'Daily drama': BJP hits back at Congress' attack on Amit Shah over Ambedkar remark
Dec 18, 2024, at 06:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed the Congress for "spreading lies" about union home minister Amit Shah's speech in parliament involving Father of the Constitution BR Ambedkar.
Dec 17, 2024, at 08:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Slamming Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said sending youths into the war-hit Israel for "employment" is not an achievement but a matter of shame.
54-year-old leader calls himself yuva: Amit Shah takes dig at Rahul Gandhi in Rajya Sabha
Dec 17, 2024, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In an indirect swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday said a 54-year-old politician roams about as a young leader.
BJP to send notices to MPs absent during 'One Nation One Election' Bill tabling
Dec 17, 2024, at 04:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will send notices to its MPs who were absent in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday during the introduction of the government's flagship "One Nation One Election Bill", media reports said.
Dec 17, 2024, at 01:14 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday offered all possible assistance to France after Cyclone Chido hit its overseas territory of Mayotte and left a trail of destruction in the archipelago.
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visits Mahabodhi Temple
Dec 17, 2024, at 12:53 pm
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who met PM Narendra Modi and other top officials during his maiden Indian visit since winning the polls this year, visited the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodhgaya and prayed under the auspicious Banyan Tree on Tuesday.
Georgia: 11 Indians die due to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in restaurant
Dec 17, 2024, at 12:12 pm
At least 11 Indian nationals died in a restaurant in Georgia due to suspected carbon monoxide gas poisoning, media reports said.
'One Nation, One Election' bills introduced in Lok Sabha, opposition calls it 'unconstitutional'
Dec 17, 2024, at 09:46 am
Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal tabled the constitutional amendment bills for holding Lok Sabha and assembly elections simultaneously in the Lower House of the Indian Parliament on Tuesday amid opposition from a large section of the opposition leaders.
Dec 17, 2024, at 08:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday took a tote with a message against the attack on minorities in Bangladesh, a day after she earned the wrath of the ruling party BJP for carrying a bag with 'Palestine' written on it.
India was just an ally: Bangladesh politicians express pique over PM Modi's 'Vijay Diwas' post
Dec 17, 2024, at 07:30 am
Dhaka/New Delhi/IBNS: Several Bangladeshi politicians including the members close to the interim government led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus have expressed displeasure over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's post on the Vijay Diwas.
Archrivals TMC and BJP ally to win a co-operative election unopposed in Bengal's Nandigram
Dec 17, 2024, at 05:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) joined hands with its archrival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win a co-operative election unopposed in West Bengal's Nandigram which happens to be the assembly constituency of Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari.
India, Sri Lanka to participate in naval exercise today
Dec 17, 2024, at 04:45 am
India and Sri Lankan navies will participate in the bilateral naval exercise SLINEX 2024 from Tuesday in Visakhapatnam under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command.
UK: Minor girl charged with killing of 80-year-old Indian-origin man in Leicester
Dec 17, 2024, at 04:28 am
A 12-year-old girl has been charged over the death of 80-year-old Indian-origin man Bhim Kohli in the UK in September.
One Nation, One Election: Centre likely to introduce bills in Lok Sabha today
Dec 17, 2024, at 04:03 am
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government will likely table two bills related to simultaneously holding Lok Sabha and Assembly elections together in the Parliament on Tuesday, media reports said.
39 ministers included in Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra cabinet
Dec 16, 2024, at 06:46 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra new cabinet headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has inducted 39 ministers while dropping 11 key faces from the Mahayuti alliance sparking protests.
People who raise questions on EVMs should show how they can be hacked: TMC trashes Congress claims
Dec 16, 2024, at 04:29 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: After National Conference leader Omar Abdullah refuted the Congress-led charge against Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), another key Opposition party, the Trinamool Congress, has now dismissed the questions over the same.
Dec 16, 2024, at 02:26 pm
The personal equation between India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Edwina Mountbatten, wife of the country's last British viceroy Lord Mountbatten, is one that still evokes curiosity of researchers and commoners alike.
Dec 16, 2024, at 11:24 am
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is currently on his maiden trip to India since winning the polls this year, reiterated his country's stated position of not permitting its territory to be used in any manner inimical to the security of India as well as towards regional stability.
Dec 16, 2024, at 10:49 am
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday jointly inaugurated the Embassy of Moldova in New Delhi with visiting Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihail Popsoi.
Constitution stood test of time: Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha
Dec 16, 2024, at 08:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday narrated how the Indian Constitution "stood the test of time" in a debate in the Rajya Sabha.
True genius who revolutionised Indian classical music: PM Modi mourns Zakir Hussain's demise
Dec 16, 2024, at 07:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mourned the demise of Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, who died in the USA at the age of 73 on Monday.
PM Museum requests Rahul Gandhi to return Pandit Nehru's historical letters
Dec 16, 2024, at 07:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Prime Minister's Museum and Library (PMML) has requested Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to return first Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's historical letters, which were removed from public access by the UPA government in 2008, media reports said.
Dec 16, 2024, at 04:50 am
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake who is currently on his maiden visit to India since winning the polls a few months ago.
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrives in India on three-day visit
Dec 15, 2024, at 04:45 pm
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has arrived in India for his three-day visit to the country on Sunday.
Lok Sabha to focus on financial business now, One Nation, One Election Bills delayed
Dec 15, 2024, at 04:07 pm
The Central government is likely to focus on completing the financial business before introducing bills related to the 'One Nation, One Election' in the Lok Sabha, media reports said.
India, Armenia and Iran discuss regional developments during Trilateral Consultations
Dec 15, 2024, at 03:23 pm
Indian, Armenian and Iranian officials discussed connectivity initiatives, engagement in multilateral fora, and regional developments during a Trilateral Consultations held in New Delhi on December 12.
Dec 15, 2024, at 03:06 pm
Indian tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain has been admitted to a hospital in the USA and his condition is critical. Amid reports that he passed away, his sister Khurshid Aulia told news agency PTI that he is alive but in a serious condition.
Dec 15, 2024, at 02:21 pm
Indian and UAE Ministers discussed regional and international issues of mutual interest and ways to expand strategic partnerships in several key areas, including defence and emerging technologies, during the recently held 4th Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi on Thursday.
Narendra Modi, UAE Deputy PM discuss implementation of India-Middle East-Europe Corridor
Dec 15, 2024, at 01:58 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan recently discussed strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and implementation of India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEEC) during their recent meeting in New Delhi.
'My career was made and unmade by the Gandhis,’ says veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar
Dec 15, 2024, at 12:34 pm
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has claimed that the Gandhi family played a significant role in both advancing his political career and marginalising him within the party, according to a report in the media.