PM Modi leaves for Japan to attend G7 Summit on first leg of three-nation tour
May 19, 2023, at 04:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday left for Japan, to attend the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, on the first leg of his three-nation tour.
India, Australia working together to secure Indo-Pacific region: Aussie minister Tim Watts
May 19, 2023, at 06:41 am
Kolkata: Australia’s Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts on Thursday said India and his nation are working more closely than ever before to ensure that the Indo-Pacific region remains not only prosperous but also peaceful and secure.
May 19, 2023, at 06:05 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot Thursday invited CM-designate Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM-designate DK Shivakumar to take oath along with team members.
Terror suspect's father says Zakir Naik's agent converted his son to Islam: Report
May 19, 2023, at 04:36 am
Bhopal: Saurabh alias Mohammed Saleem was among the 16 people police arrested in Bhopal and Hyderabad last week on the suspicion of having connections with Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), a radical organisation, media reports said.
Congress plans to turn Siddaramaiah's swearing-in ceremony into show of opposition unity
May 19, 2023, at 03:50 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Congress is all set to turn the swearing-in ceremony of chief minister-designate Siddaramaiah and his deputy-designate DK Shivakumar into a show of opposition unity just as the previous Congress-JDS government did ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Karnataka's next CM Siddaramaiah, his deputy DK Shivakumar attend legislature meeting in Bengaluru
May 19, 2023, at 02:43 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka's next Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar were given a grand welcome as they reached Bengaluru to attend the legislature meeting of the party where the formal election will take place.
Supreme Court seeks response from Delhi Police on student activist Umar Khalid's bail plea
May 19, 2023, at 01:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the Delhi Police and sought its reply on the bail plea filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student and activist Umar Khalid in connection with the Delhi riots conspiracy case.
May 18, 2023, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the ban imposed by the West Bengal government on ‘The Kerala Story’ film and stated that the state administration is duty-bound to maintain law and order in the state.
Jammu and Kashmir: Hindu temple-Mosque share common yard in Kupwara, promotes harmony
May 18, 2023, at 09:48 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir's Trehgam village is setting an example for the Hindu-Muslim unity as it is a region where people could see a grand mosque and a Hindu temple sharing a common yard.
Supreme Court's Constitution Bench affirms Tamil Nadu law allowing Jallikattu
May 18, 2023, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A five judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Tamil Nadu law that protects Jallikattu by claiming that the bull-taming sport is a cultural heritage of the state.
Congress announces Siddaramaiah as Karnataka CM, DK Shivakumar his deputy
May 18, 2023, at 06:31 pm
New Delhi/Bengaluru/IBNS: The Congress on Thursday declared Siddaramaiah as the next Karnataka Chief Minister and state president DK Shivakumar as the former's deputy, resolving the deadlock five days after the election results were announced.
Cabinet rejig: Modi removes Kiren Rijiju as Union Law Minister
May 18, 2023, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In a major rejig of the cabinet led-by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kiren Rijiju was on Thursday removed as Union Minister for Law and Justice and allocated the portfolio of Union Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Kashmir: Hideout busted in Poonch, IED, explosives found in Poonch
May 18, 2023, at 04:46 pm
Jammu/UNI: Security forces on Thursday busted a hideout and found improvised explosive devices and other explosives in Mendhar belt of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Karnataka govt formation: DK Shivakumar convenes CLP meeting today evening
May 18, 2023, at 04:38 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: The process of forming a new government in Karnataka has almost been drawn up with Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar shooting a letter to all MLAs to attend the Congress Legislature Party meeting here on Thursday evening.
Indian-American woman from Texas found dead in Oklahoma a day after she went missing
May 18, 2023, at 04:53 am
Houston/IBNS: An Indian-American woman from the US state of Texas, who went missing earlier this month, was found dead nearly 322 kilometers away in neighbouring Oklahoma state, media reports said.
Northern Command Army Commander reviews security along LoC
May 18, 2023, at 04:17 am
Jammu/IBNS/UNI: Northern Command Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday reviewed the security scenario along the Line of Control in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Karnataka CM suspense continues; Congress makes 2 offers to DK Shivakumar, he refuses both
May 18, 2023, at 02:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The suspense over the Karnataka Chief Minister continues on day 4 as the Congress keeps on struggling to bring state unit chief DK Shivakumar on board with the idea of making Siddaramaiah claim the top post for the second term.
UP: Yogi Adityanath govt to train youth in 5G tech, provide jobs
May 17, 2023, at 11:39 pm
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is all set to launch a 5G technology training programme under Skill Development Mission for the youth of the state as part of its ongoing efforts to make them skilled in new and future employable technologies, an official spokesman said here on Wednesday.
May 17, 2023, at 10:43 pm
New Delhi: Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Textiles, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal held a bilateral meeting with the European Commissioner for Internal Trade, Thierry Breton on the sidelines of the 1st Ministerial meeting of India EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC).
Kashmiri Pandit family wants father-son duo's killing case reopened
May 17, 2023, at 10:30 pm
Srinagar: A day after Jammu and Kashmir police announced the arrest of two absconding assassins of Moulvi Mohammad Farooq, the family of Sarwanand Koul Premi, a well-known Kashmiri Pandit writer who was killed along with his son allegedly by militants in April 1990 has sought reopening of the case.
Meenakashi Lekhi graces Day-2 deliberations of G-20 Culture group at Bhubaneswar
May 17, 2023, at 10:20 pm
New Delhi: The 2nd Culture Working Group (CWG) meeting’s discussion sessions came to a close on May 16, 2023.
May 17, 2023, at 10:06 pm
Cairo: Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande and his Egyptian counterpart Lt General Osama Ahmed Roshdy Abdullah Askar met on Tuesday and discussed various aspects of mutual interests.
S Jaishankar attends Digital and Clean Energy Stakeholder Event in Brussels
May 17, 2023, at 09:30 pm
New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday participated in Digital and Clean Energy Stakeholder Event in Brussels.
S Jaishankar meets Belgium PM, discusses bilateral cooperation between two nations
May 17, 2023, at 09:20 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met Belgium PM Alexander De Croo and discussed the growing bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Andhra Pradesh: 6 killed as lorry collides with auto-rickshaw
May 17, 2023, at 07:26 pm
Guntur/UNI: As many as six people were killed and nine were injured when the auto rickshaw in which they were travelling collided with a lorry at Pondugula village in Dachepalli mandal on Addanki-Narketpally highway in Palnadu district in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.
Karnataka: Lingayats watching what Congress offers to their MLAs, says Bommai
May 17, 2023, at 07:22 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Caretaker Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said the Lingayat community is watching what due positions the Congress party gives to the community leaders in the new state government.
BSF foils Pakistani drug smugglers' plans, seizes 15 kg heroin
May 17, 2023, at 07:13 pm
Jalandhar/UNI: The Border Security Force (BSF) early Wednesday morning foiled a big attempt of the Pakistan based drug smugglers to push a huge assignment of contraband suspected to be heroin in Amritsar sector.
NIA raids over 100 places in suspect gangster-terror-smugglers link case
May 17, 2023, at 07:03 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In a major crackdown on the gangster-terror link case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at over 100 locations across six states as part of its on-going investigation into links of suspect gangsters-terror and smugglers case, sources said.
Manipur Congress delegation meets Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge
May 17, 2023, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A delegation of Manipur Congress including state chief K Meghachandra and former CM Okram Ibobi Singh met party's national president Mallikarjun Kharge here and apprised him about the situation in the North Eastern state, in the wake of recent violence.
May 17, 2023, at 06:53 pm
Kolkata/UNI: With the wailing of the bereaved family members of those killed in the gruesome explosion at an illegal cracker factory renting the air, West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday visited the affected Khadikul village under the Sahara Panchayat Area at Egra in East Midnapore district and strongly vouched for a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to uncover the truth behind the incident.