Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wanted “the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty”, launched today, to focus on challenges and priorities of the Global South. Modi was speaking during a session of the G20 Summit on “Social Inclusion and...
Eight lower-rung Naxalites were arrested in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, the police said on Sunday. The arrested cadres were planning to plant an IED between the Usoor-Tekmetla route to target security forces. Security personnel also seized explosives from them. They...
India accords a ‘high priority’ to its strategic partnership with Nigeria, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria during a bilateral meet at Abuja on Sunday. Tinubu also conferred Nigeria’s second-highest national honour, the Grand Commander...
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday expressed concern over “religious conversion” of people belonging to tribal communities. Addressing a gathering at Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram Vidhyalay Prangan, Kotra, in Udaipur, Dhankhar said, “Conspiratorial attempts to lure and change the beliefs of tribal...
The Supreme Court has dismissed a review plea filed by Vedanta group against the closure of its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi. The top court had on February 29 dismissed Vedanta’s plea for reopening of its copper smelting...
Terming the relationship with Beijing “complicated”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said de-escalation would be the next focus at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) after disengagement. Referring to the recent developments at the LAC, he said it was...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said Indians were natural risk takers and their boldness was propelling growth and development today. He said, “Unlike past governments, the BJP-led NDA dispensation is working to create a new India rather than to...
In order to have 50 per cent students in universities, India needs to double the varsities’ strength to 2,500, Niti Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam has said. Delivering a keynote address at the Indian School of Business (ISB) here on Friday,...
In a significant development, India and Japan have inked an agreement for co-development of a specialised stealth radio communication equipment used by naval warships. This would be the first case of co-development or co-production of defence equipment between the two...
Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi will visit Nepal next week with a multi-pronged focus on enhancing military ties between the two nations. The visit is important in the backdrop of Nepal having refused to send Gorkha troops to the Indian...
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will investigate the November 11 incident in which 10 suspected militants were killed in an encounter with security forces and the November 7 case in which a tribal woman was killed after being set on...
India has reiterated its stand on climate finance during the ongoing negotiations at the COP29 summit in Baku, stating that developed countries need to commit to mobilise at least $1.3 trillion every year till 2030 to aid developing countries in...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s “batenge to katenge” slogan for Hindu unity has divided BJP’s own allies and cadres. After Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar dissociated with the slogan saying he did not support it, BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis on...
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to explain the rationale behind a provision which denies maternity leave benefits to women who adopt a child above the age of three months. The top court was hearing a plea challenging the...
Noting that there is a legislative vacuum, the Supreme Court has directed the Centre to spell out its stand on putting in place a comprehensive framework for rehabilitation of victims of sex trafficking. “Human and sex trafficking are crimes that...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out searches at 24 locations in poll-bound Maharashtra and neighbouring Gujarat as part of a money laundering probe against a Malegaon-based trader who allegedly misused bank accounts for electoral malpractice. The searches were...
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking directions to the Centre to ban the operation and use of WhatsApp if it failed to comply with orders of the Indian authorities under the Information Technology Rules (IT Rules). A...
Days after Justice Sanjiv Khanna took over as the 51st Chief Justice of India, the Supreme Court Registry has issued a fresh roster for the allocation of new cases to 16 Benches of the Supreme Court. It has been decided...
The Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria, will inaugurate the 8th edition of the Military Literature Festival (MLF), scheduled to be held in Chandigarh on November 30 and December 1. Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann is...
Dominica on Thursday announced the decision to bestow Prime Minister Narendra Modi with its highest national honour, The Dominica Award of Honour, a move Delhi described as an apt recognition of the PM’s leadership and solidarity with the Global South....
Independent MLA candidate Naresh Meena was arrested following high drama and violence on Thursday a day after he slapped SDM Malpura Amit Chaudhary outside a polling booth in Rajasthan’s Tonk district. The violence has been going on since Wednesday evening...
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that the police are bound to register an FIR in case of noise pollution. The Bench also directed the District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police to be vigilant and take appropriate steps...
The Centre on Wednesday released new guidelines to regulate misleading advertisements by coaching institutes, prohibiting false claims like 100 per cent selection or 100 per cent job security. The final guidelines, drafted by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), come...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested four persons, including two Bangladeshi nationals, on Wednesday in a money laundering probe linked to alleged illegal entry of Bangladeshi nationals. The move comes a day after the Enforcement Directorate conducted raids across 17 locations...
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna has nominated Justice Surya Kant as the chairperson of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee. Justice Kant was nominated to the post by CJI Khanna in exercise of the powers conferred by Section...
Jharkhand witnessed 66.18 per cent polling in the first phase of the Assembly elections in 43 constituencies on Wednesday. Lohardaga seat recorded the highest voter turnout at 73.21 per cent, followed by Saraikela-Kharsawan seat, from where former chief minister Champai...
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The Inter-State Council, a committee that probes and gives suggestions on disputes between states, has been reconstituted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its chairman and nine Union Ministers and all Chief Ministers its members. Senior ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit...