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PM Narendra Modi participates in ceremony to name 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

New Delhi: On Parakram Diwas, PM Narendra Modi participated in a ceremony to name the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees on Monday via video conferencing.

Naor Gilon inaugurates 30th Indo-Israel Centre of Excellence in Haryana

New Delhi: Israel envoy to India Naor Gilon on Monday inaugurated the 30th Indo-Israel Centre of Excellence at Grignow village in Haryana on Sunday to mark the 30th diplomatic relationship between the two countries, media reports said.

'Just a loving person who is intelligent': Rahul Gandhi reveals his choice of life partner

Cutting across the daily politics, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has spilled the beans over his marriage and the choice of his life partner in the middle of his nationwide rally, dubbed as Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Supreme Court to look into plea for interim order over Hijab ban in Karnataka's PUC colleges

New Delhi/UNI: A bench of the Supreme Court- headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dr Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud- on Monday said that it would look into the plea for giving an interim order related to Hijab ban in PUC colleges in Karnataka.

Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi pay homage to Netaji on his birth anniversary

New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday paid tributes to freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary and recalled his contribution for the country.

Kerala: Five killed as car collides with lorry

Alappuzha/UNI: Five people were killed on the spot when the car in which they were travelling collided head-on with a lorry at an overbridge in Ambalapuzha on NH-66 on Monday morning.

Suspicious object is not IED: Jammu and Kashmir Police

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday clarified that the suspicious object found in Kandi belt of Rajouri district is not an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and asked people to refrain from spreading rumours.

PM Narendra Modi welcomes CJI's idea of making SC judgments available in regional languages

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi has praised the thought of Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud about making SC judgments available in regional languages.

Jammu and Kashmir: Civilian injured in grenade attack in Srinagar

Srinagar: A civilian was injured in a grenade blast in Srinagar on Sunday evening, police said.

Longest surviving Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist nabbed by security forces in Shopian

Srinagar: Security forces have arrested the longest surviving Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said on Sunday.

Arunachal community leaders visit Assam’s Karbi villages over eco-tourism issue

Itanagar: Aaranyak, a premier research-based organization focused on biodiversity conservation, recently hosted an exposure trip for a group of community leaders from the fringe of the Daying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary near Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh.

Hubballi airport to be upgraded to international airport: Joshi

Hubballi: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday said that the Hubballi Airport will be upgraded as an International Airport soon with the extension of the current runway by an additional 600 meters to facilitate the landing of the bigger aircrafts and the construction of a new terminal building.

Kashmiri woman chooses electrical fitting work, inspires women with in Valley with her career choice

Srinagar: A Kashmiri woman has started inspiring women in the region for her career choice as she is currently performing the task of electrical fittings across homes.

Man murdered in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A man was brutally murdered by unidentified persons in broad daylight at Jiyaguda in the limits of Kulsumpura Police Station of the city on Sunday.

France wants to be India's partner in building domestic defence industries

Panaji: France wants to be a partner in the process of building a national industrial base for defence industries in India, French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain has said, media reported.

Himachal Pradesh: Fire gutted a shop in Chamba

Shimla: A major fire broke out at a grocery shop at Mohalla Sultanpur Pargana Saach Tehsil, District Chamba about 250 kms from this capital town on wee hours of Sunday.

CJI calls basic structure doctrine 'north star', guiding light days after Vice-President Dhankhar criticises it

Mumbai: Days after Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar questioned the basic structure doctrine, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud said it was “like the north star,” providing invaluable guidance for the interpretation of the Constitution here and elsewhere, media reports said.

Day after Assam CM’s ‘Who is Shah Rukh Khan’ remark, SRK says this to him on phone

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan called him on late Saturday night “expressing concern about an incident in Guwahati during the screening of his film”.

Delhi Police arrest man who fled Delhi 5-star hotel leaving Rs. 23 lakh bill

New Delhi/IBNS: A man, who impersonated an official of the government of the United Arab Emirates, was arrested for allegedly fleeing without paying his outstanding hotel in the national capital worth over Rs. 23 lakhs, Delhi Police said.

Sharaddha Walkar murder case: Delhi Police files 3000-page chargesheet citing 100 witnesses

New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police have filed a 3000-page chargesheet in Sharaddha Walkar murder case citing testimonies from 100 witnesses and forensic evidence, media reports said.

Earthquake jolts Uttarakhand; epicentre near Pithoragarh

Dehradun: An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale shook Uttarakhand at 8.58 am on Sunday.

Maoist commander puts down gun in Chhattisgarh

Sukma (Chhattisgarh): A female Maoist commander, with a reward of Rs 8 lakh, surrendered on Saturday in the Left-wing extremism-affected Bastar division of Sukma district

Pune Police confiscates sharp weapons, arrests 37 criminals ahead of Republic Day

Pune/UNI: In a major combing operation ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, the Pune Police caught 709 criminals and arrested 37 of them (including three minors) for allegedly keeping illegal weapons.

Congress releases 'chargesheet' against Modi-led NDA govt

New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Saturday released a one-page document titled "Bhrasht Jumla Party" and termed it as "chargesheet" against the "misrule" of the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre.

The Northeast has great people and beautiful places :PM Modi

Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the increased pace of development is leading to multiple benefits for the people in the Northeast.

60 pilgrims from UP's Gorakhpur injured as bus overturns into a pit in Nepal

A bus with Indian pilgrims returning from Nepal's Triveni lost control and slipped into a pit on Saturday, leaving at least 60 passengers injured.

PM Narendra Modi's authored Exam Warriors available in 13 languages

Delhi: PM Narendra Modi's authored book 'Exam Warriors' now available in 13 languages.

Our people have shown remarkable dexterity in adapting to tech and innovation: PM Modi

Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday noted the ease and comfort brought because of the fluid adoption of digital payments.

ISF workers clash with Kolkata Police, several hurt

Kolkata: Several people were hurt as clashes broke out between Kolkata Police and Indian Secular Front (ISF) workers in Kolkata on Saturday.

Big tech companies need to pay Indian news publishers for content use: MeitY Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

New Delhi: The big tech companies have to share a fair share of their revenues earned by flashing the content published by publishers in their search results or feed, the Centre has said, stressing the need to correct the imbalance between the two, media reported.