Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday that the Indian government and the World Bank have signed an agreement for the construction of Green National Highway Corridors Project (GNHCP) in an aggregate length of 781 km.
The 14th India-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue took place in New Delhi on Thursday when the two sides reviewed a range of bilateral defence cooperation issues.
Tata-owned airline major Air India on Friday announced the suspension of scheduled operation of flights to and from Tel Aviv with immediate effect up to and including August 8 amid the escalating tension in the region.
Shimla/IBNS: The search for the survivors after cloudbursts in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, are still underway while the two states are bracing for more rain, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has asked the National Testing Agency (NTA) to "avoid flip-flops" in reference to the controversy over paper leak in the NEET-UG 2024, media reports said.
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The toll in the landslides in Kerala's Wayanad has crossed 300, state Health Minister Veena Geroge confirmed on Friday, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress leader Anisur Rahman and his brother Alif Noor alias Mukul Rahman were on Friday arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the alleged ration scam in West Bengal, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday made an explosive claim that a raid by the Enforcement Directorate has been planned against him after the central government was allegedly miffed by his Parliament address referring to "Chakravyuh of the Mahabharata war".
Indian PM Narendra Modi received the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, Nukaga Fukushiro and his delegation when they underscored the robust India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
Wayanad is struggling to revive from the recent landslides which have left over 200 people dead in the district with authorities still conducting rescue and relief operations for the people affected by the calamity.
The Indian Embassy in Beirut on Thursday issued an advisory to its citizens where it asked nationals not to travel to Lebanon till further notice and directed those currently present in the country to leave it amid escalating tension between Israel and Hezbollah.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has named 13 people, including four candidates, a junior engineer, and two kingpins in its first chargesheet in the NEET-UG paper leak case on Thursday, reports said.
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has sent a message to PM Narendra Modi condoling the loss of lives in the landslides in southern Indian district of Wayanad.
The Indian government is likely to host the third edition of the Global South Summit this month, media reports said.
Shia Muslims in the north Indian city of Lucknow recently demonstrated against targeted killings of community members in Pakistan's Parachinar town.
Wayanad/IBNS: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday visited Kerala's Wayanad, Gandhi's Lok Sabha constituency, and offered messages of support to victims of the devastating landslides that have killed nearly 300 so far with another 200 still missing.
The recent Khalistan Referendum has predictably fallen flat, failing to garner the traction its extremist proponents had hoped for.
The extent of devastation caused by landslides in Kerala's Wayanad is yet to be known, as rescue teams have not even reached the settlement first struck by the landslides, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has said as the death count in the calamity crossed the 200 mark.
Lalgopalganj (UP): In a time when some content creators are showing no qualms in going to extreme lengths to garner views on social media, unsettling videos have emerged of a YouTuber placing random objects on railway tracks. These videos have gained significant attention, especially following recent tragic train accidents.
Prayagraj (UP): The Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition by the Muslim side challenging the admissibility of 18 lawsuits filed by Hindus seeking the removal of a mosque from a 13.37-acre complex it shares with the Katra Keshav Dev temple, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar during the hearing on the case pertaining to the alleged assault of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal, media reports said.
Shimla/IBNS: At least two people have died and over 50 are missing after cloudbursts took place in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla, Kullu and Mandi, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The opposition bloc INDIA seized yet another opportunity to take a dig at the Modi government after water leakage was reported from the new Parliament building amid heavy rains in the Delhi-NCR.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to the sub-classification within the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to provide quotas in government jobs and education, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Seven people have died in the Delhi-NCR which is battered by downpour that led several roads inundated, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Several houses collapsed in parts of Delhi and one person was reported trapped in Chandni Chowk's Sadar Bazar after the national capital received heavy rains on Wednesday evening.
Srinagar/IBNS: The Election Commission of India has indicated that Assembly elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir before September 30, a deadline set by the Supreme Court, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: An argument over a bike touching his scooty enraged a man so much that he shot at a family, killing a 30-year-old woman in Delhi on Wednesday.
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Tuesday contradicted Union Home Minister Amit Shah's comment regarding a red alert about heavy rains and landslides being sent in advance and indicated that it was a case of too little too late.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Wednesday cancelled the provisional candidature of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar and even barred her from participating in all commission-conducted examinations.
