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Supreme Court rejects Rana Ayyub's plea

New Delhi/UNI: In a big setback for journalist Rana Ayyub, the Supreme Court in its verdict on Tuesday rejected her plea challenging the summons issued to her by a special PMLA court in Ghaziabad in a money laundering case.

Parliament: Opposition to continue its demand for JPC probe into Adani issue

New Delhi/UNI: Several opposition parties including Congress will continue to raise their demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) over the Adani Group issue in the ongoing Budget session of the Parliament.

Opposition wants Parliament to function: Congress

New Delhi/UNI: The Congress, which has been spearheading the Opposition's protest against the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre over the Adani Group issue, on Tuesday categorically said that they want the Parliament to function but the government is not making any effort in this regard.

First Youth20 Inception Meeting 2023 begins in Guwahati

Guwahati: The first Youth20 Inception Meeting 2023 under G20 kick began in Guwahati on Monday.

Police seize 929 cartoons of illegal liquor in Assam's Biswanath

Guwahati: Police seized 929 cartoons of illegal liquor from a truck and arrested two persons in Assam's Biswanath.

S Jaishankar discusses bilateral ties, trade pact with Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly

New Delhi/IBNS:  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held discussions to deepen the bilateral partnership with his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly during the latter's visit to India.

Canada Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly visits India to strengthen Indo-Pacific Strategy

Ottawa/IBNS: Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly is currently visiting Delhi to deepen bilateral ties and foster stronger partnerships.

Jammu and Kashmir govt launches initiative to give land passbook to beneficiaries

Srinagar: About 28 lakh passbooks have been distributed among the beneficiaries of Jammu and Kashmir, under the  ‘Aapki Zameen Aapki Nigrani’ initiative, which aims to demystify land records for eliminating the possibility of manipulation, media reports said.

Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi express grief over deaths due to earthquake in Turkey, Syria

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed deep anguish over the loss of lives due to earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

Agra metro to be completed before schedule: Yogi Adityanath

Agra (UP)/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday inaugurated the construction of the Agra Metro rail tunnel at a ground-breaking ceremony held at Ramlila Maidan in front of Agra Fort.

Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma vows to carry on crackdown on child marriage

Guwahati/UNI: Amid protests, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma vowed to carry on with the crackdown on child marriage in the state.

Modi will 'try best' not to allow discussion over Adani: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Adani Group issue and asserted that the latter will "try his best" to not allow a discussion over the same in the Parliament.

Delhi Mayor's election postponed again, House proceedings adjourned due to uproar

New Delhi: The Election of Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Standing Committee members for Municipal Corporation of Delhi was postponed for the third consecutive time and proceedings of the House were adjourned due to uproar.

59 railway stations in northeast would be developed with world class facilities:Ashwini Vaishnaw

New Delhi: As many as 59 railway stations in the northeast would be developed with world class facilities, announced  Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently.

Narendra Modi announces help for earthquake victims in Syria, Turkey

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed sadness over the loss of lives as a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Syria and said India will provide assistance and support to the nations.

Jharkhand: Plunging Insurgency

The Curse of Frankenstein

We did not need to make Mujahideen. We created Mujahideen and then they became terrorists - Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah while addressing the Senate on January 31, 2023.

BJP has no option or issue to counter NPP and is only doing cheap tactics: Conrad K Sangma

NPP chief Conrad K Sangma on Monday addressed an election meeting at Machangpani under 57- Dalu Constituency to drum up support for party candidate Brening A Sangma.

Delhi mayor election stalled over 'change in rules', MCD house adjourned again

New Delhi/IBNS: The municipal house of the national capital Delhi was adjourned for the third time in a month without electing the mayor over the row triggered by the 'change in rules' of the polls, media reports said.

Tripura: Security beefed up for visits of Amit Shah, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Mamata-Abhishek

Agartala/UNI: Security beefed up in view of the visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to poll-boundTripura on Monday and Tuesday.

After Tharoor dubs Musharraf ‘force for peace’ in condolence message, BJP says it ‘best describes Cong’

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar took a jibe at senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who condoled the death Pakistan's former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, saying that "once an implacable foe of India, he became a real force for peace" between 2002 and 2007.

Kejriwal questions Rs 200 cr fund to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

New Delhi: Aam Admi Party (AAP) chief and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday criticized the Centre for allocating Rs 200 crore as aid money to the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, alleging that it was done by slashing the Budgetary allocation for India’s education, health sectors, and national capital Delhi.

Parliament: Opposition parties meet over Adani issue

New Delhi/UNI: A meeting of opposition parties was held here on Monday to chalk out strategy on various issues, amid the ongoing Budget session of Parliament.

MEA to co-host Usanas Foundation's International Conference on 'India's role in the changing world order'

New Delhi/IBNS: Usanas Foundation, Udaipur-based geopolitics and foreign policy think tank, will organise its second Maharana Pratap Annual Geopolitics Dialogue 2023 (MPAGD 2023) in Udaipur.

Canadian Minister Melanie Joly to visit India tomorrow, likely to 'strengthen' Indo-Pacific Strategy

New Delhi:  Melanie Joly, the Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister, will commence her India visit on Monday in a bid to deepen bilateral ties and foster stronger partnerships with the South Asian nation.

Congress targets Narendra Modi-led government's 'silence' over Adani issue

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday launched a fresh attack at the Centre over Adani Group issue, alleging the PM Narendra Modi -led government has maintained a "loud silence" which smacks of collusion.

Bangladesh will start receiving electricity from power plant in Jharkhand from March: Nasrul Hamid

Dhaka: Bangladesh will start receiving electricity from the Godda power plant in Jharkhand from the first week of March, says state minister for power Nasrul Hamid.

BJP’s Bengal legislator Suman Kanjilal crossed over to TMC

Kolkata: In a setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party, its legislator from Alipurduar in northern West Bengal Suman Kanjilal crossed over to West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Sunday.

G20 Presidency: International Seminar underlining importance of CCUS for achieving "clean energy transition" held in Bengaluru

New Delhi: R. K. Singh, Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy addressed the International Seminar on ‘Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage’ (CCUS).

Assam to host first Youth20 Inception Meeting 2023 from tomorrow in Guwahati

Guwahati: Guwahati will host the first Youth20 (Y20) Inception Meeting 2023 from Feb 6-8 Feb, 2023 under G20.