India is a vast South Asian country with diverse terrain – from Himalayan peaks to Indian Ocean coastline – and history reaching back 5 millennia. In the north, Mughal Empire landmarks include Delhi’s Red Fort complex, massive Jama Masjid mosque and Agra’s iconic Taj Mahal mausoleum. Pilgrims bathe in the Ganges in Varanasi, and Rishikesh is a yoga center and base for Himalayan trekking.
April 19, 2022, 10:41 am Srinagar, April 19 : Security forces recovered a huge cache of arms and amm tion including 10 pistols during a search operation in frontier Kupwara district, Police said on Tuesday. The recovery was made during a search operation at Hajam Mohallah, Tad Karnah, a village close to the Line of … Read more
April 19, 2022, 10:44 am Shimla, April 19 : on Minister Anurag Thakur has lashed out at the Congress and its leaders for offering unsolicited advice to the BJP regarding various affairs of the State, saying “those who drink soup with Chinese officials shouldn’t try to guide Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on how to do … Read more
April 19, 2022, 11:37 am Srinagar, April 19 ( ) Militants attacked a minority guard picket in south Kashmir’s Shopian district this morning, officials said. There was, however, no injury reported in the incident. Officials said the firing took place at a minority guard deployed at Batagund Shopian at around 9.30 am. “The fire was … Read more
April 19, 2022, 11:39 am Deoria (UP), April 19 : Six persons were killed and four others injured when a SUV collided with a bus in Gauri Bazar area in the district. Circle Officer Rudrapur Jilajeet Singh said on Tuesday that the SUV coming from Kushinagar collided with the bus near Pannaha turn in Gauri … Read more
April 19, 2022, 10:04 am New Delhi, April 19 : A total of 1,247 people have tested positive for Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, the on Health Ministry said Tuesday. According to the bulletin issued by the Ministry, the total caseload rose to 4,30,45,527 while the death toll rose to 5,21,966 as one more … Read more
April 19, 2022, 9:25 am Islamabad, April 19 : Pakistan Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, has sought the registration of a case against Chief Minister-elect Hamza Shehbaz and several government officers accusing them of allegedly trying to ‘kill’ him, Dawn reported on Tuesday. Chaudhry Parvez Elahi moved the sessions court on Monday, seeking orders … Read more
April 19, 2022, 8:47 am Thiruvananthapuram, April 19 : Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan released a book, “Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure – Redefining the National Security Concepts” authored by renowned cyber expert KS Manoj. ISRO Chairman Dr Somanath, former ISRO Chairman Dr G Madhavan Nair, Indrina Business solutions Managing Director KS Jayamohan, Acharya Pallikkal … Read more
April 19, 2022, 8:36 am New Delhi, April 19 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first ever Semicon India 2022 Conference at 11:00 am on April 29 in Bengaluru. The three day conference, from April 29 to May 1, is aimed at making India a leader in the electronics manufacturing, semiconductor design, manufacturing … Read more
April 19, 2022, 9:12 am Srinagar, April 19 ( ) Security forces recovered a huge cache of arms and amm tion including 10 pistols during a search operation in frontier Kupwara district, officials said on Tuesday. The recovery was made during a search operation at Hajam Mohallah, Tad Karnah, a village close to the Line … Read more
April 19, 2022, 7:45 am Thiruvananthapuram, April 19 : About 30,000 title deeds will be distributed as part of the 100-day programme of the second Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in Kerala. The process for alloting the pattas to beneficiaries is in the final stage in various taluk offices of all the districts, … Read more
April 19, 2022, 7:37 am New Delhi, April 19 : In a ground breaking ceremony on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to lay the foundation stone of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in Jamnagar at around 3:30 pm. Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus will … Read more
April 19, 2022, 7:44 am Aurangabad/Mumbai, April 19 : Maharashtra has reported fifty-nine new Covid-19 cases and no deaths in the past 24 hours, a health bulletin said on Tuesday. With the addition of these new cases, the state’s cumulative case tally has surged to 78,75,904 and the death toll remain to 1,47,827. Meanwhile,71 cured … Read more
April 18, 2022, 5:38 pm Kolkata, April 18 : A month after the relaunch of the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A380 from Mumbai, the airline’s super jumbo aircraft has returned to Delhi replacing the B777-300, a statement said on Monday. SIA General Manager (India) Sy Yen Chen said: “India always was and continues to be … Read more
April 18, 2022, 5:41 pm Chennai, Apr 18 : Observing that it would take one year for the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) to become functional, Tamil Nadu Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan today said Chief Minister M.K. Stalin should decide on accepting the supervisory committee which would monitor the Mullaperiyar dam. Replying to a Special … Read more
April 18, 2022, 5:51 pm Vijayawada, April 18 : Vice-president M Venkanaiah said that political parties must make reasonable and practical promises in their election manifestos to retain people’s trust, adding that otherwise, people will lose their faith in electoral democracy. The Vice-president called for a wider debate on the freebies promised during elections and … Read more
April 18, 2022, 5:55 pm Patna, April 18 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that harmony and amity among all sections of the society were well maintained in Bihar. Kumar while interacting with media persons after “Janata Darbar “, said that communal harmony was well maintained in Bihar. The state government had … Read more
April 18, 2022, 6:12 pm Daltonganj, April 18 : A goods train on Monday got derailed in the yard line of the Garhwa Road Station as a result of which train traffic movement was impacted on the Barwadih-Sonnagar rail section for four hours. A team of the ATR from Barwadih completed the repair work around … Read more
April 18, 2022, 6:50 pm By Mir Afroz Zaman Dhaka, April 18 : Speakers at a workshop stressed on strengthening regional cooperation among the SAARC countries to combat human trafficking, especially child trafficking, through using the platform of South Asian Initiatives to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC). The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) … Read more
April 18, 2022, 6:20 pm Srinagar, April 18 : Two Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel were critically injured in a militant attack in Kashmir on Monday evening, according to official sources. They said militants attacked the RPF men at Kakapora Pulwama wounding two. “Both the critically injured personnel have been shifted to nearby hospital for … Read more
April 18, 2022, 6:30 pm Srinagar, April 18 : One of the two Railway Protection Force (RPF) jawans who were injured in a militant attack in Kashmir on Monday evening, has succumbed to his injuries, according to official sources. They said militants attacked the RPF men at Kakapora Pulwama wounding the two. “Both the injured … Read more
April 18, 2022, 6:52 pm Vijayawada, April 18 : Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday emphasized the need to use science and technology for the common good of the people and to solve their pressing problems, adding that ‘science should serve the cause of society and not of a few elite’, and wanted people’s … Read more
April 18, 2022, 6:55 pm New Delhi, April 18 : Lt Gen Manoj Pande on Monday was appointed as the new Army Chief. Pande, who was holding the position of Vice Chief of the Army so far, will take over from Gen MM Naravane who is set to retire by the end of this month. … Read more
April 18, 2022, 6:55 pm New Delhi, April 18 : A Delhi court on Monday extended the police custody for two more days of Aslam and Ansar, who are the prime accused in the violence that erupted in Jahangirpuri area of Delhi during Hanuman Jayanti. The Rohini court also sent four other accused to judicial … Read more
April 18, 2022, 7:01 pm New Delhi, April 18 : Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu on Monday separately called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here and discussed their state’s development issues. Apprising about his meeting with the Defence Minister, Kahndu in a tweet wrote, “Called on Defence … Read more
April 18, 2022, 7:19 pm Patna, April 18 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that poll strategist Prashant Kishore was free to do what he intended as anyone can decide as per his will. Kumar said that Kishore had first worked for BJP and later he worked for several other parties. Yes, … Read more
April 18, 2022, 7:28 pm New Delhi, April 18 : A Kashmiri Pandits group “Roots in Kashmir” has slammed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over his meeting with UK MP Tanmanjeet Dhesi asking the Aam Aadmi Party and its leaders to clarify their stand as the British lawmaker is known for his anti-India stance. “The … Read more
April 18, 2022, 7:20 pm Lucknow, April 18 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has emerged as the most peaceful country with better foreign policies and friendly international relations. Speaking at the programme organised by a news agency here, Yogi … Read more
April 18, 2022, 7:41 pm Patna, April 18 : Actor Shatrughan Sinha was recently elected to the Lok Sabha from Asansol in West Bengal, but Chief Minister Nitish Kumar refused to call him “Bengali Babu”, saying all should be called “Hindustani Babu”. Kumar responding to a query of media persons that Shatrughan Sinha had now … Read more
April 18, 2022, 7:49 pm Lucknow, April 18 : Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged that law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh was in a poor shape and that criminals elements were spreading terror with double speed everywhere. In a statement issued here, Akhilesh said, “Law and order situation in UP … Read more
April 18, 2022, 7:52 pm New Delhi, April 18 : Amid massive rise in cyber attacks on government platforms, India on Monday began a ten-day long National Cyber Exercise to train senior government functionaries on contemporary cyber threats, handling cyber incidents and response. More than 140 officials would be trained through Live Fire and Strategic … Read more
April 18, 2022, 8:05 pm Patna, April 18 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that there was nothing worrisome in defeats of recently held by-elections across the country as it was not a general election. Kumar told media persons here that there was nothing worrisome for defeats of NDA in by-elections across … Read more
April 18, 2022, 8:19 pm New Delhi, April 18 : The on Health Ministry on Monday urged Kerala to regularly update the data of daily Covid-19 cases. In a letter addressed to Kerala Principal Secretary Rajan Khobragade regarding intensive monitoring at the state and district level, Joint on Health Secretary Lav Agarwal asked the southern … Read more
April 18, 2022, 10:04 pm New Delhi, April 18 : Two more accused have been arrested in connection with the Northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri violence, police said on Monday. The accused, identified as Sonu alias Imam alias Yunus (28), a resident of block C of Jahangirpuri area, has been nabbed by the Special Staff of the … Read more
April 18, 2022, 10:18 pm Patna, April 18 : Special CBI court awarded three years rigorous imprisonment to a j or officer Sudama Singh of the telecomm cation department on Monday for getting a job on fake certificate. The special judge Anant Kumar Singh also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 against the former J … Read more
April 18, 2022, 10:22 pm Bhopal, Apr 18 : on Home Affairs and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to attend a forest committees’ convention and tendu leaf dividend distribution programme at the Madhya Pradesh capital’s Jamboree Ground on Friday, it was officially learnt. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a meeting at Mantralaya on … Read more
April 18, 2022, 8:34 pm Mumbai April 18 : Senior BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Monday appeared before the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police in connection with the INS Vikrant funds misappropriation case. Somaiya was in Commissioner’s office in south Mumbai for nearly more than two hours Earlier, the EOW had issued summons … Read more
April 18, 2022, 9:07 pm Srinagar, April 18 : A Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel was killed and another wounded in a militant attack in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday evening, Police said. They said the attack on RPF took place outside Kakapora Railway Station at around 6:05 pm, in which Assistant Sub-Inspector Devraj … Read more
April 18, 2022, 9:14 pm New Delhi, April 18 : on Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday attended the Ayodhya Parv, organised by Ayodhya Nyas in Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti at Rajghat here. In his address on the last day of the three-day celebration showcasing the cultural and spiritual heritage of Ayodhya, Pradhan highlighted the … Read more
April 18, 2022, 9:50 pm Bengaluru, April 18 : Ahead of the Assembly polls next year in Karnataka, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will visit this state capital on April 21, to give a message of New Age Politics to the people here. “Kejriwal will share insights of creating a Delhi and Punjab revolution in … Read more
April 18, 2022, 11:22 pm Srinagar, April 18 : A Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel was killed and another was wounded in a militant attack in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday evening, Police said. They said the attack on RPF took place outside Kakapora Railway Station at around 6:05 pm, in which Assistant Sub-Inspector … Read more
April 18, 2022, 11:34 pm New Delhi, April 18 : : Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia chaired a meeting with the officials of the Finance Department and Dialogue and Development Commission on Monday to review the progress of announced schemes and policies under the Delhi 2022-23 budget. According to the officials, the minister was … Read more
April 18, 2022, 11:34 pm Chandigarh, April 18 : Haryana Health and Family Welfare Minister Anil Vij said that in view of the increasing Covid cases, face masks have been made mandatory in Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat and Jhajjar districts of Haryana adjoining NCR and those who will not wear face mask will be fined. Interacting … Read more
April 18, 2022, 11:47 pm New Delhi, April 18 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with students and teachers in Gujarat on Monday and enquired about the possibility of attaching nutrition monitoring with an online system to sensitise students about the need to take balanced diet. “Is it possible? Just ponder over whether … Read more
April 18, 2022, 10:25 pm Lucknow, April 18 : Putting an end on the tendency of officers posted at town level returning to district headquarters after performing their duties in the day, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed the Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDM), Circle Officers (CO), Tehsildars and others to stay at the … Read more
April 18, 2022, 11:13 pm New Delhi, April 18 : Continuing his meetings with on Ministers, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday called on Home Minister Amit Shah here and briefed him about the law and order situation in the state. “Called on on Home Minister Amit Shah Ji and apprised him about … Read more
April 18, 2022, 11:21 pm Shanghai, April 18 : Shanghai on Monday for the first time officially reported three Covid deaths due to Omicron outbreak despite the government-enforced city-wide lockdown. According to the Shanghai M cipal Health Commission, three unvaccinated elderly people having underlying health conditions between 89 and 91-year-old died on Sunday after their … Read more
April 18, 2022, 10:54 am New Delhi, April 18 : India saw a slight rise in Covid-19 cases as the on Health Ministry data on Monday showed 2,183 new cases. With this, the tally touched 4,30,44, 280, while the toll stood at 5,21,965 with 214 more deaths reported On Sunday, there were 1,150 Covid-19 cases … Read more
April 18, 2022, 11:00 am Islamabad/New Delhi, April 18 : Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has penned a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing his desire for peaceful ties between the two nations that he said could be best achieved through peaceful resolution of all outstanding disputes, including Jammu and Kashmir. Citing sources, The … Read more
April 18, 2022, 11:47 am New Delhi, April 18 : In a major rap to the Allahabad High Court, the Supreme Court on Monday cancelled bail granted to Lakhimpur Kheri violence accused and on Minister’s son Ashish Mishra following a plea by families of victims, who were crushed under SUV. The top court also took … Read more
April 18, 2022, 12:39 pm Chennai, Apr 18 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin today justified his government’s decision to skip Governor R N Ravi’s ‘At Home Reception, on Tamil New Year Day opposing the delay in forwarding the NEET Bill to the President as it would amount to insulting the sentiments of … Read more