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Narendra Modi ridicules INDIA bloc leaders ahead of first round of Lok Sabha polls for raising objections over his guarantee | Three Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh | Delhi liquor policy case: Manish Sisodia's judicial custody extended till Apr 18 | NIA officials attacked in West Bengal's East Midnapore; 2 arrested | Heatwave conditions to prevail in eastern, peninsular India for 2 days; significant rains in some areas: Met office | Left Front announces 5th list of candidates for Bengal, fields debutant Pratikur Rahman against Abhishek Banerjee | Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Kharge release Congress' manifesto for Lok Sabha polls | Kashmir: Infiltration bid foiled in Uri, one militant killed | Bengal Guv directs removal of state Education Minister; Bratya Basu retorts | Pinarayi Vijayan urges Doordarshan to withdraw screening of The Kerala Story

Nicaragua becomes first Spanish-speaking nation to recognise India's Pharmacopeia

Mar 01, 2024, at 11:08 pm

The Government of India and Nicaragua signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) on Pharmacopoeia on Cooperation in the field of the regulation of medicines.

Entire country is sad and angry: PM Modi slams Mamata govt on Sandeshkhali

Mar 01, 2024, at 10:35 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In an unsparing attack on the Mamata Banerjee government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the entire country is "sad" and "angry" over the Sandeshkhali case where arrested and now suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan is charged with land grabbing and sexual abuse of women.

Four hurt after blast rocks Bengaluru cafe

Mar 01, 2024, at 09:26 pm

At least four people were injured after an explosion occurred at a case in Bengaluru's Kundalahalli region on Friday.

Narendra Modi discusses AI, health, climate during his meeting with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates

Mar 01, 2024, at 08:26 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi discussed issues ranging from Artificial Intelligence to health and climate adaptation during his recent meeting with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

Supreme Court dismisses Asaram Bapu's plea for suspension of sentence in minor's rape case

Mar 01, 2024, at 07:52 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the plea of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu challenging the Rajasthan High Court order, which rejected his plea for suspension of sentence on health grounds in a case where he was convicted for a minor's rape.

Supreme Court reserves judgment on whether lawyers come under Consumer Protection Act

Mar 01, 2024, at 06:23 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on the issue of whether advocates can be held liable under the Consumer Protection Act for Service deficiency.

PM Modi in Bengal on a two-day visit, expected to slam Mamata govt ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Mar 01, 2024, at 05:37 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to West Bengal starting from Friday, in the backdrop of the Sandeshkhali case.

TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh changes X bio, sparks resignation buzz

Mar 01, 2024, at 05:12 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, who was at the forefront in defending the West Bengal ruling party over Sandeshkhali case, sparked a buzz over his resignation from the party.

PM Modi chairs midnight meeting to finalise BJP's first list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls

Mar 01, 2024, at 04:47 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a midnight meeting on Thursday with his colleagues from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to finalise the party's first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

PM Narendra Modi lauds rise in India's leopard population

Mar 01, 2024, at 04:37 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi expressed his happiness over the increased population of Leopards in India.

Narendra Modi, Mauritian PM Pravind Jugnauth inaugurate new Airstrip, St. James Jetty along with six community development projects in Agalega Island

Mar 01, 2024, at 03:55 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated the new Airstrip and St. James Jetty along with six community development projects at the Agalega Island in Mauritius via video conferencing on Thursday.

Rumors bought by circles in Canada led to worsening ties, both sides now seek solutions, says Indian envoy

Mar 01, 2024, at 03:19 pm

Toronto/IBNS: India’s High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma has said while the relationship between Canada and India is too large to fall victim to rumours and efforts are now on to seek an agreeable path, sadly in various circles in this country the disinformation was bought, leading to the worsening bilateral ties between the two nations last year.

DGCA imposes Rs 30 lakh fine on Air India over lack of wheelchair after 80-yr-old dies

Mar 01, 2024, at 05:31 am

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday slapped a penalty of Rs 30 lakh on Air India for “not having an adequate number of wheelchairs” at Mumbai airport which led to the death of an elderly passenger earlier this month, media reported.

Sandeshkhali: Sheikh Shahajahan's fiefdom grabs India's political spotlight ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Mar 01, 2024, at 04:45 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Just months ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, West Bengal's Sandeshkhali turned out to be a heated political battleground after the state's ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s now expelled leader Sheikh Shahjahan faced charges of land grabbing and sexual abuse from women of the area, which falls in North 24 Parganas.

Crossing the 400-seat mark is people’s slogan: PM Modi

Mar 01, 2024, at 04:37 am

Bhopal/IBNS/UNI: In the context of the next general election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Thursday that “the people’s slogan” regarding the National Democratic Alliance crossing the 400-seat mark is being heard all around.

LS polls: MK Stalin's DMK clinches seat-sharing deal with Left in Tamil Nadu

Mar 01, 2024, at 03:28 am

Chennai/IBNS/UNI: The ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance in Tamil Nadu Thursday clinched a seat-sharing agreement with its allies, the two Left parties CPI and CPI(M) for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls.

Malayalam actress Lena announces her recent marriage to Gaganyaan astronaut; reveals why she kept it secret

Mar 01, 2024, at 03:13 am

New Delhi: Malayalam actress Lena Thursday said that she has married Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, a Gaganyaan pilot. The news came shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the names of the four Indian Air Force pilots selected for India's inaugural human space travel mission, Gaganyaan.

No more parole for rape convict Ram Rahim without court's permission

Mar 01, 2024, at 02:59 am

Chandigarh/IBNS: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has raised questions over repeated paroles granted to Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is a rape convict and is supposed to be serving 20 years in prison.

NDA now 3 seats short of majority in Rajya Sabha after latest round of polls

Mar 01, 2024, at 02:19 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The BJP-led NDA is just three short seats of majority in the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of parliament, after the latest round of polls.

Former Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi joins BJP

Mar 01, 2024, at 02:05 am

Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Former Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday in the presence of party's state President Sukanta Majumdar and leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari.

Petition in SC after 'hasty' demolition in Lucknow post high court's order

Mar 01, 2024, at 12:46 am

New Delhi: A special leave petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the demolition of commercial spaces in Lucknow's Akbar Nagar in a hurry soon after the Allahabad High Court dismissed the pleas of 24 occupants.

43 cases will keep you busy for next 10 yrs: Calcutta HC tells Shahajan's lawyer as it refuses to hear bail plea in Sandeshkhali incident

Mar 01, 2024, at 12:30 am

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Thursday refused to hear the bail plea of TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who managed to evade arrest for 55 days for attacking ED officials and is also the key figure in multiple allegations of land grab and sexual assault in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali.

Hours after arrest, TMC suspends its Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan for 6 yrs

Feb 29, 2024, at 11:14 pm

Kolkata: Hours after the arrest of Trinamool Congress strongman SheikhShahjahan in the Sandeshkhali land-grab and sexual assault case, the party announced its decision to suspend him from its ranks for six years.

Mizoram's 15 small hydro projects generate 38.55 MW of power

Feb 29, 2024, at 10:28 pm

Aizawl: Mizoram's power landscape has received a significant boost with 15 small hydro-electric power projects contributing to a substantial 38.55 megawatts of power generation, State’s Power and Electricity Minister F. Rodingliana said.

Former Intel India head Avtar Saini killed in Mumbai hit-and-run

Feb 29, 2024, at 10:01 pm

Mumbai: Avtar Saini, the former Intel India head, who played a pivotal role in designing the Pentium processor, died on Wednesday morning following an accident in Navi Mumbai, media reports said.

Kashmir: Police attach 'illegal property' of drug peddler in Baramulla

Feb 29, 2024, at 07:21 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Police on Thursday attached the “illegal property” of a drug peddler in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

Himachal political turmoil: 6 Congress MLAs, who cross-voted in Rajya Sabha polls, disqualified

Feb 29, 2024, at 06:24 pm

Shimla/IBNS: Six Congress MLAs, who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), were disqualified by the Assembly Speaker on Thursday, media reports said.

Madhya Pradesh: Accident claims 14 lives

Feb 29, 2024, at 05:47 pm

Dindori/UNI: Fourteen people have died and approximately 20 sustained injuries when a pickup vehicle overturned in a valley in the vicinity of this district’s Badjhar village, police said on Thursday.

Sandeshkhali incident: Arrested TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan sent to 10-day police custody

Feb 29, 2024, at 05:10 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who was arrested in connection with a mob attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Sandeshkhali, was sent to 10-day police custody by the Basirhat court on Thursday.

TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, main accused in Sandeshkhali case, arrested in North 24 Parganas

Feb 29, 2024, at 01:20 pm

Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who is accused of sexual violence and land grab in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali village, was arrested on Thursday.