Kashmiri Pandits hold anti-Pakistan protests over killing of Bindroo by terrorists

Jammu, Oct 6 (PTI) Several organisations representing the Kashmiri Pandit community and some Jammu-based outfits staged anti-Pakistan protests here on Wednesday over the killing...

NCERT textbook attributes Manipur sport as that of Mizoram

IMPHAL, 29 Apr: Days after the NCERT allegedly attributed a popular Manipuri game as that of Mizoram in one of its textbooks, a BJP...

BJP’s promise of 2 cr jobs per year ‘misleading’: Gandhi

NEW DELHI, 26 Mar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the BJP of "misleading" people on its promise of providing two crore jobs...

Five Nigerians held in Pune cops’ crackdown on drug network

Pune, 20 Mar: Five Nigerians and two others were arrested in Pune on Wednesday and drugs with an estimated cost of Rs 35 lakh...

Dalai Lama returns to Indian headquarters after knee replacement surgery in the US

DHARAMSHALA, India, 28 Aug (AP) — The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, returned to the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile in northern India...

India announces fresh ‘positive indigenisation list’ to boost domestic defence manufacturing

New Delhi, 4 Oct: India on Wednesday announced a fresh list of 98 military hardware including complex systems, sensors, weapons and ammunition that will...

Eminent rocket scientist S Somanath appointed ISRO chief

New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI) Eminent rocket scientist S Somanath has been appointed as the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as...

No change in police, prosecution system, says Nirbhaya’s father

BALLIA, 16 Dec: Eleven years since the gut-wrenching Nirbhaya rape incident, the father of the victim said that a lot has changed, but a...

PM Modi’s chair shaking, he has started attacking his own friends: Cong

NEW DELHI, 8 May:  Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chair is "shaking" after three phases of the...

Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems rolls out MRSAM kit for Indian armed forces

HYDERABAD, 13 Dec: Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems Pvt Ltd (KRAS) on Tuesday rolled out the 100th Medium Range Surface to Air Missile Kit for...

Oppn meeting in Patna: Kharge, Rahul to attend; Cong says ‘will succeed in defeating...

New Delhi, 7 Jun: The Congress on Wednesday announced that its president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi will attend a meeting...

India-UK FTA to begin 14th round of negotiations in January 2024

London, 18 Dec: The ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between India and the UK will begin a new round of discussions in the...

Hijab row: Karnataka bans clothes that disturb harmony, public order in education institutions

Bengaluru, Feb 5 (PTI) Seeking to end the hijab (head scarf) controversy in education institutions in Karnataka that has begun taking political colour, the...

US Def Sec Austin thanks India for its cooperation on Afghan evacuation

Washington, Sep 21 (PTI) US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in a phone call with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh has thanked India for its...

India’s plastic waste generation has more than doubled in 5 years: Govt

New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI) India's plastic waste generation has more than doubled in the last five years with an average annual increase of...

Audiobooks can stimulate child’s interest in reading: Ruskin Bond

NEW DELHI, 19 May: Audiobooks can inculcate story listening habits in children and gradually attract them to reading books, said legendary author Ruskin Bond,...

BSF thwarts infiltration attempt by large Bangladeshi group in West Bengal

New Delhi, 7 Aug: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday said it thwarted a "significant" infiltration attempt by a large group of Bangladeshis...

India’s abstention from UN resolution on Israel-Hamas conflict shocking’, says AIMIM chief Owaisi

Hyderabad, Oct 28 (PTI) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said it is "shocking" that India abstained from the UN General Assembly resolution on...

Sonowal dedicates Bengal-based shipyard to nation

Howrah (WB) Aug 16 (PTI) Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday dedicated to the nation a revamped shipbuilding facility of Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Ltd...

Australia says it won’t bid for 2034 FIFA World Cup; Saudi Arabia likely to...

Melbourne, 31 Oct: Football Australia on Tuesday said it won't bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, clearing the way for Saudi Arabia to...