New Delhi/IBNS: In a boost for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, 15 former AIADMK MLAs and one ex-MP joined the saffron party amid the camp's outreach to the south Indian state.
New Delhi/IBNS: Weaponising West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's dare to Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a fresh dig at the the primary opposition party saying he prays the outfit secures its 40 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Indian PM Narendra Modi recently met religious leaders from the Indian Minorities Foundation in Parliament and said his experience was delightful.
New Delhi/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. This was the first meeting following the JD(U) supremo's switch over to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) last month ditching the INDIA alliance.
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi court has directed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to appear on Feb 17 and explain why he has skipped the last five summons from the Enforcement Directorate, which is investigating the alleged money laundering linked to the liquor excise policy scam case in the national capital.
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Uttarakhand has become the first state to pass the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, a move that could encourage other BJP-ruled states to follow suit.
Mumbai/IBNS: Veteran politician Sharad Pawar's faction has a new name now- Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar- the Election Commission said Wednesday, a day after it declared that the group led by his nephew, Ajit Pawar, is the 'real' NCP and will be allotted its name and symbol (a clock).
Srinagar/IBNS: A migrant worker was shot dead and another was injured by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's capital city Srinagar on Wednesday.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday filed a caveat application in the Supreme Court, praying that no order should be passed by the top judiciary without hearing them on any possible plea by the rival Sharad Pawar faction against the Election Commission of India (ECI) order related to the party.
Two young Kashmiris have brought laurels after Air India picked them as pilots.
Police on Wednesday rescued two girls from Bangladesh from human trafficking here.
Calling the age-old party of India 'outdated', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress and said he is praying that it can win 40 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
An Indian-origin student was found dead in the woods at a nature preserve in the USA on Monday.
Jammu/IBNS: Poet-broadcaster and Sahitya Akademi winner, Farooq Nazki, passed away in Jammu's Katra at the age of 83 on Tuesday, media reports said.
Cuttack/UNI: Odisha Governor Raghubar Das administered the oath of office to Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh as the Chief Justice of OdishaHigh Court at a function on Wednesday held on the premises of old High Court premises.
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi began his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Odisha on his second day on Wednesday, targeting the BJP government at the Centre and the BJD government in Odisha.
The Indian government on Tuesday directed its nationals in Myanmar's Rakhine state to leave the troubled region immediately given the deteriorating security situation in the area.
The Indian Consulate in Chicago has assured all possible assistance to Indian-origin student Syed Mazadahir Ali who was attacked and robbed by four men in the US.
Chicago/IBNS: A student from Hyderabad has received grave injuries after being attacked by four armed robbers near his house in the US state of Chicago.
New Delhi/IBNS: The ongoing Budget session of Parliament has been extended by a day till Saturday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said here on Tuesday.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a setback for veteran politician Sharad Pawar, the election commission has declared that his nephew Ajit Pawar-led faction is the "real" Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Stating that building impenetrable borders is a commitment by the Narendra Modi-led government, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the entire 1643-kilometer-long Indo-Myanmar border will be fenced.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that bus travel services will be free of cost for transgenders in the national capital.
A key accused, who was wanted in the recently busted terror module case in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, was arrested in New Delhi, police said.
Six persons died and at least 50 sustained injuries after explosions rocked a fireworks factory in Madhya Pradesh's Bairagarh village on Tuesday.
Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rajiv Pande was appointed as the Deputy Inspector General of Police, central Kashmir, on Tuesday.
The Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Canada, known for its peaceful and diverse society, has recently been grappling with a surge in violent incidents linked to extremist groups and gangsters. The latest incident, an overnight shooting in South Surrey, has once again raised concerns about the increase in gang-related violence. What is more troubling is the perception that some political leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, are accused of appeasing these miscreants for vote bank politics.
The Sikh community in the UK, known for its resilience and rich cultural heritage, faces a troubling paradox. While the community flourishes in diversity and tolerance, the Sikh Federation UK (SFUK) casts a long shadow over its representation.
Harda/UNI: Three serial blasts occurred on Tuesday at a fireworks factory within a village in this district’s Bairagarh area though official confirmation is awaited regarding casualties.
