PM Modi dials Sandeshkhali protest's face and BJP candidate Rekha Patra, calls her 'Shakti Swaroopa'
Mar 27, 2024, at 05:11 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: In quite a rare scenario, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday dialled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Lok Sabha poll candidate from West Bengal's Basirhat Rekha Patra, who was also the face of the Sandeshkhali protests, to encourage her, a couple of days after her name was announced by the party.
Congress asks Modi govt to strongly counter China's claim on Arunachal Pradesh
Mar 27, 2024, at 07:34 am
New Delhi: Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and indivisible part of India, the Congress asserted on Tuesday and urged the Modi government to strongly counter China's “pathetic claims”.
BRO connects strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road in Ladakh
Mar 27, 2024, at 06:26 am
New Delhi: Border Roads Organisation (BRO) connected the strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road in Ladakh on March 25, 2024, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.
Wife commits suicide after Karnataka man loses Rs 1.5 cr in online cricket betting
Mar 27, 2024, at 05:45 am
Bengaluru: A man from Karnataka’s Chitradurga lost Rs 1.5 crore in online betting, after which his wife committed suicide, media reports said.
Under Modi's term people have left jobs, gone into agriculture, says Congress' Sandeep Dikshit
Mar 27, 2024, at 05:04 am
New Delhi: The Indian National Congress, while terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiatives of 'Make in India, Skill India, and Atmanirbhar Bharat' as mere slogans, said that in the last ten years, the country has seen a large number of people leaving employment and going into agriculture.
Nirmala Sitharaman slams Jairam Ramesh’s 'poorly-designed' remark on Atal Pension Yojana
Mar 27, 2024, at 04:55 am
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday strongly reacted to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s criticism of the government's Atal Pension Yojana (APY).
NCW urges Election Commission to take action on Supriya Shrinate's remarks against Kangana Ranaut
Mar 27, 2024, at 02:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Commission for Women Tuesday asked the Election Commission to take strict action against Congress leaders Supriya Shrinate and H S Ahir for their "derogatory comments" against actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut in a social media post.
BJP nominates Sajal Ghosh from Baranagar for West Bengal Assembly seat poll
Mar 27, 2024, at 01:06 am
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday nominated party leaders Sajal Ghosh ( KMC Councilor) and Bhaskar Sarkar for by-elections to Baranagar and Bhagwangola (Murshidabad) Assembly seats respectively.
S Jaishanakr discusses fintech, digitalization while meeting top leaders in Singapore
Mar 26, 2024, at 11:36 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently visited Singapore when he met top leaders of the country and exchanged views on deepening engagement in the identified pillars of cooperation including fintech, digitalization, green economy, skills development and food security.
Indians, Israeli nationals celebrate Holi in Tel Aviv
Mar 26, 2024, at 11:30 pm
The Indian diaspora and Israeli nationals joined to celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colours, and the Jewish festival of ‘Purim’ on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir police recover extortionist with two toy pistols in Pulwama
Mar 26, 2024, at 11:24 pm
Police on Tuesday arrested an alleged extortionist and recovered two toy pistols from his possession in Jammu Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
Mar 26, 2024, at 11:22 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wished the Hindu community in his country and across the globe as they celebrated the festival of colours Holi on Monday.
Auto-rickshaw overturns after hitting a bike in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya, two die
Mar 26, 2024, at 11:19 pm
Two persons, including a woman, were killed and six others were injured when an auto-rickshaw overturned near Dalei Nagar after colliding with a motorcycle in the Ajitmal area of Auraiya district in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, police said.
Eunuch commits suicide by hanging from ceiling in Punjab
Mar 26, 2024, at 11:16 pm
An eunuch reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself/herself by the ceiling of the house in Indira Colony in Phillaur on Monday evening, source said on Tuesday.
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal files nomination for first phase of Lok Sabha polls
Mar 26, 2024, at 11:00 pm
BJP leader and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Opposition Congress Candidate Gaurav Gogoi, filed their nominations on Tuesday for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Assam.
Child dies, couple injured after car hits bike in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi
Mar 26, 2024, at 10:56 pm
A child was killed and his parents were injured when a motorcycle was hit by a car in the Sheetla Kada Dham area of Kaushambi district here in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, police sources said.
TMC-BJP activists clash in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas, six hurt
Mar 26, 2024, at 10:53 pm
At least six activists were injured when the ruling TMC and main opposition BJP supporters clashed at Kumirmari under Gosaba block in election-bound West Bengal's South 24 Parganas, police said on Tuesday.
BJP announces candidates for upcoming Himachal by-poll
Mar 26, 2024, at 10:51 pm
The BJP National Election Committee announced to allot tickets to all the six disqualified Congress MLAs of Himachal Pradesh Assembly for the by-election.
Delhi Court sends K Kavitha to judicial custody till April 9
Mar 26, 2024, at 10:48 pm
A Delhi Court on Tuesday remanded Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha to judicial custody till April 9 in a case of money laundering connected with the alleged Liquor Policy Scam in which Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is also an accused.
Arvind Kejriwal issues another order for Delhi govt from ED's custody
Mar 26, 2024, at 08:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal has issued a second order for its government’s health department to be in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), AAP Leader Saurabh Bhardwaj said on Tuesday.
Public services not affected by arrest of Arvind Kejriwal: Delhi govt
Mar 26, 2024, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi government said on Tuesday that the public services, social welfare schemes, and subsidies in the national capital are not affected by the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
'Is this Mohabbat ki dukaan?': BJP's Poonawala asks Rahul Gandhi on Modi slapping remark
Mar 26, 2024, at 08:28 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla on Tuesday strongly condemned Karnataka Minister and Congress leader S Tangadagi's remarks, accusing him of promoting a "politics of threat".
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate's Instagram post on Kangana Ranaut sparks row
Mar 26, 2024, at 06:29 pm
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate's Instagram post on actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut has sparked a massive row just weeks ahead of the beginning of the Lok Sabha elections.
BJP to fight Lok Sabha polls alone in Punjab
Mar 26, 2024, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday decided to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Punjab alone and would not form an alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
Sadhguru shares health update after brain surgery, new video shows him reading newspaper in hospital
Mar 26, 2024, at 05:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, who underwent surgery at a Delhi hospital to treat a life-threatening brain bleed, is recovering well.
Boy found murdered in a sack after being kidnapped for Rs. 23 lakh in Mumbai's Thane
Mar 26, 2024, at 05:27 am
Thane/IBNS: A 9-year-old boy in Maharashtra's Thane was found murdered in a sack a day after he was kidnapped by a local tailor on Sunday evening following the evening prayers at a nearby mosque.
Ex-Intel Bureau Chief named key accused in Telangana phone-tapping row
Mar 26, 2024, at 03:34 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Former Telangana Intelligence Bureau chief T Prabhakhar Rao has been named accused number 1 in the phone-tapping case that has created a major controversy in the state ahead of a general election.
CAA- A boon for persecuted religious minorities in Indian neighbouring states
Mar 26, 2024, at 03:20 am
On March 11, 2023, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024.
Nirmala Sitharaman refutes Siddaramaiah govt's claims on special grants
Mar 26, 2024, at 02:11 am
Bengaluru/IBNS/UNI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has refuted the Karnataka government's claim regarding the release of 'special grants' recommended by the 15th Finance Commission.
Mar 25, 2024, at 11:53 pm
Jammu and Kashmir Police's Special Investigation Unit (SIU) on Monday produced a charge sheet in a terror funding case against three militants and an associate in a court in Pulwama.