Tuesday, November 26, 2024
NEW DELHI — Assam Day was celebrated at the ongoing 43rd India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2024 in the national capital on Friday, officials said. Various cultural dance forms like Satriya dance, Bihu dance, Karbi and Tiwa folk dance showcasing...
22 Nov 2024
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign visit to three nations witnessed a whirlwind diplomacy, as he met over 30 world leaders and also held flurry of bilateral meetings during the five-day trip. He also held informal interactions wit...
22 Nov 2024
SUKMA — In a major operation, at least 10 Maoists were killed in the Bheji area in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district by the security forces on Friday. Several weapons, including three automatic rifles, were recovered by the security forces from t...
22 Nov 2024
NEW YORK/NEW DELHI — Billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by US prosecutors for allegedly being part of an elaborate scheme to pay USD 265 million (about INR 2,200 crore) bribe to Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms for solar pow...
21 Nov 2024
NEW DELHI — Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded the immediate arrest of Gautam Adani after the billionaire industrialist was charged in the US for alleged bribery and fraud. Addressing a press conference here hours after the US p...
21 Nov 2024
NEW DELHI — The world should embrace Buddhist doctrines to find solutions to the ongoing conflicts and challenges to the international order, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said at a regional security conclave in Laos on Thursday. India has always ...
21 Nov 2024
NEW DELHI — Former Higher Education Secretary K Sanjay Murthy was sworn in as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India by President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday. Murthy, a 1989 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Himach...
21 Nov 2024
NEW DELHI — India, projected to house 350 million children by 2050, must navigate critical challenges like extreme climate and environmental hazards to ensure their well-being and rights, according to a new UNICEF report. It underlined that althoug...
20 Nov 2024
NEW DELHI — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday held delegation-level talks with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun in Vientiane, weeks after Indian and Chinese militaries completed disengagement of troops from two last face-off points in eas...
20 Nov 2024
NEW DELHI — Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday shared plans to implement anti-pollution measures like work from home for government employees, and odd-even vehicle scheme, as Delhi-NCR recorded air pollution more than 17 time...
20 Nov 2024
CHENNAI — Heavy rain continued to lash southern Tamil Nadu, prompting the district collectors of Ramanathapuram, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, and Karaikal to declare a holiday for schools on Wednesday. The decision applies to all government a...
20 Nov 2024
RIO DE JANEIRO — Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered to share with the world India’s expertise in using the power of digital technology and artificial intelligence to improve the lives of people. Speaking on Tuesday at an event organised by ...
20 Nov 2024
LUCKNOW/CHANDIGARGH — Bypolls in 15 assembly seats spread across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala and Uttarakhand will be held on Wednesday. Votes will be counted on November 23. The results of the bypolls, however, will not have any direct impact on ...
19 Nov 2024
GANDHINAGAR — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the BJP-led government at the Centre has successfully brought down violence in Jammu and Kashmir, North-East and Naxal-hit areas by 70 per cent in the last 10 years. Speaking at the inaugu...
19 Nov 2024
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Tuesday raised concerns over the delay in carrying out the delimitation exercise in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Assam, despite a 2020 presidential order rescinding the deferment of the process. A bench ...
19 Nov 2024
NEW DELHI/RIO DE JANEIRO — External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi deliberated on the next steps in India-China ties, in the first high-level engagement weeks after militaries of the two sides disengaged from fric...
19 Nov 2024
NEW DELHI — Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu over the deteriorating situation in Manipur and sought her immediate intervention to ensure that people of the state live peacefully in their homes with dign...
19 Nov 2024
RIO DE JANEIRO — Less than 24 hours after he asserted in Nigeria’s Abuja that stepping out of the comfort zone, innovating and creating new paths has now become the very essence of today’s India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday t...
18 Nov 2024
MUMBAI — The election campaign for the Maharashtra assembly polls ended on Monday, with the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance vying to retain power and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) combine hoping for a strong comeback. Polling will be held in all the...
18 Nov 2024
NEW DELHI — Former Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot joined the BJP on Monday, a day after resigning from the AAP, and accused his former party of constantly picking fights with the Centre and compromising the values which drew people to its fold. He j...
18 Nov 2024
NEW DELHI — About four lakh elderly women aged 70 and above have enrolled for the Ayushman Vay Vandana Card in the last three weeks since its launch in October-end, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Monday. Of these, more than 1...
18 Nov 2024
KOLKATA — Former deputy superintendent of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital Akhktar Ali, regarded as the whistleblower in the case of financial irregularities at the same hospital, has now started the process of moving the Calcutta High Court a...
18 Nov 2024
NAGPUR — Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led a roadshow in Nagpur on the eve of the last day of campaigning for the Maharashtra assembly elections. The maiden roadshow of Priyanka passed through Nagpur West and Nagpur Central constituencies a...
17 Nov 2024
JAMMU — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and president of the ruling National Conference (NC), Dr Farooq Abdullah said on Sunday that as long as the national capital is not shifted from New Delhi to somewhere else, the choking pollution in t...
17 Nov 2024
NEW DELHI — In a jolt to AAP ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, senior leader and Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot quit the party on Sunday, alleging “political ambitions” have overtaken its commitment towards people. “Instead of...
17 Nov 2024
