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Indian Telecom Secretary Neeraj Mittal visited the United Kingdom to engage with its Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and explore opportunities for collaboration in next-generation telecommunications, artificial intelligence, and space technology.
New Delhi: The Ministry of Railways has instructed X (formerly Twitter) to take down 285 social media links containing videos of the February 15 stampede at New Delhi Railway Station, The Hindustan Times reported.
The ships of the First Training Squadron - INS Tir and ICGS Veera- arrived at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam on 20 Feb 25, a visit that is expected to further strengthen the relationship between the two maritime countries.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal stated that India and Japan share a globally recognized strategic partnership rooted in brotherhood, democracy, culture, and economic cooperation.
BJP's first-time MLA Rekha Gupta takes oath as Delhi CM
New Delhi: Expressing his concerns over involving the defence forces in political debates, Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi emphasised that the Army should not be drawn into politics, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named senior leader and first-time MLA Rekha Gupta as the next Delhi chief minister on Wednesday evening.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will be visiting Johannesburg, South Africa on February 20 and 21 to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM).
A second-year Kashmiri MBBS student alleged that he was assaulted and severely ragged by senior students at Al-Ameen Medical College in Karnataka.
Indian Navy's First Training Squadron (1TS) comprising INS Sujata and ICGS Veera departed from Sihanoukville, Cambodia on Feb 17, marking the conclusion of a successful visit, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
Bengaluru/IBNS: A Bengaluru man has won the case which he filed against PVR-Inox and Book My Show for wasting his time by running lengthy commercials at a cinema hall, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: A POCSO court in Kolkata has sentenced a 34-year-old man to death for raping a seven-month-old girl child, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who dared the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA to get hold of himself upon facing a revolt from people of a particular religion.
Qatar has announced it will invest $10 billion in India across various sectors, as per the joint statement issued by the two nations on Tuesday during the visit of the Gulf country's Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to New Delhi.
Indian PM Narendra Modi described his former British counterpart Rishi Sunak as a 'great friend' of India during their meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Former British PM Rishi Sunak on Tuesday visited the Indian Parliament House with his wife Akshata Murty and daughters Krishna and Anoushka.
Kolkata/IBNS: The five people arrested in connection with the forcible eviction of Nepali students from hostels at Odisha's Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) following the death of a student from the same community, have got bail.
Mumbai/IBNS: Just three months after a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena-NCP alliance seems to be having a widening rift over the withdrawal of 'Y'-security cover to some MLAs.
Former British PM Rishi Sunak on Tuesday visited the Indian Parliament House with his wife Akshata Murty and daughters Krishna and Anoushka.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Uttar Pradesh over the recent stampede in the ongoing Maha Kumbh and said it has turned into a 'Mrityu Kumbh'.
The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in the east Indian state of Odisha has suspended three employees, including two hostel staffers, for allegedly misbehaving with Nepali students and evicting them from the campus during the recent protests over the suspected suicide of a Btech student from Nepal.
India was showcased as the 'Theme Country' at the 27th New Year Celebration of Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC) at Tacoma Dome in US city of Washington DC.
New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has slammed the appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) claiming the Modi government violated the Supreme Court order and removed the Chief Justice of India as a part of the selection committee.
Indian PM Narendra Modi and visiting Qatar Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani held bilateral talks in New Delhi on Tuesday when they decided to elevate the relationship between the two nations to the Strategic Partnership level.
Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that India-Qatar future partnership will rest on the pillars of sustainability, technology and entrepreneurship and energy.
Hyderabad/IBNS: In a controversial order, the Congress government in Telangana has relaxed the work hours for all its Muslim employees during the festival Ramzan, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday called popular YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia "dirty" and "perverted" by mind rapping him over his controversial "sex with parents" remark on Samay Raina's comedy show, India's Got Latent.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has distanced itself from its leader Sam Pitroda's controversial remark where he claimed China was not India's enemy inviting criticisms from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP].
New Delhi/IBNS: The new Chief Minister of Delhi will take the oath of office at the iconic Ramlila Maidan on Thursday in a grand ceremony that will be attended by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and ministers and all the allies.
New Delhi/IBNS: Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has been appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner of India, replacing the outgoing Rajiv Kumar, the government said on Monday.
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