‘Modi ka guarantee’ to give citizenship: PM in WB
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday slammed opposition bloc INDIA for spreading canards about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said it is "Modi ki guarantee to provide citizenship to those who have faith in Maa Bharati (Mother India)". ...
COVID-19 second-leading cause of death globally in 2021: Lancet
COVID-19 replaced stroke to become the second-leading cause of death globally in 2021, causing 94 deaths per one lakh population and slashing life expectancy by 1.6 years, an international research published in The Lancet journal has found. Disrupting more...
President Murmu launches India’s 1st home-grown gene therapy for cancer
President Droupadi Murmu speaks at IIT Bombay at the launch ceremony of India's first gene therapy for cancer. The president said, "As this line of treatment, named "CAR-T cell therapy', is accessible and affordable, it provides a new hope for the...
Eknath Khadse is all set to return to BJP: Report
Mumbai: Eknath Khadse, a senior leader of the NCP Sharad Pawar faction, is all set to return to his parent party BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, as the BJP struggles to tackle in-house challenges in its stronghold of...
5.5 Earthquake hits China, no casualties reported
An earthquake of the intensity of 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Mangya city of China’s Qinghai Province on Thursday morning. China Earthquake Network Centre (CENC) said that the epicentre was 10 Km deep in Mangya City, in the northwest province...
I resigned first, expelled later, clarifies Nirupam
Former MP Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday took a swipe at the Congress leadership over his expulsion, claiming it was done after he sent his resignation letter to the party. Taking note of complaints of indiscipline and anti-party statements, Congress...
Delhi HC reserves order on Kejriwal’s arrest
Delhi HC reserves verdict on CM Arvind Kejriwal's petition challenging arrest by ED in money-laundering case linked to excise policy "scam". Kejriwal was taken to jail on Monday afternoon after the conclusion of his Directorate of Enforcement custodial remand. The...
Alert! Centre issues “high-risk” warning for Apple’s iPhone, iPad, MacBook users
New Delhi: Centre's security advisory from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a "high-risk" warning for users of Apple's iPhones, MacBooks, iPads, and Vision Pro headsets. The advisory highlights a critical vulnerability, identified in connection to "remote...
Two kids among 7 of a family killed in fire in Aurangabad
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Seven members of a family, including two children, reportedly died in a fire that engulfed a house in Dana Bazar area of Aurangabad Cantonment in the city. The efforts were on to track down the eighth person, who...
Rahul to file nomination from Wayanad today
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will arrive in Wayanad today to file his nomination papers for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He will also hold a roadshow in the constituency where he had won in the 2019 Parliament polls with...
CJI Chandrachud to grace HCBA event in Nagpur on April 5
Nagpur: With a blend of reverence for the past, celebration of the present, and anticipation for the future, the centenary year celebrations of the High Court Bar Association (HCBA) Nagpur, will be held at the High Court Premises in Civil...
IMD warns of extreme heat wave between April-June
India is set to experience extreme heat during the April to June period, with the central and western peninsular parts expected to face the worst impact, the IMD said on Monday as the country prepares for seven-phase general elections from...
Kejriwal in Tihar, to be lodged in Jail# 2
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was brought to Tihar Jail in Delhi on Monday after a city court sent him to judicial custody till April 15, officials said. Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate in connection...
Arvind Kejriwal sent to jail till April 15 as his ED custody ends
New Delhi: Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi on Monday has sent Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till April 15 in connection with the money-laundering case linked to the alleged...
26/11 hero Sadanand Date takes over as new NIA Director General
New Delhi: Sadanand Vasant Date, celebrated for his courageous actions during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, has been appointed as Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), according to an official statement on Sunday. The 1990-batch Indian Police Service (IPS)...
No change in income tax regime from April 1: FM
The finance ministry on Monday said there is no change in the new income tax regime for individuals for the current fiscal year and individual taxpayers can opt out of the regime at the time of filing their ITR. Clarifying...
Jammu-Srinagar NH reopens for traffic after multiple landslides
Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended for over 15 hours on Sunday due to landslides triggered by overnight rains at a few places in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, officials said. Hundreds of stranded vehicles were allowed to...
USB charger scam: Centre warns citizens not to use public phone charging stations
New Delhi: The Centre has warned citizens against using phone charging portals at public places such as airports, cafes, hotels, and bus stands. It has asked people to be cautious of the "USB charger scam". "Cyber criminals may use USB charging...
President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna Award upon LK Advani, Karpoori Thakur, 3 others
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday conferred the Bharat Ratna Award to five eminent personalities, including two former Prime Ministers. The country's highest civilian honour was awarded to former Prime Ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture...
No exit polls from 7 am of Apr 19 to 6.30 pm of June 1: EC
The Election Commission has issued a notification banning the conduct, publication or publicising of exit polls between 7.00 am of April 19 and 6.30 pm of June 1 when votes will be cast for the Lok Sabha and four state...
“We Hope That In India…”: UN On Arvind Kejriwal’s Arrest
United Nations: A spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said we very much "hope” that in India and any country that is having elections, people's "political and civil rights" are "protected" and everyone can vote in a "free and...
