More than two after the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 was notified, the Indian government handed over the first set of citizenship certificates to applicants in New Delhi on Wednesday.
India and UAE officials held the 5th meeting of Joint Committee on Consular Affairs (JCCA) when wide-ranging discussions on mechanisms to strengthen coordination and co-operation on Consular issues covering labour, visa, migration, citizenship and extradition, among others were held.
Kolkata/IBNS: Months after distancing herself from the INDIA bloc, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced her support to the anti-BJP front from outside if it comes to power.
The Indian government on Wednesday condoled the death of Indian national Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale (Retd) who was working with the UN in Gaza.
Jaipur/IBNS: One person died after a lift at the Kolihan mine in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district collapsed on Tuesday, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he referred to neither Hindus nor Muslims but poor families responding to his controversial remarks where he claimed the Congress will distribute the country's wealth among people with more children.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has ordered an immediate release of NewsClick founder Prabir Purakayastha, who was arrested over alleged Chinese funding to promote anti-national propaganda, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Responding to the US' sanction warning over the Chabahar deal, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said "a narrow view" of the India-Iran pact should not be taken as it will yield benefit to all.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday referred to the 2020 India-China standoff in Galwan and said there is an abnormal deployment of forces now at the Line of Actual Control.
A 22-year-old man has been charged with the murder of an Indian-origin woman Anita Mukhey who was stabbed when she was standing at a bus stop in London, police said.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has courted a fresh controversy as she took a swipe at Narendra Modi's outrage over video footage of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav enjoying fish, and offered to cook for the Prime Minister.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has total assets worth over Rs. 3 crore, but does not own any land, houses, or cars, as revealed in his election affidavit.
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal was harassed by party supremo Arvind Kejriwal's personal assistant as he "misbehaved" with her at the Delhi Chief Minister's city residence, party leader Sanjay Singh said Tuesday, a day after unconfirmed reports said she had been assaulted by the staffer in question.
Mumbai/IBNS: After the billboard collapse during the Mumbai dust storm killed 14 and injured 74 in Ghatkopar on Monday, a case has been filed against its owner Bhavesh Bhinde for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
After creating ripples in films, Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan is aiming to rise even in the political battlefield as he has plunged into electoral politics once again.
The Indian government has provided budget support to the Maldives in the form of a rollover of USD 50 million Treasury Bill for an additional year.
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said the India-European Union Foreign Trade Agreement (FTA) is the 'most difficult' FTA since there are several non-trade issues involved with it.
J&K Centre for Peace, Research and Sustainable Development, in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association recently conducted a webinar with 200 students who are preparing for the prestigious Rhodes scholarship.
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva has demanded an investigation into the assault allegation brought against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Personal Assistant Bibhav Kumar by AAP Rajya Sabha Swati Maliwal, media reports said.
The death toll due to the billboard collapse in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area has touched 14, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has filed his nomination from the Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
New Delhi/IBNS: The political heat in the national capital Delhi further soared after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal alleged she was assaulted by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's PA, Bibhav Kumar.
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated voters in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar where voting for the Lok Sabha polls was held in the fourth phase of the national elections.
Kathmandu/IBNS: Nepal's one of the most experienced guides, Kami Rita, famed as 'Everest Man', reached the world's highest summit for an unprecedented 29th time.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on a petition filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren challenging his arrest by the ED in a money laundering case related to an alleged land scam.
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP, Sushil Modi, died at Delhi's All-India Institute of Medical Sciences on Monday evening after battling cancer for a long time. He was 72.
Srinagar/IBNS: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a record polling at 36.58 pct in the the fourth Phase of voting for general elections to Monday.
New Delhi/IBNS: Voter turnout in 96 constituencies across nine states and one Union Territory in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election was recorded at 62. 9 percent on Monday, according to the Election Commission.
Kolkata/IBNS: Multiple incidents of violence were reported in West Bengal, where people in eight constituencies voted on Monday in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls.
India on Monday inked a contract with Iran to develop and operate strategically important Chabahar Port for 10 years.
