Narendra Modi to lead International Day of Yoga event in New York
Washington DC/Cairo/New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit USA and Egypt from 20 to 25 June 2023, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Friday.
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Uttar Pradesh man slams son on ground, child dies
Kaushambi: A man killed his newly born child by slamming him on the ground allegedly in an inebriated state in the Saini area of Kaushambi district here in Uttar Pradesh, police said here on Friday.
PM Modi to pay state visits to US, Egypt
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay state visits to the US and Egypt from June 20 to 25. This will be his first visit to Cairo.
Deliberate on undertaking collective action to achieve global food security: PM Modi to Agriculture Ministers
Hyderabad/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called upon the Agriculture Ministers to deliberate on how to undertake collective action to achieve global food security.
Karnataka: Congress govt to repeal APMC Act enacted by previous BJP regime
Bengaluru/UNI: The Congress government in Karnataka has announced that it would repeal the amendments to the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees (APMC) Act implemented by the previous BJP government.
Bihar: Newly inducted minister in Nitish cabinet, Ratnesh Sada, takes oath
Patna/UNI: Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Friday administered oath to newly inducted Minister Ratnesh Sada of the cabinet headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Manipur: Union Minister Ranjan's house set ablaze in Imphal
Imphal: Unknown persons have set ablaze the residence of Union Minister R K Ranjan at Kongba Nandeibam Leikai here in Manipur, police said on Friday.
Karnataka HC warns of shutting down Facebook in India if not compliant with probe agencies
Bengaluru/IBNS/UNI: Karnataka High Court has warned social media platform Facebook that it would be shut down all over India if it does not cooperate with Indian agencies.
Jammu and Kashmir: Gun battle rages near LoC in Kupwara
Srinagar: An encounter is underway between militants and security forces near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday, police said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Five terrorists die during Kupwara encounter
Kupwara: At least five terrorists were killed during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara region on Friday, police said.
Kashmir: Five foreign militants killed as infiltration bid foiled in Kupwara
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces shot dead five suspected foreign militants in an encounter close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday.
Air Force called in to douse Bhopal building fire raging for 9 hours, PM Modi briefed
Bhopal/IBNS: A massive fire has been on for over nine hours in a multi-storied building in the Satpura Bhawan that houses various government offices in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal.
Ayodhya Ram Temple's ground floor construction to be completed by October: Reports
New Delhi/IBNS: The ground floor of the three-storied Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be completed by October this year, media reports said.
Four boys feared drowned near Mumbai's Juhu beach, search ops on
Mumbai/IBNS: Four boys were feared drowned in the sea near Mumbai's famous Juhu beach on Monday.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra promises five guarantees for election-bound Madhya Pradesh
Jabalpur/IBNS: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Monday launched the election campaign for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly polls to be held later this year and announced five guarantees for the people of the state.
Cyclone Biparjoy: PM Modi directs officers to ensure 'safe evacuation' of people in vulnerable locations
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday asked officials to ensure the safe evacuation of all people in vulnerable areas and the maintenance of all essential services as he chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness of the Centre and the Gujarat government to deal with the impending "extremely severe cyclonic storm" ‘Biparjoy’.
Uttarakhand hosting India, Maldives joint military exercise
New Delhi: The 12th edition of joint military exercise “Ex Ekuverin” between the Indian Army & the Maldives National Defence Force has commenced at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand from June 11 to 24.
PM Narendra Modi chairs high level meeting to review preparedness on Cyclone ‘Biparjoy'
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting today to review the preparedness of Ministries/Agencies of Centre as well as Gujarat to deal with the situation arising out of the impending Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’.
Mumbai: Four die in road mishap on Expressway
Mumbai: Four people died and as many seriously injured after their car rammed into the divider near Khambale Shivar in Sinnar taluka on the Nashik stretch of the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway in the early hours of Monday.
Haryana farmers block national highway to Delhi over Minimum Support Price
New Delhi: Farmers once again took to protest as many of them from Haryana blocked the national highway to Delhi in Kurukshetra on Monday over the demand for Minimum Support Price (MSP) for sunflower seeds by the Haryana government.
Centre is imposing Hindi down our throats, says Tamil Nadu CM Stalin
Chennai, June 12 (UNI) Accusing the Centre and its institutions of imposing Hindi down our throats, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin on Monday demanded the immediate withdrawal of a circular issued by the New India Assurance and an apology from its Chairperson Neerja Kapur.
India’s ascendancy: Playing a pivotal peacemaker role in the Ukraine-Russia standoff
Ever since Russia’s military offensive began in Ukraine in February 2022, escalating into an entrenched armed conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India emerged as a pioneering voice of reason on the global stage.
Democratisation of technology is an important tool to bridge data divide: PM Modi
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said democratisation of technology is an important tool to help bridge the data divide.
Kashmir: BSF recovered IED, averted a major tragedy in Handwara
Srinagar/UNI: Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday averted a major tragedy recovering an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jammu Kashmir’s Handwara village, officials said.
New Jersey-based restaurant launches 'Modi ji Thali'
PM Narendra Modi will visit the US this month and ahead of it a New Jersey-based restaurant has launched a 'thali' (food platter) dedicated to him.
Pune: IT engineer, who threatened Sharad Pawar, arrested
Pune/UNI: A 34-year-old IT Engineer who threatened NCP President Sharad Pawar on social media has been arrested from Pune.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to blow Congress' poll bugle in Madhya Pradesh today
Jabalpur/UNI: Though the beat of electoral war drums is still akin to distant thunder in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, the Congress is leaving absolutely nothing to chance and has girded up its loins to charge headlong into enemy lines.
Maharashtra Police baton-charges devotees for flouting entry rules in Alandi temple; Opposition reacts
Pune: Maharashtra Police on Saturday lathi-charged a group of pilgrims near the entrance of the Shree Kshetra temple in Alandi town, 22 km from Pune city after they got into an argument with the security personnel, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi's appeasement tactics to woo voters won't work: Anurag Thakur
Hamirpur: Union minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday accused Rahul Gandhi of minority appeasement to get their votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Shiromani Akali Dal slams AAP govt for raising VAT on fuel
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday came down heavily on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab for putting an unprecedented burden on the common man and farmers by repeatedly increasing VAT on Petrol and Diesel.