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Mumbai's coastal highway is a disaster in the making: Amitav Ghosh citing reports of water leakage within a few months of inauguration

Mumbai/IBNS: Jnanpith Award winning writer Amitav Ghosh has expressed his anguish over the coastal road project in Mumbai calling it a "disaster" after reports of leakage in the tunnels within a few months since its inauguration surfaced.

PM Modi to meditate on Vivekananda Rock from May 30 to June 1

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will immerse in a 48-hour meditation at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, from May 30 to June 1 to mark the culmination of the BJP’s Lok Sabha election campaign.

PM Modi to meditate on Vivekananda Rock from May 30 to June 1

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will immerse in a 48-hour meditation at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, from May 30 to June 1 to mark the culmination of the BJP’s Lok Sabha election campaign.

Pune Porsche teen's mother part of family's cover-up ploy, reveals probe

New Delhi: The blood sample of the Pune teenager, involved in a late-night Porsche crash that resulted in the deaths of two young engineers, might have been switched with his mother's sample to forge the alcohol test results and exonerate him, media reported.

Pune Porsche teen's mother part of family's cover-up ploy, reveals probe

New Delhi: The blood sample of the Pune teenager, involved in a late-night Porsche crash that resulted in the deaths of two young engineers, might have been switched with his mother's sample to forge the alcohol test results and exonerate him, media reported.

Modi govt begins process of granting citizenship under CAA in West Bengal

New Delhi/IBNS: The central government has started the process of granting citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2024 in West Bengal, where the first set of applications were on Wednesday granted citizenship by the Empowered Committee of the state.

Delhi minister Atishi imposes fine on car wash amid severe water crisis

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the water crisis in the national capital, Delhi Education Minister Atishi has notified that fines will be imposed on people who wash cars with pipes or overflowing water tanks.

'Our fault...we violated it': Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif confession on Lahore Declaration

New Delhi: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has admitted that his country had breached the terms of the 1999 Lahore Declaration, inked by his Indian counterpart Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

'We are not in permanent marriage': Arvind Kejriwal on tie-up with Congress, predicts a 300-seat win for INDIA bloc

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the political alliance with Congress, as part of the INDIA bloc, is not a permanent one, stating that they only came together to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in this Lok Sabha election.

Pune Porsche accident: Hospital dean alleges political interference by legislator

Pune/IBNS: Giving mileage to allegations of political interference, the dean of Pune's Sassoon Hospital has claimed that one of the doctors accused of replacing the blood samples of the teenager behind the Porsche accident was made the head of the forensic department at the insistence of a state minister and an MLA.

Modi, Mamata lock horns with roadshows in battle for key Kolkata North seat

Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Uttar or Kolkata North Lok Sabha seat of West Bengal has turned out to be a turf of fierce contest between the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after a crossover charged up the saffron party's campaign in the constituency, which is held by TMC for several terms.

DRDO successfully fight-tests RudraM-II air-to-surface missile

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from Su-30 MK-I platform of the Indian Air Force (IAF) off the coast of Odisha at around 1130 hours on May 29, 2024.

India combats Pakistan's new centralised terror export module in Jammu & Kashmir and beyond

The Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) are now fighting Pakistan's centralised control and command to export terrorists as the region braces for a series of events and a vibrant tourist season.

SUV in convoy of ex-wrestling body boss Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's son hits two-wheeler in Uttar Pradesh, 2 die

A Toyota Fortuner SUV belonging to the convoy of former wrestling boss Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's son hit a bike in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda region on Wednesday which left at least two people, including a 17-year-old, dead.

TMC transferring SC, ST, OBC reservations to Muslims: PM Modi in Bengal

Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sharpened his attacks on the Trinamool Congress over the pot boiling OBC quota issue ahead of the last round of voting for the Lok Sabha elections.

Supreme Court refuses to hear Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea seeking interim bail extension

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has refused to hear Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea seeking an extension of the interim bail- expiring on June 2- granted to him, media reports said.

Supreme Court refuses to hear Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea seeking interim bail extension

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has refused to hear Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea seeking an extension of the interim bail- expiring on June 2- granted to him, media reports said.

Mani Shankar Aiyar's '1962 Chinese invasion' comment sparks row, Congress distances itself after BJP ire

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's reference to the 1962 India-China war as the "alleged Chinese invasion" is the latest faux pas by the veteran politician.

Mani Shankar Aiyar's '1962 Chinese invasion' comment sparks row, Congress distances itself after BJP ire

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's reference to the 1962 India-China war as the "alleged Chinese invasion" is the latest faux pas by the veteran politician.

Indian peacekeeper Major Radhika Sen to receive UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year

An Indian peacekeeper deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), who helped establish networks for local people to voice their security and humanitarian concerns, is the winner of the 2023 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, announced on Tuesday.

Amit Shah predicts BJP's Lok Sabha seats in East and South ahead of final phase of voting

New Delhi/IBNS: As the Lok Sabha elections have come to the fag end, Union Home Minister and BJP top leader Amit Shah has predicted the number of seats his party may win in the eastern and southern states, which are still not the saffron camp's stronghold.

Centre,Government,NewRules,June1,AadhaarUpdates,LPG,DriversLicense

New Delhi/IBNS: Starting June 1, the Centre will be introducing a host of new rules pertaining to driving license, LPG cylinder usage, bank holidays and Aadhaar updates.

Rajkot fire: Gaming zone co-owner among those killed, police confirms today

Rajkot/IBNS: The massive fire at Gujarat's Rajkot, which claimed the lives of 27 including children, also killed one of the owners of the gaming zone TRS.

Eyeing more seats in Bengal, PM Modi holds mega roadshow in north Kolkata

Kolkata/IBNS: In an attempt to clinch more Lok Sabha seats for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Mamata Banerjee's fortress West Bengal, Prime Minister Mamata Banerjee led a colourful roadshow in the heart of north Kolkata.

'I am not against minorities but won't divide the country based on religion': PM Modi

New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the final phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence in securing a thumping majority for a third term, asserted his commitment to returning the money "looted" from Bengal and emphasised his stance against reservation based on religion.

Delhi LG VK Saxena takes swipe at Kejriwal over children's hospital fire, orders anti-corruption probe

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has taken a swipe at Arvind Kejriwal and expressed his "disappointment" with the Chief Minister over the massive fire that broke out in a Delhi children's hospital last week in which seven infants were killed.

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma visits two disaster sites in Aizawl amid heavy rainfall

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Tuesday visited two disaster sites in Aizawl city which were severely affected by heavy rainfall from Cyclone Remal.

Indian-Maldivian officials participate in high-level review meeting, take stock of Indian grant-funded community development projects

Indian High Commissioner to Maldives Munu Mahawar and Ahmed Naseer, Ambassador at Large, Maldives Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently participated in a review meeting between the two nations.

India announces USD 1 million relief assistance for landslide-hit Papua New Guinea, PM Modi condoles loss of lives 

The Indian government on Tuesday announced  USD 1 million in relief assistance to Papua New Guinea where 2000 people are believed to have been buried following a landslide.

Over 7,000 documents of Indian diaspora digitised in Oman

The Embassy of India Muscat, in association with the National Archives of India (NAI), has successfully conducted an initiative to archive 7,000 historical documents of the Indian diaspora living in Oman.