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.
March 25, 2022, 2:33 pm Agartala, March 25 : District courts of Khowai and South Tripura in two separate cases of rape convicted two people and imprisoned them to jail under several sections of the POCSO Act and Indian Penal Code on Thursday. According to report, the District and Session judge of Belonia South Tripura … Read more
March 25, 2022, 2:17 pm Bengaluru, March 25 : A controversial Youtuber Shahbaz Khan has threatened Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and hurled derogatory slurs at him by calling him a “BJP dog” in connection with Karnataka High Court’s verdict on hijab. Khan hurled the slurs at the CM by using the platform of a … Read more
March 25, 2022, 1:40 pm Imphal, March 25 : Manipur Chief Minister N Biren has described the blockade of all Manipur bound vehicles in Nagaland as unfortunate. Addressing the media here on Friday at CM Secretariat, Biren said a Manipur police outpost exists about 100 m from the Manipur Nagaland border area on the Manipur … Read more
March 25, 2022, 1:26 pm Bhopal, Mar 25 : Twenty-six fresh instances of novel coronavirus infection were detected over the past 24 hours in Madhya Pradesh on analysis of 21,837 samples even as 26 individuals recuperated during the period under review thus keeping the active cases figure static at 132. “The positivity rate is 0.12 … Read more
March 25, 2022, 12:15 pm Doha/New Delhi, March 25 : Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Thursday inaugurated ‘Passage to India’ an Indian comm ty festival in the Qatari capital. The festival is being organized by the Indian Cultural Centre in coordination with Qatar Museums, the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) and the Indian Embassy … Read more
March 25, 2022, 12:11 pm Islamabad, March 25 : Pakistan’s Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has said that the country’s future will be determined by the verdict of the apex court on the presidential reference seeking interpretation of Article 63-A of the Constitution, Express Tribune reported on Friday. Speaking to the media along … Read more
March 25, 2022, 12:26 pm Panaji, March 25 : Goa Trinamool Congress general secretary Vijay Resigned from as well as from the primary membership of the party on Friday. ”I hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership as well as that of the General Secretary of the Goa Trinamool Congress (TMC) with immediate effect,” … Read more
March 25, 2022, 12:47 pm New Delhi, March 25 : The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the validity of the ‘PM Cares Fund’. Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice B R Gawai’s Bench dismissed a petition challenging the decision of the Allahabad High Court. They told the petitioner’s counsel Devdutt Kamat that … Read more
March 25, 2022, 12:42 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
March 25, 2022, 12:16 pm Imphal, March 25 : Chief Minister N Biren Singh gave a strong warning to all drug traffickers operating in the region on Friday and said, “ surrender or face the consequences”. Asserting to the media at his cabinet secretariat, CM Biren who returned to power after the elections said the … Read more
March 25, 2022, 12:57 pm New Delhi, March 25 : BJP member Roopa Ganguly on Friday burst into tears in the Rajya Sabha while raising the issue of killings in Birbhum and demanded President’s Rule in West Bengal. The House witnessed a major uproar by Trinamool Congress members as Ganguly spoke. The House had to … Read more
March 25, 2022, 1:10 pm Bhopal, Mar 25 : In the wake of Zomato’s plan assuring food delivery within ten minutes, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister and government spokesman Narottam Mishra said on Friday that the company would be held responsible if any accident occurs. “No entity shall be permitted to violate traffic rules. In reality, … Read more
March 25, 2022, 12:06 pm Bhopal, March 25 : Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has demanded from the government that a high-level inquiry should be conducted into the case of about a dozen children becoming unwell after vaccination on Thursday in Satna district. Kamal Nath said in his tweet, ‘After the vaccination of … Read more
March 25, 2022, 1:19 am New Delhi, March 24 : Countering the demand by Opposition leaders in Delhi Assembly about making Vivek Agnohotri-directed ‘The Kashmir Files’ tax-free in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday responded by stating that the movie should be put up on Youtube instead. “BJP should ask Vivek Agnihotri … Read more
March 24, 2022, 11:25 pm Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 : Three Rajya Sabha candidates were elected unopposed from Kerala on Thursday, as there were no other candidates. The winners included Kerala Pradesh Mahila Congress President Jeby Mather, CPI (M) State Committee member & DYFI All India President AA Rahim, and CPI Kannur District Secretary & party’s … Read more
March 25, 2022, 11:15 am New Delhi March 25 : India registered 1,685 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of cases in the country to 4,30,16,372, according to the Health Ministry data on Friday. As many as 83 fresh Covid fatalities were also recorded, taking the total death count in the country to 5,16,755 … Read more
March 25, 2022, 10:16 am New Delhi, March 24 : Petrol and diesel prices were increased by 80 paise per litre on Friday. After a hiatus of 137 days, the oil marketing companies had increased the fuel prices by 80 paise per litre on March 22 and 23. According to price notification of Indian Oil … Read more
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
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
March 24, 2022, 10:04 pm Chandigarh, March 24 : BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa said Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party Convener Arvind Kejriwal’s lies have been exposed by demand of Rs 1 lakh crore by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his meeting on Thursday. In a statement … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
March 24, 2022, 7:25 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 visited the trouble spot in Birbhum district and instructed the police to nab him at any cost. Banerjee during the day flew … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
March 24, 2022, 8:28 pm MOS Ramdas Athawale speaking in Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Thursday.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
March 24, 2022, 8:22 pm New Delhi, March 24 : Roots in Kashmir, an NGO of Kashmiri Pandits, on Thursday filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court, seeking probe into the alleged killing of Pandits in the Valley during 1989-90. The curative petition was filed before the Apex Court, challenging its 2017 order, which … Read more
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
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
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
March 24, 2022, 7:51 pm Nongkrem (Meghalaya), March 24 : on Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Thursday said the government has proposed to raise five more battalions for Assam Rifles. “The Home Ministry has given theoretical approval to the formation of five additional battalions for providing adequate (peace station) to the soldiers … Read more
March 24, 2022, 7:36 pm Jammu, March 24 : Jammu Police on Thursday foiled the protest march by Congress towards Raj Bhawan here. The March was led by JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla along with senior Congress leaders. Carrying party flags and placards, protestors raised slogans and held a demonstration against price rise of petrol, … Read more