PTI MNA Malik Ahmad Hussain Dehr switches sides with govt

March 25, 2022, 2:09 pm Islamabad, March 25 : PTI MNA Malik Ahmad Hussain Dehr said on Friday that he stands with prime Minister Imran Khan on the no-trust vote, just days after claiming that the prime minister’s conduct had forced him to change his loyalty and join hands with the opposition, Dawn reported. Speaking … Read more

Reaction sparks after Tripura BJP MLA demands closure of Madrasas in assembly

March 25, 2022, 3:02 pm Agartala, March 25 : The statement of BJP MLA Shambhu Lal Chakma in the assembly on Thursday charging Madrasa of producing terrorists has triggered serious reaction across the state while Tripura Madrasa Teachers Association (TMTA) and other Muslim bodies demanded action against Chakma unless he proves the allegation. Chakma told … Read more

Bring back fishermen from Pakistan: MP

March 25, 2022, 2:59 pm New Delhi, March 25 : Congress leader Shakti Singh on Friday demanded pro-active measures from the government to bring back Indian fishermen lodged in Pakistani jails even after they had completed their sentence. Raising the matter during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Gohil said that a 44-year-old fisherman, Nanuram … Read more

Bihar Assembly adjourned following ruckus over caste-based census issue

March 25, 2022, 3:41 pm Patna, March 25 : Bihar Assembly was adjourned twice during pre-lunch sitting on Friday following pandemonium created by the opposition over demands of the caste-based census. Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha took up the starred question proceedings after the short noticed questions had been completed after which members of Rashtriya Janata … Read more

Goa Congress asks CM to cap fuel prices

March 25, 2022, 2:10 pm Panaji, March 25 : Goa Congress on Friday asked acting Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to cap petrol and diesel prices at Rs 80 per litre. “The most insensitive BJP Government is now continuing to push the comman man under huge financial burdens by rapidly increasing the petrol, diesel and gas … Read more

Calcutta High Court orders CBI probe into Bengal carnage, slams SIT

March 25, 2022, 1:53 pm Kolkata, March 25 : The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the carnage at Bogtui village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, where eight persons were burnt alive earlier this week. A division bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Chief Justice Prakash … Read more

PM shares booklet on Mann Ki Baat

March 25, 2022, 1:53 pm New Delhi, March 25 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared a booklet showcasing the interesting aspects of last month’s Mann Ki Baat episode. The booklet has interviews of those who were featured in last month’s Mann Ki Baat episode. The Prime Minister also informed that this month’s Mann … Read more

India, China talk early, complete disengagement

March 25, 2022, 1:37 pm New Delhi, March 25 : Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday discussed the need to take forward “early and complete disengagement in remaining areas” and said that “continuation of the present situation is not in mutual interest.” After the Chinese Minister reached … Read more

Opportunity for Suryakumar to cement place in Indian team

March 25, 2022, 11:54 am Mumbai, March 25 : As five-time champions Mumbai Indians are scheduled to take on Delhi Capitals on March 27, all eyes will be on Suryakumar Yadav who performed brilliantly in the previous IPL seasons. Former India captain S l Gavaskar on Friday backed Suryakumar, saying the middle-order batter has a … Read more

Swiss Open: Sindhu, Prannoy ease into SF

March 25, 2022, 8:37 pm Basel (Switzerland), March 25 : Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has defeated Michelle Li of Canada 21-10, 21-19 here on Friday and made it to the women singles semifinal of Swiss Open Super 300 tournament. In the men’s singles, H S Prannoy got better of compatriot Parupalli Kashyap 21-16, 21-16 … Read more

Carolina Marin announces comeback after injury

March 25, 2022, 7:59 pm Madrid, March 25 : Three-time world champion and Rio Olympics gold medallist Carolina Marin of Spain on Friday announced her comeback to international circuit as she all set to take part in European Badminton Championships in April after a long injury break. “It’s a very important day for me. I … Read more

You can never succeed without taking risk: Stimac

March 25, 2022, 6:07 pm New Delhi, March 25 : After a 2-1 defeat against Bahrain in an international friendly, India head coach Igor Stimac on Friday stressed on players being brave enough to “take risk” when they take on Belarus on Saturday. The match will kick-off at 9.30 pm IST. “There will be some … Read more

Women’s hockey team depart for Jr WC

March 25, 2022, 6:00 pm Bhubaneswar, March 25 : Indian J or hockey team left for South Africa on Friday to participate in FIH Women’s J or World Cup, that starts April 1 in Potchefstroom. The marquee 2021 event, had to be postponed to 2022 due to Covid-19, and will be j or women’s first … Read more

Hero IWL to kick-off on April 15 in Bhubaneswar

March 25, 2022, 5:48 pm Kolkata, March 25 : Twelve teams will feature in the Hero Indian Women’s League to be held in Bhubaneswar from April 15, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced on Friday. The teams will fight it out for the top prize in Indian women’s football in a league format till … Read more

UP: Many ex-ministers fail to get ministerial berth

March 25, 2022, 8:10 pm Lucknow, March 25 : While many new faces have been inducted and given important assignments in the Yogi’s new council of ministers, there are several senior and prominent faces of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who failed to make their way this time. Former Deputy Chief Minister Dr Dinesh Sharma, about … Read more

Kerala logs 543 fresh Covid cases

March 25, 2022, 6:35 pm Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 : Kerala has reported 543 fresh Covid-19 cases from 17,804 samples tested during the last 24 hours on Friday. “Meanwhile, 2 recent deaths lacking proper records have been added today. About 79 deaths were also added to the list based on appeals seeking its inclusion in the … Read more

Next election most likely my last: Siddaramaiah

March 25, 2022, 6:24 pm Mysuru, March 25 : Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday said he will remain in politics, but the next election will most likely be his last. “Most likely the next election will be the last I will be contesting, but I will remain in politics,” he told reporters at his … Read more

Google faces probe over unfair trade practices

March 25, 2022, 10:23 pm New Delhi, March 25 : The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered an investigation into complaints against Google that the tech giant has allegedly abused its dominant position as news publishers, according to a statement issued by secretary general of Indian Newspaper Society. In its information, INS has stated … Read more

INX Media: Delhi HC seeks response from PC, Karti

March 25, 2022, 9:54 pm New Delhi, March 25 : The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response from former on Minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in the INX Media case registered under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has alleged irregularities in a Foreign … Read more

AP Assembly adjourned sine die

March 25, 2022, 4:55 pm Vijayawada, Mar 25 : Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die by Speaker Tammineni Seetaram after the Appropriation Bill 2022 and Appropriation (No 2) Bill 2022 was passed by voice vote here on Friday. The house sat for 12 days from March 8 to 25 and 11 Bills have … Read more

Odisha’s journey in several sectors remarkable: Guv

March 25, 2022, 6:21 pm Bhubaneswar, March 25 : Odisha has made a remarkable journey in several sectors notwithstanding challenges and the Covid pandemic during 2021, Governor Ganeshi Lal said here on Friday Addressing the inaugural day of the budget session of the Odisha Assembly, Lal said 2021 was marked by the second and third … Read more

SC reserves Sidhu road rage verdict

March 25, 2022, 6:07 pm New Delhi, March 25 : The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its judgement on an application seeking to enlarge the scope of notice in a 33-year-old road rage case against Congress leader and former Indian cricketer, Navjot Singh Sidhu. A bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar and also comprising Justice … Read more

Yogi takes oath as UP CM for second time.

Lucknow, March 25 : Yogi Adityanath on Friday took oath as the 22nd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second consecutive term, a feat never repeated by any CM in the history of the state. Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath of office to Yogi at a grand function organised at Atal Bihari Vajpayee … Read more

Boeing-SpiceJet-CSIR-IIP to reduce CO2 emissions

March 25, 2022, 7:24 pm Hyderabad, March 25 : Boeing, SpiceJet, and CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) on Friday announced that they are working together to explore possibilities for the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in the Indian aviation industry to reduce carbon emissions. The companies will work together to leverage SAF supply from … Read more

Immigration racket busted, 5 including two agents arrested

March 25, 2022, 7:04 pm New Delhi, March 25 : Delhi Police claimed to have busted an immigration racket and arrested five people including two mastermind agents, the police said on Friday. They were identified as Sucha Singh, Surjit Singh and Amandeep Singh (trio passengers) and Sandeep Kumar and Gurvinder Singh Mokha (both agents) A … Read more

President’s Colours bestowed on INS Valsura

March 25, 2022, 6:58 pm Jamnagar/ New Delhi, March 25 : President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said the Indian Navy has emerged as a combat-ready, credible and cohesive force, and is the Preferred Security Partner in the Indian Ocean Region. He presented the prestigious President’s Colour to INS Valsura. The President’s Colour is bestowed … Read more

Odisha police officer dies during cleaning of service revolver

March 25, 2022, 6:57 pm Bhubaneswar, March 25 : In a tragic incident, Inspector in Charge (IC) Deb Gamang of Gangapur police station in Ganjam district died on Friday when his service revolver went off accidentally. A seriously injured Gamang was rushed to Aska hospital, but the doctors declared him dead. Police sources said the … Read more

Second TNTJ member arrested over death threat

March 25, 2022, 1:04 pm Bengaluru, March 25 : The Karnataka Police on Friday arrested another accused from Tamil Nadu in connection with a death threat issued to three Karnataka judges including Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasti after they upheld the ban on hijab in schools. Jamal Mohammad Usmani was produced before a court which … Read more

Chinese Foreign Min in Nepal

March 25, 2022, 6:49 pm Kathmandu, March 25 : After visiting Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reached Nepal on Friday. Wang Yi is leading a 25-member delegation and is in the Nepal capital at the invitation by his Nepali counterpart Narayan Khadka. He was expected to pay courtesy calls on President … Read more

Emirates to resume pre-Covid flight frequencies to India

March 25, 2022, 6:44 pm Hyderabad, March 25 : Emirates will re-introduce pre-pandemic flight frequencies to its destinations in India from April 1. The airline will be operating 170 weekly flights to nine cities across the country. The move comes following the decision by the Narendra Modi government to restore international flights to and from … Read more

NATO never been more united: US

March 25, 2022, 4:02 pm Washington, March 25 : The ted States President Joe Biden has said that NATO has never been more ted than it is today in an alliance meeting, a statement by US Department of Defence said. The US President participated in an extraordinary summit meeting at the alliance headquarters on Thursday, … Read more

Yogi2.0: CM meets his new council

March 25, 2022, 9:48 pm Lucknow, March 25 : Immediately after taking his oath of office, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a meeting with his council of ministers where he explained his vision of development and what Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected from them. “After becoming minister your responsibility has increased manifold. There … Read more

CM urges Manipur residents to support earth hour campaign

March 25, 2022, 4:03 pm Imphal, March 25 : Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has appealed to the people of Manipur to support the Earth Hour Campaign of World Wide Fund for Nature India (WWF-India) on March 26 by switching off all non-essential lights of offices and residences between 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. … Read more

Finance Bill passed in Lok Sabha

March 25, 2022, 9:46 pm New Delhi, March 25 : The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill on Friday, completing the Budget exercise, as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pointed out that the Budget did not put any extra tax burden on the people despite the economic downturn due to the pandemic. The Finance Bill was … Read more

Govt considering online voting for NRIs: Rijiju

March 25, 2022, 5:56 pm New Delhi, March 25 : on Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said the government is consulting the Election Commission on how voting can be enabled for Indian citizens staying abroad, and added prospects of having secured online voting is also being discussed. Replying to supplementary questions in … Read more

Yogi 2.0 takes oath with 50 ministers in UP

March 25, 2022, 5:33 pm Lucknow, March 25 : A fortnight after the BJP stormed to power in India’s most populous state, the Yogi Adityanath 2.0 government took oath on Friday at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana International Cricket Stadium here along with two Deputy Chief Ministers and 48 other Ministers. Of these, 22 are … Read more

By Oct, Srinagar airport will operate at 500m visibility

March 25, 2022, 5:30 pm Srinagar, March 25 : With state of the art facilities and equipment, including Doppler Very High Frequency Omni Range (DVOR) being installed at the Srinagar International Airport, it will start remaining operational even at 500 metre visibility, an official said. A range of modern equipments besides the DVOR, that will … Read more

Kohli second to none: du Plessis

March 25, 2022, 3:55 pm Mumbai, March 25 : Newly appointed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Faf du Plessis of South Africa described ex-skipper of the IPL team Virat Kohli’s experience “second to none” and said he felt “lucky” to have played under MS Dhoni for “extremely long time”. RCB bought du Plessis for Rs … Read more

28 CRPF men hospitalised in Chhattisgarh

March 25, 2022, 4:49 pm Sukma (Chhattisgarh), Mar 25 : Chaos prevailed at the CRPF’s Chintagufa camp, in this extremely-restive district of Left-wing extremism-affected Bastar division, when as many as 28 personnel suffered food poisoning after breakfast on Friday and had to be admitted at the field hospital. “The men complained of abdominal pain and … Read more

Punjab scraps multiple pensions for MLAs

March 25, 2022, 4:35 pm Chandigarh, March 25 : Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced on Friday that legislators will in future get only one pension even if they were elected to the Assembly more than once, ending a practice that allowed some MLAs to draw lakhs of rupees every month. “Today, we have taken … Read more

Scrap MPs’ quota in Kendriya Vidyalaya

March 25, 2022, 4:55 pm New Delhi, March 25 : BJP MP Sushil Modi on Friday demanded abolition of admissions in Kendriya Vidyalayas through the discretionary quota of 10 seats for each MP and 17 for the Management Commitee Chairman every academic year. He highlighted that 29,000 admissions take place through discretionary quota of MPs … Read more

Don’t allow other countries to influence Beijing’s foreign policy towards India: EAM to Chinese FM

March 25, 2022, 5:17 pm New Delhi, March 25 : Two days after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi described Pakistan as his “second home”, he was told by India that Beijing should follow an independent foreign policy towards New Delhi and not be influenced by other countries – in reference to Pakistan. During his meeting … Read more

Defence budget up 76pc between 2011-20: Minister

March 25, 2022, 5:06 pm New Delhi, March 25 : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday assured Lok Sabha that sufficient allocations are being made for the defence sector, as his j or minister Ajay Bhatt assured the House of Indian borders being secure after an MP raised the issue of India-China border situation in … Read more

Five women made ministers in Yogi 2.0 govt

March 25, 2022, 9:03 pm Lucknow, March 25 : Yogi Adityanath 2.0 government in Uttar Pradesh will have five women ministers, comprising a 10 pc share in the new ministry. While former Uttarkhand governor and state BJP vice president Baby Rani Maurya has been made a cabinet minister in Yogi Adityanath’s cabinet. Gulab Devi has … Read more

Govt planning to achive indigenous aircraft development : Haryana Guv

March 25, 2022, 9:35 pm Hyderabad, March 25 : Haryana Governor Bandru Dattatraya on Friday stated that the aviation conference will provide much desired fillip to the aviation sector as the Central government is looking to formulate a plan for the development of indigenous civilian aircraft, helicopters and associated aviation equipment in order to promote … Read more

135 children killed in Ukraine

March 25, 2022, 3:24 pm Kyiv, March 25 : Ukrainian Parliament on Friday claimed that 135 children in the country were killed due to Russian aggression. “As of the morning of March 25, 135 children died in Ukraine due to Russia’s armed aggression,” Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) tweeted. The Parliament also added, “184 children were … Read more

Russia hit 51 Ukrainian military facilities

March 25, 2022, 2:41 pm Moscwo, March 25 ( /Sputnik) The Russian armed forces have destroyed 51 military facilities of Ukraine over the past day, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Friday. “Overnight, operational-tactical and army aviation hit 51 military facilities of Ukraine,” Konashenkov said. The military facilities included two command posts, three … Read more