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G-20 ACWG meeting concludes in Rishikesh; agrees to strengthen stolen assets recovery mechanism
There have been intensive and productive deliberations on several areas pertaining to asset recovery, fugitive economic offenders, institutional frameworks for combating corruption.
Wrong claims on Sengol causing anguish, says pontiff of TN mutt that presented it to Nehru
To a question on proof of the Sengol's handing over, the pontiff said there was evidence including photographs and reports that appeared in newspapers and magazines in 1947.
25-year power pact, cross-border digital payments on agenda for Prachanda’s India visit
Prachanda will be accompanied by a large delegation including officials from Nepal’s foreign, energy, trade and infrastructure ministries.
CVoter Survey: A big majority says Modi is about ‘Hindutva’, ‘Nationalism’
During the election campaign in 2014, Modi emerged as a leader who publicly took pride in his identity as a Hindu and promoted unapologetic nationalism.
Gaganyaan: ISRO, Navy announce joint recovery training plan for crew
Two unmanned missions and one manned space flight are scheduled to be conducted under the ambitious Gaganyaan programme.
Seven CMs to skip Niti Aayog meeting today
The no-show list of CMs comprises West Bengal’s Mamata, Kerala’s Pinarayi Vijayan, TN's Stalin, Delhi’s Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab’s Bhagwant Mann, Telangana’s KCR and Karnataka’s Siddaramaiah.
NCP chief backs Delhi CM against Centre’s ordinance
Kejriwal says he’ll meet Kharge & Rahul Gandhi to seek support to defeat the bill in Rajya Sabha
Senior IPS officer Praveen Sood takes over as new CBI Director
Sood is a 1986-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Karnataka cadre and was the state's director general of police (DGP), officials said.
Amit Shah to visit violence-hit Manipur, calls for peace through dialogue
He assured that everyone would get justice but warned the perpetrators of the violence, stating they would not be spared.
Stanford lecture, meets with senators, celebrities to keep Rahul busy in US
On May 30, Gandhi will be interacting with the Indian diaspora, venture capitalists, students, and technology executives in Silicon Valley.
Country poised for record food grain output
Agriculture ministry’s third advanced estimate says production up by about 5 per cent in 2022-23 crop year
Former PM and JDS supremo Deve Gowda to attend Parliament inauguration
Gowda enjoys a good rapport with Modi as well as senior leaders from Congress and other Opposition parties.
Navy carries out maiden night landing of MiG-29K on indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant
The Indian Navy on Thursday said, “This challenging night landing trial demonstrates the resolve, skill and professionalism of the Vikrant crew and the Naval pilots.”
New Parliament idea mooted by Narasimha Rao, good that it has been constructed: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Azad further refrained from commenting on the issue of which political party would be attending or boycotting the inauguration event of the new Parliament building.
Modi to mark 9 years of rule with Bihar visit
The proposed rallies are seen as part of the BJP’s strategy to consolidate and expand its support base in the state ahead of the 2024 elections.
India to provide 20 broad gauge locomotives to Bangladesh
During the meeting, an MoU was signed between the Railway ministries of India and Bangladesh for the training of Bangladeshi railway personnel in India.
Army aims to restore patrolling rights at Despang during Sino-India disengagement talks
Army reiterates that talks must entail the restoration of patrolling points that existed before the 2020 Galwan Valley clash.
Union Minister Mandaviya calls for universal platform to tackle challenges at World Health Assembly
The Global Medical Countermeasures Platform aims to ensure equitable access to safe, high-quality, cost-effective medical countermeasures in all the countries, Mandaviya added.
DBT to cash payout of social security pension a step backwards: Dharmendra Pradhan to Odisha CM
Pradhan’s letter came after the state’s decision to pay pension in cash from June onwards citing problems faced by old-age, widow and divyang beneficiaries in withdrawing from bank accounts.
Call to name Rahul as Congress’ PM candidate
Often, most Opposition leaders evade the ‘Modi versus who’ question and maintain that a PM face will emerge only after the elections.