Amid power tussle in Maharashtra, BJP President Amit Shah slammed estrange ally Shiv Sena over new demand of chief ministerial post. Speaking on collapse of alliance with Shiv Sena, he said that during assembly campaign PM Modi and he himself said many a times that Devendra Fadnavis will be the CM if the alliance secured … Read more
Entire North India including Delhi/NCR is reeling under the wave of severe pollution. The air has become toxic. The air quality index, which remained in the very severe category for the last three days reached 500 mark in many areas on Wednesday. The Air Quality Index at Anand Vihar in Delhi stood at 463, while … Read more
According to a press release issued by the Nepal President’s office, matters relating to friendly relations existing between the two countries, mutual interest and matters of concern were discussed in the meeting. They also discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral relations between Nepal and Bangladesh. President Bhandari also hosted State Banquet in honour of her … Read more
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The Information and Broadcasting ministry on Wednesday launched the official anthem and radio jingle for the golden jubilee edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI), scheduled to take place in Goa from November 20 to 28. The anthem, inspired by the nine ‘rasas’ (emotions) of the Natya Shashtra and an amalgamation of scenes from … Read more
The legislators had resigned amid growing dissent, toppling the previous Congress-JD(S) rule in July. The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the decision of former Karnataka assembly speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar to disqualify 17 rebel Congress-Janata Dal (Secular), or JD(S), legislators. The apex court, however, rejected Kumar’s decision to disallow the lawmakers from contesting polls. Seventeen … Read more
During the meeting, matters pertaining to cooperation in the areas of trade, investment, energy, connectivity, waterways, aviation, education, transportation and agriculture were discussed. Both the leaders also shared views on enhancing cooperation on matters of regional and global interests, including climate change. President of Bangladesh also visited famous Bhaktapur Durbar Square and observed with interest … Read more
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar was admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai in early hours on Monday after she complained of breathing problems, suggested media report. The iconic playback singer, who turned 90 on September 28, is suffering from “viral chest congestion” and would be discharged by Tuesday, according to her … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Brasilia for the 11th BRICS Summit. The Prime Minister held bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the sidelines of the summit. During the meeting, the leaders discussed flourishing relations between the country, the growth in trade and investment. PM said Indo-Russia relations are progressing in the right … Read more
The of the Chief Justice of India would now fall within the ambit of the Right to Information Act. In a significant judgment..the Supreme Court itself said on Wednesday that the CJI’s office is a public authority under the RTI Act. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi upheld the 2010 Delhi … Read more
In a press release issued today the High Commission said that it has come to its notice that a letter said to have been written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Chief Justice of India is being circulated in the local media. It clarified that the letter is completely fake and malicious. It said that … Read more
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) spokesperson MA Sumanthiran was quoted saying that Tamil people should vote for Sajith Premadasa in order to defeat the Sinhalese people in the South. MP Sumanthiran said that the reports are blatant falsehood and requested through legal counsel to open a criminal investigation of an offence under International Covenant on Civil … Read more
EXIM Bank of India released the amount on Wednesday on behalf Indian Government. India had pledged USD 50 million from Line of Credit to support reconstruction of 50,000 private houses in Nuwakot and Gorkha districts damaged in 2015 devastating earthquake in Nepal. In addition, India committed USD 100 million as grant for supporting these houses. … Read more
At China’s Dunhuang, in minus six degree C, Tarun Vijay, former MP and Tejasvi Surya, MP from Bangalore South prayed at White Horse Pagoda connected with the arrival of Kumarajiva and launched their 11050 km long journey that will take them ten cities and monasteries connected with the Kumarajiva’s travels in China in 4th century … Read more
Eighth-seeded Saina, suffered her fifth first-round loss in the last six tournaments, going down to China’s Cai Yan Yan for the second successive time. World no.16 Sameer fought for 54 minutes before going to Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei 11-21, 21-13, 8-21 in the opening match. It was his third successive loss in the … Read more
The summit will take place tomorrow while BRICS Business Council meeting and BRICS Business Forum will take place today. Huge business delegations from all the BRICS countries are participating in the Business forum. During the summit, the leaders will discuss intra group cooperation for the economic development of BRICS societies.Economic growth and innovative future for … Read more
Addressing a large crowd of journalists gathered at the airport, he thanked President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico for saving his life. He vowed to remain in politics, saying, his flight into exile would not be the end of the story. Morales, 60, led Bolivia for more than 13 years. He was a member of … Read more
At a time when we pride ourselves in the growing empowerment of women, there is a section of our country where the growth is slower than the rest of the country. It’s now time to wake up and smell the coffee. Population Foundation of India has been putting in tireless efforts in the state of … Read more
Before his departure yesterday, PM Modi in a series of tweets said, he is looking forward for exchanging views with leaders to further strengthen intra BRICS cooperation. On the sidelines of the Summit, he will address the BRICS Business Forum and interact with BRICS Business Council as well as the New Development Bank. The Prime Minister … Read more
Polling is scheduled for this Saturday and election results are expected by Sunday. Election Commission has urged the presidential candidates not to carry out any promotional activities via social media platforms after midnight today. Minister Sajith Premadasa and former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa are front runners for while JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake and former … Read more
Addressing the investors in Abu Dhabi today at the roadshow organized by the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) to promote India as a favorable investment destination in the oil and gas sector, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, India is among the top 10 FDI destinations in the world. He also said that India presently being … Read more
India were assured of two medals in the event after Komalpreet Kaur (81kg) and Sushma (81kg) got direct entry into the semifinals owing to the small size of their respective draws in the women’s competition. Download App to read Latest News Today
In the bowlers’ rankings, Bumrah maintained his top spot followed by New Zealand’s pacer Trent Boult. Hardik Pandya is the only Indian to feature in the top 10 among all-rounders. He is at number 10. England’s World Cup hero Ben Stokes tops the chart followed by Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan. Download App to read … Read more
Protesters are demanding a right to freely elect their leaders, as well as an independent inquiry into police brutality. But China has steadfastly refused to offer any concessions and has instead warned of even tougher security measures. Download App to read Latest News Today
US President Donald Trump says, the United States is on the hunt for new Islamic State’s leader and knows of his whereabouts. Addressing the Economic Club in New York, Trump, however, did not name of the new target. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was named to replace Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as head of the terror … Read more
The development came as the political impasse lingered on for 19 days after the assembly election results were declared. Congress and the NCP said that they have not yet taken any decision on Shiv Sena’s proposal of forming a government and will hold further discussions. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi considered … Read more
She said that projects in road, railways, inland waterways and ports between the two countries create a win win situation for both the countries. She also talked about the digital connectivity as an exciting area for connectivity in the future. On the issue of the Indo-Pacific region Riva Ganguly Das said that India believes in … Read more
He said, India’s support to the Christchurch call to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online manifests the country’s commitment to work with like-minded countries, without endangering our safety and security. He said cyberspace and digital technologies have been a real force of economic, social, political, industrial, even behavioural transformation. India has joined France, New … Read more
The holy date of Kartik Poornima saw a large number of devotees take holy dip in sacred rivers across the nation A large number of devotees took a holy dip in the Sarayu river on Kartik Purnima amid tight security in Ayodhya on Tuesday, the first religious congregation in the temple town since the judgement … Read more
The theme for the 39th edition of the fair (November 14-27, 2019) is ‘Ease of Doing Business’ inspired by India’s unique achievement of rising to 63rd rank on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index from 142nd rank in year 2014, an official release said. The fair will be inaugurated by Minister of Micro, … Read more
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President’s Rule has been imposed in Maharashtra after political parties failed to garner support to from govt in the state. President Ram Nath Kovind, gave his assent for imposition of president’s rule in this regard this evening. The Union Cabinet met in New Delhi to discuss the political situation in the State based on the … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has departed for Brasilia, Brazil. He will be taking part in this year’s BRICS Summit on 13th and 14th November. In his departure satement he said, the Summit’s theme is ‘Economic growth for an innovative future.’ I look forward to holding discussions with BRICS leaders on greater cooperation in a wide … Read more
Consumer spending via digital commerce platforms will continue to grow over 10 per cent year over year through 2022, according to its top strategic predictions for 2020 and beyond. The ease of online shopping will cause financial stress for millions of people, as online retailers increasingly use artificial intelligence (AI) and personalisation to effectively target … Read more
‘Andrei Tarkovsky: A Cinema Prayer’, is one of the movies to be featured among these Russian movies. The documentary by Tarkovsky is considered one of his masterpieces. It recounts the director’s life and work told by himself. In the film, he shares his memories, view of art and reflections on the destiny of the artist … Read more
The day is celebrated every year to commemorate the first and last visit of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi to the studio of All India Radio, Delhi in 1947. The Father of the Nation addressed the displaced people, who had temporarily settled at Kurukshetra in Haryana after partition. A function will also be … Read more
Udaipur : Mohammed Arif, an ironsmith in Udaipur city has been arrested for hacking his wife Sherbano (31) on Tuesday morning. The victim, a mother of seven year old boy, survived with deep wounds on different parts of her body. ” We have arrested Arif while Sherbano was admitted in the ICU of the government hospital … Read more
In Badminton, Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma entered the men’s singles main draw of the Hong Kong Open after clinching straight-game wins in his two qualifying clashes today. Sourabh first defeated Thailand’s Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk before getting the better of Lucas Claerbout of France 21-19, 21-19 in the final qualifying round. Other Indians featuring in men’s singles … Read more
In Jharkhand, Lok Janshakti Party, LJP, which is a member of the National Democratic Alliance, NDA, will fight assembly elections alone on 50 seats. This was announced by LJP president Chirag Paswan in Deoghar on Tuesday. He said the first list of party candidates will be announced soon. Paswan said he wanted the party … Read more
Speaking at a campaign rally in Negombo, he said if elected they would take strict decisions pertaining to national security and also assured that he himself will accept responsibility for everything that happens under his presidency and not blame anyone else. His comments came as government under President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime minister Ranil Wickremsinghe … Read more
In Kathmandu, Akhand Path and Shabad Kirtan were organised at Gurudwara Guru Nanak Satsang, Lalitpur. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri and hundreds of devotees from Nepal, India and other countries attended the function. A blood donation camp and Guru Ka Langar was also organised on this occasion. Ambassador Puri awarded prizes to the … Read more
The Lt. Governor also held a meeting with the district officers and met the Joint Action Committee (JAC) Kargil, various political, religious leaders, social groups and various associations etc. R K Mathur said that the Government wants Kargil to prosper along with the rest of the nation and become a partner in the country’s economic … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a cabinet meeting ahead of leaving for Brazil for the BRICS Summit. Hectic parleys are going on between political parties for the government formation in the state. More details awaited. Download App to read Latest News Today
Consul General Balachandran addressed the participants followed by a screening of two documentaries on the Golden Temple (Gurdwara) in Amritsar, India and Sikhism and a gifting of a set of books on Sikhism, which was received by Suganthiny Srimuralidharan, Dean, Hindu Studies, University of Jaffna and Mrs.Bamini Guruchandran, Chief Librarian, Vavuniya Public Library. In keeping … Read more
He is paying goodwill visit to Nepal at the invitation President Bidya Devi Bhandari. Acording to Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs President Hamid will meet with his Nepalese counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari. President of Nepal will host a Banquet in his honour. Vice President, Prime Minister, Chairperson of the National Assembly, and Minister for Foreign … Read more
In Jammu & Kashmir, the train services on Srinagar-Baramulla section of the Northern Railways resumed Tuesday morning. The services remained suspended for over three-and-a-half months since 5th August when the Centre revoked J&K’s special status under provisions of Article 370 and bifurcated the State into two Union Territories. Northern Railways officials told that two pairs … Read more
The explosion released as much energy in 20 seconds as the Sun does in nearly 10 days. NASA’s Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) telescope on the International Space Station (ISS) detected a sudden spike of X-rays on August 20, reports the US space agency. The X-ray burst, the brightest seen by NICER so far, … Read more
Two pairs of trains running between Srinagar and Baramulla began on Tuesday. For the locals, the train is a lifeline. This is also a cheaper medium to travel in less time. The move has come as a sigh of relief for thousands of commuters who used to travel from one district to another in the Valley. … Read more
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