Pained by Nepal air crash: Narendra Modi
New Delhi/Kathmandu: Indian PM Narendra Modi expressed grief over the death of 68 people in Yeti Airlines plane mishap in Pokhara city of Nepal on Sunday.
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G-20 meetings: 38 delegates arrived in Pune
Pune: Around 38 representatives of various countries arrived at Lohgaon Airport on Sunday this evening for the meeting of G20 which will held in Pune from January 16 onwards.
Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav lays foundation stone of 100 bedded ESIC Hospital at Agartala
New Delhi: Union Minister of Labour& Employment, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav laid the foundation stone of 100 bedded Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital, Tripura from New Delhi in a virtual event held on Sunday.
BSP not to forge any alliance in assembly, LS polls, says Mayawati
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday announced that her party will not forge an alliance with any party in the forthcoming state assemblies and Lok Sabha elections due next year and will contest on its own.
Anurag Singh Thakur joins Bhoomi Pujan of SAI-Railways NCOE in Coochbehar
New Delhi: Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Singh Thakur joined the Bhoomi Pujan of the first National Centre or Excellence being set up with the joint partnership of the Sports Authority of India and the Indian Railways.
Economic crisis: India extends aid worth USD 3.9 billion to help Sri Lanka
Colombo/New Delhi: India has extended aid worth USD 3.9 billion to help Sri Lanka sustain itself in face of the acute economic and financial crisis and meet its immediate needs such as medicines, cooking gas, oil and food items, local media reports said on Sunday.
Caller, threatening to kill Nitin Gadkari, identified as Jayesh Kantha
Nagpur/UNI: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari received death threat calls from a man who is imprisoned in Belagavi, Karnataka, a senior police official told UNI on Sunday.
Delhi: Man killed, chopped to pieces on camera, 37-sec video sent to Pak
Delhi/IBNS: The dismembered body found in North Delhi on Saturday was of a 21-year-old youth, his murder accused told the police.
India will establish Global-South Center of Excellence: Narendra Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India will soon establish a "Global-South Center of Excellence''.
Mukarram Jah Bahadur, the titular 8th Nizam of Hyderabad, passes away at 89
Hyderabad: Mukarram Jah Bahadur, the titular eighth Nizam of Hyderabad, breathed his last on Thursday night in Turkey’s Istanbul, a statement by his office on behalf of the family said, media reported.
'Army ready to tackle any contingency along the China border': General Manoj Pande at Army Day event
Bengaluru: Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande said that the army is ready to tackle any contingency along the China border, in his address at the 75th Army Day celebrations in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Ganga cruise inaugurated by PM Modi running for 17 yrs, relaunched with bars by BJP: Akhilesh Yadav
Raebareli (UP): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav has accused the BJP-led NDA government of destroying the sanctity of the Ganges claiming that MV Ganga Vilas, the world’s longest river cruise, flagged off by PM Narendra Modi on Friday, has bars, media reported.
PM Modi flags off first Vande Bharat Express train from Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam
Hyderabad/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express train virtually from New Delhi on Sunday.
World saw India will not be coerced: S Jaishankar on response to China
Chennai/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday highlighted India's "strong and firm" response to China, which tried to unilaterally change the status quo on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in May 2020.
Army Day Parade shifts to Bengaluru; first time outside Delhi since 1947
Bengaluru: For the first time since 1947, the Army Day Parade will be held in Bengaluru instead of Delhi.
Vande Bharat will enhance connectivity and comfort: PM Modi
Hyderabad/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express, to be flagged off virtually by him from New Delhi at 10.30 AM on Sunday, will enhance connectivity and comfort.
Days before retirement, Delhi Police SI dies after being hit by car, dragged for several metres
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi Police sub-inspector (SI) was killed after allegedly being hit and dragged by a car in the capital’s Daryaganj area, the police said on Saturday, media reports said.
Kaali director Leena Manimekalai moves SC to quash multiple FIRs against her
New Delhi: Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai has approached the Supreme Court seeking protection and quashing of the multiple FIRs filed against her in various states over the poster of her documentary titled 'Kaali'.
'BJP will lose 50 seats in 2024 Lok Sabha elections': Congress leader Shashi Tharoor
Kozhikode (Kerala): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Saturday said that the BJP wouldn’t be able to replicate its 2019 performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and it is ‘conceivable’ that the ruling party would lose at least 50 seats, media reported.
Meenakshi Lekhi concludes visit to Cuba as both nations look forward to strengthen bilateral ties
New Delhi/Havana: Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture of India, concluded on Saturday a ‘fruitful’ visit to Havana, which highlighted the willingness of both countries to continue strengthening bilateral ties of friendship and cooperation, officials said.
Jammu Kashmir: Massive avalanche near Zojila tunnel; second in 2 days
Srinagar: A massive avalanche hit the Sarbal area close to the famous tourist destination Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday evening, officials said.
Odisha bridge stampede leaves one dead, around 20 injured
Cuttack/UNI: One person died, and 20 others were injured-six of them seriously-in a stampede on the Gopinathpur T bridge near Badamba in Odisha's Cuttack district on Saturday evening, the local MLA Debi Prasan Mishra said.
TVS donates AC lorries to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam
Tirumala: TVS company donated two Air Conditioned lorries worth Rs 80 lakhs to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) on Saturday in Tirumala.
'Instead of being remorseful..': Air India peegate victim rubbishes Mishra's claim she peed on herself
New Delhi/IBNS: The Air India peegate victim has rubbished accused Shankar Mishra’s claim that she peed on herself and called it "completely false and concocted", media reported.
'Go to Kashmir..we will send terrorists to kill you': DMK leader abuses Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi
Chennai/IBNS: DMK leader Shivaji Krishnamoorthy sparked controversy after making abusive statements against Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, media reported.
PM Modi condoles the passing away of Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of Member of Parliament, Shri Santokh Singh Chaudhary.
Transformation of Food Corporation of India to be done on a fast track mode: Piyush Goyal at 59th Foundation Day of FCI
New Delhi: The transformation of Food Corporation of India (FCI) should be done on a fast track mode so that the organization can continue to help the people, the poor and the farmers of the country.
Tamil Nadu: College girl gang-raped at knife point, 5 arrested
Chennai: In a shocking incident, a 20-year-old private college student was gangraped by five youths at knife point at a secluded place in neighbouring Kancheepuram taluk.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari receives death threats
Nagpur: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday reportedly received death threats over a phone call at his office in Nagpur, a senior police official confirmed while talking to UNI.
G-20's First Infrastructure Working Group Meeting in Pune on January 16-17
New Delhi: The first G-20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) meeting under G20 India Presidency is scheduled to be held during Jan 16-17 in Pune.