Mohan Yadav swears in as Madhya Pradesh CM, PM Modi attends ceremony
Bhopal/UNI: Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel administered the Chief Ministerial oath to Mohan Yadav on Wednesday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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PM Modi, Amit Shah pay tributes to martyrs of Parliament attack
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were among those who paid tributes on Wednesday to the brave security personnel martyred in a terror attack on Parliament on this day in 2001.
Turkey to cover tuition fees of university students from Gaza
Ankara: The Turkish government said on Tuesday that Post-Graduate and doctoral students from the Palestinian enclave of Gaza Strip will be exempted from paying tuition fees in the spring semester of the 2023-2024 academic year.
Brazilian first lady's X account attacked by hackers
Brasilia: Brazil's first lady Rosangela Lula da Silva's X handle was breached by hackers, who then exploited her account to disseminate explicit pornographic images, the Brazilian media reported.
Kharge slams Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar over his stance on caste census
New Delhi/Belagavi: Country President Mallikarjun Kharge Tuesday criticised Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's stand against releasing the Karnataka caste survey report.
Air India's new uniform for pilot, crew designed by Manish Malhotra
New Delhi/IBNS: Air India unveiled new uniforms for its pilots and crew members on Tuesday.
Thousands gather in Gangtok to listen to Dalai Lama's sermon
Gangtok/UNI: Thousands of devotees gathered at Paljour Stadium, as well as in front of giant screens installed at various spots across the city, to witness the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama delivering a sermon on the 37 practices of Bodhisattvas on Tuesday.
'Amit Shah has habit of rewriting history': Rahul Gandhi's retort after BJP targets Jawaharlal Nehru
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after Amit Shah blamed the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for blunders on Kashmir, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said the Home Minister has a "habit of rewriting history."
Karnataka HC asks media not to telecast interview of woman publicly stripped
Bengaluru/IBNS/UNI: Calling a section of media irresponsible and insensitive on Tuesday, Karnataka High Court suo motu directed them not to telecast any interview of a woman, who was partially stripped and paraded in Vantamuri village in Belagavi district.
BJP's choice for Rajasthan CM post is a first-time MLA Bhajanlal Sharma
Jaipur/IBNS: Keeping up with its trend of fielding fresh faces for top jobs in the heartland states it won, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saved the biggest surprise for the last-Rajasthan as it picked a first-time MLA Bhajanlal Sharma as the chief minister of the state.
Amit Shah introduces amendment bills in Lok Sabha to replace existing criminal laws
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday introduced in the Lok Sabha three amendment bills, which will replace the three existing criminal laws in the country
AI should not be an end but a means to enhance the quality of human life: Droupadi Murmu
Indian President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said Artificial Intelligence should not be an end but a means whose purpose is to enhance the quality of human life.
Elderly woman fatally strangles 4-year-old kid in Kerala
In a gruesome incident, a paternal aunt strangled a 4-year-old boy to death at their house at Vannamada near Kozhinjampara in this district on Monday night.
Rajasthan: BJP takes yet another surprise move by naming first-time MLA Bhajanlal Sharma as new CM
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday named first-time MLA from the Sanganer assembly constituency Bhajanlal Sharma as Chief Minister-elect in Rajasthan, marking yet another surprise move by the political outfit.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two suspects arrested with arms in Anantnag
Security forces arrested two suspects and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession in Jammu Kashmir’s Anantnag district, the Army said on Tuesday.
KGMU honours inaugural VC, urologist and robotic surgery champion Mahendra Bhandari with DSc
Lucknow: Distinguished Urologist, robotic surgery evangelist, and CEO of the Vattikuti Foundation, Mahendra Bhandari, was conferred the degree of DSc (Honoris Causa) by King George’s Medical University (KGMU) in recognition of his exemplary contribution to the development of two premier medical institutions in India and his outstanding work in the fields of Urology, Kidney Transplant and Robotic Surgery.
Himachal Pradesh: Two more council of ministers may be inducted in Cong govt
Shimla/UNI: Two more council of ministers would be inducted in the nine members of cabinet of one year Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu government.
Western Disturbance to cause snowfall over higher reaches of Kashmir on Dec 16: MeT
Srinagar/UNI: A feeble Western Disturbance (WD) is likely to hit on December 16 and can cause a brief spell of snowfall at isolated higher reaches of the Kashmir valley, officials said on Tuesday.
Delhi court extends judicial custody of AAP leader Sanjay Singh
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: A Delhi special court Monday extended the judicial custody of Rajya Sabha MP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh till December 21 in a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case related to the alleged excise policy scam in the national capital.
Vishnu Deo Sai's oath as Chhattisgarh CM on Dec 13, PM Modi to attend
Raipur/IBNS: Tribal leader and former Union Minister Vishnu Deo Sai will be sworn in as Chhattisgarh Chief Minister on Wednesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced.
Know the new Chief Minister-designate of Madhya Pradesh: Dr. Mohan Yadav
Bhopal/IBNS: In a surprise move, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named Dr. Mohan Yadav as the new chief minister of Madhya Pradesh as against the very popular face of Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who had served as the head of the state four times and won this election with a massive mandate.
'Our govt broke the back of terrorism in J&K': Amit Shah is RS after Supreme Court verdict on Article 370
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the Supreme Court verdict upholding the validity of the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir as he addressed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
Mohan Yadav to be new Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday named Ujjain South MLA Mohan Yadav as the new Chief Minister-elect, weeks after the party registered a thumping victory in Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls.
India, South Korea celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties, Narendra Modi says it has been a journey of mutual respect
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday wished South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeolh as both nations completed 50 years of diplomatic ties in 2023.
No orders of arrest, normal activities going on in Jammu and Kashmir: Police
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday denied getting any orders to arrest in connection with court proceedings including on article 370.
Uttar Pradesh: Man killed in attack by unidentified persons in Amethi
A man was killed and his sister-in-law was seriously injured after unidentified persons attacked them with sharp-edged weapons when they were asleep outside their house in Munshiganj area of Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Monday.
Kashmir leaders express disappointment over Supreme Court's verdict on Article 370
Kashmir's mainstream political parties on Monday expressed their disappointment after the Supreme Court upheld abrogation of Article 370 which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
Scrapping Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir: PM Narendra Modi calls Supreme Court verdict as a beacon of hope to build stronger India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the Supreme Court verdict upholding the abrogation of Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir and said the judgement was a 'beacon of hope' to build a stronger and more united India.
Modi govt's historic move to scrap Art. 370 in Jammu and Kashmir valid, rules Supreme court
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the central government's historic 2019 move to scrap Article 370 withdrawing special status of Jammu and Kashmir is "valid", media reports said.
BREAKING: Scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir valid, rules Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Modi government's historic decision on Aug 6, 2019 to scrap special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution. A five-member bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud gave the verdict holding that Article 37 was a temporary provision to facilitate the merger of Jammu and Kashmir's with India in 1947.