Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi sues suspended DMK worker over derogatory remarks
Jan 19, 2023, at 10:22 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has filed a defamation case against a now suspended DMK worker for his derogatory remarks over Ravi’s refusal to read some parts of a government-approved speech in the state assembly earlier this month, media reports said citing officials.
Meet 17-year-old writer and Sqay Martial artist from Kashmir
Jan 19, 2023, at 09:19 pm
A lot of budding authors are coming to the fore in the Kashmir valley. The young are enthusiastically attracted to creative writing. This story also happens to be about a young and energetic teenager from North Kashmir, the 17-year-old Nazrana.
Water security challenges must be addressed for nation's development: PM Modi
Jan 19, 2023, at 08:58 pm
Yadgir/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said if India has to develop, challenges related to water security should be addressed like border, coastal and internal security.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra backs protesting wrestlers, demands probe
Jan 19, 2023, at 08:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday came out in open support of the wrestlers protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its president, and demanded a probe into the matter.
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: UP govt opposes minister's son's bail plea
Jan 19, 2023, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday opposed Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish Mishra's bail plea in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, media reports said.
Srinagar, some other parts of Kashmir valley receives snow
Jan 19, 2023, at 06:21 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Srinagar and some other parts of Kashmir valley received light snowfall amid rise in minimum temperature but still remained below freezing point on Thursday.
JP Nadda arrives in West Bengal to boost up BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls
Jan 19, 2023, at 05:25 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda arrived here on a two-day visit to boost up the outfit's organisation of West Bengal, a first of the leader's itinerary after being chosen to lead the saffron brigade in the 2024 General Elections.
Nine people killed in truck-van collision on Mumbai-Goa highway
Jan 19, 2023, at 04:53 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Nine people were killed after a truck collided head-on with a car on the Mumbai-Goa highway in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Thursday, police said.
'Only 399-days left to move BJP out of power at Centre': Akhilesh Yadav
Jan 19, 2023, at 07:10 am
Khammam/UNI: Samajwadi Party(SP) National President and UP former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that only 399 days are left to move the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) out of power at the centre.
'His every word is important for us': Narottam Mishra reacts to PM Modi's message on 'Pathaan'
Jan 19, 2023, at 06:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Madhya Pradesh Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narottam Mishra, who is one of the biggest critics of Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Pathaan', Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message, warning against making "unnecessary comments on irrelevant subjects like movies", has been received loud and clear.
KCR projects national image with opposition parties' meet, Arvind Kejriwal attends
Jan 19, 2023, at 05:01 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao took the first step towards building a non-Congress Opposition Front with the maiden meeting with Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal and other top leaders at Hyderabad.
LG has no power to nominate Aldermen on its own, claims Manish Sisodia
Jan 19, 2023, at 02:57 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Lieutenant Governor has no power to nominate an Aldermen on its own in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) as local governance is a transfer(state government) subject, claimed Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in Delhi Assembly on Wednesday.
Jan 19, 2023, at 02:11 am
The passenger, who opened the emergency exit on an IndiGo, Chennai-Tiruchirappalli flight on December 10 last year, was BJP leader Tejaswi Surya, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said Wednesday, media reported.
Police issue prohibitory orders ahead of PM Modi's Mumbai visit
Jan 19, 2023, at 01:40 am
Mumbai/UNI: Mumbai Police on Wednesday issued prohibitory orders ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the city on Jan 19.
Jammu and Kashmir admin to create 16,000 jobs in dairy sector in next 5 yrs : ACS Dulloo
Jan 19, 2023, at 12:26 am
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Additional Chief Secretary Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo on Wednesday said the administration will produce around 16,000 jobs and 600 enterprises in next five years in the dairy sector, thus securing livelihood and assuring employability avenues for the youth.
S Jaishankar visiting Maldives, Sri Lanka
Jan 18, 2023, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Maldives and Sri Lanka from Jan 18-20.
Jan 18, 2023, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi: Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday met a delegation of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, led by Amanda Kwek, First Secretary, Singapore High Commission.
Uttar Pradesh: Notorious elements vandalise Dr Ambedkar's statue
Jan 18, 2023, at 10:44 pm
Sonbhadra: A statue of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar in Kone area was vandalised by unidentified notorious elements, police sources said here on Wednesday.
Tripura to vote on Feb 16, Meghalaya-Nagaland to elect new Assembly on Feb 27
Jan 18, 2023, at 08:56 pm
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the Assembly election dates for Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura.
CPI-M wants voting facilities for TSR jawans posted outside in Tripura poll
Jan 18, 2023, at 07:45 pm
Agartala/UNI: CPI-M state secretary Jitendra Chaudhury on Wednesday wrote to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Tripura Kiran Gitte asking to arrange voting of Tripura State Rifles (TSR) jawans who have been under deputation outside the state.
TMC opposes Election Commission's proposed plan to introduce remote voting
Jan 18, 2023, at 07:34 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has opposed the ECI's proposed plan to introduce remote voting to improve the voter participation, saying a hasty decision to chart into the territory of remote voting will have potentially damaging effects.
Refrain from making unnecessary comments on films: Modi to BJP workers amid Pathaan row
Jan 18, 2023, at 06:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers to refrain from making "unnecessary comments on films or personalities" in the backdrop of the controversy over Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming film Pathaan, media reports said.
RJD issues notice to party MLA Sudhakar Singh for anti-Nitish Kumar statements
Jan 18, 2023, at 05:47 pm
Patna/UNI: On the directive of party supremo Lalu Prasad, RJD issued notice to its MLA and former Minister Sudhakar Singh for his repeated statements against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the Grand Alliance government headed by him.
Jan 18, 2023, at 03:17 pm
New Delhi: Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka and Maharashtra on Thursday.
CMs from Delhi and Punjab arrive to participate in BRS public meeting
Jan 18, 2023, at 02:15 pm
Hyderabad: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann, arrived in Hyderabad on Tuesday evening to participate in the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Party’s inaugural Public Meeting to be held at Khammam on Wednesday.
'BJP no longer mere political party but a social movement': PM Modi at national executive meet
Jan 18, 2023, at 07:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members to reach out to every section of society and ensure that they dedicate about 400 days towards working for society before the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
Online platforms to remove content flagged by govt's fact-checking mechanisms: new IT draft rules
Jan 18, 2023, at 07:13 am
New Delhi: Online platforms in India have to pull down content if flagged as fake or false by the Centre’s fact-checking mechanisms, as per the revised draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
Jan 18, 2023, at 06:49 am
Lucknow/UNI: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has dismissed the application of Delhi Chief Minister and national convener of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal for quashing the entire criminal proceedings against him in a case related to violation of the model code of conduct in the year 2014.
Mamata Banerjee to launch campaign in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills
Jan 18, 2023, at 06:24 am
Shillong/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee will launch her election campaign on Wednesday in the Garo Hills region, which is considered the heartland of the Congress, in Meghalaya.
Man, faking UAE royal links, flees Delhi 5-star hotel leaving 23 lakhs bill
Jan 18, 2023, at 05:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A man, who pretended to be an employee of the Abu Dhabi royal family, to stay at a luxury hotel in Delhi for four months, vanished after racking up a bill of Rs. 23 lakhs.