Narendra Modi wishes Parsi community on Navroz
Mar 21, 2022, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday wished the country's Parsi community on Navroz.
AAP picks Harbhajan Singh, Raghav Chadha, 3 others from Punjab as Rajya Sabha candidates
Mar 21, 2022, at 07:06 pm
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has recently swept the Punjab assembly elections, on Monday picked former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh, its young firebrand leader Raghav Chadha, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) professor Sandeep Pathak, educationist Ashok Kumar Mittal and industrialist Sanjeev Arora as the Rajya Sabha nominees from the state.
Coal scam case: Abhishek Banerjee, wife Rujira move Supreme Court challenging ED's jurisdiction
Mar 21, 2022, at 05:06 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the jurisdiction of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged coal scam case, media reports said.
BJP to stake claim to form Goa govt
Mar 21, 2022, at 04:29 pm
Panaji/UNI: More than 10 days after the assembly poll results were announced, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa will stake claim to form the government on Monday.
Karnataka: Village bids tearful adieu to Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar
Mar 21, 2022, at 03:38 pm
Chalageri: Thousands of people, including local politicians on Monday gathered here to pay their last respects to Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, who was killed during shelling in Ukraine on Mar 1.
PM Modi chairs meeting on BJP govt formation in 4 states
Mar 21, 2022, at 07:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Post the BJP's stupendous performancr in assembly polls in four states, the party held a meeting under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chairmanship on Sunday to finalise decision on government formation, media reports said.
Israeli PM Naftali Bennett to visit India on April 2
Mar 21, 2022, at 07:00 am
Jerusalem/New Delhi/UNI: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is to visit India on April 2, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Sharad Yadav's LJD merges into RJD
Mar 21, 2022, at 06:40 am
New Delhi/UNI: Sharad Yadav's Loktantrik Janata Dal was merged with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Sunday. Yadav said the merger was the "first step" towards uniting Opposition parties against ruling BJP.
Senior Intelligence Officer among 2 held by CBI in bribery case
Mar 21, 2022, at 04:48 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday said it has apprehended two persons, including a Senior Intelligence Officer posted at the office of Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Ghaziabad, in an alleged bribery case.
Mar 21, 2022, at 01:17 am
Kohima: Differences have emerged among the party MLAs and leadership of Nagaland People’s Front (NPF) after the party president Shurhozelie Leizietsu sent a letter of NPF Legislature Party leader T R Zeliang for initiating the process for filling of nomination of the party candidate for the Rajya Sabha biennial election.
Karnataka: Islamic flags replaced with Tricolour on Kolar clock tower
Mar 20, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Kolar: After a wait of 74 years, the Islamic flags have been replaced with the Indian Tricolour at the clock tower in Kolar city of Karnataka.
N Biren Singh to be Manipur CM for another term
Mar 20, 2022, at 11:02 pm
Imphal: N Biren Singh will remain as the Chief Minister of Manipur for another term, the Bharatiya Janata Party confirmed on Sunday.
I-T dept raids Pune-based unicorn for alleged tax fraud, unearths hawala network
Mar 20, 2022, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi: Swooping down on a Pune-based unicorn engaged in the business of wholesale and retail of construction material, the Income-Tax (I-T) department has claimed that the start-up booked bogus purchases, made huge unaccounted cash expenses and obtained accommodation entries to the tune of over Rs 400 crore.
Art of Living guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar offers prayers in Tirumala shrine
Mar 20, 2022, at 08:15 pm
Tirumala: Art of Living guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar offered prayers in the temple of Lord Venkateswara on Sunday.
Mann led cabinet gives nod to provide 25,000 govt jobs
Mar 20, 2022, at 07:46 am
Chandigarh/UNI: In a major landmark decision, the Punjab Cabinet in its maiden meeting on Saturday gave a green signal for providing 25,000 government jobs to the youth in various departments, boards and corporations of the state government.
India, Japan ink six agreements, launch Clean Energy Partnership
Mar 20, 2022, at 06:45 am
New Delhi/UNI: India and Japan on Saturday inked six agreements, including one for Japanese loan worth Rs 20,400 crore for key connectivity and water supply projects, and also announced a 5 trillion yen investment target for the next five years, and launch of a Clean Energy Partnership.
Mar 20, 2022, at 05:07 am
New Delhi: Japanese PM Fumio Kishida on Saturday said Russia's invasion on Ukraine is "very serious issue which is shaking the roots of international order" as he addressed a joint press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
CRPF may no longer be needed in Jammu & Kashmir in next five years: Amit Shah
Mar 20, 2022, at 03:56 am
Srinagar: Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said in a few years' time the CRPF may no longer be needed in Jammu and Kashmir and northeast.
JK People's Justice Front hosts seminar on Kashmiryat
Mar 20, 2022, at 02:37 am
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir People's Justice Front (JKPJF) organised a seminar titled 'Eid Nouroz and Kashmiryat' on Saturday at Mirgund Pattan area in Jammu and Kashmir in which besides a galaxy of ulemas a large number of people participated.
Will discuss Russia's aggression against Ukraine, urge India to act: Japanese PM
Mar 20, 2022, at 01:53 am
Tokyo/New Delhi/UNI: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he will discuss Russia's “unacceptable” aggression against Ukraine during his talks with Prime Minister Modi today and “urge” India to take action.
PM Narendra Modi calls meeting with Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida is 'productive'
Mar 19, 2022, at 11:43 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida met at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Saturday.
Ukraine crisis: Sheikh Hasina thanks PM Modi over evacuation of Bangladeshi nationals from Sumy
Mar 19, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Dhaka/New Delhi: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina thanked her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his government's assistance in evacuating Bangladeshi nationals who were stranded in the Sumy blast of Ukraine.
Jammu and Kashmir: 3-day workshop on ‘Communication Skills for Pupil Teachers’ concludes at GCoE
Mar 19, 2022, at 11:33 pm
Srinagar: The three days of work on ‘Communication Skills for Pupil Teachers’ organised by the Department of Languages, Government College of Education (GCoE), (IASE) MA Road Srinagar concluded here today.
Assam Rifles seized contraband liquor in Manipur's Tengnoupal
Mar 19, 2022, at 10:23 pm
Imphal: Tengnoupal Battalion, under the aegis of IGAR (South), recovered a large stash of liquor near Tarao Road junction in Manipur's Tengnoupal district on Friday.
Police seize 700 cartons of illegal liquor from a truck in Assam’s Biswanath
Mar 19, 2022, at 10:09 pm
Guwahati: Police have seized 700 cartons of illegal liquor from a truck and apprehended three persons in Assam’s Biswanath district on Friday night.
Mar 19, 2022, at 09:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A delegation of the newly-formed Plant Based Foods Industry Association (PBFIA) met Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State For Food Processing Industries, at his residence here recently.
Amid hijab row, Karnataka mulls introduction of Bhagavad Gita in schools
Mar 19, 2022, at 07:50 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state Gujarat, now another Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled state, Karnataka, is planning to introduce Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita in the school curriculum, media reports said.
Punjab: 10 cabinet ministers inducted in Mann govt
Mar 19, 2022, at 07:01 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Ten cabinet ministers were inducted in the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab on Saturday.
Joe Biden administration in touch with India over import of Russian oil: White House
Mar 19, 2022, at 06:40 pm
Washington/New Delhi/UNI: The Joe Biden administration has been in touch with Indian leaders to urge New Delhi to reverse the decision of importing Russian crude amid the sanctions, the White House has said.
Record price rise crushed poor and middle class: Rahul Gandhi targets Modi govt
Mar 19, 2022, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Raising concerns over the rising inflation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the record price rise has crushed the poor and the government must act now to protect them.