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PM Modi extends birthday wishes to Rajinikanth
New Delhi , December 12 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended birthday greetings to Tamil megastar Rajinikanth on his 70th birthday and wished for his long and healthy life.
"Dear Rajinikanth Ji, wishing you a Happy…
Delhi wakes up to light rain showers
New Delhi , December 12 : Residents of Delhi woke up to a cloudy sky, fog with light rain over some places like ITO, Majnu-ka-Tila, Tughlakabad on Saturday morning.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted 'generally…
UP govt to have directorate of Religious Affairs Department
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) , December 12 : Uttar Pradesh government on Friday announced setting up a directorate of Religious Affairs Department (Dharmarth Karya Vibhag) for the 'smooth functioning of religious activities' in the…
Indian Navy bids farewell to fighter pilot Nishant Singh
Mumbai/Goa , December 12 The Indian Navy on Friday laid to rest with full military honours Commander Nishant Singh, a fighter pilot of the Indian Navy who lost his life in the Mig-29K crash off Goa on November 26.
As per a…
Assam man trampled to death by elephant in Karimganj
Karimganj (Assam) , December 12 A 40-year old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Punti GP in Patharkandi of Assam's Karimganj district on Friday.
The deceased, identified as Raju Chasan, suffered severe injuries and…
J-K students union in Dehradun writes to Education minister
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) , December 12 The Jammu and Kashmir Students' Association in Dehradun on Friday wrote to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal and the Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamic University Najma Akhtar,…
Exposing the truth of farmers’ unions behind the agitation
New Delhi: Is it farmers' unions' movement or vested interests? This is the burning question haunting the country as the farmers' unions are raising issues which do not even concern the farm laws.
The agitations are also being…
Rare genus of malaria detected in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 11 Kerala Health Minister K.K. Shailaja has informed that a rare genus of malaria, Plasmodium Ovale, has been detected in the state.
The new genus was detected in a soldier who had come from Sudan, the minister…
National Security Guard conducts four-day-long exercise GANDIV in Goa
New Delhi , December 11 National Security Guard (NSG) conducted a four-day-long exercise GANDIV in Goa. This exercise was started on December 6 and ended on December 9. According to NSG, the scope of the exercise was enhanced…
Uzbekistan gives in principle concurrence to joining INSTC, India hails decision
New Delhi , December 11 Uzbekistan has given his "in principle concurrence" to joining the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
Addressing a special briefing…
Appeasement politics more important to INC than Hindu sentiment
Bengaluru (Karnataka) , December 11 The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday said that by opposing the recently passed Karnataka's anti-cow slaughter bill, the Indian National Congress was proving that 'Appeasement politics' was…
CM Shivraj assures unabated progress
Bhopal, Dec 11 (UNI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reiterated on Friday that there will be no dearth whatsoever vis-à-vis development and public welfare activities, official sources said.
The veteran…
India’s active COVID-19 cases drop to 3.63 lakh
New Delhi , December 11 India's active caseload has significantly dropped to 3.63 lakh, the lowest after 146 days, which is 3.71 per cent of the total number of infections, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.…
Uttrakhand CM, Trivendra Rawat flags off trial of electric buses
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) , December 11 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Friday flagged off the trial run for electric buses in Dehradun under the Smart City Limited.Speaking on the occasion, Rawat congratulated the people…
Race is on for strategic bases in Indian Ocean Region, says CDS Bipin Rawat
New Delhi , December 11 Noting the rising challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Friday said the world is witnessing a race for strategic bases in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), adding…
West Bengal: Violence erupts
Kolkata, Dec 10 (UNI) Two people, including BJP Diamond Harbour Town president Surjit Haldar, were injured in an attack ahead of BJP All India President JP Nadda's meeting in Diamond Harbour.
Allegedly, Trinamool activists attacked BJP…
Bengal has slipped into ‘goonda raj’, says JP Nadda after convoy attacked
DIAMOND HARBOUR: Stones rained in a torrent, shattering windscreens of vehicles on Thursday as the convoy of BJP chief J P Nadda came under attack by alleged TMC supporters in West Bengal, leaving several people injured, party leaders and…
Dushyant is with Centre, but his five MLAs support farmers
CHANDIGARH: A half of Dushyant Chautala’s 10 MLAs in the Jannayak Janata Party, an ally of the ruling BJP in Haryana, have openly supported the protesting farmers.
On his part, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Wednesday said…
As ill-health slows Sonia down, Sharad Pawar favourite to get UPA chief’s chair
NEW DELHI: With Congress chief Sonia Gandhi keeping unwell, NCP chief Sharad Pawar could take over as the chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), sources told TNIE.
Pawar is the senior-most leader among UPA allies and he…
Farmers harden stance further, warn of pan-India blockade
The warning from the farmer leaders came even as Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday urged them to give up the protests