Finally, in August 1947, British India got much sought-after freedom from the British Raj. It was meant to be a glorious period in India’s history, but it came with a bloody legacy, the stains and scars of which cause anguish even after 75 years.
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held productive and wide-ranging discussions with his visiting Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen during which new agreements were inked in the field of agriculture and water as well as on mobility.
The Pakistani Zaireen (pilgrims), accompanied by Charge d’Affaires Salman Sharif, visited the shrine of Hazrat Amir Khusro (RA) in the Indian capital city New Delhi to lay the traditional chaddar on behalf of the Government and people of Pakistan.
New Delhi: Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O'Farrell has said the country's PM Anthony Albanese has ensured that the security forces will take action when the vandalism of Hindu temples occurred and also track those responsible for them.
In a revelatory interview between retired Pakistan Military officers Major Adil Raja with Colonel Akbar Hussain, it has been uncovered that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operates an extensive smuggling network, involving high-ranking army officers. This network has allegedly fueled the Khalistan movement and played a key role in the formation and operation of narco-terrorism.
Kolkata/UNI: On the occasion of the 162nd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday garlanded the statue of Gurudev at Jorasanko Thakurbari and paid tributes.
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, once again, said it will hear on May 15 the appeal against Kerala High Court's order refusing to stay the release of the film The Kerala Story.
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday paid her humble tribute to Gurudeb Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversary.
Kolkata/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who arrived in the city last night, will start the day by attending the Rabindra Jayanti programme at Jorasanko Thakurbari on Tuesday on the occasion of the 162nd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore.
A day after West Bengal banned the controversial film The Kerala Story, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh announced it will be "tax-free" in the northern state, media reports said.
Nurpur: The police have arrested a hotel manager for allegedly running a prostitution racket in Bhadroya village of Nurpur police district in Himachal Pradesh, an official said on Monday.
Guwahati/IBNS: The Blue Window, an Interior Design Studio based in Guwahati, was founded to meet the increasing demand for contemporary and high-quality design solutions.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission (EC) Monday asked Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to clarify a tweet on his predecessor Sonia Gandhi's "sovereignty" remarks during a rally in poll-bound Karnataka acting on the complaints of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that it amounts to a suggestion of secession.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday announced a ban on Sudipto Sen's controversial film The Kerala Story.
Guwahati/IBNS/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Assam has been postponed to May 26 due to the current political and social situation in Manipur and other northeastern states.
New Delhi/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) on Monday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for "misleading" the people of Delhi over the bail issue of Former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, who is accused in the alleged liquor policy scam.
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next kin of those who lost their lives due to the boat mishap in Malappuram in Kerala on Sunday evening.
Jagdalpur/UNI: Two Naxals were killed in an encounter with police in Chhattisgarh's Sukma on Monday, police said.
Sonbhadra/UNI: Two persons were killed when their motorcycle was hit by a tractor while they were on their way to a wedding function in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, police said on Monday.
Jaipur/IBNS: Three people have died after a MiG-21 Jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed into a house at a village in Rajasthan on Monday, media reports said.
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: At least 22 people including seven children were killed and ten injured, when a tourist boat overturned at Ottumpuram-Thooval Theerum beach, in the estuary of Korapuzha river, near Tanur in Malappuram of Kerala, on Sunday, police said.
Islamabad: The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has agreed to allow China’s Belt and Road Initiative, paving the way for billions of dollars of infrastructure investment in the sanction-hit country, Bloomberg reported.
Chennai: Tamil Nadu theatre owners have suspended the screenings of the film 'The Kerala Story' film from Sunday due to concerns over the law-and-order situation and the movie's lackluster response, media reports said.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday said it has uncovered a liquor scam worth Rs 2,000 crore in Chhattisgarh allegedly involving prominent politicians and bureaucrats, media reports said.
Rampur (UP): A retired policeman was arrested from the Azim Nagar area of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday after a court issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him for not appearing before it, a police officer said here.
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday arrested two people in Varanasi, and summoned 70 others for questioning from different parts of Uttar Pradesh for their alleged links with the banned organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) during a special operation by the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) of the UP police on Sunday, an official spokesman said.
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Police on Sunday said it has averted a major tragedy when they arrested a militant associate and recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
Imphal: Curfew was relaxed in Manipur’s Churachandpur, where the Meiti community and the Kuki tribals clashed following a 'Tribal Solidarity March' last Wednesday.
Imphal: Amid the tense law and order situation in Manipur, the Nagaland government has evacuated 676 Naga civilians and students with the help of the Indian Army and Assam Rifles.
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after a massive three-hour roadshow in poll-bound Karnataka's Bengaluru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a shorter one on a different route on Sunday.
