India’s military prowess infused with a spirit of “aatmanirbharta” and diverse and vibrant cultural heritage were showcased on the Kartavya Path as the nation celebrated its 74th Republic Day on Thursday.‘Nari Shakti’ was predominantly the theme of the celebrations with President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of other dignitaries joining people […]
The major fire that broke out in a multi-storey residential building at Dadar in central Mumbai was extinguished in the wee hours of Friday after more than seven hours of efforts, officials said.The blaze had erupted in a closed flat on the 42nd floor of the 44-storey RA Residency building located opposite the Mumbai Marathi […]
India has signed an agreement with South Africa to translocate 12 cheetahs to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, a senior official in the Union Environment Ministry said on Friday.The pact was signed last week and seven male and five female cheetahs are expected to reach Kuno by February 15, the official said. The […]
The CBI has filed an FIR against telecom infrastructure major GTL for allegedly diverting a substantial portion of a Rs 4,760 crore loan availed from a consortium of banks led by IDBI Bank, officials said.The agency has booked the company, unidentified directors, public officials and vendors under IPC sections related to criminal conspiracy, cheating and […]
India and Egypt have reaffirmed their commitment to the founding values of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), international law and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states. It was mentioned in a joint statement released on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held wide-ranging […]
Congress leader Anil K Antony, son of former Union minister AK Antony, resigned from the Congress a day after he slammed the BBC documentary on PM Modi — India: The Modi Question. The Congress leader said he was facing “intolerant calls” to retract his tweet to which he did not give in. Instead, he gave […]
Pakistani authorities on Wednesday arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party senior leader Fawad Chaudhry amidst raging political tension in the country.PTI leader Farrukh Habib, Chaudhry was taken into custody from his residence in Lahore. “This imported government has gone berserk,” Habib tweeted.An official PTI Twitter account also posted videos, showing a convoy of police vehicles which the […]
AAP MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap on Wednesday resigned from the sacrilege panel following differences with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann government on handling the probe into the cases.The MLA is a former Inspector General of Police. He had resigned from the police on the same issue. The MLA headed the Committee on Government’s Assurances in […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail for eight weeks to Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra, who is accused of killing farmers by running them over with his car in Lakhimpur Kheri during the 2021 farmers’ protest.A Bench led by Justice Surya Kant — which had on January 19 reserved its […]
Twenty-one large unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar were named on Monday after Param Vir Chakra awardees in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Parakram Diwas. He also unveiled the model of the National Memorial dedicated to Netaji to be built on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, earlier known […]