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Rudrendra Tandon appointed India's ambassador to Greece

Apr 02, 2023, at 07:32 am

New Delhi: Rudrendra Tandon, who is currently serving as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to Greece. Tandon was the Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan when Taliban took over the country in August 2021.

JD(S) MLA Ramaswamy joins BJP in Delhi

Apr 02, 2023, at 07:07 am

New Delhi: Former JD(S) MLA Ramaswamy joined the BJP on Saturday at the party's headquarters in New Delhi.

Maharashtra: Court rejects cricket bookie's bail plea in Amruta Fadnavis threat case

Apr 02, 2023, at 06:55 am

Mumbai: A Mumbai sessions court on Saturday rejected the bail plea of cricket bookie Anil Jaisinghani who was arrested for his involvement in the blackmailing of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta Fadnavis.

Kejriwal targetting PM Modi to divert attention from corruption in Delhi: BJP

Apr 02, 2023, at 06:33 am

New Delhi: BJP on Saturday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for targetting PM Modi and using his degrees to divert attention from the "corrupt practices" of its leaders in the alleged liquor policy scam in Delhi.

Hyderabad: Cyberabad Police busts data theft racket; info of 66.9 crore individuals at stake

Apr 02, 2023, at 05:38 am

Hyderabad (Telangana): The Cyberabad Police has arrested an individual for allegedly procuring and selling confidential data of 66.9 crore people and organisations in 104 categories across 24 states and eight metropolitan cities of the country, India Today reported.

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind files application in SC opposing recognition of same-sex marriages in India

Apr 02, 2023, at 05:06 am

New Delhi: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Saturday filed an Intervention Application (IA) with the Supreme Court seeking to be a party in the same-sex marriage case, and opposed the pleas seeking legalisation of same-sex marriages.

Rahul Gandhi's application seeking permanent exemption from appearance in RSS defamation case to be heard on Apr 15

Apr 02, 2023, at 04:36 am

Mumbai: A Maharashtra court on Saturday heard the arguments on Rahul Gandhi’s plea seeking exemption from appearance in a defamation case and adjourned the matter for hearing on April 15, media reports said.

Advocate shot dead in Delhi's Dwarka

Apr 02, 2023, at 04:11 am

New Delhi: Two unidentified bike-borne assailants shot dead an advocate named Virender Kumar in Delhi’s Dwarka-1 area, media reports said.

Bengal: Faceoff between Central-State teams in Gazole over gangrape incident

Apr 02, 2023, at 03:58 am

Kolkata/IBNS: After a similar incident in Tiljala, an ugly verbal fight between the central and state teams tasked to protect child rights broke out at Gazole in the Malda district of West Bengal over the gangrape of a minor, media reports said.

King of Bhutan to visit India as part of high-level exchanges between two countries

Apr 02, 2023, at 02:48 am

New Delhi: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, will be on an official visit to India from April 3–5, at the invitation of President Droupadi Murmu.

Swedish national arrested in Mumbai for allegedly molesting IndiGo crew member: Reports

Apr 02, 2023, at 02:23 am

Mumbai: A 63-year-old Swedish citizen, identified as Klas Erik Harald Jonas Westberg, was arrested by Mumbai Police for allegedly molesting a cabin crew member during an IndiGo flight from Bangkok, news agency ANI reported.

Navjot Singh Sidhu released from Patiala Jail after 10 months

Apr 02, 2023, at 01:47 am

Patiala: Former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was incarcerated in Patiala Central Jail, walked out of the prison on Saturday after spending ten months in prison.

Haj 2023: As many as 10,000 people from Jammu and Kashmir to perform holy pilgrimage this year

Apr 02, 2023, at 12:30 am

As many as 10,000 people from Jammu and Kashmir will perform the sacred Haj pilgrimage this time, media reports said.

Arunachal Pradesh: Priests demonstrate use of plant species

Apr 02, 2023, at 12:21 am

Six renowned priests – four from the Galo community and one each from the Nyishi and the Apatani communities –recently conducted a state-level workshop at  Lingalaya ashram in Arunachal Pradesh where they displayed the uses of different plant species and their importance in traditional rituals.

Madhya Pradesh: PM Narendra Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express at Rani Kamlapati Station

Apr 01, 2023, at 11:26 pm

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express train between Bhopal and New Delhi at Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.

Jammu and Kashmir: BSF fires to push back Pakistani drone on IB in Samba

Apr 01, 2023, at 09:12 pm

Jammu: Alert troops of Border Security Force opened fire to push back the drone along the International Border in Ramgarh sector of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir.

Congress appoints SS Jamir as new president of Nagaland unit

Apr 01, 2023, at 05:53 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Congress has appointed S Supongmeren Jamir as the new president of the party's state unit of Nagaland.

PM Modi arrives in Madhya Pradesh capital

Apr 01, 2023, at 05:08 pm

Bhopal/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal for a day’s visit on Saturday.

Assam celebrates Chatra Diwas to commemorate birth anniversary of Bodofa Upendranath Brahma

Apr 01, 2023, at 03:03 pm

Guwahati: Assam on Friday celebrated Chatra Diwas, as Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma led the state in paying rich tributes to Bodofa Upendranath Brahma on his 67th birth anniversary.

Kolkata: Child rights panel chief Priyank Kanoongo alleges he was beaten up inside Tiljala police station, cops deny

Apr 01, 2023, at 02:03 pm

Kolkata: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Chairperson Priyank Kanoongo has accused that he was manhandled by cops inside the Tiljala police station when he visited it over the probe into the alleged murder of a seven-year-old girl on Friday.

Details of PM Modi's degree not needed, says Gujarat HC, fines Arvind Kejriwal over RTI

Apr 01, 2023, at 05:40 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Gujarat High Court Friday set aside an order to the Gujarat University to reveal details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degrees, media reports said.

Bengal Ram Navami clash: TMC, BJP engage in war of words, share video blaming each other

Apr 01, 2023, at 03:28 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The unleashing of violence in Bengal's Howrah during a Ram Navami procession on Thursday has now sparked a war of words and exchange of videos as a part of the blame game routine between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Bengaluru woman dragged from park and gang-raped in moving car; all four accused arrested

Apr 01, 2023, at 01:47 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: A woman in Bengaluru was allegedly dragged from a park and then gang-raped by four men inside a moving car, media reports said on Friday.

Amit Shah calls Bengal Governor over Howrah's Ram Navami clash; prohibitory orders imposed in area

Apr 01, 2023, at 01:12 am

New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday evening called Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Sukanta Majumdar to assess the law and order situation in the state after clashes broke out in Howrah over Ram Navami processions. 

Court dismisses bail application of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

Mar 31, 2023, at 11:50 pm

New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Friday dismissed the bail application of former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia in Delhi Liquor policy case.

Jammu and Kashmir: PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt Ltd to procure potatoes from Gurez to make chips

Mar 31, 2023, at 11:31 pm

Farmers of  Gurez valley in North Kashmir's Bandipora district are going to receive a massive boost as  PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt Ltd will procure potato crops from them to make chips.

Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan hosts‘Samatva’ at UN office

Mar 31, 2023, at 11:17 pm

Geneva:  Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan (RSKS India) recently hosted an event named   ‘Samatva’ at the United Nations Office in Geneva.

Kerala: Second G20 Sherpas Meeting underway in Kumarakom

Mar 31, 2023, at 11:08 pm

Kumarakom: The Second G20 Sherpas meeting under India’s G20 Presidency, chaired by India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant is currently underway in the picturesque village of  Kumarakom, Kerala, from Mar 30 to Apr 2, officials said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Two 'hybrid' militants involved in attack on YouTuber arrested

Mar 31, 2023, at 11:06 pm

Srinagar: J&K Police have arrested two 'hybrid ' militants of "The Resistance Front" who were allegedly involved in attack on a YouTuber in Shopian district of south Kashmir, officials said.

Navjot Singh Sidhu to be released from Patiala prison tomorrow

Mar 31, 2023, at 09:09 pm

Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was sentenced by the Supreme Court to one year in jail in a road-rage incident in which a man was killed 34 years ago, will be released from prison on Saturday, his official Twitter handle informed by posting a message.