Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid uproar of Oppn over Manipur issue
New Delhi/UNI: Amid the uproar of the opposition on the third day of the monsoon session of Parliament over the Manipur issue, the Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Monday.
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Gyanvapi Mosque survey put on hold till Wednesday following Supreme Court's direction
New Delhi/Varanasi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the district court order of conducting a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque until 5 pm on Wednesday.
Cross-border love: Rajasthan woman travels to Pakistan to meet her Facebook friend
Jaipur/IBNS: In another cross-border love story, a woman from Rajasthan travelled Pakistan to meet a friend whom she got in touch with on Facebook, media reports said.
ASI commences 'scientific survey' of Gyanvapi mosque complex, report due on August 4
Varanasi: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday started a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex.
Hyderabad Police bust Rs 712 cr Chinese investment fraud, 9 person arrested
Hyderabad Police have busted a Rs 712 crore investment fraud by Dubai-based Chinese operators, media reports on Sunday.
Shillong: Residents hold candlelight vigil to demand peace in Manipur
Shillong: Hundreds of people, including students and members of civil society groups, gathered at the iconic Don Bosco Square here on Sunday evening for a candle-lit vigil to express solidarity with the people and victims of the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur.
Tourism flow from India consistent contributor to economic, forex inflows into Sri Lanka, says FS Vinay Mohan Kwatra
Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Friday said the visit by Indian tourists has been a consistent contributor to the economic and forex inflows into Sri Lanka.
Jammu to pioneer India's first Cannabis Medicine Project: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh on Sunday said Jammu is going to pioneer India's first Cannabis Medicine Project.
Democracy is about dialogue and not disruption: VP Jagdeep Dhankar
New Delhi: Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday emphasised that democracy is all about dialogue, discussion, deliberation and debate, and called disruption and disturbance antithetical to democratic values.
Uttar Pradesh: Man killed by nephew over minor dispute in Bahraich
Bahraich: A 45-year-old man was killed by his nephew with a sharp-edged weapon allegedly over a minor dispute in Nanpara area of Bahraich district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Sunday.
Sergey Lavrov takes part in BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting as leaders discuss measures to develop strategic partnership
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in a meeting of BRICS Foreign Ministers via videoconference on July 20.
Shimla: NSG commandos cordon off eatery blast site
Shimla: A team of National Security Guard (NSG) commandos on Sunday cordoned off the eatery here where an LPG gas leak apparently led to a massive blast earlier this week.
Indian envoy to Russia attends BRICS Expert Forum on Nuclear Medicine, focusses on need to collaborate to address healthcare challenges
Moscow: Indian Ambassador to Russia Pavan Kapoor on Thursday attended the BRICS Expert Forum on Nuclear Medicine where he highlighted the importance of collaboration to address common healthcare challenges.
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe feels India's growth will be beneficial to Indian Ocean Region
New Delhi/Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said India's growth will be beneficial to the neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean region (IOR).
PM Modi pays tributes to freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad on his birth anniversary
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to legendary freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad on his birth aniversary.
Ahmedabad airport waterlogged after heavy rains pound Gujarat; passengers brave knee-deep water
Ahmedabad: Heavy rains in Gujarat have caused severe flooding at the Ahmedabad airport, leaving the runway and terminal areas submerged under knee-high water.
India, Sri Lanka discuss challenges, opportunities in the region: Vinay Kwatra
Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Friday said the bilateral talks between India and Sri Lanka not only focussed on the opportunities but also the challenges faced by the neighbouring nations in the maritime domain.
Anurag Thakur confers 8th and 9th Community Radio Awards; inaugurates Regional Community Radio Sammelan
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Sunday conferred the 8th and 9th National Community Radio Awards.
Billionaire Ravi Ruia buys historic mansion in UK for Rs 1,200 cr
London: Interest in the opulent Hanover Lodge estate has surged worldwide after Indian billionaire Ravi Ruia's recent acquisition of the property for a staggering 113 million pounds (Rs 1,200 cr) in one of the largest residential transactions in London media reports said.
Pak national Seema Haider files mercy petition with President seeking permission to live with Indian partner in Noida
New Delhi: Pakistani citizen Seema Haider, who has been in the news for her dramatic love story with her Indian partner Sacin Meena and for entering India without a visa, has filed a mercy petition with President Droupadi Murmu.
India gifts Vietnam missile corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam
Cam Ranh(Vietnam): India on Saturday presented its active missile corvette, INS Kirpan, as a gift to Vietnam as a symbol of the growing strategic and defence partnership between the two nations.
Delhi High Court orders Tarun Tejpal, Tehelka to pay Rs 2 cr to army officer in defamation case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has granted Rs 2 crore to an Indian Army officer as compensation for the damage to his reputation caused by a 2001 "expose" carried out by a news portal, which accused him of involvement in corruption related to defence procurement, media reports said.
Wife of freedom fighter burned alive by armed miscreants in Manipur; incident surfaces after 2 months
Imphal: More stories of unimaginable horror are emerging from Manipur which is reeling under uncontrolled ethnic violence for over two months now. Days after visuals of two women being paraded naked came to light, another blood-curdling incident emerged where an old woman was locked and burnt alive by miscreants.
Four Tihar jail officials suspended over J&K separatist leader Yasin Malik's appearance in SC without court order
New Delhi: The Department of Prisons has suspended four Tihar jail officials in connection with the physical appearance of jailed JKLF leader Yasin Malik’s physical appearance in the Supreme Court, media reports said.
Amid Manipur horror, BJP alleges two tribal women stripped naked, tortured in Bengal's Malda
Kolkata: Amid outrage over a recent viral video where two women were seen paraded naked by a mob in strife-hit Manipur, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday alleged that two tribal women were stripped naked and tortured in West Bengal's Malda region recently.
G20 Energy Ministers Meet in Goa: India is strongly moving towards its climate commitments, says Narendra Modi
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the G20 Energy Ministers Meet in Goa via video message and said India is strongly moving towards its climate commitments.
Jammu and Kashmir: Oppenheimer wins hearts, Inox Srinagar witnesses Hollywood's first full house
Srinagar: Movie lovers in Jammu and Kashmir, where cinema halls remained shut for 33 years, are rejoicing the release of Christopher Nolan's latest movie Oppenheimer and as per trends on the first day Srinagar's lone multiplex registered record sales on Friday.
PM Modi addresses National Rozgar Mela, distributes over 70,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi addressed the National Rozgar Mela via video conferencing on Saturday and distributed more than 70,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits in various Government departments and organizations.
People take resolution to make India a developed country by next 25 years: Modi on Rozgar Mela
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the people have taken the resolution to make India a developed country by the next 25 years.
Sandeep Chakravorty appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Indonesia
Sandeep Chakravorty has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Indonesia.