Lucknow building collapse: Rescue work ongoing
Lucknow: Rescue work is ongoing at the site of the four storey building that collapsed in Wazir Hassan road in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow on Tuesday evening.
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PM Modi welcomes Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to India
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended a warm welcome to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Made-in-India operating system 'BharOS' tested as part of PM Modi's Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday tested 'BharOS', an indigenous operating system that has been developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT).
Controversial BBC documentary on PM Modi screened in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS/UNI: The controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, "India: The Modi Question" was screened under police protection at several places in Kerala on Tuesday.
Stones thrown at JNU students watching BBC documentary on PM Modi inside campus
New Delhi/IBNS: Even as Jawaharlal Nehru University Tuesday snapped electricity and internet to stop students' plan to screen a banned BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, some watching them on laptops were hurled with stones this evening, media reports said.
JNU snaps electricity, internet to stop BBC documentary on PM Modi
New Delhi/IBNS: Jawaharlal Nehru University Tuesday snapped electricity and internet to stop students' plan to screen a banned BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi this evening.
Karnataka to spend nearly 60 lahks per day on lawyers to fight border row with Maharashtra
Bengaluru/UNI: In order to fight the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute in Supreme Court, the Basavaraj Bommai government will be spending Rs 59.9 lakh a day as fees on a team of senior lawyers, including Mukul Rohatgi.
Jammu and Kashmir govt sends consignment of vegetables to UAE
Srinagar: The Department of Agriculture Kashmir in collaboration with an international marketing group (Lulu) recently sent its second consignment of vegetables from the region to the UAE.
Assam: ULFA-I, NSCN-K call for Republic Day boycott
Guwahati: Banned militant outfits United Liberation Front of Asom - Independent (ULFA-I) and NSCN-K have issued its customary call for general strike on Jan 26 and appealed to the people of the region to boycott the Republic Day celebration.
Maldives to support India's candidature to a non-permanent seat of United Nations Security Council
Male: The Government of Maldives has decided to support India’s candidature to a non-permanent seat of the United Nations Security Council, for the term 2028-2029, the election for which is scheduled to be held during the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly in June 2027.
Jammu and Kashmir: 2 juveniles among 5 prevented from joining militancy
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday claimed to have prevented five youngsters including two juveniles from joining militancy in Baramulla district of north Kashmir.
Congress disagrees with Digvijaya Singh's surgical strike proof remark: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi/IBNS: Facing criticism from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress MP and top leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said his colleague Digvijaya Singh's controversial remark on the Indian Army's surgical strike does not reflect the party's view, media reports said.
Kashmir valley braces for snowfall amid below freezing minimum temp
Srinagar/UNI: Meteorological centre forecast of light to Moderate Snowfall on Tuesday even as the minimum temperature shows a drop at most places in Jammu and Kashmir.
Controversial BBC documentary on PM Modi screened at Hyderabad University
Hyderabad/IBNS: The controversial documentary by BBC on Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Monday screened by a group of students at the Hyderabad University, media reports said.
UK supports India's bid to assume permanent seat in UNSC
New Delhi/IBNS: In more power to New Delhi, the United Kingdom has supported India's bid to assume a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, media reports said.
'Cancel it': JNU tells students planning to screen BBC documentary on PM Modi
New Delhi/IBNS: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Monday asked a group of students to cancel the screening of the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Digvijaya Singh's views are his own: Congress
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Monday said the statement of senior party leader Digvijaya Singh regarding the 2016 surgical strikes is his own and does not reflect the position of the party.
SpiceJet passenger 'offloaded' after misbehaviour with female crew member
New Delhi/IBNS: A passenger on a SpiceJet flight was deboarded Monday owing to his misbehaviour with one of the female cabin crew members, the airline informed in a statement.
Judges don't face elections: Kiren Rijiju's jibe amid Centre vs judiciary row
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Monday, one of the key speakers in the judge's row, said judges do not have to contest elections or face public scrutiny but people still watch their work.
We must highlight India's true documented past: Mamata Banerjee on Netaji's birth anniversary
Kolkata/UNI: There is a need to highlight the true documented past of India without tampering with the country's history, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here on Monday, apparently taking potshots at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central and state governments accused of rewriting Indian history.
Rahul Gandhi raises restoration of statehood to J&K, slams Agniveer scheme
Jammu/UNI: Stating that unemployment has increased manifold all over the country and its rate is highest in Jammu, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the Agniveer scheme is "weakening" the Indian Army.
SC dismisses CBI's appeal challenging bail to Anil Deshmukh
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday in its order rejected the appeal filed by the CBI challenging the order of the Bombay High Court which had granted bail to former Maharashtra Home Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, Anil Deshmukh in a PMLA case probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Arunachal Pradesh Deputy CM discusses youth employment, tourism issues with Guv
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Friday called on Governor Brig (Dr.) BD Mishra (Retd.) at Raj Bhavan in Itanagar when he discussed the issue of exploring new avenues to generate self-employment for youth in the region.
Conveyed to PM my desire to step down from political responsibilities: Mah Guv Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has stated that he has conveyed his desire to step down from the political responsibilities to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the latter’s recent visit to Mumbai.
Woman has right to terminate her 32-week pregnancy, says Bombay HC
Mumbai: Bombay High Court has said that a woman has the right to choose whether to continue her 32-week pregnancy or not and the decision is hers and she alone to make.
India hopes to power the world economy through collaborations and cooperation: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal asked businesses to adopt a sustainable and green approach in business practices.
Jammu and Kashmir: Govt launches Rs 879 cr food processing project to enhance income of farmers
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has launched a crucial project to revolutionize the food-processing sector and transform the lives of farmers in the UT, media reports said.
Uttar Pradesh: Girl dies, 3 injured as cylinder explodes in Bahraich
Bahraich: A teenager died and three others were injured while three houses were destroyed when a cylinder exploded while cooking food in Motipur area of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh on Monday.
PM Narendra Modi participates in ceremony to name 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
New Delhi: On Parakram Diwas, PM Narendra Modi participated in a ceremony to name the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees on Monday via video conferencing.
Naor Gilon inaugurates 30th Indo-Israel Centre of Excellence in Haryana
New Delhi: Israel envoy to India Naor Gilon on Monday inaugurated the 30th Indo-Israel Centre of Excellence at Grignow village in Haryana on Sunday to mark the 30th diplomatic relationship between the two countries, media reports said.