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 5, 2022, 12:28 pm Colombo, April 5 : Pressure further mounted on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after MP Ranjith Siyambalapitiya resigned as Deputy Speaker of Parliament, along with more than 40 MPs who left the coalition government, BBC reported on Tuesday. Siyambalapitiya said that he decided to resigns as the SLFP decided to … Read more
April 5, 2022, 12:27 pm New Delhi, April 5 : The Congress on Tuesday took a dig at the Modi government over the steep hike in prices of petrol and diesel. “The inauspicious inflation continues every day. Thirteenth installment of ‘fuel loot’. In 15 days, the prices of petrol and diesel hiked by Rs 9.20 … Read more
April 5, 2022, 12:24 pm New Delhi, April 5 : Slamming the ruling BJP for activating and carrying on a divisive and polarising path in the country’s politics, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said revival of the grand old party is not just important for the party itself, but also for the society at … Read more
April 5, 2022, 1:09 pm New Delhi, April 5 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted four weeks time to the central government after hearing a petition on gender discrimination in Hindu succession law seeking appropriate direction to secure justice and dignity to women. A three-judge bench, headed by Justice DY Chandrachud, asked the Centre … Read more
April 5, 2022, 12:46 pm Chennai, Apr 6 : The Budget session of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly will resuming tomorrow, is expected to be story with the main Opposition AIADMK gearing up to raise a host of issues against the ruling DMK. During the 22-day session, which will last till May 10, the demand … Read more
April 5, 2022, 11:57 am New Delhi, April 5 : The Lok Sabha witnessed protests over price rise, with the House getting adjourned halfway through the Question Hour as Opposition MPs raised slogans against the government. The members on the opposition benches were on their feet soon after the House met. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan … Read more
April 5, 2022, 11:09 am New Delhi, April 5 : A heatwave continues over the Indian peninsula, with Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh standing out with severe hot areas. The Delhi-NCR on Tuesday is likely to see partly cloudy sky through the day, when mercury will touch 39 degrees, MeT said. “Heatwave spell … Read more
April 5, 2022, 12:47 pm New Delhi, April 5 : The Lok Sabha witnessed repeated adjournments on Tuesday as opposition MPs protested noisily as petrol and diesel prices were hiked for the 13th time in 15 days. The protests started soon after the House met at 11 a.m. Members from the Congress, DMK, CPI-M, TMC, … Read more
April 5, 2022, 12:41 pm New Delhi, April 5 : Congress refuses to see beyond the Gandhis even after the party was decimated in the recently fought assembly polls in five states, on Minister Anurag Thakur said on Tuesday, when Sonia Gandhi accused the ruling dispensations of making “divisive and polarising politics” the new norm. … Read more
April 5, 2022, 2:02 pm New Delhi, April 5 : Indian-American singer Falg Shah, who won a Grammy Award for “A Colorful World” in the Best Children’s Album category, was congratulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. Shah, who goes by the moniker Falu Shah, and is the only Indian-origin woman to be nominated … Read more
April 5, 2022, 2:35 pm Bengaluru, April 5 : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will meet on Jal Shakti Minister Ganendra Singh Shekhawat in Delhi on Tuesday to discuss river water disputes including Mekedatu and Mahadayi. “I will meet the on Water Resources minister later in the evening at New Delhi. I will take up … Read more
April 5, 2022, 1:59 pm Agartala, April 5 : A police team of North Tripura left for Badarpur of South Assam on Tuesday to verify the claim of two arms smugglers who were arrested by Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Monday at Badarpur Railway Station along with four 7.65 mm pistols, 15 rounds of live … Read more
April 5, 2022, 5:26 pm New Delhi, April 5 : A Bill to amend the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 was introduction in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. The new legislation prohibits the financing of such weapons. The 2005 Act … Read more
April 5, 2022, 5:15 pm Islamabad, April 5 : Pakistan Leader of Opposition Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that he did not receive “any letter” from President Arif Alvi regarding proposal of names for appointment of caretaker Prime Minister. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president said, “As I speak, I have not received officially any letter … Read more
April 5, 2022, 1:41 pm Kolkata, April 5 : In an unprecedented development in the history of judiciary, Calcutta High Court witnessed four-division benches either recusing or declining to hear a batch of appeals in relation to the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff in the sponsored Secondary and Higher Secondary … Read more
April 5, 2022, 2:20 pm Bengaluru, April 5 : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday ruled out using force to address the “blaring of loudspeakers from mosques at odd hours”, but stressed on solving the issue by taking everyone into confidence. “There are several orders given by the courts in the past against loudspeaker … Read more
April 5, 2022, 2:03 pm Thane, Apr 5 : A 22-year-old cleaner of a dumper was killed and its driver badly injured in an accident involving three vehicles, on the flyover at Teen Hath Naka on Nashik-Mumbai road this morning, the civic officials said on Tuesday. The chief of the RDMC of the TMC Avinash … Read more
April 5, 2022, 4:06 pm New Delhi, April 5 : The Indian government on Tuesday blocked 18 Indian and four Pakistani YouTube based news channels, three Twitter and one Facebook accounts and one news website for spreading disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations and public order. The blocked YouTube channels had a cumulative … Read more
April 5, 2022, 4:01 pm New Delhi, April 5 : Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday said it is the responsibility of all public representatives to uphold the dignity and credibility of democratic institutions. The Speaker made the statement after inaugurating an orientation programme organised by the Lok Sabha Secretariat for members of the … Read more
April 5, 2022, 3:58 pm Kolkata, April 5 : Calcutta High Court on Tuesday observed that if the CBI may deem fit to have former SSC ( Schools Service Commission) advisor Shanti Prasad Sinha in its custody and question him regarding the alleged irregularities in the recruitments of teaching and non-teaching staff in the government-sponsored … Read more
April 5, 2022, 3:57 pm Chandigarh, April 5 : In a bid to wipe out the gangster network operating across Punjab and create a sense of security among the citizens, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday directed DGP VK Bhawra to establish a full-fledged Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF). The AGTF would be headed by an … Read more
April 5, 2022, 5:03 pm New Delhi, April 5 : on Minister for Environment Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday that the IPCC working Group III report on ‘Mitigation of Climate change’ underlines the need for deep and urgent global emissions reduction and its justifies India’s view on climate change. Speaking at … Read more
April 5, 2022, 4:38 pm Chennai, Apr 5 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin today inaugurated Periyar Samathuvapurams (equality habitats)–named after social reformer Periyar–and said the entire country should become a Samathuvapuram so that all hurdles created by caste and religion were eradicated. Speaking after inaugurating the Periyar Samathuvapuram at Kozhuvari and launching … Read more
April 5, 2022, 2:36 pm Srinagar, April 5 : Jammu Kashmir People’s Conference chairman Sajad Lone on Tuesday said the series of attacks in Kashmir are aimed at “economically crippling” the Kashmir. A CRPF man was killed, and six others including a Kashmiri Pandit, four non local labourers were wounded in a series of attacks … Read more
April 5, 2022, 6:33 pm New Delhi, April 5 : on Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, who was among the Ministers who were sent to the neighbouring countries of war-torn Ukraine, said several students stayed back in Ukraine, despite the Indian advisory, as they were told by the institutes that they may lose a year if … Read more
April 5, 2022, 6:00 pm Singapore/ New Delhi, April 5 : Chief of Army Staff(COAS) Chief Gen MM Naravane on Tuesday called on Singapore Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen and Army Chief Brigadier General David Neo. The two sides discussed regional geopolitical developments and reaffirmed the strong and long-standing bilateral defence relationship between the … Read more
April 5, 2022, 3:05 pm New Delhi, April 5 : Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said that it is Saudi Arabia which will decide when the Hajj Yatra will start, and not the Indian government. “When will the Hajj Yatra commence, how many people will go… will be decided by the Saudi … Read more
April 5, 2022, 3:03 pm Bhubaneswar, April 5 : Three members of a family died and a child was admitted to hospital in critical condition after a van hit their motorcycle near Indanpur village under Gangapur Police station in Ganjam district on Tuesday. Police said all three died on the spot. Police identified the deceased … Read more
April 5, 2022, 2:45 pm New Delhi, April 5 : Trinamool Congress leader Sukhendu Shekhar Roy on Tuesday urged Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to allow a half hour discussion on increasing prices of essential commodities in the country. Naidu refused to admit notices given by several opposition members seeking suspension of business to … Read more
April 5, 2022, 2:43 pm Chennai, Apr 5 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin today laid the foundation stone for a footwear manufacturing facility at Villuppuram involving an investment of Rs 500 crore. The facility was being established at S9pcot Industrial Park at Pelakuppam by Cheyyar SEZ Developers Private limited, a subsidiary of … Read more
April 5, 2022, 5:32 pm Bengaluru, April 5 : A blame game has erupted between the BJP and Congress over call to prayers at mosque over loudspeakers, or Azaan as it is called, ahead of state assembly elections to be held next year. Karnataka Home Minister Araga Janendra on Tuesday said the vote bank politics … Read more
April 5, 2022, 4:08 pm Chandigarh, April 5 : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar tabled a resolution in the Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday, staking claim to Chandigarh. The House urged the central government not to take any steps that would disturb the existing balance and to maintain harmony till all the issues emanating from … Read more
April 5, 2022, 2:31 pm Jammu, April 5 : Farmers will be exposed to the modern techniques of farming along with the use of drones in the farming sector during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Palli Panchayat in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on April 24 to mark Panchayati Raj … Read more
April 5, 2022, 2:01 pm Vijayawada, April 5 : Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan and Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy paid rich tributes to former Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram on his 115th birth anniversary on Tuesday. Harichandan garlanded the portrait of Babu Jagjivan Ram and paid tributes at a programme held … Read more
April 5, 2022, 1:17 pm New Delhi, April 5 : Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday appealed to the Government as well as the Opposition to ponder over the possibility of making election manifestos of political parties legally binding. The matter was raised by Rashtriya Janata Dal lawmaker Manoj Jha … Read more
April 5, 2022, 1:13 pm Chennai, Apr 5 : The main Opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu today staged a stage-wide protest demonstration condemning the property tax hike effected by the DMK government and demanded its roll back. In Chennai, party Coordinator O Panneerselvam led the protest in front of Valluvar Kottam, while co-coordinator Edappadi K … Read more
April 5, 2022, 1:11 pm Thiruvananthapuram, April 5 : The Kerala government is trying to implement a non-viable and non-priority multi-billion dollar K-Rail Project, Opposition leader V D Satheesan said on Tuesday. He told the media here that Kerala’s finances were on the verge of collapsing. “To run day-to-day operations, the government relies on borrowing.” … Read more
April 5, 2022, 1:35 pm Hyderabad, April 5 : In order to clear extra rush of passengers during summer, South Central Railway (SCR) will run six weekly special trains between Secunderabad-Madurai. In a release here on Tuesday, SCR said Train No 07191 Secunderabad-Madurai special train will depart from Secunderabad at 2125 hours on April 11, … Read more
April 5, 2022, 1:33 pm Chandigarh, April 5 : The Haryana Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution laying claim to Chandigarh, four days after the Punjab legislature demanded that the city be handed over to Punjab. A resolution tabled by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar during a one-day special session of the Haryana House also … Read more
April 5, 2022, 1:21 pm Hyderabad/New Delhi, April 5 : Former Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) legislator Bikshamaiah Goud joined the BJP in New Delhi on Tuesday. Goud joined the BJP in the presence of the party’s Telangana incharge Tarun Chugh and state President Bandi Sanjay Kumar. The former MLA, who represents Alair constituency was with … Read more
April 5, 2022, 10:31 am New Delhi, April 5 : In the midst of a heat wave in north India, Delhi-NCR is likely to get some relief from scorching heat, as the India Meteorological department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted a cloudy sky throughout the day. However, the weather agency forecasts spells of heatwave in Punjab, … Read more
April 5, 2022, 9:41 am New Delhi April 5 : Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid his tributes to Babu Jagjivan Ram on his 115th birth anniversary and said nation will always remember his “remarkable” contribution both during the freedom movement and after independence. Taking to twitter, The Prime Minister said “Tributes to Babu … Read more
April 5, 2022, 9:38 am New Delhi, April 5 : As many as 795 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the country, the on Health Ministry said on Tuesday. According to the Ministry’s bulletin, the total caseload rose to 4,30,29,839 while the death toll rose to 5,21,416 as 58 more people succumbed to the disease. … Read more
April 5, 2022, 9:02 am New Delhi, April 5 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the maritime sector has scaled new heights under his government in the last eight years, and highlighted the significance of this sector towards economic growth of the country on the occasion of ‘National Maritime Day’. In a series … Read more
April 5, 2022, 10:33 am Hyderabad, April 5 : Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has paid rich tributes to India’s versatile leader Dr Babu Jagjivan Ram on his 115 birth anniversary on Tuesday. In a release here on Monday night, the Chief Minister recalled the services rendered by former Deputy Prime Minister and leader … Read more
April 5, 2022, 10:30 am Guwahati, April 5 : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded 40 candidates in the April 22 elections to the Guwahati M cipal Corporation (GMC). AAP’s Assam state coordinator Bhaben Chowdhury has that the party has fielded candidates in 40 of the total 60 GMC wards and it would form … Read more
April 4, 2022, 3:38 pm Srinagar, April 4 : At least seven houseboats were gutted on Monday in a massive fire that broke out in Nigeen Lake Srinagar causing extensive damage to the property worth crores, officials said. Three wooden huts were also gutted in the incident. A group of the tourists who were staying … Read more
April 4, 2022, 3:32 pm New Delhi, April 4 : on Minister of Railways, Information Technology and Electronic Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said the need of strict regulations to deal with cybercrimes. Speaking at the second National Conference on “Cyber Crime Investigation and Digital Forensics” organized by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at Vigyan Bhawan … Read more
April 4, 2022, 3:18 pm New Delhi, April 4 : West Delhi MP Pravesh Singh Verma on Monday slammed the Delhi government for not taking steps to control air pollution in Delhi during the Question Hour in Lok Sabha, prompting protest by Opposition MPs. Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav meanwhile questions why Congress was bothered with … Read more
April 4, 2022, 11:24 pm New Delhi, April 4 : BJP leaders met Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Monday regarding Delhi’s problems and presented him with a five-point memorandum of demands. The BJP said it raised some of the demands including problems of anganwadi workers, guest teachers issues, non-payment of salaries of 12 state government … Read more