S Jaishankar joins Indian diaspora in New Jersey to listen to 100th episode of Mann Ki Baat
May 01, 2023, at 04:17 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday joined the diaspora in the US city of New Jersey to listen to the 100th episode of PM Narendra Modi's monthly radio address to the nation-Mann Ki Baat.
India is a democracy that delivers: S Jaishankar
May 01, 2023, at 03:52 pm
New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is currently visiting the Dominican Republic, said India is a 'democracy' which delivers.
India rescues 186 more nationals from Sudan
May 01, 2023, at 03:36 pm
New Delhi: India has rescued 186 more nationals from crisis-hit Sudan, officials said on Monday.
Dutch sperm donor who fathered over 550 children asked to halt by court
May 01, 2023, at 06:25 am
Hague/IBNS: A Netherlands court has prohibited a man from donating sperm further after he fathered more than 550 children during the last 16 years, way more than he is permitted to breed.
UK: No one turns up at Indian High Commission in London despite Khalistani call for protests
May 01, 2023, at 05:44 am
London/IBNS: Pro-India Sikhs tried to dissociate themselves from fragments of separatism as none rooting for Khalistan turned up outside the Indian High Commission in the United Kingdom despite a call on social media.
Lightning strikes farmer while talking on phone; dies
Apr 30, 2023, at 11:27 pm
Lakhimpurkheri (UP): A farmer lost his life after lightning struck him when he was talking on a mobile phone in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri, media reports said.
India, Russia to explore possibility of accepting RuPay and Mir cards
Apr 30, 2023, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi: India and Russia are exploring the possibility of accepting RuPay and Mir cards in each other's country for smoother transactions, particularly given the economic sanctions imposed by the West on Moscow, media reports said.
Apr 30, 2023, at 10:15 pm
New Delhi: India's aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Sunday issued a show cause notice to Air India CEO Campbell Wilson and Head of Safety, Security and Quality Functions Henry Donohoe, asking them to explain why the airline did not report an incident in which a pilot allowed a female friend into the cockpit during a Dubai-Delhi flight on February 27, 2023, media reported.
Rajnath Singh to visit Maldives between May 01-03 to discuss defence cooperation
Apr 30, 2023, at 07:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will pay an official visit to the Maldives between May 1 to May 3.
Bengal: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee calls for establishing Gandhi's Panchayat model
Apr 30, 2023, at 06:49 pm
Kolkata/Siliguri/IBNS: Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee has called for establishing the Panchayat model in Bengal as was envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi.
Mild-intensity earthquake jolts parts of Jammu and Kashmir, no damage reported
Apr 30, 2023, at 06:39 pm
Srinagar/IBNS/UNI: An earthquake of mild intensity jolted the parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.
Apr 30, 2023, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday addressed the 100th episode of his monthly radio talk "Mann Ki Baat", which was aired globally.
9 dead after gas leak in Punjab's Ludhiana factory, rescue ops on
Apr 30, 2023, at 04:47 pm
Ludhiana/IBNS: At least nine people have died and 11 got sick after a gas leak incident occurred at a factory in the Giaspura area of Punjab's Ludhiana.
PM Modi's 100th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat' to be aired globally
Apr 30, 2023, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 100th episode of his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat' at 11 am on Sunday.
Operation Kaveri: 299 Indians en route to Bengaluru after evacuation from Sudan
Apr 30, 2023, at 02:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A seventh outbound flight carrying 229 Indians departed from crisis-hit Sudan's Jeddah on Sunday as a part of the ongoing Operation Kaveri.
Indian Army thanks Jammu Kashmir residents for support amid suicide row following Poonch attack
Apr 30, 2023, at 06:11 am
Srinagar: The army has expressed disbelief over the alleged involvement of some locals from Poonch in aiding terrorists during a recent attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
Apr 30, 2023, at 05:54 am
Bengaluru: The Election Commission (EC) has directed Manoj Kumar Meena, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Karnataka, to monitor and prevent corrupt practices leading up to the state's Assembly elections on May 10.
Operation Kaveri: Another 365 Indians rescued from Sudan arrive in India
Apr 30, 2023, at 05:31 am
New Delhi: A sixth flight arrived in India carrying 365 Indians rescued from Sudan, totaling around 1,900 Indians to arrive in India so far.
The Tsükhenyie festival of 2023 concluded in Pfutseromi village in Nagaland
Apr 30, 2023, at 05:20 am
Pfutseromi/Nagaland: The Tsükhenyie 2023 festival, which was celebrated by the Chakhesang tribe and lasted for two days, concluded on Saturday with customary enthusiasm in Pfutseromi village located in the Phek district.
Murdered IAS officer G Krishnaiah's wife moves SC against release of Bihar ex-MP Anand Mohan Singh
Apr 30, 2023, at 05:10 am
New Delhi: Uma Krishnaiah, the wife of slain Gopalganj District Magistrate, G. Krishnaiah, approached the Supreme Court on Saturday challenging the release of former Bihar Member of Parliament (MP), Anand Mohan Singh, who was convicted for the murder that took place in 1994, and was recently released from jail on Bihar Govt's notification.
Apr 30, 2023, at 05:04 am
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday announced that senior citizens, disabled, and students will now be able to travel in Mumbai Metro at discounted rates.
SP leader Azam Khan fears assassination like gangster politician Atiq Ahmed
Apr 30, 2023, at 04:48 am
Rampur (UP): Senior leader of Samajwadi Party Azam Khan, who has been disqualified from membership in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly after his conviction in a 2019 hate speech case, on Saturday said he fears being assassinated like gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed.
Agartala airport launches northeast's second largest cargo complex for operations
Apr 30, 2023, at 04:09 am
Agartala/IBNS: A new cargo complex was inaugurated at Maharaja Bir Bikram airport in Agartala on Friday making it the second largest in the northeast region, next to Guwahati airport.
After Rahul Gandhi, another Lok Sabha MP set to lose parliament membership
Apr 30, 2023, at 03:29 am
Lucknow: Mukhtar Ansari, a jailed gangster-turned-politician, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on Saturday in the 2005 kidnapping and murder case of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai, media reports said.
Delhi liquor policy scam: Manish Sisodia's judicial custody extended till May 8
Apr 30, 2023, at 02:23 am
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday extended the judicial custody of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia till May 8 in the alleged liquor policy scam case filed against him by the Enforcement Directorate, media reports said.
Galwan hero's wife Lt Rekha Singh becomes Indian Army officer; her 1st posting is Ladakh
Apr 30, 2023, at 02:01 am
Chennai/Ladhakh: Lt Rekha Singh, the wife of Naik Deepak Singh, who was martyred in the Galwan Valley conflict with Chinese troops in June 2020, was commissioned into the Indian Army on Saturday and posted to a frontline unit in Eastern Ladakh as an officer.
2 Army jawans killed after vehicle skids, falls into deep gorge in J&K's Rajouri
Apr 30, 2023, at 01:31 am
Jammu: Two Army jawans reportedly died when an ambulance skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge on Saturday in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Law and order situation in shambles in BJP-ruled Manipur: Congress prez Mallikarjun Kharge
Apr 30, 2023, at 01:24 am
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday slammed the BJP-led government in Manipur over reported violence in Churachandpur district and said the "law and order has been completely derailed" under the ruling dispensation.
Apr 29, 2023, at 11:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday met wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh over alleged sexual harassment and expressed solidarity with the athletes.
Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's shooter remanded to 14 days' judicial custody
Apr 29, 2023, at 10:55 pm
Prayagraj, Apr 29 (UNI) The three shooters involved in the on camera killing of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Khalid Azeem alias Ashraf were remanded to 14 days' judicial custody by a local court here on Saturday, a prosecution counsel said here.