Women’s empowerment essential for India to become a developed nation: Murmu
TURA, 16 Jan: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said that empowerment of women in social, economic, political, and spiritual spheres is essential for the...
India to leverage tech for weather events: Rijiju
NEW DELHI, 15 Jan: India aims to detect and predict all small-scale severe weather events through the augmentation of its weather observation network and...
Most in Delhi Police’s all-women contingent from NE
NEW DELHI, 15 Jan: Most of the members of the Delhi Police's all-women marching contingent for the Republic Day parade hail from northeastern states...
SC asks Centre to consider enhancing compensation in hit-and-run cases
NEW DELHI, 14 Jan: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to consider whether the compensation amounts in case of death and grievous injury...
Rare Tibetan brown bear sighted in Sikkim
GANGTOK, 14 Jan: A rare Tibetan brown bear species has been found roaming in the high altitude areas of north Sikkim, officials of the...
Northern border stable but ‘not normal’: Army commander
SRINAGAR, 14 Jan: The northern border is stable but "not normal," a top Army commander said on Sunday, referring to the situation along the...
Maldives, India start talks on Indian troop withdrawal
MALE, 14 Jan: The Maldives and India on Sunday initiated official talks on the withdrawal of Indian military personnel stationed in the Indian Ocean...
Indian armed forces one of the finest in the world: IAF chief
NEW DELHI, 14 Jan: The Indian armed forces have transformed with changing times to meet the challenges of the "entire spectrum of warfare," Indian...
Cong terms Deora’s resignation PM’s ‘headline management’
IMPHAL, 14 Jan: With its senior leader Milind Deora resigning just before the start of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra (BJNY), the Congress on...
Amid border issue, China shouldn’t expect other aspects to move ahead: EAM
NAGPUR, 13 Jan: Amid a standoff at the border, China should not expect other relations to move on normally, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar...
Cong accuses govt of adopting ‘callous attitude’ towards nat’l security
NEW DELHI, 13 Jan: The Congress on Saturday accused the Narendra Modi government of adopting a "callous attitude" towards national security and viewing it...
Rights group terms broadcasting bill attempt to silence broadcasters, social media users
NEW DELHI, 12 Jan: The India Freedom of Expression Initiative (IFEI) - a platform of action of NGOs - in a submission on Friday...
Cong slams BJP over Ram temple consecration ceremony
NEW DELHI, 12 Jan: Hitting out at the BJP, the Congress on Friday said that the ruling party has made the Ram temple consecration...
SC refuses to stay new law on appointment of CEC, ECs
NEW DELHI, 12 Jan: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the new law that provides for appointment of the chief election commissioner...
Women’s reservation law: SC refuses to entertain plea by advocate
NEW DELHI, 12 Jan: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea filed by an advocate seeking urgent and time-bound implementation of...
Situation near Indo-Myanmar border concerning: Army chief
NEW DELHI, 12 Jan: Around 416 Myanmarese soldiers crossed over to India following the situation arising out of the fighting between Myanmar's armed ethnic...
Cong chief Kharge, Sonia, Adhir decline Ram temple consecration invite
NEW DELHI, 10 Jan: The Congress on Wednesday announced that party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury have "respectfully declined" the...
Bilkis case exposes home ministry’s misdeeds: Kharge
NEW DELHI, 8 Jan: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said that the Supreme Court verdict in the Bilkis Bano case has exposed the...
Court allows NewsClick HR head to turn approver in UAPA case
NEW DELHI, 9 Jan: A Delhi court has allowed NewsClick's human resources (HR) department chief Amit Chakravarty to turn an approver in the case...
819 cases of Covid JN.1 reported from 12 states
NEW DELHI, 9 Jan: A total of 819 cases of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 were reported from 12 states till Monday, official sources said.
They said...