CISF nabs passenger with forged travel document

March 24, 2022, 11:27 pm New Delhi, March 24 : The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has nabbed a passenger with forged travel documents at IGI Airport in Delhi, a senior official said here on Thursday. On the basis of behaviour detection, the CISF personnel noticed suspicious activities of a passenger, identified as Sushil Kumar, … Read more

Police kill IS-linked terrorist commander in NW Pakistan

March 25, 2022, 6:44 am Islamabad, March 25 ( /Xinhua) Police in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has killed an Islamic State-linked terrorist commander during a raid at his hideout in the provincial capital of Peshawar, police sources said on Friday. The counter-terrorism department of police carried out the raid on Thursday at the hideout … Read more

Meghan Markle’s first Spotify podcast to release this summer

March 25, 2022, 6:55 am Washington, March 25 : Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle’s first exclusive Spotify podcast series, called Archetypes, will be hitting the airwaves coming summer, Hollywood Reporter reported. It will examine the history behind the stereotyping of women. The series is being produced by Archewell Audio and Spotify’s Gimlet Media and will … Read more

Devine to be monitored, Tahuhu ruled out

March 25, 2022, 7:41 am Christchurch, March 25 : New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine, who had suffered back injury last week, is hopeful of taking the field against Pakistan in the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup on March 26. The 32-year-old didn’t return for New Zealand’s fielding innings against England in their must-win match on … Read more

India abstains in UNGA resolution on Ukraine

March 24, 2022, 11:35 pm ted Nations/New Delhi, March 24 : India on Thursday abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution blaming Russia for the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. The resolution was backed by 140 members, against five negative votes, with 38 countries, including India, China and Pakistan, abstaining. The 193-member UN General … Read more

Ishan Khosla wins Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize 2022

March 24, 2022, 11:39 pm New Delhi, March 23 : The Oxford Bookstore chain on Thursday announced Ishan Khosla as the winner of seventh edition of the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize. Khosla was felicitated with the award by Jurors Shashi Tharoor, Kunal Basu, Alka Pande, Priti Paul and Emmanuel Lebrun-Damiens at a distinguished gathering … Read more

UP Governor invites Yogi to form govt

March 24, 2022, 10:01 pm Lucknow, March 24 : Uttar Pradesh Governor Aandiben Patel on Thursday accepted Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) claim to form the new government in the state and has invited caretaken Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to form the government. A delegation of the party led by state president Swatantra Dev Singh met … Read more

Dhoni was and will be my go-to person: Jadeja

March 24, 2022, 10:07 pm Mumbai, March 24 : Star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in his first reaction after being named as Chennai Super Kings captain said he is not worried at all as Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be his go-to person. “Feeling good, at the same time, I also have to fill in big … Read more

UP gears up for mega swearing-in of Yogi 2.0

March 24, 2022, 8:13 pm Lucknow, March 24 : With streets decked up with tricolour and temples laden with flowers from Ayodhya to Awadh and from Kashi to Mathura as well as huge cutouts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath greeting people in every nook and corner of Uttar Pradesh, citizens across the … Read more

People have made Yogi CM again: Shah

March 24, 2022, 9:48 pm Lucknow, March 24 : on Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the people of Uttar Pradesh have made Yogi Adityanath Chief Minister again, the party has only elected him as the leader of the legislature party. Addressing the newly elected MLAs after Yogi was elected as the BJP … Read more

Karnataka Assembly adopts resolution against Mekedatu resolution of Tamil Nadu

March 24, 2022, 9:42 pm Bengaluru, March 24 : The Karnataka Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution against the Tamil Nadu Assembly’s resolution against Mekedatu project. On March 21, the TN Assembly had passed an unanimous resolution against Karnataka government’s decision to build a dam across Cauvery at Mekedatu. The neighbouring states are at odds … Read more

Chinese FM Wang Yi lands in Kabul, meets Taliban leadership

March 24, 2022, 7:42 pm Kabul, March 24 : Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday made a pit-stop visit to the Afghan capital where he held talks with the Taliban leadership on Beijing’s keenness to invest in mining and economic projects. Wang Yi, who arrived from Islamabad, held a meeting with the First Deputy … Read more

Germany reports 318,387 new Covid cases

March 24, 2022, 6:15 pm Berlin, March 24 ( /Xinhua) Germany recorded 318,387 new Covid-19 cases, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Thursday. “Hospitals are currently treating more Covid-19-infected patients than at any other time during this pandemic,” said Gerald Gass, chairman of the management board of the German Hospital Federation … Read more

Neuberg is official diagnostics partner for IPL

March 24, 2022, 7:26 pm New Delhi, March 24 : Neuberg Diagnostics, the top 4 Pathology lab chains of Indian origin, will be the official diagnostics partner for Indian Premier League 2022. Neuberg has been appointed as an official diagnostics partner for Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings, and Punjab Kings for IPL 2022. This is … Read more

Jamaat leader get penalty in Bangladesh

March 24, 2022, 8:49 pm Dhaka, March 24 : tribunal has sentenced Satkhira district Jamaat Amir and former MP Abdul Khaleq Mandal and Khan Roknuzzaman to death in a case of crimes against humanity during the liberation war in 1971. A three-member International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) led by Justice Shahinur Islam announced the verdict on … Read more

Maha Assembly passes Bill for speedy trial of cases related to women, children

March 24, 2022, 6:52 pm Mumbai, March 24 : The much-awaited Bill to establish special courts to ensure speedy trial of offences committed against women and children under the Shakti Act was on Thursday unanimously passed in the Maharashtra Assembly. Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil tabled the Bill, entitled ‘The Maharashtra Exclusive Special Courts (for certain … Read more

NHRC issues notice to WB govt, police over Birbhum violence

March 24, 2022, 6:50 pm New Delhi, March 24 : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to West Bengal government and state police over the Birbhum incident, seeking a detailed report in the matter within four weeks. Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports that eight persons, including women and children, were … Read more

Pilgrim-centric infra of Vaishno Devi Shrine Board gets facelift

March 24, 2022, 6:13 pm Jammu, March 24 : The Chief Executive Officer, Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Ramesh Kumar on Thursday inaugurated pilgrim-centric infrastructural facilities at prestigious transit accommodation of Niharika complex of the Shrine Board located at heart of Katra town in Reasi District of Jammu and Kashmir, the base camp of the … Read more

Delhi Riots 2020: Bail plea of Umar Khalid rejected

March 24, 2022, 9:38 pm New Delhi, March 24 : A Delhi District Court on Thursday refused to brant bail to former Jawaharlal Nehru versity (JNU) student Umar Khalid, who was arrested on charge of larger conspiracy in connection with the North-East Delhi riots of February, 2020. Violence had erupted during the protests against the … Read more

Ethiopian Airlines appoints new CEO

March 24, 2022, 8:46 pm Addis Ababa, March 24 ( /Xinhua) Ethiopia’s national air carrier, Ethiopian Airlines announced on Thursday it has appointed Mesfin Tassew as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In a press statement, Ethiopian Airlines said Tassew has taken over from his predecessor Tewolde Gebremariam, who resigned from his Ethiopian Airlines CEO … Read more

Birbhum incident shook the entire nation: Sambit Patra

March 24, 2022, 6:31 pm New Delhi, March 24 : BJP National Spokesperson Sambit Patra on Thursday demanded apology from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the killings in Birbhum and said the incident “shook” the entire nation. “This incident not only pertains to West Bengal, but it pertains to humanity and the entire … Read more

Resolutions on India show irrelevance of OIC, and Pakistan as its manipulator: India

March 24, 2022, 6:26 pm New Delhi, March 24 : India on Thursday slammed the Organisation of Islamic Conference for its statements and resolutions referring to Jammu and Kashmir and to India’s recent inadvertent missile launch, saying it shows the “irrelevance” of the pan-Islamic body and the role of Pakistan as its manipulator. Ministry of … Read more

PM’s policies bringing smiles to people: Chugh

March 24, 2022, 6:26 pm Jammu, March 24 : The BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh, who is also the party in charge of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday said that on Territory needed a double-engine government so that the development policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi could deliver results at the grassroots level. “The … Read more

I-T Dept raids chain of educational institutes

March 24, 2022, 6:19 pm New Delhi, March 24 : The Income Tax Department carried out a search and seizure operation on a chain of educational institutes and claimed to have seized Rs 27 lakh cash and jewellery worth Rs 3.90 crores, an official statement said on Thursday. The search operation conducted on March 14, … Read more

Our role is of a servant, don’t commit mistake of being master: Yogi

March 24, 2022, 8:48 pm Lucknow, March 24 : After being elected as the leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Legislature Party on Thursday caretaker Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath while expressing gratitude towards the central leadership and MLAs said that being public representative the role of newly elected MLAs is that of a servant and … Read more

Siddaramaiah’s silence questioned on Muslims banning Hindus

March 24, 2022, 7:09 pm Mangaluru, March 24 : Raising the issue of barring Muslim traders from installing stalls around temples, Karnataka Bajrang Dal on Thursday questioned Congress Leader Siddaramaiah’s silence over Muslim comm ty’s ban on Hindu fish sellers in Gangolli. “Why doesn’t Siddaramaiah speak about the ban on Hindu fish sellers in Gangolli … Read more

Special Squad to tackle Naxals in MP

March 24, 2022, 7:09 pm Bhopal, Mar 24 : Even as counter-insurgency operations continue relentlessly in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, the Madhya Pradesh Government is constituting a special squad for combatting the scourge of Left-wing extremism. “A comm ty policing-related appointment proposal is being forwarded to the Cabinet by my department. Eighty personnel are to be appointed … Read more

Kerala logs 558 fresh Covid cases

March 24, 2022, 7:00 pm Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 : Kerala has reported 558 fresh Covid-19 cases from 21,229 samples tested during the last 24 hours and 2 deaths on Thursday. “Meanwhile, 8 recent deaths lacking proper records have been added today. About 64 deaths were also added to the list based on appeals seeking its … Read more

Gujarat Model can be imitated across the country: President

March 24, 2022, 6:42 pm Gandhinagar, March 24 : President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said that the ‘Gujarat Model’ of development is being seen as an imitable example across the country. Addressing the Gujarat Assembly on Thursday, the President also said people of Gujarat region were pioneers in envisioning an independent India. “For the … Read more

Review meeting for airport expansion in Pune by girish bapat, MP

March 24, 2022, 8:41 pm Pune, Mar 24 : : The Airports Authority will construct an integrated terminal with an area of more than five lakh square feet with state-of-the-art facilities in order to increase the passenger traffic from Pune and reduce congestion in the existing building, and It will be open for use fromthis … Read more

TMC delegation meets Shah, demands removal of West Bengal Governor

March 24, 2022, 5:57 pm New Delhi, March 24 : Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay met Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday and submitted a memorandum urging him to remove the Governor of West Bengal. Bandyopadhyay, along with a delegation of Trinamool Congress MPs met the Home Minister in his office in the Parliament House, … Read more

Soon credit scoring system for MSMEs in TN

March 24, 2022, 5:56 pm Chennai, Mar 24 : The Tamil Nadu Government would soon introduce a digital data driven credit scoring system to enable Financial Institutions and new age Fintech companies to lend to MSMEs (Mini, Small and Medium Enterprises) based on their business potential. The Government would also launch State Level Credit Guarantee … Read more

Wang Yi to visit India, hold talks with EAM, NSA

March 24, 2022, 6:57 pm New Delhi, March 24 : Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is to visit India to hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, according to reports. The visit comes a day after India slammed the Chinese Foreign Minister for his remarks on Jammu and … Read more

Pentagon involved in bioweapon development in Ukraine

March 24, 2022, 6:57 pm Moscow, March 24 ( /Xinhua) The US Department of Defense was directly involved in developing biological weapon components in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday. Documents received from Ukrainian employees working at the laboratories were studied by Russian experts and have shown that Ukrainian biological projects were directly developed … Read more

NATO to continue supporting Ukraine: Biden

March 24, 2022, 6:53 pm Brussels, March 24 : US President Joe Biden on Thursday said that NATO would continue its support to Ukraine with security assistance to fight Russian aggression. The US President, in a tweet, said, “NATO leaders met today in Brussels — one month since the start of Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified … Read more

Sri Lanka aims to earn 1 bln USD from gem exports in 2022

March 24, 2022, 6:15 pm Colombo, March 24 ( /Xinhua) The Sri Lankan government aims to earn 1 billion U.S. dollars from gem exports this year with steps being taken to increase the exports to more markets, local media reported Thursday. Minister of Industries S.B. Dissanayake was quoted as saying that the National Gem and … Read more

2 day session of Goa Assembly convened from March 29

March 24, 2022, 5:54 pm Panaji, March 24 : Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai on Thursday convened a two-day assembly session starting from March 29, 2022. While on March 29, the Speaker’s election and Governor’s address to the House are to be held, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will present the state’s annual budget on … Read more

BSF seizes 2.940 kg of heroin from Amritsar sector

March 24, 2022, 5:50 pm Jalandhar, March 24 : Border Security Force (BSF) seized a packet of contraband suspected to be heroin from the area of responsibility in Amritsar sector. A spokesperson of the Punjab Frontier Headquarter of the BSF here said on Thursday that during checking at the Border Fence gate, the BSF troops … Read more

2 West Bengal tourists die in Kashmir

March 24, 2022, 5:43 pm Srinagar, March 24 : At least two tourists from West Bengal died and about two dozen suffered injuries, some critically, when a vehicle in which they were travelling turned turtle at Ganderbal in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, official said. Police said the driver lost control over the vehicle at … Read more

Swiss Open: Srikanth enters QF, Axelsen withdraws

March 24, 2022, 8:28 pm Basel, March 24 : World championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth marched into the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament, beating Christo Popov of France here on Thursday. Srikanth prevailed 13-21, 25-23, 21-11 in a thrilling match against the Frenchman here at St. Jakobshalle Basel. Meanwhile, Parupalli Kashyap … Read more

The Kashmir Files crosses 200-cr mark

March 24, 2022, 5:37 pm New Delhi, March 24 : In just 13 days of its release, Vivek Agnihotri’s blockbuster, The Kashmir Files crossed Rs 200 crore milestone on Thursday. “#TheKashmirFiles crosses 200 cr mark.. Also crosses lifetime biz of #Sooryavanshi… Becomes HIGHEST GROSSING HINDI FILM [pandemic era]… [Week 2] Fri 19.15 cr, Sat 24.80 … Read more

Mann meets PM, seeks financial package

March 24, 2022, 5:39 pm New Delhi, March 24 : Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought a financial package of Rs 1 lakh crore from the Centre spread over two years in a bid to revive the state’s battered economy. Mann called on Modi at his … Read more

Main suspect of Bogtui carnage arrested after Banerjee orders police to “get him”

March 24, 2022, 5:32 pm Kolkata, March 24 : The prime suspect in West Bengal’s Bogtui village carnage, Trinamool Congress leader Anarul Hussain was arrested on Thursday, shortly after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee instructed the police to nab him at any cost. Banerjee on Thursday visited Bogtui and interacted with the survivors of the carnage … Read more