, condoles loss of lives in Wayand landslides
Aug 02, 2024, at 05:22 am
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has sent a message to PM Narendra Modi condoling the loss of lives in the landslides in southern Indian district of Wayanad.
India may host Global South Summit this month
Aug 02, 2024, at 05:11 am
The Indian government is likely to host the third edition of the Global South Summit this month, media reports said.
Aug 02, 2024, at 05:03 am
Shia Muslims in the north Indian city of Lucknow recently demonstrated against targeted killings of community members in Pakistan's Parachinar town.
'I feel how I felt when my father died': Rahul, Priyanka in landslide-hit Wayanad
Aug 02, 2024, at 04:29 am
Wayanad/IBNS: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday visited Kerala's Wayanad, Gandhi's Lok Sabha constituency, and offered messages of support to victims of the devastating landslides that have killed nearly 300 so far with another 200 still missing.
The Mirage of Khalistan: A dying dream of extremists
Aug 02, 2024, at 04:22 am
The recent Khalistan Referendum has predictably fallen flat, failing to garner the traction its extremist proponents had hoped for.
We haven't been able to reach first village ravaged by landslide: Kerala Guv
Aug 02, 2024, at 02:08 am
The extent of devastation caused by landslides in Kerala's Wayanad is yet to be known, as rescue teams have not even reached the settlement first struck by the landslides, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has said as the death count in the calamity crossed the 200 mark.
YouTuber Gulzar Sheikh arrested for vandalising train tracks to garner social media fame
Aug 02, 2024, at 01:32 am
Lalgopalganj (UP): In a time when some content creators have no qualms about going to extreme lengths to garner views on social media, unsettling videos have emerged of a YouTuber placing random objects on railway tracks. These videos have gained significant attention, especially following recent tragic train accidents.
Aug 01, 2024, at 11:52 pm
Prayagraj (UP): The Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition by the Muslim side challenging the admissibility of 18 lawsuits filed by Hindus seeking the removal of a mosque from a 13.37-acre complex it shares with the Katra Keshav Dev temple, media reports said.
Supreme Court slams Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar in Swati Maliwal assault case
Aug 01, 2024, at 07:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar during the hearing on the case pertaining to the alleged assault of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal, media reports said.
Cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla, Kullu, Mandi kill 2, over 50 missing
Aug 01, 2024, at 06:54 pm
Shimla/IBNS: At least two people have died and over 50 are missing after cloudbursts took place in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla, Kullu and Mandi, media reports said.
Aug 01, 2024, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The opposition bloc INDIA seized yet another opportunity to take a dig at the Modi government after water leakage was reported from the new Parliament building amid heavy rains in the Delhi-NCR.
Aug 01, 2024, at 05:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to the sub-classification within the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to provide quotas in government jobs and education, media reports said.
Heavy rain in Delhi-NCR leaves 7 dead, all schools shut, roads waterlogged
Aug 01, 2024, at 04:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Seven people have died in the Delhi-NCR which is battered by downpour that led several roads inundated, media reports said.
Delhi schools to remain shut today as national capital receives heavy rains, witnesses waterlogging
Aug 01, 2024, at 06:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Several houses collapsed in parts of Delhi and one person was reported trapped in Chandni Chowk's Sadar Bazar after the national capital received heavy rains on Wednesday evening.
Election Commission to visit J&K soon, polls likely by Sept 30: Reports
Aug 01, 2024, at 06:06 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Election Commission of India has indicated that Assembly elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir before September 30, a deadline set by the Supreme Court, media reports said.
In Delhi road rage, man shoots at family killing a mother of two
Aug 01, 2024, at 05:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An argument over a bike touching his scooty enraged a man so much that he shot at a family, killing a 30-year-old woman in Delhi on Wednesday.
Aug 01, 2024, at 02:47 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Tuesday contradicted Union Home Minister Amit Shah's comment regarding a red alert about heavy rains and landslides being sent in advance and indicated that it was a case of too little too late.
UPSC cancels provisional candidature of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar
Jul 31, 2024, at 10:06 pm
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Wednesday cancelled the provisional candidature of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar and even barred her from participating in all commission-conducted examinations.