Kumar Mangalam Birla receives Padma Bhushan award
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: Noted industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla received the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award from President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan this evening.
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Singer Sonu Nigam's father robbed of Rs. 72 lakhs, ex-driver booked
Mumbai/IBNS: A former driver of singer Sonu Nigam's 76-year-old father has been booked for allegedly stealing Rs. 72 lakhs from the senior citizen's home in Mumbai, reports said on Wednesday.
Heavy security keeps Khalistani protesters away from Indian High Commission in London after Sunday's breach
London/IBNS: Heavy security arrangements kept Pro-Khalistan protesters behind barricades outside the Indian High Commission in London on Wednesday evening following the unprecedented vandalism of Sunday, when the Indian flag was pulled down and the windows of the building were broken.
Peace returned to Kashmir after scrapping of Art 370: Amit Shah inaugurating historical temple
Srinagar/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday said that peace has been established in Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370.
Jammu and Kashmir: Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates Maa Sharda Devi Temple at Kupwara
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Maa Sharda Devi Temple at Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir through video conferencing on Wednesday.
Delhi Court orders 14 day judicial custody former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia
New Delhi: A Delhi Special Court after hearing submissions on behalf of Enforcement Directorate(ED) ordered to 14 days judicial custody for Delhi's Former Deputy CM and AAP Leader Manish Sisodia, who was arrested on the allegations of corruption in Delhi Excise policy case.
Narendra Modi to visit Varanasi on Apr 24
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi on Apr 24 where he will address the One World TB Summit at Rudrakash Convention Centre.
Tamil Nadu: In suspected honour killing, newly wed man murdered by father-in-law
Chennai: In a suspected case of honour killing, a newly wed man was murdered by his father-in-law and he fell in love with his daughter and married her a few days back in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu.
'Dictatorship at peak': AAP after Delhi Police's action over anti-Modi posters
New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the central government of "dictatorship" after Delhi Police registered 44 First Information Reports (FIRs) and arrested four people over the posters calling for ouster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi being pasted in the national capital.
Anti-Modi posters in Delhi: Police registers 44 FIRs, arrests four; AAP says 'dictatorship at peak'
New Delhi/IBNS: The posters calling for the ouster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital prompted the Delhi Police to register 44 First Information Reports (FIRs) and arrest four people, media reports said.
CBI seeks restoration of Interpol's Red Notice against Mehul Choksi
New Delhi/UNI: Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) took up with Commission for Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) the serious shortcomings and mistakes committed in the manner of reaching the ‘unfounded and perfunctory’ decision to remove Red Notice against Mehul Choksi, CBI said in a statement on Tuesday
Tripura High Court seeks reply from state government over post-poll violence
Agartala/UNI: The High Court of Tripura on Tuesday sought an affidavit from the state government within four weeks after registering a suo-moto public interest litigation over massive post-poll and post-result violence across the state over a month.
Mamata to hold two-day dharna from Mar 29 protesting against Modi govt
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a two-day dharna (sit-in protest) beginning on Mar 29 protesting against the central government's delay in disbursing funds of MGNREGA scheme and an alleged attempt to malign the state.
Strong tremors felt in north India after 6.5 magnitude quake strikes Afghanistan
New Delhi/IBNS: Strong tremors, lasting for nearly two minutes, were felt in several north Indian states when a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan on Tuesday evening.
Punjab Police release possible looks of fugitive Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh's changed appearance
New Delhi/IBNS: The Punjab Police Tuesday released several possible avatars or looks of fugitive Amritpal Singh, the Khalistani leader who is on the run for the last four days.
Kannada actor Chetan Kumar arrested over 'objectionable tweet' on Hindutva
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Bengaluru Police Tuesday arrested Kannada actor Chetan Kumar, popularly known as Chetan Ahimsa, after his tweet on Hindutva went viral.
Radical Islamist preacher Zakir Naik to be deported from Oman, India in touch with authorities: Reports
New Delhi/IBNS: Radical Islamist preacher Zakir Naik, wanted in India for inciting communal violence through his hate speeches, is likely to be deported from Oman, media reports said.
Congress takes dig at BJP over Sambit Patra’s Mir Jafar remark on Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Tuesday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its spokesperson Sambit Patra’s remark on former party president Rahul Gandhi, who he has called ‘’Mir Jafar’’.
Sheikh Hasina proposes India to use Chottogram,Sylhet ports
New Delhi/Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has offered India to use Chottogram and Sylhet ports in order to emphasise the importance of improving regional connectivity for growing trade and commerce, media reports said.
Victims of love jihad should complain without fear: BJP MLA Nitesh Rane
Mumbai: BJP MLA Nitesh Rane on Tuesday asserted that the Shinde-Fadnavis government is determined to put an end to the incidents of 'love jihad' in the state and an anti-conversion law will soon be introduced in the state.
Rahul Gandhi is Mir Jafar of Indian polity: BJP leader Sambit Patra
New Delhi/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has once again lashed out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his recent remark abroad.
Amritpal Singh crackdown: 'No incident from the state,' says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday boasted of the "peace and harmony" which his government claimed to have maintained amid a major crackdown on Khalistani separatist leader Amritpal Singh.
Parliament: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid pandemonium
New Delhi/UNI: Parliament's lower house Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday amid Opposition protests over the Adani issue.
Kashmir: NIA arrests freelance journalist in 'terror funding case'
Srinagar/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Kashmiri freelancer journalist in an alleged terror funding case, official sources said.
Kerala archbishop promises BJP Lok Sabha seat in 2024 on condition, triggers row
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: An archbishop of Kerala, who is known to be influential, has triggered a row by promising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a Lok Sabha seat next year in the Left bastion but on a condition, media reports said.
Meet Kerala's first transgender lawyer Padma Lakshmi
Thiruvunanthapuram/IBNS: Kerala has got its first transgender lawyer in the form of Padma Lakshmi, whose name has been enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of the state.
Land owned by Amartya Sen's father in Visva Bharati campus mutated under his name
Kolkata: Amid the controversy over the eviction notice issued by Visva Bharati over alleged unauthorised land occupied by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, the said property owned by the economist’s father has been transferred to him, showed an official document of the BLRO on Monday.
Northeast Elections : When women shine bright
Agartala/Shillong/Kohima: Women shine bright in the recent elections in three North Eastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya, with 14 women elected to the state assemblies, overtopping the tally of only six women legislators in the previous houses.
Jammu and Kashmir gets first FDI as Emaar will develop shopping mall in Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir recorded its first Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as UAE-based Emaar, a real estate company, will be developing a shopping mall on the outskirts of Srinagar city.
India, Maldives participate in fourth Defence Cooperation Dialogue in Male
New Delhi: India and the Maldives conducted the 4th Defence Cooperation Dialogue (DCD) in Male on Mar 19, officials said on Sunday.