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Gyanvapi mosque: Varanasi court grants ASI 8 more weeks to complete scientific survey
The survey is being conducted on the mosque premises barring the sealed area around the ablution pond where a purported Shivlinga-like structure was found in a 2022 May survey.
Former PMs Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda invited to G20 dinner
Besides the foreign delegates parliamentarians and ministers in the current Cabinet, the G20 Summit dinner will be attended by some of the former senior leaders of the nation.
People have accepted INDIA as alternative to BJP; oppn bloc clearly a winner: Congress
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said the news of the day is not the arrival of G20 leaders for the Summit but the "overall result of the seven by-elections that were announced today".
Veg thali costs go up 24 pc in August riding higher tomato prices
MUMBAI: Higher tomato prices pushed up the cost of vegetarian thali by 24 per cent in August compared to the year-ago period, according to a report.
The cost, however, eased marginally when compared to July, Crisil Market Intelligence…
Mumbai Diary: Deputy CM Fadnavis apologises for cop action on Marathas
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is also the Home Minister, tends to measure his words when speaking on any subject.
Fadnavis apologises for cop action on Marathas
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra…
G20 Summit: Receive delegates with message ‘welcome to sacred land of Bharat’, Centre to…
Ministers receiving dignitaries briefed about etiquettes; to dress up in traditional attires reflecting country’s culture
NEW DELHI: “Namaskar! Apka Bharat ki pavitra bhumi par swagat hai” (You are welcome on the sacred land of…
Smugglers hire swimmers to ferry drugs from Pakistan to India as border flooded in Punjab
The Punjab Police arrested a big fish drug trafficker Malkiat Singh alias Kali, who sent three swimmers to fetch a consignment of 50 kg heroin from Pakistan.
CHANDIGARH: Taking advantage of the flood situation in Punjab as water was…
Maharashtra govt issues resolution to recognize Marathas with pre-Nizam era documents as Kunbi
Kunbis, a community associated with agriculture, are grouped under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category in Maharashtra and enjoy reservation benefits in education and government jobs.
Maharashtra government on Thursday issued the…
Sanatana Dharma: Bihar RJD leader Jagdanand adds his share to the controversy
PATNA: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president of Bihar, Jagdanand Singh on Wednesday said that Sanatana Dharma advocates discrimination on the basis of caste. The RJD leader added that as a result, a section of the people were subjugated…
Nigeria hails India’s efforts to include African Union in G20
President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria is in India ahead of the G20 summit and is expected to hold bilateral meetings with PM Modi.
NEW DELHI: The Nigerian President has arrived in Delhi ahead of the G20 Summit as a guest of India. Nigeria, one…
Jharkhand CM Soren okays inclusion of transgender community in OBC list
In addition to that, trans persons will also be provided benefits of the State Social Security Scheme under which they will be given a pension of Rs 1,000 per month.
RANCHI: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the transgender community in…
Ukraine will be on everyone’s mind during G20 Summit, says EU official
The differences between the G7 states on the one hand and Russia and China on the other have held up joint statements in all G20 ministerial meetings hosted by India.
India is ‘right country’ at ‘right time’ to hold G20 presidency, says UK PM…
"2023 is a huge year for India, from all the different G20 meetings taking place all over the country to the Cricket World Cup next month," he said.
President of Bharat: Part of a well-thought-out strategy, says minister
Resolution possible in Parliament’s special session to drop ‘India’ from the statute and go with Bharat alone
President Murmu confers National Teachers Awards 2023 to 75 educators
The 75 teachers include 50 school teachers, 13 teachers from higher education and 12 teachers from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
High voter turnout in Kerala, Tripura, W Bengal seats in Assembly bypolls
In Dhupguri in West Bengal and Puthuppally in Kerala, where the INDIA bloc constituents were up against each other, the voting was around 76 per cent and nearly 73 per cent respectively.
Former President Kovind began ‘one nation, one election’ spade work in June
Kovind was requested by Amit Shah to begin studying simultaneous poll plan on June 2; panel’s report could be tabled during the special Parliament session this month.
TMC condemns DMK minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remark on ‘sanatana dharma’
"Harmony is our culture. We have to respect other religions. We condemn such remarks. The INDIA bloc has no connection with such comments," said TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh.
Congress seeking refuge behind veil of ‘Freedom of Speech’: Assam CM
The Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused the Congress of being a key conspirator in the 'Annihilation of Sanatan Dharma' gang.
Xi decision to skip G20 Summit puts question mark on India-China ties
This is the first G20 Summit that he has skipped,’’ Ashok K Kantha, former Ambassador to China, told this newspaper.
