Talks on seat-sharing with Mamata Banerjee still on: Jairam Ramesh
Feb 23, 2024, at 08:20 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Averring that a decision on seat sharing with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be finalised in a day or two for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday said talks with Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress are still on.
BJP extorting money by intimidating private firms: Congress
Feb 23, 2024, at 08:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Terming the BJP Government as a "Hafta Wasooli" government, the Congress on Friday accused the central government of "intimidating and arm twisting" private companies to force them to donate funds to the party.
Feb 23, 2024, at 07:59 pm
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has elaborated several sectors, including drones,defence, ICT, tourism and hospitality and film industry, as avenues for potential collaboration with India.
BJP delegation on way to Sandeshkhali stopped, Locket Chatterjee detained
Feb 23, 2024, at 07:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Locket Chatterjee was detained while she along with six other party leaders were heading to West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, where several women have accused absconding Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan and his aides of grabbing lands and sexually abusing them for years.
Latvian Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins feels India has a role to play in Indo-Pacific region
Feb 23, 2024, at 07:26 pm
Latvian Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins, who attended the Raisina Dialogue 2024, recently said the diplomatic relationship between India and his nation is moving towards a positive direction.
Mamata Banerjee's TMC resumes seat-sharing talks with Congress for Lok Sabha polls: Reports
Feb 23, 2024, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: In a U-turn from its previous stance, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) has resumed seat-sharing talks with Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, media reports said.
Former Maharashtra CM Manohar Joshi passes away
Feb 23, 2024, at 05:48 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi passed away on Friday morning following a cardiac arrest, party sources said.
PM Modi is the most popular global leader: Survey
Feb 23, 2024, at 05:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A new survey report has claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the most popular global leader, surpassing US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Canadian's Justin Trudeau.
MLA Lasya Naditha dies in road accident in Telangana
Feb 23, 2024, at 02:54 pm
Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) MLA Lasya Naditha, who represented the Cantonment area in Secunderabad, died in a road mishap on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) in Telangana's Sangareddy district on Friday.
IPL cricketer Abhishek Sharma to be quizzed in model's suicide
Feb 23, 2024, at 07:03 am
Surat (Gujarat): The investigation into the death of 28-year-old model Tanya Singh has taken an unexpected turn after police found a possible connection between the incident and Indian Premier League (IPL) cricketer Abhishek Sharma, media reported.
EC allots new party symbol to Sharad Pawar's NCP faction
Feb 23, 2024, at 05:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after the Election Commission awarded the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) name and the 'clock' symbol to the Ajit Pawar faction, a new symbol has been allotted to the camp led by the party's founder and vertan politician Sharad Pawar.
Indo-American teen froze to death in US's Illinois after denied entry to club
Feb 23, 2024, at 05:33 am
An 18-year-old Indian-American student, named Akul Dhawan, studying at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the US, died last month after going missing for several hours, media reports said.
'Why name lions after Sita and Akbar?' Calcutta HC asks Bengal govt to rename them
Feb 23, 2024, at 05:16 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Thursday asked the West Bengal government to rename the lion "Akbar" and lioness "Sita", whose names caused controversy after both animals were kept in the same enclosure at Siliguri's Safari Park.
Centre always ready for talks with farmers: Anurag Thakur
Feb 23, 2024, at 04:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Anurag Thakur Thursday reiterated that the Centre is always ready for talks with protesting farmers.
BJP slams Rahul Gandhi for 'insulting' actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Feb 23, 2024, at 03:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for "insulting" Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
PM Modi expected to visit Bengal on March 6, address rally: Bengal BJP president
Feb 23, 2024, at 02:32 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the row of Sandeshkhali, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit West Bengal on March 6 and address a rally at Barsat in North 24 Parganas', BJP's state unit President Sukanta Majumdar said on Thursday.
Odisha needs a double-engine government: Rajnath Singh
Feb 23, 2024, at 02:03 am
Bhubaneswar/IBNS/UNI: Odisha needs a double-engine government and the Bharatiya Janata Party will form the government in Odisha in the ensuing elections, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday.
SC concerned over non-judicial members heading tribunals, commissions
Feb 23, 2024, at 01:23 am
New Delhi: Concerned at the quality of judgments being delivered by the non-judicial members of the tribunals and commissions, including the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), the Supreme Court has decided to lay down clear guidelines on the issue.
Union Cabinet eases FDI norms for space sector to encourage private investment
Feb 23, 2024, at 01:16 am
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved amendments in the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy on the space sector paving the way for greater FDI inflows and thereby contributing to the growth of investment, income and employment.
Manipur High Court changes 2023 order on inclusion of Meiteis in ST list
Feb 23, 2024, at 12:12 am
Imphal: The Manipur High Court Thursday revised its order from last year regarding the inclusion of Meiteis in the Scheduled Tribes list, which had sparked intense ethnic tensions in the northeastern state, media reports said.
Election 2024: AAP, Congress reach seat-sharing deals in Goa, Delhi, Gujarat and Haryana
Feb 22, 2024, at 11:00 pm
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress have reached a primary agreement to divide electoral constituencies in Delhi, Gujarat, Goa, Chandigarh, and Haryana ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, media reports said.
1 foreigner dead, 5 rescued after avalanche hits Jammu Kashmir's Gulmarg
Feb 22, 2024, at 09:31 pm
Srinagar: An avalanche hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg on Thursday, resulting in the death of one foreign national, media reports said.
BJP imposing financial terrorism against Congress: KC Venugopal
Feb 22, 2024, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Thursday accused the BJP government of "stealing its money from the banks" and imposing "financial terrorism" against the grand old party.
Kashmir: BSF troops recover IED dropped by drone in Kathua
Feb 22, 2024, at 07:21 pm
Jammu/UNI: Alert troops of Border Security Force (BSF) have recovered an Improvised Explosive device dropped by a drone in border village Hiranagar of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Guv Satyapal Malik's 30 premises raided in corruption case
Feb 22, 2024, at 06:36 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday raided 30 premises linked to former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik in connection with an alleged corruption in the Kiru Hydropower Project.
PM Modi hails cabinet decision for increasing sugarcane prices, calls it 'historic'
Feb 22, 2024, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the cabinet decision for hiking sugarcane prices and said, "This step will benefit the crores of our sugarcane producing farmers".
Union Cabinet approves extension of women safety scheme till 2026
Feb 22, 2024, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the extension of the women’s safety scheme till 2026 to strengthen security with timely intervention and prevention of crimes against women.
Feb 22, 2024, at 03:11 pm
US authorities on Wednesday (February 22, 2024) said the Seattle cop who stuck and killed Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula while responding to an overdose call will not face any criminal charges due to 'lack of evidence'.
Feb 22, 2024, at 05:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the 9th edition of Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi.
NHRC sends notices to Bengal Chief Secy, DGP on Sandeshkhali incidents, seeks reports within 4 weeks
Feb 22, 2024, at 05:19 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the West Bengal Chief Secretary and Director General of Police after taking suo motu cognizance of media reports of alleged harassment and sexual assaults on "innocent and impoverished women" in Sandeshkhali.