On the eve of the Assembly elections in Delhi, the Congress is facing a flurry of attack from its INDIA bloc allies, which are accusing it of ignoring the Opposition conglomeration. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday is...
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Finance Minister calls for shunning defensive mindsets western feminism had imposed on India about the way it treated women, saying "we have always celebrated women"
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday inaugurated the CBI-developed online portal -- Bharatpol -- which will streamline the processing of requests for international assistance and connect investigative agencies and the police of all states to the Interpol network of...
India and Malaysia today held their maiden security dialogue, reviewing ongoing bilateral cooperation in security, defence and maritime domains. The meeting was co-chaired by India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Malaysia’s Director General of the National Security Council Raja...
There is no role of antibiotics in treating the HMPV, a respiratory illness currently witnessing a surge in China and logging a few cases in India, said former AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria, on Tuesday. Guleria said the virus causes...
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After a meeting with health secretaries of all states, the Union Health Ministry reiterated on Tuesday that there is no cause for concern from human metapneumovirus (HMPV) which has been present globally since 2001. Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava...
The United States has shared the details of technologies it is ready to share with India to jointly produce and develop strategic technologies across key sectors, including space, defence, semiconductors, biotechnology, cybersecurity, advanced telecommunications and clean energy. The White...
Audit reports normally lament delayed execution of official projects, but in the case of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's official house, former CAG Girish Chandra Murmu found something out of the ordinary. The report reveals that the project to...
The Supreme Court on Monday deferred to July the hearing on petitions filed by former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and former Congress councillor Balwan Khokhar challenging the life sentence awarded to them and seeking suspension of the sentence. A Bench...
While granting bail to a foreigner, the court must issue a direction to the State or the prosecuting agency to immediately communicate the order to the Foreign Registration Officer concerned for further communicating it to all authorities concerned, including the...
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Monday met his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and informed him that "missile export control policies have been amended to facilitate cooperation with India in outer space". These polices are under the international Missile...
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said India's bio-economy has skyrocketed from $10 billion in 2014 to over $130 billion in 2024, with projections to reach 300 billion by 2030. “India is not only a leader in biotechnology, but is...
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said 2024 was the warmest year on record in India since 1901. IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the annual mean land surface air temperature across India in 2024 was 0.65 degrees Celsius...
Dedicating the New Year to farmers, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said the Cabinet had decided to continue with the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and also weather-dependent Fasal Bima Yojana till 2025-2026....
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) achieved a cent per cent conviction rate in 2024, as 68 accused were convicted in 25 cases, while 408 others were chargesheeted. A total of 210 accused were arrested in 80 criminal cases registered by...
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme till 2025-26 with an enhanced overall outlay of the total scheme to Rs 69,515.71 crore from 2021-22 to 2025-26....
A tremor of 3.2 magnitude hit the district on Wednesday morning. This was preceded by a 3.7 tremor on Dec 23 and a 3.2 on Dec 7
The complainant was taken to Gujarat with an excuse of a temple visit, only to get married to one of the accused
India, Russia hold 13th counter-terrorism talks, discuss UNSC reform, Ukraine conflict in Moscow
There is no proposal to ban the manufacturing, distribution or sale of ranitidine, a medication used to reduce stomach acid, clarified Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel. She was responding to concerns about the presence of NDMA, a potentially...
Majumdar says that warnings have been issued to unathorised institutes awarding invalid degrees.
The Nepal Army Chief General Ashok Raj Sigdel commenced an official visit to India today. The General arrived today, but events and his engagements are planned from December 11 to 14. The Ministry of Defence said, “The visit aims to...
The trial in the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata, was likely to conclude in a month, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. After perusing the CBI’s latest status report, a Bench of...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said the government was determined to expand capabilities of domestic industry and invited Russian industries to join the ‘Make in India’ projects. Rajnath Singh was in Moscow for the 21st session of India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission...
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will undertake a two-day visit to India from December 15 in his first overseas visit after assuming office, it was announced on Tuesday. During his visit, Dissanayake will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...
Amid tight security, a portion of the 185-year-old Noori Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district was demolished by local authorities on Tuesday claiming it was illegally constructed 2-3 years ago and was obstructing the widening of the Banda-Bahraich highway. The...
Parliamentary proceedings on Tuesday were again washed out after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju raised the issue of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi being allegedly linked to entities backed by American billionaire George Soros, resulting in chaos in the Lok Sabha...
Former External Affairs Minister and Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna passed away at his residence on Tuesday morning. He left behind wife Prema and daughters Malavika and Shambhavi. The 92-year-old veteran was ailing for quite some time. Krishna held prominent...
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday opposed before the Delhi High Court the bail plea by alleged middleman and British national Christian Michel James in the money laundering case connected to the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper case. Appearing before Justice Dinesh...
It was a normal landing and passengers and crew members on board were safe
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