PM Narendra Modi to visit Assam on April 14
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam on Apr 14.
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Indian medical students who fled war-torn Ukraine can take qualification exam in India
New Delhi/UNI: In big relief to thousands of Indian medical students who fled Ukraine in February last year following the Russian invasion, Ukraine’s First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Emine Dzhaparova, who was visiting India, has conveyed that Ukraine will allow foreign medical students to take the Unified State Qualification Exam in their country of domicile.
India, Canada agree to enhance momentum in commercial ties
New Delhi/UNI: India and Canada held their Foreign Office Consultations during which they agreed to enhance the momentum in commercial ties, and strengthen cooperation in energy, education, counter-terrorism, and streamline mobility.
CJI Chandrachud reprimands lawyer who requested to present case before different bench for early hearing
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud Tuesday admonished a lawyer who mentioned a case for early hearing before a Supreme Court, media reported.
France and India have truly been friends, partners and vibrant democracies: Piyush Goyal
Paris/IBNS: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal Tuesday said that France and India have truly been friends, partners and vibrant democracies working for global good during his address at the India-France Business Summit in Paris, France.
Each member of the diaspora is an ambassador of India: Piyush Goyal to Indians in France
Paris/IBNS: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal Tuesday said India deeply values its 25 years of strategic partnership with France and 75 years of friendship and desires to strengthen this partnership with the European nation.
BJP releases first list of 189 candidates for Karnataka elections with 52 fresh names
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of 189 candidates for the Karnataka assembly election.
'BJP can take my house, put me in jail, but can't stop me': Rahul Gandhi in former constituency Wayanad
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday visited his former constituency in Kerala's Wayanad for the first time since his disqualification as an MP from the Lok Sabha.
'No question of staying away from elections': Ex-Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar rebels against BJP
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing a major rebellion as its MLA and former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar announced that he is upset after the party asked him to make way for others in the upcoming state assembly elections.
Aaditya Thackeray calls current Maharashtra govt 'autocratic, dictatorial and opaque'
Hyderabad/UNI: Aaditya Thackeray, the President of Yuva Sena and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader, slammed the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government as being "autocratic, dictatorial, and opaque".
Nagaland celebrates Easter with full religious fervour
Kohima: Nagaland recently celebrated Easter with full religious fervour.
BSF apprehends two narcotic smugglers
Guwahati: In yet another success in its drive against trans-border crimes and narcotics trafficking, troops under Border Security Force, Guwahati Frontier foiled a smuggling bid and apprehended two narcotic smugglers with prohibited Yaba Tablets cough syrup on the Indo-Bangladesh international border.
Training on ‘DRDO Water Testing’ for armed forces under 4 Corps
Tezpur: Defence Research Laboratory (DRL) Tezpur, one of the premier lab of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), took proactive steps to conduct training on "DRDO Water Testing Kit " on Tuesday to Army personnel under 4 Corps.
Viet Nam leader, Ajit Doval participate in delegation-level talks
General Ph. To Lam, Politburo Member of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, Minister of Public Security of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam visited India at the invitation of Ajit Doval, KC, National Security Adviser to the Prime Minster of India from Apr 9-10 April when he held delegation-level meeting with the Indian counterpart.
Indian Air Force, United States Air Force participate in Exercise Cope India 23
Agra: Exercise Cope India 23, a bilateral Air Exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) is being held at Air Force Stations Arjan Singh (Panagarh), Kalaikunda and Agra.
India strongly rejects China's comments on Amit Shah's visit to Arunachal Pradesh
New Delhi: India on Tuesday slammed China for objecting to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, saying the northeastern state is an integral and inalienable part of India and Beijing’s comments will not change the reality.
Manipur: Suspected militant nabbed in Imphal
Imphal: An alleged cadre of a militant outfit was nabbed on Tuesday by Manipur police at Top Siphai Thongkhong Luxmi Bazar, Imphal.
New Delhi: Around 10 country-made hand grenades recovered, one held
New Delhi: Around 10 country-made hand grenades were recovered from forest land behind Metro Vihar, Phase II Holambi Kalan area of Delhi’s Outer North district and arrested one person, police said on Tuesday.
Veteran BJP leader Eshwarappa resigns electoral politics
Bengaluru: Senior BJP KS Eshwarappa on Tuesday said he would not contest the upcoming May 10 assembly election in Karnataka.
Violence kills 68 non-Muslims in Pakistan
Multiple reports are indicative of the conditions of the minorities that saw last week three killings of Dayal Singh, a Sikh shopkeeper and Kashif Maseeh, a Christian sanitary worker in Peshawar and Birbal Genani, a Hindu medical doctor in Karachi.
Supreme Court postpones Bengal DA case hearing to Apr 24
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday postponed the hearing on the case pertaining to the West Bengal government employees' demand for a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA), media reports said.
Kashmir: Woman among two LeT militant associates arrested in Baramulla, say police
Srinagar/UNI: A woman was among two militant associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba who were arrested by security forces in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday.
EAM Jaishankar calls on Ugandan President, discusses further bilateral cooperation
New Delhi/Kampala/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is on an official visit to Uganda, called on Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and conveyed the personal greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
'How Muslim population is growing in India?': Nirmala Sitharaman questions 'western perceptions'
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has slammed the "western perceptions" towards the condition of minorities in India suggesting they are far from reality.
SC dismisses TN Govt' appeal challenging Madras HC ruling on RSS route march
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court in its order on Tuesday dismissed the appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging a Madras High Court order permitting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to carry out its route march in the state.
Jammu and Kashmir: Woman, among two LeT militant associates, arrested in Baramulla
Srinagar: A woman was among two militant associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba who were arrested by security forces in Barmaulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday.
New era of development, peace started in northeast under Narendra Modi's regime, says Amit Shah
Itanagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, "a new era of development and peace" has started in the once insurgency-ridden Northeast, thereby putting an "end" to the disputes and insurgency in the region.
Sachin Pilot's fast is 'anti-party activity': Congress
Jaipur/IBNS: The Congress has warned its Rajasthan leader Sachin Pilot against going on fast on Tuesday and called the move an "anti-party activity".
'You are now reduced to a troll': Jyotiraditya Scindia hits back at Rahul Gandhi over Adani row
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Monday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and called him a 'troll' for linking him to the Adani row.
Air India's London-bound flight returns to Delhi after passenger 'harms' crew members
New Delhi/IBNS: An Air India flight to London returned to Delhi on Monday after an unruly passenger allegedly harmed two cabin crew members, the airline has said.