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ICJ judges vote in their individual capacity
New Delhi, March 17: The MEA on Thursday said that judges in the ICJ vote in their individual capacity, after Dalveer Bhandari, the Indian judge at the UN's top court, also joined in the vote against Russia. Ministry of External…
India slams OIC invite to Hurriyat Conf.
New Delhi, March 17 : India on Thursday slammed the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for inviting the Hurriyat Conference for its upcoming meet in Islamabad, saying it does not expect the OIC to encourage actors engaged…
Supreme Court junks urgent hearing appeal on hijab
New Delhi, March 16: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to give an urgent hearing to a plea by six students who challenged a Karnataka High Court judgement upholding the ban on wearing hijab while in
classrooms. A…
MP CM Shivraj Chouhan Joins “Pawri Ho Rahi Hai” on social circuit
Bhopal, March 15: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the latest to hop on to the "Pawri ho rahi hai" trend kicked off by a Pakistani influencer. He gave a twist to the viral monologue to highlight how those involved in…
Bail granted to man held for trying to enter house of National Security Advisor
New Delhi, March 16 (UNI) A local court on Wednesday granted bail to a Bengaluru-based man, who was arrested on allegation of trying to enter the residence of National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval. It was alleged that on February…
US charges five Chinese agents for spying
Washington, March 16: US federal prosecutors charged five alleged Chinese agents for spying and harassing Chinese nationals living in the United States who have been critical of Beijing, the Justice Department said on Wednesday. "Two…
Kharge blasts Sibal, ‘Kashmir Files’
New Delhi, March 16: Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said on Wednesday that Kapil Sibal may be a good advocate but he is not a good leader of the Congress. "I said yesterday, Kapil Sibal is a good advocate but not a…
Lok Sabha passes railways’ demand for grants amid sharp verbal attacks
New Delhi, March 16: The demand for grants for railways was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday amid sharp attacks by Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on the Congress and TMC for their criticism of the performance of the sector under…
Economy well prepared to absorb any external shocks
New Delhi, March 15 : The Indian economy is well prepared with adequate forex reserves to absorb any upcoming external shock in terms of capital outflow induced by uncertain geopolitical environment, said Monthly Economic
Review of…
‘Expel me’, Harish Rawat tells Congress
Dehradun, March 15: Veteran Congress leader Harish Rawat on Tuesday asked the party to expel him after he was accused by the Uttarakhand Congress Working President of "selling" tickets in the just-held assembly elections. Reacting to…
Congress President seeks resignation of chiefs of states that went to polls
New Delhi, March 15 (UNI) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday asked the state party presidents of the five states which recently went to polls to resign, in the wake of poor show by the grand old party in all five states.…
Govt brought 22,500 students stranded in Ukraine home: Jaishankar
New Delhi, March 15 (UNI) The government on Tuesday termed the evacuation of Indian students from Ukraine's Sumy as an "extremely complex" operation, as it involved the prospects of students "getting caught in crossfire" and added that…
Perarivalan, the Rajiv murder convict, released on bail
Chennai, Mar 15 (UNI) Six days after the Supreme Court granted him bail citing that he had spent more than 30 years in jail and his good conduct, A G Perarivalan, one of the seven life convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi…
Israel: Cyberattack crashes Israeli Govt sites
Tel Aviv, March 15 (UNI) Several Israeli government websites crashed, including those for the Prime Minister's Office, ministries of health, interior, justice and welfare in what has been described as the largest-ever cyberattack…
‘Real development’ taking place in J&K post abrogation of 370: Sitharaman
New Delhi, March 14 (UNI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday gave a fierce rebuttal to all critics of the
Modi government's move to remove Article 370 in J&K and stated that “real” development has taken place…
CWC: Sonia Gandhi remains Congress president, ‘chintan shivir’ soon
New Delhi, March 13 (UNI) Sonia Gandhi will continue as the Congress President, the party
said on Sunday after a meeting of the Congress Working Committee, the highest decision making body of the party. Congress Chief Spokesperson…
Imran Khan to face No-Confidence in Pak National Assembly
Islamabad, March 13 (UNI) Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has lost the majority as well as the trust of his allies. “The matter is out of PM Khan's hands now,”…
Phone tapping: Mumbai Police to record ex-Maha CM’s statement
Mumbai, Mar 12 (UNI) Former chief minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fandavis clarified on Saturday that the Mumbai Police had called him and told him not to come to Cyber Crime Cell's office on Sunday, but police will come to his…
Nitin Gadkari: Nation grows when its different regions grow
Kolkata, Mar 12 (UNI) Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Saturday stated that a nation grows when its different regions grow. According to the minister, the Eastern States of India have historically been the…
CWC, parliamentary strategy group to meet on Sunday
Reports of Pres. Sonia Gandhi and GS Priyanka Gandhi offering their resignations at the CWC meet, denied by Surjewala
