Jan 20, 2024, at 03:58 am
Bengaluru/New Delhi: India will not have to wait too long for a Boeing aircraft that is designed and manufactured in the subcontinent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said at the inauguration of the plane maker's engineering centre in Bengaluru.
PM Modi inaugurates Khelo India Youth Games, says great way to start 2024
Jan 20, 2024, at 03:24 am
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: The sixth edition of Khelo India Youth Games-2023 began on a colourful note with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating it on Friday evening by lighting the games torch and stating that it was a great way to start the year 2024.
Five SC judges, who pronounced Ayodhya case verdict, invited to Ram Temple consecration ceremony
Jan 20, 2024, at 01:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The five judges of the Supreme Court, who delivered the historic verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case on Nov 9, 2019, have been invited to the Ayodhya Ram Mandir consecration ceremony on Jan 22 as state guests.
Ayodhya: Rituals of worshipping Ram Lalla's idol begins before consecration
Jan 19, 2024, at 10:35 pm
Ayodhya/UNI: The process of rituals before the consecration ceremony of Lord Ram's seated on a pedestal in the sanctum sanctorum of the grand temple at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya started amidst the chanting of Vedic mantras by the 121 eminent scholars, who had come here from all over the country, on Friday.
Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court gives 11 convicts no extra time for surrender
Jan 19, 2024, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to give any extra time to 11 convicts for surrender in the case pertaining to rape of Bilkis Bano during the 2002 Gujarat communal riots, media reports said.
PM Modi to unveil Boeing India's tech centre campus near Bengaluru today
Jan 19, 2024, at 06:46 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will inaugurate Boeing's new global engineering and technology centre campus near the city.
22 Delhi bound trains delayed as dense fog continues to hit train and flight services
Jan 19, 2024, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Severe cold conditions continued to grip the national capital, impacting flight and train movements to and from the national capital on Friday morning.
Amit Shah visits Assam Rifles headquarters in Shillong
Jan 19, 2024, at 06:32 pm
Shillong/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday visited the Headquarters of Directorate General Assam Rifles at Laitkor here in Meghalaya.
Expelled TMC MP Mahua Moitra vacates her government bungalow
Jan 19, 2024, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Expelled Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Friday vacated her government bungalow in the national capital Delhi following a fresh eviction notice served to the firebrand politician.
PM Modi unveils six commemorative stamps dedicated to Ayodhya's Ram Temple
Jan 19, 2024, at 06:42 am
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday released six special commemorative postage stamps dedicated to the Ayodhya's Ram Temple, along with an album carrying similar stamps related to Lord Ram.
12 students, two teachers drown as boat overturns in lake near Gujarat's Vadodara
Jan 19, 2024, at 05:11 am
Vadodara/IBNS: At least twelve students and two teachers drowned after a boat overturned in a lake on the outskirts of Vadodara city in Gujarat on Thursday, reports said.
Half-day granted to central govt employees on Jan 22 for Ram Temple consecration ceremony
Jan 19, 2024, at 04:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: All central government employees will get a half-day leave for the grand Ram Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on Jan 22.
India, Maldives dwell upon 'mutually workable solution': MEA amid strained diplomatic relations
Jan 19, 2024, at 03:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India and Maldives dwelled upon a "mutually workable solution" for the continued operation of Indian aviation platforms to provide humanitarian service to the people of Maldives, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday.
Assam Govt is the most corrupt in India: Rahul Gandhi
Jan 19, 2024, at 02:44 am
Guwahati/IBNS/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered Assam from Nagaland on Thursday.
Jyotiraditya Scindia says fliers eating on airport tarmac 'completely unacceptable'
Jan 19, 2024, at 01:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the row over the video in which passengers of an IndiGo flight are seen eating on the tarmac in Mumbai airport as they waited for take-off, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Thursday said that the way security was compromised is "completely unacceptable".
Calcutta HC allows Mamata's all-faith rally on Ram Temple inauguration day, rejects BJP's plea
Jan 19, 2024, at 01:15 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to hold her already announced all-faith rally on January 22, rejecting the plea filed by Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suvendu Adhikari.
PM Modi to embark on 3-day Tamil Nadu visit tomorrow, 5-tier security in place
Jan 19, 2024, at 01:11 am
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be arriving on a 3-day visit to Tamil Nadu on Friday to inaugurate the Khelo India Youth Games and launch various projects, besides visiting various temples in Trichy, Rameswaram, and Dhanushkodi on Jan 20 and 21.
Jan 19, 2024, at 12:41 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is observing an 11-day 'anusthan' (special ritual) ahead of the Pran Pratishtha (consecration) of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
Bilkis Bano gangrape convicts seek extension for surrender; move Supreme Court
Jan 18, 2024, at 10:05 pm
New Delhi: Seven of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case have cited reasons like son's wedding, leg surgery and only caretaker of elderly parents before the Supreme Court to seek an extension of their surrender, media reports said.
Manipur: Two killed in an attack by Kuki militants
Jan 18, 2024, at 07:24 pm
Imphal/UNI: Two people were killed and ten injured in attacks by armed Kuki militants in renewed firing of bombs and rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) since Wednesday night.
Bar Council of India chief requests CJI to grant court holiday on Ram Temple consecration day
Jan 18, 2024, at 07:20 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan Kumar Mishra has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, to declare January 22, a holiday for all the courts across the country, as a consecration ceremony of Lord Ram Mandir at Ayodhya is scheduled that day.
Sikh body takes exception to judgement on 'Singh' and 'Kour'
Jan 18, 2024, at 07:01 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The All-Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) has taken an exception to a recent judgment by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court about the title of a Sikh.
ED begins fresh raids in Bengal teachers recruitment scam
Jan 18, 2024, at 06:57 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday began fresh raids in at least seven places in and around this metropolis in relation to the alleged teachers recruitment scam in the government sponsored across West Bengal, official sources said.
Jan 18, 2024, at 06:50 pm
In a recent interview with India Today TV, renowned Scottish–American historian Niall Ferguson discussed the evolving dynamics of India’s foreign relations and its economic trajectory. According to Ferguson, Prime Minister Narendra Modi understands that India’s strength lies in keeping its options open rather than making an unconditional commitment to any particular foreign policy, especially that of the United States.
Ram Temple consecration: Four special trains from Punjab to Ayodhya in February
Jan 18, 2024, at 06:19 pm
Phagwara/UNI: Union Minister Som Parkash on Thursday said four special trains will run from Punjab to facilitate the people to visit Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh in the month of February.
Kashmir continues to reel under cold wave, Pulwama coldest at -6.3
Jan 18, 2024, at 06:16 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An unrelenting cold wave continued in the Kashmir Valley as the Meteorological (MeT) department on Thursday predicted dry weather until January 23.
'A beautiful soul': Shashi Tharoor remembers wife Sunanda on her 10th death anniversary
Jan 18, 2024, at 06:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Wednesday remembered his late wife Sunanda Pushkar on her tenth death anniversary.
'We understand actions countries take in self defense': India on Iran strikes in Pakistan
Jan 18, 2024, at 06:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India Wednesday said Iran's missile attack on Pakistan is an issue that concerns only those two nations.
Calcutta HC set up a joint SIT to probe attacks on ED officials, look for Shahjahan Sheikh
Jan 18, 2024, at 05:34 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials and central forces in front of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh's house at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas on Jan 5.
IndiGo fined Rs. 1.2 crore after viral video shows fliers eating on tarmac
Jan 18, 2024, at 05:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bureau Of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has fined low-cost carrier IndiGo Rs. 1.2 crore after a viral video showed passengers eating on the tarmac while waiting for their delayed flight to take off.