Feb 18, 2023, at 10:16 pm
India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong when the two top leaders discussed various perspectives of the Indo-Pacific strategic picture, progress in the Quad and G20.
Ram Temple defaced with anti-India graffiti in Canada, MP Chandra Arya condemns
Feb 18, 2023, at 10:07 pm
Toronto: India-born Canadian Member of Parliament Chandra Arya has condemned the defacing of a Hindu temple in Ontario's Mississauga city with anti-India graffiti and asked authorities to take action.
EAM S Jaishankar targets George Soros over his remark against PM Narendra Modi
Feb 18, 2023, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday tore into billionaire investor George Soros’ remarks criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming the 92-year-old US philanthropist as “an old, rich, opinionated and dangerous” person who doesn’t care about the choice of the 1.4 billion people of India who decide how the country should run.
Ramesh Bais sworn in as Maharashtra Governor
Feb 18, 2023, at 09:44 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Ramesh Bais, 75, sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra in a simple ceremony at Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan here in Mumbai on Saturday.
Feb 18, 2023, at 08:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday tore into billionaire investor George Soros’ remarks criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming the 92-year-old US philanthropist as "an old, rich, opinionated and dangerous" person who doesn’t care about the choice of the 1.4 billion people of India who decide how the country should run.
Uttar Pradesh: 3 die, 6 injured in road accident in Hardoi
Feb 18, 2023, at 06:09 pm
Hardoi/UNI: Three people died and six were injured when an SUV carrying a marriage party collided with a tractor-trolley in Pachdeora area of Hardoi district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Saturday.
EAM Jaishankar calls on Australian PM Anthony Albanese in Sydney
Feb 18, 2023, at 05:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is visiting Sydney, on Saturday called on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and discussed the bilateral strategic partnership, ahead of the latter’s visit to India next month.
Feb 18, 2023, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi: The 3rd Meeting of the India-Egypt Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism was held on 16 February 2023 in New Delhi where the two sides reviewed threats posed by terrorist groups globally and in their respective countries and regions.
Feb 18, 2023, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi/Sydney: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is visiting Sydney, on Saturday called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and discussed the bilateral strategic partnership, ahead of the Australian PM’s visit to India next month.
Bhojpuri actress Sapna Gill arrested for attacking cricketer Prithvi Shaw
Feb 18, 2023, at 02:37 pm
Mumbai: Bhojpuri actress Sapna Gill was arrested on Friday for her involvement in the alleged assault on cricketer Prithvi Shaw and damaging the car in which he was travelling.
Centre declares Pak-based BKI associate as ‘terrorist’, KTF and JKGF as ‘terrorist outfits’
Feb 18, 2023, at 04:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Friday declared a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) associate, currently based in Pakistan and involved in various terrorist activities, especially in Punjab, as a terrorist under the amended provision of the UAPA Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Friday.
Haryana taxi driver arrested after police find charred bodies of Rajasthan Muslim men in SUV
Feb 18, 2023, at 04:26 am
Jaipur/IBNS: The Police Friday arrested one of the five men accused in the death of two Muslim men from Rajasthan whose charred bodies were found in an SUV in Haryana after they were allegedly kidnapped by cow vigilantes.
BBC IT survey: Govt flags several discrepancies, inconsistencies in transfer pricing documentation
Feb 18, 2023, at 03:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After a three-day-long survey of the BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai, the Income Tax Department has said several irregularities were found with regard to transfer pricing documentation.
Feb 18, 2023, at 02:37 am
Mumbai/UNI: In a major setback to Uddhav Thackeray, the Election Commission of India (ECI) Friday recognised the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's faction as the real Shiv Sena and allowed them to use the traditional party symbol of bow and arrow.
India, Egypt hold 3rd Joint Working Group meeting on counter-terrorism
Feb 18, 2023, at 01:30 am
New Delhi/UNI: India and Egypt strongly condemned terrorism, including cross-border terrorism, during the third meeting of the Joint Working Group on counter-terrorism held here, and reviewed threats posed by terrorist groups globally and in their countries, a statement said.
Transforming India into a Hindu nation is impossible: Nitish Kumar
Feb 17, 2023, at 11:34 pm
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that India is such a country which cannot be converted into a Hindu Nation.
Fiji hosts 12th World Hindi Conference, S Jaishankar participates
Feb 17, 2023, at 11:22 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, led the Indian delegation comprising Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, V Muraleedharan; Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Kumar Mishra; Members of Parliament; and senior officials attended the 12th World Hindi Conference in Fiji.
Sensor-based smart agriculture for Jammu and Kashmir farmers soon: ACS Dulloo
Feb 17, 2023, at 09:21 pm
Jammu: Stating that over 70 percent of the economy in Jammu and Kashmir is based on agriculture, making it an important area for improving livelihoods through the adoption of digital agriculture for increasing input use efficiency, production, productivity, and profitability, the proposal for sensor-based smart agriculture can be a transformative innovation for the region's agri-economy, said Atal Dulloo, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Agricultural Production Department here on Friday.
George Soros's remarks direct attack on democratically elected govt: Union Minister Smriti Irani
Feb 17, 2023, at 09:15 pm
New Delhi: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday slammed Hungarian investor George Soros for his remarks against Prime Minister Modi, and said his intention is not only targeting the Prime Minister but the democratically elected government.
India, Japan to kick off joint military exercise today
Feb 17, 2023, at 08:08 pm
New Delhi: The 4th edition of joint military exercise, “Ex Dharma Guardian”, between India and Japan is being conducted at Camp Imazu in Shiga province, Japan from Feb 17 to Mar 2.
Newly-appointed Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais to swear in on Feb 18
Feb 17, 2023, at 07:10 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Newly appointed Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais's swearing in ceremony will be held on February 18 at Durbar Hall, Raj Bhavan in Mumbai.
12th World Hindi Conference reflects strong cultural ties with Fiji: EAM Jaishankar
Feb 17, 2023, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the 12th World Hindi Conference, which concluded in Nadi on Friday, clearly reflects the strong cultural and historical ties between India and Fiji.
Ganga Vilas completes Bangladesh stretch, set to re-enter India at Dhubri
Feb 17, 2023, at 03:46 pm
Dhaka: The enchanting journey of the Ganga Vilas River cruise through the waters of Bangladesh came to an end with the visit to the historic places in northern Rangpur district.
Narendra Modi will address Economic Times Global Business Summit today
Feb 17, 2023, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Economic Times Global Business Summit on Friday at Hotel Taj Palace in Delhi around 7:40 PM.
Income tax 'survey' at BBC India offices in Delhi, Mumbai ends; statement likely tomorrow
Feb 17, 2023, at 05:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The income tax "survey" at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)'s Delhi and Mumbai offices ended on Thursday night after nearly three days of officials going through digital records, files and scanning laptops.
'All nine attackers should die, no one should be released': Family of soldier beaten to death
Feb 17, 2023, at 03:44 am
Chennai/IBNS: The family of the soldier beaten to death in Tamil Nadu has demanded death penalties for his nine assailants and said the Chief Minister should come and meet them.
China lifts suspension of 99 Indian seafood-processing export units
Feb 17, 2023, at 02:28 am
Kolkata/UNI: China has lifted suspension of 99 Indian seafood-processing and exporting units, after acknowledging New Delhi’s assurance over source control, setting the stage for a boost in the bilateral trade of marine products.
Feb 17, 2023, at 01:36 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches at four locations in Delhi and NCR in an on-going investigation related to a case of alleged cyber-enabled financial fraud against US based victims, the central probe agency said on Thursday.
Tripura polls by and large peaceful, over 85 percent voters' turnout recorded: EC
Feb 17, 2023, at 01:22 am
Agartala/IBNS/UNI: Over 85 percent of the electorate exercised their democratic rights amid high security as the Tripura Assembly polls remained by and large peaceful barring a few stray incidents of violence on Thursday.
Fiji: Jaishankar holds bilateral talks with Fijian leadership, attends 12th World Hindi Conference
Feb 16, 2023, at 10:50 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who is on a two-day visit to Fiji to attend the 12th World Hindi Conference, held bilateral meetings with the Fijian leadership, including Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, on Thursday in Suva.