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 18, 2022, 11:50 pm New Delhi, April 18 : The Delhi Police on Monday filed a case in Jahangirpuri Police Station against some people, who hurled stones on police team, wherein an Inspector sustained injury on right ankle. A senior police official of North West Delhi said that a team of special staff on … Read more
April 18, 2022, 11:52 pm New Delhi, April 18 : Poll strategist Prashant Kishor met Congeress President Sonia Gandhi again on Monday amid talks being on for him joining the party. Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, KC Venugopal, P Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh, Randeep Singh Surjewala were among those present in the meeting. This was Kishor’s … Read more
April 18, 2022, 9:32 am Shimla, April 18 : The Manali-Atal Tunnel Rohtang-Keylong and Manali-Leh route in Himachal Pradesh witnessed record traffic in just over a day, local authorities said, following steep rise in mercury in the plains and lower Himalayas. Deployment of traffic police and security convoys along the Manali-South pole of ATR and … Read more
April 18, 2022, 10:51 am Mumbai, April 18 : Maharashtra has reported 127 fresh Covid-19 cases, according to a health bulletin released on Monday. The state’s cumulative case tally has surged to 78,75,845, while the overall toll stood at 1,47,827 with no new deaths reported. The bulletin said 107 patients were cured of the virus … Read more
April 18, 2022, 11:47 am Kolkata, April 18 : Expressing deep concern at the happening in Calcutta High Court on April 13, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said he had flagged the issue to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Taking to twitter, Dhankhar said, ” Being deeply concerned at unprecedented & shocking ruckus in … Read more
April 18, 2022, 11:51 am Chennai, Apr 18 : Promising Table Tennis player from Chennai, 18-year-old Vishwa Deenadayalan, died in a road accident in Meghalaya while proceeding to participate in the 83rd Senior National and Inter-State championship beginning from today. He was part of the Tamizhaga Table Tennis Association (TTTA) State men’s team. He was … Read more
New Delhi, April 18 : BJP national president JP Nadda on Monday launched a counter-attack at the opposition parties which last week issued an appeal for communal harmony accusing the Narendra Modi-led central government of being categorically mute over incidents of communal violence that rocked several states back to back starting Ram Navami. Nadda, in … Read more
April 18, 2022, 12:17 pm Srinagar, April 18 : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said it has arrested a “terrorist associate” in Handwara along with arms and amm tion. A Chinese pistol, two pistol magazines, 13 live rounds of 9 mm and a mobile phone were recovered from him, a police statement said. Police … Read more
April 18, 2022, 12:25 pm New Delhi, April 18 : After a brief respite over the weekend, the maximum temperature in Delhi is likely to soar up to 42 degrees Celsius on Monday, the India Meteorological Department. The minimum temperature was recorded at 22.5 degrees Celsius, one notch higher than the season’s normal. “Heatwave conditions … Read more
April 18, 2022, 1:14 pm Amethi (UP), April 18 : Six persons including a child were killed and four others seriously injured when a truck collided with a SUV on the Sultanpur-Rae Bareli highway here in Uttar Pradesh. According to police, the incident occurred near Babuganj Sagra area when the truck collided head on with … Read more
April 18, 2022, 1:27 pm Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Apr 18 : Four personnel have been injured – two of them grievously – during a Maoist assault in which an under-barrel grenade launcher was also fired at a police camp at Darbha, which is a rebel den within Kutru Police Station limits of restive Bijapur district in … Read more
April 18, 2022, 2:07 pm New Delhi, April 18 : The Congress on Monday reiterated its demand for the resignation of on Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra after the Supreme Court cancelled the bail of his son Ashish Mishra, who is accused in last year’s Lakhimpur Kheri violence in Uttar Pradesh. “SC cancelled … Read more
April 18, 2022, 2:13 pm Vijayawada, April 18 : Taneti Vanita assumed office as Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh here on Monday. Taneti Vanita was inducted into Cabinet in the reshuffle recently. She formally took responsibilities as Home Minister of the state in his chamber in the Secretariat in Amaravati near here on Monday. Talking … Read more
April 17, 2022, 10:22 pm Khargone (MP), Apr 17 : Curfew is being relaxed every day since Thursday in this district headquarters, which is limping back towards normalcy, it was officially learnt on Sunday. The first relaxation was from 1000-1200 hrs and then from 1500-1700 hrs on Thursday but only for women. In the couple … Read more
April 17, 2022, 10:30 pm Bhubaneswar, April 17 : Empowerment of women was the favourite programme of Biju Patnaik, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here at a state level function organised by the state government to observe his 25th death anniversary. Paying his tribute to Biju Babu, the Chief Minister said he was very … Read more
April 17, 2022, 6:06 pm Mumbai, April 17 : Even as the rising crude and commodity prices and the ongoing geo-political unrest continues to cast shadow on the business environment, over 15000 companies, including One Person Companies (OPCs), having a total authorised capital of more than Rs 19000 crore, were registered during the month of … Read more
April 17, 2022, 6:09 pm Hyderabad, April 17 : In order to clear extra rush of passengers during holidays, South Central Railway (SCR) will run three special trains between Kakinada Town-Secunderabad-Kakinada Town and Narsapur-Secunderabad. In a release here on Sunday, SCR said that Train No 07187 Kakinada Town-Secunderabad special will depart from Kakinada Town at … Read more
April 17, 2022, 4:54 pm Chennai, Apr 17 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin today announced a solatium of Rs five lakh to the family of a farmer, who had committed suicide two days back in protest against the GAIL pipeline project in Dharmapuri district, while assuring the farmers that ruling DMK would always … Read more
April 17, 2022, 5:58 pm Chennai, Apr 17 : Sanmar Group Chairman Narayan Sankar passed away here on Sunday afternoon. He was 77. His death was confirmed by the company, when contacted by . Sankar is the Chairman of the well reputed Sanmar Group, a billion dollar global conglomerate, a diversified multinational, with presence in … Read more
April 17, 2022, 4:04 pm New Delhi, April 17 : Political leaders from all across India on Sunday greeted the people, especially the Christian comm ty, on the auspicious occasion of Easter, marking the resurrection of Lord Jesus Christ. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in a Twitter post said: A very Happy Easter to all of … Read more
April 17, 2022, 4:20 pm Srinagar, April 17 : Army on Sunday said a soldier died in an encounter with militants that erupted at village Watnar of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Based on inputs received from Jammu and Kashmir Police about the presence of terrorists in general area of village Watnar on Saturday , the … Read more
April 17, 2022, 4:28 pm Hyderabad, April 17 : A woman lawyer allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of a building at Vihar Phase-I in Defence Colony in Chandanagar here on Saturday night. Police said the deceased was identified as Shivani. She had married Arjun five years back. They have a two-year-old … Read more
April 17, 2022, 4:44 pm New Delhi, April 17 : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said 40 lakh people died in India due to Covid 19 and accused the government of hiding the real figures. Rahul Gandhi quoted a report from The New York Times that said India is stalling World Health Organization’s efforts … Read more
New Delhi, April 17 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to lay the foundation stone of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar and multiple other development projects during his three-day visit to Gujarat starting Monday. The PM will visit the Command and Control Centre for Schools in Gandhinagar at around 6 pm … Read more
April 18, 2022, 9:32 am Mumbai, April 18 : Maharashtra has reported 127 fresh Covid-19 cases, according to a health bulletin released on Monday. The state’s cumulative case tally has surged to 78,75,845, while the overall toll stood at 1,47,827 with no new deaths reported. The bulletin said 107 patients were cured of the virus … Read more
April 18, 2022, 9:32 am Amethi, April 18 : Six people of a marriage party, including a son and father were killed while four others were injured when an SUV collided head-on with a truck here in Uttar Pradesh. In the accident near Babuganj Sagra Ashram on Sunday night, of the 10 passengers in the … Read more
April 18, 2022, 10:35 am New Delhi, April 18 : Acclaimed musician from Odisha, Prafulla Kar, who was also a Padma award recipient, has passed way. He was 83. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed his condolence over the demise. Modi said Kar will be remembered for his pioneering contribution to Odia culture and … Read more
April 18, 2022, 10:43 am Bhubaneswar, April 18 : Eminent musician, singer, lyricist padma Prafulla Kar, a household name in Odisha, passed away on Sunday night at his residence following protracted illness. He was 83. Family sources said the last right of the acclaimed musician will be performed at Swarga Dwara in Puri on Monday. … Read more
April 17, 2022, 11:17 pm By Ashish Srivastava New Delhi, April 17 : A 16-year-old boy was apprehended by Delhi Police during the wee hours of Sunday and was being questioned in connection with the Northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri violence, his mother claimed. The family said it has been waiting in front of Jahangirpuri Police Station … Read more
New Delhi, April 17 : India has rejected a New York Times report claiming that new Delhi is stalling WHO’s efforts to make its Covid-19 death toll public, and questioned the methodology adopted for arriving at its figure of “excess” Covid deaths in a vast country like India. In an official statement, the Health Ministry … Read more
April 17, 2022, 11:45 pm Pune, April 17 : David Miller’s 94 not out off 51 and Rashid Khan’s quick-fire 40 off 21 powered Gujarat Titans (GT) to a three-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here at the MCA Stadium on Sunday. In spite of regular skipper … Read more
April 17, 2022, 11:57 pm Jammu, April 17 : Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday evening left for the national capital after he was briefed by the security agencies ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on April 24 in Samba district of Jammu region. Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Pali … Read more
April 17, 2022, 6:41 pm New Delhi, April 17 : In a major setback for the Congress in Assam, senior party leader and former state Minister Ripun Bora on Sunday resigned from the grand old party, where he served for almost more than four decades. In his resignation letter addressed to Congress national president Sonia … Read more
April 17, 2022, 8:52 pm New Delhi, April 17 : Twenty men have been arrested while two juveniles also apprehended in connection with Jahangirpuri violence, police said on Sunday. The pistol used in the clash by one of the accused has also been recovered from his possession, the police added. During the investigation, one of … Read more
April 17, 2022, 8:53 pm Kolkata, April 17 : Criticising the West Bengal Government for opposing the New Education Policy unveiled by the Centre in 2020, on Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday wondered whether the opposition was prompted by “political considerations”. Urging the state government to enforce the NEP, Pradhan said its clauses have … Read more
April 17, 2022, 9:02 pm Sirsa (Haryana), April 17 : The last rites of 27-year-old Jawan Nishan Singh, who died in the line of duty in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, were performed at his native village Bahauddin in Haryana’s Sirsa district on Sunday evening. Nishan Singh was posted as Lance Naik in 14 Sikh … Read more
April 17, 2022, 9:28 pm Pune Apr 17 ( ): Maharashtra Navnirman Sena ( MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray today gives ultimatum to Muslims comm ty to remove all loudspeaker from Mosque by may 3, or ready to face in MNS style. Speaking to reporters here today Mr Thackeray also announced that he will visit to … Read more
April 17, 2022, 9:41 pm Chennai, Apr 17 (UN) Tamil Naudu Chief Minister M K Stalin today condoled th death of Sanmar Group Chairman N.Sankar. In a statement here, he said he had served in various capacities in the industry body, including ASSOCHAM ad sports bodies and also in TNCA and TNTA. Recalling the various … Read more
April 17, 2022, 9:49 pm Kolkata, April 17 : on education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday stressed that India’s education system is on a transformative path with the unveiling of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020. Addressing the 121st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Bharat Chamber of Commerce here, Pradhan said the NEP has focused … Read more
April 17, 2022, 10:07 pm Jammu, April 17 : In this month’s “Awaam Ki Awaaz” programme, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday shared the motivational and inspiring stories of the on Territory’s change-makers, who are rendering selfless service to society. The Lt Governor also acknowledged and appreciated the invaluable suggestions and ideas … Read more
April 17, 2022, 10:13 pm New Delhi, April 17 : The visit by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and a team of state administration officials to the national capital has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said on Sunday. The Punjab CM and the team were expected to come to Delhi … Read more
By B D Naraayannkar Hosapete (Karnataka), April 17 : Carrying forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unflinching zeal of ensuring last-mile delivery and development narrative, BJP’s National president JP Nadda on Sunday listed out achievements of the party’s governance in states and at the Centre, asking party ‘Karyakartas’ to enlighten and woo the people of Karnataka … Read more
April 17, 2022, 10:43 pm Shimla, April 17 : A 24-year-old girl tourist died after fall down in gorge at Koksar in Lahaul Spiti district on Sunday, according to the district administration. Soon after falling down in gorge, the administration had started the rescue operation. The tourist succumbed on the way to hospital. The incident … Read more
April 17, 2022, 7:43 pm Gangtok, April 17 : Sikkim Chief Minister P S Tamang on Sunday met 20 Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students, particularly the Sherpas, in Delhi. Those students from Sikkim have been selected for undergoing free-of-cost one-year coaching. They will be appearing for all India Competitive examinations. The Akhil Bhartiya Dayanands … Read more
April 17, 2022, 7:55 pm Kakinada, April 17 : Three persons of a family were killed while another injured when the motorcycle they were travelling on was hit by a speeding Tipper lorry on the Yanam–Yedurulanka bridge in I. Polavaram mandal of Konaseema district, 40 kms from here on Sunday. The I. Polavaram police along … Read more
April 17, 2022, 7:56 pm Chennai, Apr 17 : TVS Group Chairman Emeritus Venu Srinivasan and Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) condoled the death of Sanmar Group Chairman N.Sankar, who passed away after a brief illness on Sunday evening. In his message, Venu Srinivasan said “Sankar was one of the pioneering industrialists of South India. … Read more
April 17, 2022, 8:07 pm Hyderabad, April 17 : Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that accessibility is an important area of intervention for the differently-abled and called for more interventions in the areas of environment, transport, information and comm cation systems. Speaking at the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with … Read more
April 17, 2022, 8:09 pm Chennai, Apr 17 : Three people of one family, including a Dalit woman, were hacked to death by their relatives and two others injured following a property dispute in the sensitive southern Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu in broad daylight on Sunday. Police sources said four people were arrested in … Read more
April 17, 2022, 8:17 pm Bengaluru, April 17 : Former Congress leader CM Ibrahim here on Sunday joined Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS) and took charge of the party’s state presidency in presence of senior leaders HD Devegowda and HD Kumaraswamy. Soon after taking over the mantle, he predicted that Congress would come third in the … Read more
April 17, 2022, 5:15 pm Kolhapur, April 17 : A 36 year-old woman police constable committed suicide with hanging herself due to family feud, Sunday afternoon at Police Line in Kasba Bavada, a suburb of the city. According to Shahupuri police, deceased woman identified as Yogini Sukumar Pawar(36), working at police headquarter and residence of … Read more