By Aarti Tikoo SinghNew Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) One of the biggest policy issues which will set the tone for the US-India strategic relationship under the new Joe Biden administration is work visas for Indians. India is hoping that Biden will fulfil his poll promise to lift all immigrant visa restrictions that President Donald Trump […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) It has been 32 years since hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits were killed as part of ethnic cleansing in the Kashmir Valley, and their wounds remain raw as justice eludes many in the community who lost their loved ones. Seeking justice for the community, Roots in Kashmir, an organisation representing the […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit poll-bound West Bengal on the occasion of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s 125th birth anniversary on January 23. Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, Prahlad Patel, made the announcement during a press conference here after his ministry through a gazette notification earlier in […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The CBI seized more than Rs 2 crore on Tuesday during follow-up searches in bribery cases involving senior Northeast Frontier Railway officers, taking total seizures to Rs 4.43 crore in last three days, officials said. A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official said here that the agency officials seized Rs […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) A delegation of 20 religious leaders associated with the All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council (AISSC) met Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday. During the meeting various issues related to Waqf, Haj and dargahs were discussed. About this meeting Naqvi said, “Today I met a delegation of Sajjadanashin […]

Jaipur, Jan 19 (IANS) In a rather unusual incident, burglars who had stolen Rs 2 lakh from a Dargah’s donation box in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district, returned half of the stolen amount after a month, apparently fearing the wrath of the “Pir Baba” (holy saint), villagers said. The incident was reported at the Dargah of Hazrat […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the Delhi government is a habitual offender in causing pollution in the Yamuna river. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Vineet Saran was hearing a suo moto case […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that leaking sensitive information related to the national secret of a planned attack to a journalist is a “criminal act” and persons behind this should be put in prison. To a question about the alleged chats discussing the Balakot air strike after […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Former Congress chief on Tuesday slammed BJP national president J.P. Nadda after he taunted him for misleading and provoking farmers, saying who is he and why should he answer him. While addressing a press conference here at the party headquarters, Rahul Gandhi to a question over Nadda’s series of tweets […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Chief Justice S.A. Bobde on Tuesday orally observed that if a person on a panel has expressed views on the matter, it should not become ground for disqualification from a committee. The observations assume significance after Bhupinder Singh Mann, the national president of Bharatiya Kisan Union, last week recused himself […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he was not scared of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he was a “clean person” and he would continue to fight alone even if no one sided with him. He made the remarks while addressing a press conference here at the party […]

By Manoj PathakPurnia (Bihar), Jan 19 (IANS) Dog is man’s best friend, but ask any dog-lover and he will invariably say that their pet pooches are family. Showing such love for his deceased pet dog Brownie, a family in Bihar’s Purnia district organised all funerary rituals otherwise reserved for a human before burying the deceased […]

Guwahati, Jan 19 (IANS) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) have seized narcotics and contraband items worth around Rs four crore and rescued 103 minor children from being trafficked, in the past one year, officials said on Tuesday. The Chief Public Relations Officer of the NFR Subhanan Chanda said that […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Holocaust Remembrance Day highlights the efforts of the national community to respond to , said the Reconciliation, Return & Rehabilitation, a body of the Kashmiri Pandit Migrants, on Tuesday. Observed each year on January 19, the Kashmiri Pandits body paid tributes in the memory of victims and reaffirmed their […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Ministry of Education on Tuesday announced that the syllabus of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and the National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test (NEET) would remain unchanged for 2021. “The syllabus for JEE Main 2021 will remain the same as the previous year. But students will be given a choice to […]

Lucknow, Jan 19 (IANS) Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has now said that he is open to further discussions with estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav’s Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia (PSPL) for adjustments on seats for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Talking to reporters, Akhilesh said that the SP would not field a candidate against Shivpal […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) It is a vile and obnoxious tale of ethno centrism practised with great glee by a bunch of radicals in the heart of Kashmir Valley famed for its brand of Kashmiriyat on this fateful day exactly 31 years ago. The abomination architected by a section of the JKLF leadership narrowed […]

Abu Dhabi, Jan 19 (IANS) Indian missions and organisations across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are prepping for scaled-down Republic Day celebrations this January 26 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General in Dubai will hold the annual flag-hoisting ceremonies to commemorate the day but […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed grief over the demise of Dr V Shanta, one of the senior-most Indian oncologists who headed the Adyar Cancer Institute. Shanta died early Tuesday morning in Chennai. She was 93. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said: “Dr V Shanta will be remembered […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Petrol and diesel prices rose again by 25 paise per litre each on Tuesday after oil marketing companies decided to continue the upward price revision of auto fuels in the wake of enlarging under recovery on sale of the two products. The increase in the pump price of petrol and […]

Geneva, Jan 19 (IANS) The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced that its Davos Agenda event would take place virtually from January 25-29 under the theme “A Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust”. On Monday, the Geneva-based forum said it would bring together the world’s foremost leaders to address the economic, environmental, social and technological challenges […]

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 19 (IANS) The Gorakhpur police have arrested a 24-year-old law student for allegedly uploading offensive post against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media. The accused, Arun Yadav, had allegedly morphed the faces of Modi and Adityanath in a video and then uploaded it on Facebook. […]

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 19 (IANS) Divyangi Tripathi, the CBSE topper, has been invited to witness the Republic Day parade from the Prime Minister’s Box in Delhi, along with other meritorious students from across the country. Divyangi had topped in Class 12 CBSE exam last year scoring 99.6 per cent marks and had ranked second […]

Lucknow, Jan 19 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country to exceed the target of paddy purchase and that too, about two months in advance. According to the government spokesman, till date, the state has purchased 60 lakh metric tonnes of paddy against a target of 55 lakh metric tonnes. The […]

Mahoba (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 19 (IANS) Three persons have been booked for allegedly raping and killing a Dalit girl, whose body was found hanging from a tree. “The 18-year-old had left home to buy vegetables on Sunday afternoon but did not return. Later, her family members found her body hanging from a tree in the […]

Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 19 (IANS) A 90-year-old woman, Maya Devi, was allegedly beaten up by her daughter-in-law, 60, with a broom in the Bah area because the old woman went out of the house without informing her. A video of the incident, that went viral on social media, purportedly shows Maya Devi lying on […]

Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 19 (IANS) A newborn baby girl was found wrapped inside a plastic bag in a temple premises in Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh amid a severe cold wave condition. The baby was found on Sunday when a sweeper was cleaning the temple premises in Mohammadabad village in Tundla. The plastic bag […]

Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 19 (IANS) The Mayor of Agra, Naveen Jain, has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath seeking a 12-hour ban on travel on the expressways connecting Agra. The Mayor said that due to the prevailing weather conditions and dense fog, accidents were taking place on the expressways at […]

Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 19 (IANS) Hearing on two petitions related to seeking removal of the Shahi Idgah, situated adjacent to the Shri Krishna Temple in Mathura, will now take place on January 28 and 29. While hearing the objection petition filed by the management trust committee of Shahi Idgah to the admission of an […]

By Navneet MishraNew Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is set to witness a major organisational change after its crucial meeting in March. The Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, the RSS’ highest decision-making body, is scheduled to meet on March 19 and 20 in Bengaluru. For the first time, the meeting related to […]

By Sukant DeepakNew Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) While watching Harvey Weinsteins story on television, who was convicted of multiple sex offenses, she began to imagine how the people of the subcontinent would react if such a news broke out centering around a person from this part of the world. Bill Clintons affair with Monica Lewinsky […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) On the issue of road widening in the Chardham highway project, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the parties to submit their responses on the report of the high-powered committee, which is monitoring this project. A bench comprising justices R.F. Nariman, K.M. Joseph and Ajay Rastogi scheduled the matter for […]

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Jan 19 (IANS) Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen is set to visit India on January 27 to finalise Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Dhaka trip in March. Modi is likely to arrive in Dhaka on March 26 this year on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee celebration of Bangladesh’s independence. Momen […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed to death following a scuffle during a cricket match in Outer Delhi’s Nangloi area, the police said. The incident took place when Abhishek, a resident of Camp No. 2, Nangloi, was playing cricket along with his friends near the railway track in Veena Enclave […]

Udupi (Karnataka), Jan 19 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister, B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday announced the state’s anti-Cow slaughter Act has come into effect after offering ‘Go Pooja’ on the penultimate day on nine-day long Brahmakalashostva rituals at Karamaballi Sri Venkatramana Temple in Karamballi. The Chief Minister took part in an elaborate Mangalarati of the chief deity […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said all necessary arrangements will be made as per the Covid-19 protocols during the forthcoming Budget Session of the Parliament starting from January 29. Birla made the remarks while attending the virtual meeting of the Standing Committee of the Conference of the Speakers […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Monday said that the meeting between a group of ministers and farmer unions scheduled for January 19 has been postponed to January 20. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 2 p.m. here at Vigyan Bhawan. It would be the […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) In the ongoing drive against the availment of inadmissible input tax credit (ITC), officials of the of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Delhi East, have unearthed a multi-layered network of fictitious firms being used to generate and pass on fake ITC. Through the use of extensive data analytics, […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Majority of the voters in poll-bound West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Puducherry and Kerala feel that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the ‘most suitable’ candidate for the top post, as per the IANS C-Voter Battle for the States survey. According to the survey, 50.67 per cent people in Puducherry, 54.53 […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police said on Monday that it has arrested former CEO of National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) Anjani Sinha for fictitious trading on the exchange and for creating false stocks. The EOW, which had registered a case in 2015 on a broker’s complaint against […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Monday wrote to Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad seeking vaccination for judges, lawyers and judicial staff, which could bring back normalcy to the functioning of the courts at the earliest. “We request that the present vaccination programme be extended to all who […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala is projected to get the highest share of votes in the coming Assembly polls in Kerala scheduled later this year, as per the IANS C-Voter Battle for the States survey. The survey included 6,000 respondents covering all the 140 Assembly constituencies in […]

By N. B. HombalHaveri (Karnataka), Jan 18 (IANS) The heart-wrenching tale of 23-year-old distraught woman ended on a happy note with police reuniting her with her abandoned toddler. Fed up with her alcoholic husband’s violent behaviour, the woman had decided to first desert her nine-month old baby and then commit suicide. But she failed as […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) BJP leader and Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is the most “suitable” politician whom the voters want to elect again to rule the state after the upcoming Assembly elections, as per the IANS C-Voter Battle for the States survey. Sonowal, who served as the Union Minister for Sports and Youth […]

By Sumit Kumar SinghNew Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) From original compositions of martial tunes to western beats, Indian Air Force Warrant Officer Ashok Kumar has been leading the force band contingent for the last 13 years. He has been part of the Republic Day parade for the last 25 years, first as part of the […]

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Jan 18 (IANS) US President-elect Joe Biden is all set to nominate Rohit Chopra of the Federal Trade Commission as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, adding to the growing list of nearly two dozen Indian Americans already named to top positions in the incoming White House team. The […]

By Sumit Kumar SinghNew Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) For the first time, French and Indian and Rafale jets would be flying and exercising together during the Desert Knight-21 war games scheduled between January 20 and 24 in Jodhpur, a government source said. The Indian Air Force is hosting the French Air and Space Force (Armee […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) As the political parties gear up for the forthcoming Assam Assembly elections, the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is predicted to get majority of the seats, leaving its political opponents far behind, as per the IANS C-Voter Battle for the States survey. The survey has predicted 77 seats for […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The CBI on Monday urged the Supreme Court to transfer the alleged sex CD case, where Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is an accused, to Delhi. A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and M. R. Shah said: “List the matters on 11.02.2021 for final disposal. Learned counsel for the parties […]

Saharanpur (UP), Jan 18 (IANS) The body of Ankur Agarwal, brother of Lav Agarwal, an IAS officer posted in the health ministry, was found in mysterious circumstances in the Sarsawan industrial area on Monday night. Ankur’s licensed pistol was found lying near his body. Senior police officials reached the site on learning of the incident […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Mamata Banerjee is projected to win the West Bengal Assembly elections although with a reduced number of seats with the BJP set to make big gains, while in Tamil Nadu the DMK is set to make a strong comeback to power with a comfortable majority, toppling the ruling AIADMK, as […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The ruling AIADMK-led NDA alliance will face a major setback in the Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu scheduled later this year, as the DMK-led UPA is predicted to win 162 seats in the 234-member Assembly, as per the IANS C-Voter Battle for the States survey. The survey, which included over […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee remains the first choice of people to lead West Bengal, while BCCI chief and former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, who is yet to announce his entry into politics, is placed at number three, as per the IANS C-Voter Battle for the States survey. The […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) DMK’s M.K. Stalin is the first choice of the people of Tamil Nadu for the post of Chief Minister with sitting CM and AIADMK leader E.K. Palaniswami placed at a distant number two, as per the IANS C-Voter Battle for the States survey. The survey, which included over 15,000 repondents […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The BJP is set to get a massive positive swing of 27.3 per cent votes in the West Bengal Assembly elections, but may still end up as the runner-up as Mamata Banerjees Trinamool Congress is not suffering a serious breach in its vote share, according to the IANS C-Voter Battle […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The upcoming Assembly polls in Puducherry would be crucial for the ruling Congress-led DMK with indications of a tough battle with the NDA, which may get an edge in the polls with Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy losing the reign, as per the IANS C-Voter Battle for the States survey. Despite […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to share its policy for declaring public holidays. The observation was made by the top court during hearing of a plea by Sikh organisation All India Shiromani Singh Sabha seeking uniform and non-arbitrary policy for declaring public holidays, contrary to whims and […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked Attorney General K.K. Venugopal to frame issues for decision in the matter connected with the reservation in promotion to the SC/ST employees in different states and in the central government. The Centre is concerned that on January 31, 2020, more than 1.3 lakh promotions […]

New Delhi/Guwahati, Jan 18 (IANS) A day after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested an Indian Railways Engineering Service officer and two others in an alleged graft case of Rs 1 crore, the agency on Monday continued its action as it arrested two more railway engineers, taking the total number arrests in the case […]

New Delhi/Guwahati, Jan 18 (IANS) A day after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested an Indian Railways Engineering Service officer and two others in an alleged graft case of Rs one crore, the agency on Monday continued its action as it arrested two more people taking the total arrests in the case to five, […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Schools in Delhi have reopened only for students of classes 10 and 12 from Monday in view of the upcoming board exams, especially for practicals, project work and laboratory related activities. After the students of classes 10 and 12 returned to schools in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, “It […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) With farmer unions insisting on holding a tractor rally on Republic Day, the Supreme Court on Monday told the Centre that the top court cannot be the first authority to deal with it, instead the onus falls on Delhi Police on whether to allow farmers’ entry into Delhi or not. […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi here as the JMM-Congress alliance government completed a year in the state. According to Congress leaders, Soren called on Rahul Gandhi here and discussed state politics and the JMM-Congress government completing one year in the state. Besides Soren, […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The chief functionary of Patiala Foundation Ravee Singh Ahluwalia was honoured for his outstanding work in road safety by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in New Delhi on Monday. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and Minister of State for Road […]

Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) In a significant verdict, the Bombay High Court on Monday said that “media trial” impacts investigations, violates laws, obstructs administration of justice besides amounting to a contempt of court. The ruling was passed by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G.S. Kulkarni on a bunch of PILs […]

Chandigarh, Jan 18 (IANS) Condemning the NIA notices issued to several farmers and their supporters amid the anti-farm laws agitation, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said such arm-twisting tactics will not weaken the resolve of the farmers fighting for their rights and future. “Do these farmers look like secessionists and terrorists?” asked the […]

By Quaid NajmiMumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Hoping to extend its ‘territory’ beyond Maharashtra, the ruling Shiv Sena has announced it will sound the poll bugle soon in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections due in another three-four months. The proclamation by party’s Chief Spokesperson and MP Sanjay Raut’s was on expected lines and it will […]

By Hitesh TikooWhen my parents and older brother left their home in Kashmir in the middle of the night in 1990, I was just a small foetus in my mother’s womb. To escape genocide at the hands of armed Islamists backed by Pakistan in Kashmir, hundreds and thousands of Kashmiri Pandit Hindus — the indigenous […]

By Quaid NajmiMumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Hoping to extend its ‘territory’ beyond Maharashtra, the ruling Shiv Sena has announced it will sound the poll bugle soon in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections due in another three-four months. The proclamation by party’s Chief Spokesperson and MP Sanjay Raut’s was on expected lines and it will […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Metropolis Healthcare, a leading diagnostic service provider announced that the Board of Directors has approved the acquisition of Dr. Ganesan’s Hitech Diagnostic Centre Pvt. Ltd. (Hitech). Metropolis will acquire 100 per cent equity of Dr. Ganesan’s Hitech Diagnostic Centre Pvt. Ltd. in a combination of cash and stock deal. The […]

New York, Jan 18 (IANS) Turning off your camera during a virtual meeting can do a lot to reduce your carbon footprint, a new study suggests. The study, published in the journal ‘Resources, Conservation and Recycling’, showed that switching off your camera during a web call can reduce a person’s carbon footprints by 96 per […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Despite nine rounds of talks with the government, the farmers are adamant on continuing their agitation as the protests against the three farm laws entered the 55th day on Monday when the farmers will also observe ‘Mahila Kisan Diwas’ or Women Farmers’ Day. The ‘Mahila Kisan Diwas’ programme aims to […]

Canberra, Jan 18 (IANS) Brendan Murphy, Secretary of the Australian Department of Health, revealed on Monday that it was unlikely that the country’s borders will fully re-open in 2021. Murphy, who headed Australia’s initial response to Covid-19 as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) before becoming the Department Secretary, said that full-scale travel to and from […]

By Zafar AbbasBhubaneswar, Jan 18 (IANS) Odisha government is rebranding its tourism to get the most out of the coastal heaven. It is organizing Eco Retreat programs at various tourist spots. The idea is to let the world explore the unexplored under the tagline “India’s best kept secret”. In an exclusive interview with IANS, Jyoti […]

By Asad MirzaPost-Brexit strategy poses great challenges for the UK; to redefine its internal and external policies besides handling the worsening pandemic situation calls for pragmatism in a large dose. Now that the UK has left the European Union (EU) and has lost the shelter of the bloc’s single market and customs union at a […]

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Tens of thousands of farmers protesting new agricultural laws along the Delhi borders seeking withdrawal of the contentious legislations, have shared details of “Farmers’ Republic Day parade” that they plan to take out as they complete two months of agitation. Their January 26 parade will include tableaux on tractors and […]

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Chilly weather has the entire northern India in its grip with parts of Rajasthan witnessing temperatures as low as 1.4 degree Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said. However, the cold is likely to ease from Monday, it said. The Met Department said that dense fog engulfed parts of Rajasthan as […]

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued notice to Amazon Prime, seeking its response to the complaints against its web series ‘Tandav’ starring Saif Ali Khan. Ministry sources that notice has been issued to the platform as it had released the series, and came as the ministry took serious notice […]

By Sumi Khan, DhakaDhaka, Jan 17 (IANS) Rich tributes were paid to the undisputed queen of the silver screen, Suchitra Sen on her 8th death anniversary across Bangladesh on Sunday. Suchitra Sen was the second Indian actress to receive an award at an international film festival at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1963. Besides, […]

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The CBI has nabbed a senior railway engineering service officer of 1985 batch along with two others in an alleged bribery case of Rs 1 crore, officials said on Sunday. A CBI officer said, “The arrested railway officer has been identified as Mahendra Singh Chauhan and the amount has also […]

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that the current standoff between the protesting farmers and the Centre will resolve only through dialogues. “We cannot forget the farmers’ efforts in increasing the food production even during the Covid times,” Naidu said while speaking at an awards ceremony jointly organised […]

Jerusalem, Jan 17 (IANS) At least 13 Israelis suffered mild facial paralysis as a side effect after receiving the first Covid vaccine jabs, the Health Ministry said, adding that the count could be higher. The officials have raised questions on whether or not to administer the second dose to these individuals the Health Ministry had […]

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off eight trains connecting major destinations in various states of the country with the Statue of Unity in Gujarat’s Kevadiya, via video-conferencing. The trains will connect Kevadiya to Varanasi, Dadar, Ahmedabad, Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin, Rewa, Chennai and Pratapnagar. These trains will facilitate seamless […]

Geneva, Jan 17 (IANS) A senior UN official announced that the Libyan delegations reached an agreement on a recommended selection mechanism for a new temporary executive authority. Stephanie Williams, Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), told a press conference here on Saturday that the […]

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Dense fog-induced low visibility conditions led to delay of over 40 flights from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here on Saturday. According to airport sources, poor visibility conditions and non-compliant CAT III B trained pilots led to the delays. Heavy fog had started to envelop the airport around 1.30 […]

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) India is ready to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training and capacity building to Nepal as both countries make attempts to improve strained bilateral relations. The decision on providing assistance and training was taken during Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali’s meeting with Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in […]

By Aakanksha KhajuriaNew Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) As India begins world’s largest immunization drive amid concerns over rushed approval to the vaccines by the drug regulator, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday assured people that there is no need to be afraid and urged them to have faith in the experts who gave their […]

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Saturday filed a petition in the Supreme Court with the prayer to direct WhatsApp to withdraw its new privacy policy which is encroaching upon various fundamental rights of the citizens granted by the Constitution of India. CAIT has also prayed that the […]

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Christians in Pakistan continue to face extreme persecution in every area of their lives, an annual report on the global persecution of Christians has revealed. Ranking Pakistan fifth in the list of 50 countries worldwide where Christians are persecuted for their faith, The World Watch List said that […]

By N. B. HombalDavangere/Dharwad, Jan 16 (IANS) In a major road mishap, at least 13 people, including 11 women, were killed and six others were critically injured when a tempo traveller collided with a truck near Itigatti village in Karnataka’s Dharwad district on Friday morning. Call it fate or a stroke of bad luck, eleven […]

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The four Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials, who have been booked for corruption, had allegedly received bribes to extend favours to at least two private companies being probed for bank fraud, the agency said in its FIR. The CBI has named its officials as Deputy Superintendents of Police R.K. […]

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi has called a meeting of party leaders from Kerala next week to discuss the upcoming Assembly polls in wake of the setback the party received in the recent local body polls, sources said. The leaders called include former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, state President M. […]

Hyderabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Hyderabad police on Friday recovered a rare bonsai plant stolen from residence of former Andhra Pradesh police chief V. Appa Rao and arrested a person. A 21-year-old construction worker was held for the theft of the 15-year-old Casuarina Bonsai tree stolen on January 10 from residence of former Director General of […]

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) In the ongoing campaign against fake and bogus invoices and the resultant availment of inadmissible ITC, officers of the Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Delhi (East) have detected a case of issue of fake bills of about Rs 79.5 crore. The syndicate was being operated by Nitin Jain, […]

New Jan 15 (IANS) The Congress in West Bengal is engaged in seat-sharing talks with the Left Parties for the upcoming polls, while the TMC has appealed to Left and the Congress to join hands with them but the Congress and Left have ignored the call while Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury advised Mamata Banerji […]

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The investigation by SEBI into the alleged manipulative trading by former CNBC Awaaz anchor Hemant Ghai found that the “repeated pattern carried out on 90 occasions aggregating gross traded value of over Rs 100 crore rules out that it can be due to coincidence.” The Securities and Exchange Board of […]

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday responded to a user’s unique challenge on social media platform Twitter and also described the exact source of the picture with the city’s name. Prime Minister Modi’s tweet regarding the challenge went viral. One of the most popular world leaders on Twitter, with more […]

Gurugram, Jan 15 (IANS) Sleuths of the Gurugram police have arrested a live-in partner for the murder of a woman whose body was found in her rented accommodation in Basai Enclave on January 10. The duo had been staying together for the last two months. The 25-year-old victim, a resident of Gurugram, was a mother […]

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind has given the first donation for the construction of the grand Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. He donated Rs 5,00,100 to a joint delegation of office bearers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Ram Mandir Trust at […]

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The ninth round of talks between the government and the agitating farmers ended inconclusively on Friday. The next round of meeting has been scheduled for January 19. The meeting of the farmer leaders with the government, which started at 12 noon on Friday and went on for around five hours, […]

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Monday the pleas challenging the three farm laws and also the pleas seeking the removal of farmers camping at various Delhi borders. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Vincent Saran will take up […]

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The ninth round of talks between protesting farmer organisations and Union ministers to end the deadlock on agriculture laws are underway at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi. Meanwhile, when it was time for lunch, a ‘langar’ was sent by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee for the farmer leaders. Mixed vegetables, […]

Dharwad (Karnataka), Jan 15 (IANS) In a major road mishap, at least 13 people, including 11 women, were killed and six others were critically injured when a tempo traveller collided with a truck near Itigatti village in Karnataka’s Dharwad district on Friday morning. The deceased have been identified as Asha Jagadish, Praveena, Poorninma, Manasi, Pramjyothi, […]

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday joined a protest march here to show solidarity with the protesting farmers, and walked towards Raj Niwas which houses the residence and office of Delhi’s Lt. Governor. Later, both went to Jantar Mantar and joined the ongoing […]

Jan 15 (IANS) Around 300 to 400 Pakistan-based terrorists are waiting in launchpads across the Line of Control to infiltrate into the Indian side, said Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Friday, adding that forces at forward locations are keeping an eye on their activities. The Army Chief also said that the forces […]

Agartala/Guwahati, Jan 14 (IANS) Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the northeastern states on Thursday celebrate Bihu and Makar Sankranti, both harvest festivals, with traditional fervour and enthusiasm. Lakhs of cheerful men, women and children in traditional attires took part in the Bihu and Makar Sankranti celebrations, mostly in five of the eight northeastern states — Assam, […]

Kudalasangama (Karnataka), Jan 14 (IANS) Continuing his tirade against Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, rebel BJP leader and former Union minister Basanagouda Patil Yatnal claimed on Thursday that Yediyurappa’s grandchildren were ‘recording CDs’ to blackmail him and get their illegal works done through him. Yatnal is leading an agitation along with Panchamasali Lingayat Matha seer […]

Bengaluru, Jan 14 (IANS) The annual spectacle of ‘Surya Majjana’ or ‘Suryabhisheka’ (Sun Ablution) that was to occur in Bengaluru’s famous centuries-old Gavi Gangadhareshwara temple did not occur this time as cloudy weather set in just 20 minutes before the scheduled timing between 5:20 pm to 5:27 p.m. on Thursday. Gavi Gangadhareshwara temple’s chief priest, […]

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) map showing Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as separate from India has sparked a controversy with the Indian government taking offence at the “inaccurate depiction” Indian has raised the matter with the organisation. Reports said the issue was raised by Indian envoy to United Nations […]

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The ninth round of talks between the government and protesting farmer unions will take place on Friday as scheduled. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the Centre is looking forward to positive discussions with the farmers. Tomar said the government is ready to hold discussions with farmer unions leaders with […]

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) In much embarrassment for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the agency on Thursday morning carried out searches at 14 locations across Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, including the premises of its own officers of the rank of Deputy Superintendent and Inspector, over allegations of compromising the investigation of certain cases […]

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Jan 14 (IANS) Less than 24 hours ago, when Donald John Trump became the first President in the 244-year history of the United States to have been impeached twice, it was a historic rebuke. On January 13, 2021, Trump was charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly siege of the […]

New Delhi/Madurai, Jan 14 (IANS) Keeping up his attack on the Modi government over the farm laws, Congress’ former President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that it will be forced to take them back. Addressing media after witnessing Jallikattu (bull-taming) in Madurai, he said: “Mark my words… the government will be forced to take the […]

Thiruvananathapuram, Jan 14 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday demanded the resignation of Kerala State Chalachithra Academy Chairman Kamal and demanded a detailed investigation into his actions as head of the organisation. The Congress leader also said that a government employee getting salary from the state exchequer must behave and act above political […]

Jerusalem, Jan 14 (IANS) The large green fields of Udi Nachshon’s farm are dotted with thousands of red strawberries. Workers pick them one by one, carefully lay them in boxes and pack them for sell. It is the peak season in Israel and the markets are full of the red, bright and inviting small fruit. […]

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The third phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 3.0) will be launched on Friday in 600 districts across India. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), this phase will focus on new-age and Covid-related skills. Skill India Mission PMKVY 3.0 envisages training of eight lakh […]

Dehradun/Visakhapatnam, Jan 14 (IANS) Swatmanandendra Saraswati, a seer of Sri Sarada Peetham, met Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and offered to set up an eye hospital in Dehradun. “Sarada Peetham will set up an eye facility in Dehradun, if the institution is allotted land for free treatment of sages and common people,” Saraswati said. […]

By Sandeep PouranikBhopal, Jan 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has finally constituted the state executive committee in Madhya Pradesh. The committee has a regional balance in the portfolios of the office bearers but the so called ‘Scindia faction’ has found little space in it. Former Union Minister and Rajya Sabha member Jyotiraditya Scindia […]

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Farmer leader Bhupinder Singh Mann, one of the four members on the committee appointed by the Supreme Court to talk with farmers on the three new central farm laws, has stepped down, the BKU said on Thursday. The Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) tweeted a letter by Mann and said: “Bhupinder […]

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) As the farmers’ agitation against the newly passed agricultural laws by the Centre entered its 50th day on Thursday, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait wondered if a government can hold office for five years, why can’t the farmers’ protest go on for the same period of time. He […]

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that the vaccination drive against coronavirus will be carried out at 81 centres across the national capital from January 16, on four days in a week. Arrangements are in place to vaccinate 100 person daily at each of these 81 centres, ensuring […]

Shimla, Jan 14 (IANS) Braving extreme chill and pandemic, thousands of people across Himachal Pradesh on Thursday took holy dips in rivers to mark Makar Sankranti, a Hindu festival dedicated to the deity Surya. Since early morning, the devotees were seen congregating at Tattapani, 55 km from the state capital, and Manikaran, home to a […]

Prayagraj, Jan 14 (IANS) Despite overcast skies and dipping temperatures, lakhs of pilgrims thronged the Sangam in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Thursday for a holy dip in the sacred rivers on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. Faith overrode fear and despite Covid restrictions, devotees reached the Sangam — confluence point of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical […]

By Sukant DeepakChandigarh, Jan 14 (IANS) Against the backdrop of a sulking gray sky tormented by cold winds in the heart of Chandigarh — Sector 17, Lohri was about songs of resistance, hand made posters, speeches on the newly introduced farm laws, street theatre groups exhorting people to ‘wake up’, little children dressed up in […]

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Jan 14 (IANS) Bangladesh Armed Forces, which fought and bled together with their Indian counterparts 50 years ago, will participate in the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26, at Rajpath, a statement said. A contingent of 122 proud personnel of the Bangladesh Armed Forces has departed for India in […]

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Delhi police has beefed up security measures ahead of the Republic Day. Safety drills are also being carried out at major strategic point in the national Capital in the supervision of senior police officers along with regular safety checks at areas of heavy footfall and other prominent places here. Anti-terrorist […]

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court said that the consent of a minor would be no defence to a charge of kidnapping as it upheld the conviction of a man for kidnapping a minor girl in 1998. A bench headed by Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Surya Kant […]

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) A Jaipur-based builder has been arrested by Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing for cheating investors by taking money from them for plots in the Rajasthan capital, police said on Wednesday. Anil Kumar Sharma was arrested from Jaipur on Tuesday. During the course of investigation, it was revealed that Sharma started […]

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) A low-intensity earthquake measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale hit the national capital region late evening on Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences’s National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake, with a depth of five kilometres, hit Ghaziabad area in Uttar Pradesh at 19:03 pm. No casualties or damage […]

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday said that it has registered a case against Bengaluru-based Steel Hypermart India Pvt, its directors and several others for defrauding a consortium of banks led by Indian Bank to the tune of Rs 200.38 crore. The agency also carried out searches at […]

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the highest decision-making body for security issues headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the purchase of 83 Tejas fighter jets for the Indian Air Force at a cost of Rs 48,000 crore, including infrastructure. The CCS approved the largest indigenous defence […]

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) As the tenure of the current Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Rishi Kumar Shukla comes to an end on February 2, the race for the premium post has gathered momentum with several top officers in the race. According to sources, several officers of the 1984, 1985 and 1986 batch […]

Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) backed by gold witnessed a record annual inflow of 877 tonnes in 2020, showed a World Gold Council (WGC) report. The previous record inflow was reported in 2009 when the inflow stood at 646 tonnes of assets. “Globally, gold ETFs had record annual net inflows of $47.9bn, […]

New Delhi/Jaipur, Jan 13 (IANS) The Congress has not yet achieved the target of balancing its unit in Rajasthan, which witnessed turmoil last year after the rebellion by the Sachin Pilot-led faction. The party still seems to be divided between two camps led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Deputy Chief Minister Pilot. K.C. […]

By Sharon ThambalaSeesali (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 13 (IANS) Hundreds of people gathered at Seesali village in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district on Wednesday afternoon to engage in cockfights and place bets worth crores of rupees as part of Sankranti celebrations. Sankranti just started with Bhogi festivities on Wednesday, wherein people pile up old wood and […]

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the highest decision-making body for security issues headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the purchase of 83 Tejas Mark 1A fighter jets at a cost of Rs 48,000 crore, including infrastructure. The CCS approved the largest indigenous defence procurement deal worth […]

By Vishal GulatiShimla, Jan 13 (IANS) If the chill in the plains of northern India runs down your spine these days, travel to the hills in Himachal Pradesh where the sun is shining brightly. The reason is less humidity in the hills compared to the plains where the sun is largely fogged out. Manmohan Singh, […]

By Hamza AmeerNankana Sahib (Pakistan), Jan 13 (IANS) An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Wednesday sentenced three out of the eight accused to at least two years imprisonment along with fine in the case of forced kidnapping, conversion and marriage of a Sikh girl in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib in 2019. As per the court’s judgment, […]

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the FIR against West Bengal BJP leader Kabir Shankar Bose allegedly registered due to his personal and political rivalry with Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerji. The plea, filed by Bose, contended that the criminal proceedings should be quashed, as it has been maliciously instituted […]

By Hamza AmeerNankana Sahib (Pakistan), Jan 13 (IANS) An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Wednesday sentenced three out of the eight accused to at least two years imprisonment along with fine in the case of forced kidnapping, conversion and marriage of a Sikh girl in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib in 2019. As per the court’s judgment, […]

Dubai, Jan 13 (IANS) Several Indians were among 27 workers injured in a collision between a bus and a trailer in the Jebel Ali Industrial area here on Wednesday, police said. However, no casualties were reported. Police said that the accident took place at around 8.30 a.m., when the bus was transporting the workers of […]

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) A Delhi court on Wednesday sent former Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmaker K.D. Singh to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till January 16. In a major action, the ED arrested Singh in connection with a money laundering case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) earlier on Wednesday. […]

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed a 28-year-old man to participate in counselling for admission in Bachelors of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry degree course, whose upper age limit is 25 years. A division bench of Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh asked the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal […]

By Aarti Tikoo SinghNew Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Kazakhstan is India’s biggest economic partner in Central Asia and a crucial strategic partner. In an interview with IANS, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to India, Yerlan Alimbayev, explains the significance of the recently-held parliamentary elections and political reforms in his country and how it will strengthen the bilateral relationship […]

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Leading edtech company BYJU’S is reportedly acquiring Delhi-based offline test preparatory services provider Aakash Educational Services for $ one billion (nearly Rs 7,300 crore), the media reported. The deal may close in the next two-three months, reports Bloomberg. An email sent to BYJU’S on Wednesday did not elicit any response. […]

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Both India and the United Arab Emirates will soon start exchanging experience and research focused on climatic information services and tropical cyclone forecasting to avoid damage to public infrastructure due to tsunami activity in the Arabian Sea and Sea of Oman. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) As the government gears up for the Covid vaccination drive targeting health care and frontline workers, the Congress has cautioned the government that since the ‘Covaxin’ vaccine has not completed phase-3 trials, it should not be rolled out as Indians are not “guinea pigs”. Congress leader Manish Tewari said, “The […]

Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 13 (IANS) The body of a 15-year-old girl, who was allegedly gang-raped and then killed, has been recovered from near railway tracks in the Gandhi park area here. According to police, the minor girl had gone missing from her house in a village under the Harduaganj police station area on Sunday […]

By Sukant DeepakNew Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The lockdown might have proven to be a bizarre time for her considering she has not been home or in any one place for this long since she was 14-year-old. However, the suffocation did not stop Mallika Sarabhai – dancer, actor and social activist (“they are all part […]

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Jan 13 (IANS) Alarmed by a sluggish coronavirus vaccine rollout, US health agencies announced a string of changes to expand supply, loosen eligibility guidelines and open more locations for people to get shots in arms as the pandemic continues to rage. As of January 11, the US government had distributed about […]

Guwahati, Jan 13 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday put an interim stay on the notification of Assam Assembly Secretary withdrawing recognition to Congress leader Debabrata Saikia as the Leader of the Opposition, court officials said. Justice Achintya Malla Bujor Barua, hearing a petition filed by Saikia, issued notice returnable within two weeks to […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Tuesday launched the i-Skill Junior programme to mark the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand, which is also celebrated as “Youth Day”. Designed by iNurture Education Solutions, Bengaluru, the programme will help the Indian youth to keep up with the future trends. Nishank said, […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and his deputy Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the issue of the ongoing farmers’ protest, in the wake of the Supreme Court order staying the implementation of the three farm laws and setting up an expert committee […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the implementation of the three controversial farm laws and formed a four-member committee to take over negotiations with the farmers on the impact of these laws. On Monday, the top court had indicated that it may appoint a retired Chief Justice on the committee […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) A gangster, active in eastern UP and wanted in two separate heinous murder cases of Varanasi and Lucknow, was apprehended in the Shahbad Dairy area and a pistol and a live cartridge seized from him, police said on Tuesday. Girdhari alias Kanhaiya Vishwakarma was arrested on Monday after a secret […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) With the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the flagship crop insurance scheme of the Narendra Modi-led government, completing five years of operation, the Central government has urged the farmers of the country to take advantage of the scheme by associating themselves with it to become self-sufficient in times of […]

Ottawa, Jan 12 (IANS) Navdeep Bains, Canada’s Industry Minister and senior-most among the four ministers of Indian origin in the cabinet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, suddenly resigned on Tuesday, citing family grounds for his decision. Bains, 43, who is very close to the Prime Minister and was instrumental in winning many seats for his […]

Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Family members of VIIth Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan have urged the government of India to resolve the Nizam Jewellery Trust income and wealth tax issue pending for last 26 years. Nizam’s grandson Najaf Ali Khan told IANS on Tuesday that he has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to […]

Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Family members of VIIth Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan have urged the government of India to resolve the Nizam Jewellery Trust income and wealth tax issue pending for last 26 years. Nizam’s grandson Najaf Ali Khan told IANS on Tuesday that he has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to […]

Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Family members of VIIth Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan have urged the government of India to resolve the Nizam Jewellery Trust income and wealth tax issue pending for last 26 years. Nizam’s grandson Najaf Ali Khan told IANS on Tuesday that he has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to […]

Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Family members of VIIth Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan have urged the government of India to resolve the Nizam Jewellery Trust income and wealth tax issue pending for last 26 years. Nizam’s grandson Najaf Ali Khan told IANS on Tuesday that he has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to […]

By Rohit VaidNew Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The country’s civil aviation sector swung into action on Tuesday for providing expeditious logistical support to the roll-out of India’s mega anti-Covid vaccination drive. Accordingly, the operation conducted seamlessly all across the country commenced from Pune, the base of Serum Institute of India, manufacturers of the Covishield vaccine. […]

Panaji, Jan 12 (IANS) Political fissures appear to have developed in the Goa cabinet over the construction of a much-delayed IIT-Goa campus in North Goa’s Valpoi assembly constituency, even as tremors of an old rivalry between Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Health Minister Vishwajit Rane appear to be felt again in Goa’s political scape. Sawant […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against a Bengaluru-based doctor identified as Abdur Rahman aka Dr Brave in connection with a probe into the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) module case. The Central agency has alleged that the doctor got radicalised and travelled to Syria in 2013. […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Women will be inducted as pilots in the Army Aviation Corps from next year, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Tuesday. Till now, women are only part of ground duties in the Army Aviation Corps. Women pilots would be flying helicopters to forward locations and be part […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The committee constituted to make the Television Rating Points (TRPs) of TV channels more transparent, submitted its report to the Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday. Javadekar said his ministry would take further action only after studying the detailed report, adding that such an arrangement would […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Centre and states on a plea by All India Shiromani Singh Sabha, a Sikh organisation, seeking a uniform and non-arbitrary implementation of policy for declaring Guru Gobind Singh’s birth anniversary as a public holiday. Senior advocate Vikas Singh, representing the […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday questioned the impartiality of the members of a Supreme Court-appointed panel and reiterated that the three new central farm laws be instead withdrawn and direct talks by the Prime Minister with protesters. The Chief Justice had mentioned the names of agricultural experts Ashok Gulati, Dr Pramod […]

Dharmavaram (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 12 (IANS) A 20-year-old woman was arrested in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district on charge of fatally stabbing her boyfriend while riding pillion on his motorcycle, police said on Tuesday. The crime occurred around 7 pm on Monday at Dharmavaram village, around 75 km north-east of Bhimavaram, while the two were […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) There has been no withdrawal of Chinese troops from the Ladakh frontier and the ground situation remains the same, said Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday, stating that reports of Chinese soldiers’ movement from depth areas has no relation to the deployment on the Line of Actual […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) As many as 2.64 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine, which landed in Delhi earlier on Tuesday, later reached the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH), Delhi’s only vaccine storage facility, officials told IANS. The hospital has received the first consignment of ‘Covishield’ vaccine which arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Tuesday that Pakistan continues to embrace terrorism as an instrument of state policy. “Pakistan continues to embrace terrorism. We have zero-tolerance for terror. We reserve our right to respond at a time and place of our own choosing and with precision. […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Three members of a family, the mother, daughter and son, have been arrested by Delhi Poice for targeting an elderly jeweller and fleeing with a jewellery box by diverting his attention. The incident was captured in CCTV camera and the footage helped the police nab the offenders. The incident took […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Once dominated by former matinee idols like late MG Ramachandran and J Jayalalitha or DMK’s writer-politician M Karunanidhi, Tamil Nadu politics is likely to miss the star power in the 2021 Assembly elections. The reason: The death of Jayalalitha and Karunanidhi since the last Assembly elections in May 2016. ‘Dithering’ […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Tuesday staged a protest outside the residence of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar against the three farm laws. Hundreds of activists led by the youth wing chief, Srinivas B.V., raised slogans against the government and demanded the repeal of the three farm laws. […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Even as the revamp of Old Delhi’s Chandni Chowk is in full swing, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed BSES, MTNL, North MCD and other authorities to either comply with the order of removing hanging wires and cables in the area, or face contempt action which would be initiated […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Indian Army is ready for a long haul along the Line of Actual Control but hopes for an amicable solution in the nine-month-long standoff with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Tuesday. “We are prepared to hold our ground where we […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Attorney General (AG) K K Venugopal on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the Khalistan supporters have infiltrated the farmers protest against the three farm laws. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices A.S. Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian told the AG that if there is infiltration […]

Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 12 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has developed an anti-land mafia software called ‘Dhara’. The software will help in the prevention of duplication of revenue records, which will prevent manipulation of records by officers. Based on GIS, the software will include all the land of gram samaj, ponds, grasslands, green-belt, including […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Farmer leaders on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to suspend the three farm laws but said they will not leave the protest site till the three laws were repealed. Speaking to media after the Supreme Court order, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said, “Our protest will continue. […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Amazon has filed an appeal before Delhi High Court against the order dated December 21 passed by Justice Mukta Gupta in the case pertaining to Future Retail. “The learned Single Judge made certain prima facie observations on the merits of the Appellants case in the arbitration proceedings which are inconsistent […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Centre, through the Delhi Police, have filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, seeking an order of injunction restraining anyone to conducting any protest march either in the form of tractor/trolley/vehicle march or any other mode in the national capital on the Republic Day. The Centre said it has […]

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday and asked him to ensure the best medical treatment for Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik, who was seriously injured after his car hit a tree in Ankola in Karnataka on Monday night. Naik’s wife and […]

Dehradun/Visakhapatnam, Jan 11 (IANS) Swamy Swatmanandendra Saraswati, a monk at the Visakha Sri Saradapeetham (SSP), met Uttarakhand chief secretary Om Prakash on Monday to offer the Visakhapatnam-based spiritual centre’s services for the forthcoming Kumbh Mela on Monday. “SSP made elaborate arrangements for the pilgrims going to Haridwar for the Kumbh Mela,” said a statement from […]

Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) The Democrats on Monday asked Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove outgoing US President Donald Trump from office, otherwise they will go ahead with the unprecedented second impeachment of Trump in the last few days of his term. Even as the Democrats unveiled a single article […]

By Jeemol UnniKamal Hasan’s political party in Tamil Nadu promised salaries to housewives as part of its electoral campaign. And the idea was welcomed by Congress politician Shashi Tharoor. Today, the media is also celebrating the longest flight and the first from San Francisco to Bengaluru manned by an all women crew of pilots and […]

By Sanjay KumarWith the Covid-19 pandemic hitting the countrys economy hard, preparation of the Union budget for the next fiscal is a big challenge for the government this time. To set a course for economic recovery, the government needs funds to invest in the infrastructure and social sectors. Due to a slow-down in the economy, […]

By Atul AnejaNew Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Amid escalating attacks on Chinese projects in Pakistan, the brutal killing of 11 Hazara coal mine workers by the Islamic State (IS) terror group may have focused on Bostan, the site chosen for a Special Economic Zone under the second phase of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). […]

Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Globally-renowned astrophysicist and mathematician Shashikumar M. Chitre – who was a contemporary of the legendary Stephen Hawking – passed away at a private hospital here on Monday after a brief illness. He was 84. A resident of Andheri, he is survived by his wife Suvarna, sons Yatin and Yohan and grandchildren. […]

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay the order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court directing a probe into the allegations of a telephonic conversation between one of its former judges and a suspended trial court magistrate. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah […]

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Amid the border dispute with China, Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria on Monday reviewed operational preparedness and the status of deployed forces at the Indian Air Force bases in the forward areas of Ladakh. His visit came at a time when Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat is on […]