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PFC Chairman Dhillon gets CMD Leadership award
New Delhi: Mr.Ravinder Singh Dhillon, Chairman & Managing Director of Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), a Maharatna Company and India's leading NBFC in the power sector, was conferred with the prestigious “CMD Leadership Award…
Left Parties Slam Center Over Searches At BBC’s Delhi, Mumbai Offices
New Delhi: Kolkata: The CPI(M) on Tuesday hit out at the Center over IT "raids" on the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) offices in Delhi and Mumbai, questioning if India remains the "mother of democracy".
CPI(M) General…
Kerala Ex Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Airlifted To Bengaluru For Treatment: Report
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader and former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy was on Sunday airlifted to a private hospital in Bengaluru, party sources said.
Mr Chandy had been admitted to a private hospital in nearby…
Congress’s Poll Promises Shall Be Foundation Of “5 Star Meghalaya”: Mallikarjun…
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New Delhi: The Meghalaya Congress on Saturday promised one job to each household, free healthcare for all and free education for all girls up to class 12, if voted to power.
In its manifesto for the…
India Hands Over 6-Tonne Relief Materials To Earthquake-Hit Syria
New Delhi: India on Wednesday handed over six tonnes of relief materials, including essential medicines and medical equipment, to earthquake-hit Syria. The consignments were sent on a C-130J military transport aircraft on Tuesday night…
“India Belongs to Me as Much as to PM Modi or Bhagwat”: Islamic Body’s Madani
New Delhi: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Mahmood Madani said India belongs to him as much as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat.
Speaking at the inaugural plenary session of Jamiat…
Fury, Grief and Questions as Turkey Earthquake Deaths near 25,000
Ankara: Rescuers pulled children and the elderly from the rubble Saturday as miraculous survival stories coincided with hasty mass burials five days after an earthquake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, leaving nearly 25,000 dead.…
RTI Can’t Be Used For Childish Curiosity: University On PM Degree Row
As per section 8 of the RTI Act, a university can refuse to divulge information regarding its students.
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat University on Thursday told the High Court that the Right to Information Act cannot be used for satisfying…
Supreme Court To Have A Full Strength Of 34 Judges Soon: Sources
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will soon have its full strength of 34 judges with the stage having been set for the elevation of two high court judges, top government sources have confirmed to NDTV. The notices for appointments are…
Turkish Prez Erdogan admits ‘Shortcomings’ as Over 12,000 Killed in serial Earthquakes
Antalya: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday conceded "shortcomings" after criticism of his government's response to the massive earthquake that has killed over 12,000 people in Turkey and Syria.
The sprawling scale of…
Massive Turkey-Syria Quake that Killed Over 11,700 leaves horrible traces
Antalya, Turkey: Heartrending scenes of a newborn plucked alive from the rubble and a broken father clutching his dead daughter's hand have laid bare the human cost of the earthquake in Syria and Turkey that by Wednesday had claimed…
Centre Defends revival of Village Defence Groups to combat 90s style militancy in J&K
New Delhi: Having completed its efforts to woo the youth in Jammu and Kashmir and nullified most of the militant outfits, the central government has revived old scheme of 'Village Defence Groups' in the state. It bills to return to…
Misinformation: Consulting stakeholders on ways to check its flow
Amingaon, Assam: Union minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Tuesday said the central government was consulting stakeholders over means that could be adopted to stem misinformation flows into India, especially global media outlets.…
“Cannot Be Any Compromise on Hate Speech at All”: Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday observed that there is a growing consensus around hate speech and stressed there is no scope for hate crimes on the basis of religion in a secular country such as India.
"There cannot be any…
Supreme Court to Hear Request against Lawyer’s Appointment as Judge
New Delhi: In a significant development, the Supreme Court today advanced to February 7 the hearing on a plea challenging the appointment of lawyer Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri as a judge of the Madras High Court, soon after the…
India sends First Consignment of Relief Material to Earthquake-hit Turkey
Turkish envoy Firat Sunel cites a proverb in Turkish, Dost kara gunde belli olur", which means "a friend in need is a friend indeed".
Will “Provide Any and All” Aid for Turkey: Biden to Erdogan after Earthquake
New Delhi: President Joe Biden said he was "deeply saddened" and promised US assistance Monday after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing thousands of people.
"I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and…
Landing Tejas Jet on INS Vikrant: 240 to 0 Kmph In 2.5 Seconds
New Delhi: The made-in-India aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, today achieved a major milestone with the first landing of a fixed-wing aircraft after the Tejas fighter jet debuted on its flight deck.
The indigenous fighter aircraft…
Union Minister On Shashi Tharoor’s Musharraf Remark: ‘Best Describes Cong’
New Delhi: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar on Sunday hit out at Congress leader Shashi Tharoor after he termed Pervez Musharraf as a 'foe-turned-real force for peace' in his condolence message for the former Pakistan military…
Hand Over Dawood Ibrahim To India: LK Advani Told Pervez Musharraf In 2001
New Delhi: India's quest to bring fugitive don and global terrorist Dawood Ibrahim to justice has remained unfulfilled so far but in 2001, the then Union Home Minister LK Advani had put the uncomfortable question of handing over the…
