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Sachin Pilot launches fresh attack on Ashok Gehlot, asks to act 'fast against corruption'

Jaipur/IBNS: In a fresh attack on Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot has announced that he will sit on a one-day fast against corruption on Tuesday. 

Terrorist killed as army foils infiltration bid along LoC in J&K's Poonch

Jammu/UNI: The Indian Army troops have neutralized one terrorist and successfully foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in the Poonch Sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

PM Modi takes jungle safari in Karnataka's Bandipur Tiger Reserve

Bengaluru/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently visiting Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka on Sunday and undertaking a jungle safari, media reports said.

Art 370 abrogation heralded new era of development in J&K: Kiren Rijiju

Jammu/UNI: Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that the abrogation of Article 370 has heralded a new era of unprecedented growth and development in Jammu and Kashmir.

'Mafia now wetting their pants': UP CM Yogi Adityanth after gangster Atiq Ahmad's sentencing

Gorakhpur (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath claimed on Saturday that gangsters who previously threatened and forced people to live in fear with extortion threats and abductions without the slightest regard for the law are now trembling in fear after being punished by the courts, media reported.

'Don't want anyone to become PM with fake degree': Kejriwal's veiled attack on PM Modi

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday made a veiled barb at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his educational qualifications while hitting back at BJP leader Harish Khurana, who questioned the AAP government's work in the education sector of the national capital.

They went to court but got a 'jolt': Modi's swipe at Opposition

Hyderabad (Telangana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a swipe at political parties that had approached the Supreme Court claiming that Central probe agencies were being used arbitrarily against Opposition leaders, saying that the court gave them a "jolt" by rejecting their petition.

'We will meet in the court of law': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma response to Rahul Gandhi's tweet on ex-Congress leaders

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has hit out at Rahul Gandhi, who in a tweet linked turncoats to Gautam Adani and his company. Rahul Gandhi mentioned Sarma along with several other leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiran Reddy, and Anil Antony, who quit Congress.

'Will chop off the tongue of the judge..' Congress leader's shocker; Tamil Nadu Police registers case

Dindigul (Tamil Nadu): Police have registered a case against a Tamil Nadu Congress leader, who threatened to chop off the tongue of the judge who sentenced Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail in the 2019 criminal defamation case, media reports said.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju’s car hit by truck in J&K's Ramban

Srinagar: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s car was hit by a truck on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Saturday.

Akanksha Dubey suicide: Varanasi court sends Bhojpuri singer Samar Singh to 14 days' judicial custody

Varanasi (UP): Bhojpuri singer Samar Singh has been sent to 14 days of judicial custody in connection with the suicide of model-turned-actor Akanksha Dubey, media reports said.

CR Kesavan, ex-Congress leader and grandson of C Rajagopalachari, joins BJP

New Delhi: In yet another jolt to Congress, CR Kesavan, the great-grandson of India's first Indian Governor-General C Rajagopalachari, joined BJP on Saturday, two months after resigning from the grand old party.

Ladakh's wooden works gets GI tag, PM Modi praises

Ladakh: The Indian government has given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Ladakh's wooden works.

B20 Meet: Delegates show interest in Nagaland

Delegates, who visited the  B20 meet in Kohima recently, showed keen interest in Nagaland.

Chhattisgarh: CRPF jawan dies of heart attack in Bijapur

Bijapur: A Central Security Force (CRPF) jawan has died of a heart attack in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur, police said on Saturday.

Jammu and Kashmir: Tourist guide arrested selling 'fake' tickets of Gondola

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested a tourist guide for allegedly selling tickets for fake Gondola cable car at Gulmarg in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.

United States Institute for Peace report on deepening China–Pakistan military relations inspires calls for the West to wake up

As per a study titled The China Index 2022 conducted by the China in the World (CITW) network of the Taiwan-based anti-disinformation group Doublethink Lab, Pakistan stands at the top of a list of 82 countries over which China exercises most influence.

Jammu and Kashmir: Workshop conducted in Srinagar to empower eves

The government recently hosted a workshop on gender auditing in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city with the aim of empowering eves and providing them equal opportunity for employment, media reports said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Emergency operations centre to be set up in 20 districts

Jammu and Kashmir's administration has decided to set up a state-of-the-art Emergency Operation Centres (EOC) in 20 districts of the UT in an attempt to minimize the damage caused by natural disasters.

Noted steady progress in our ties, tweets S Jaishankar after meeting South Korean FM Park Jin

New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met visiting South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin and said he had a wide-ranging conversation with him.

India is a very important country in our Indo-Pacific strategy: Park Jin

New Delhi: South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, who is on a two-day visit to India, has said he is going to discuss manners of enhancing bilateral cooperation and strengthen partnership with India.

Assam: President of India Murmu takes a historic sortie in a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft

Tezpur: President of India Droupadi Murmu on Saturday took a historic sortie in a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft at the Tezpur Air Force Station in Assam's Sonitpur district.

War-hit Ukraine's top minister Emine Dzhaparova to visit India tomorrow

New Delhi: First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Emine Dzhaparova will be on an official visit to India from Apr 9-12, officials said on Saturday.

PM Modi flags off inaugural Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express

Hyderabad/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off the inaugural Vande Bharat Express to be operated between Secunderabad and Tirupati at Secunderabad Railway Station.

Karnataka polls: Basavaraj Bommai, Yediyurappa in Delhi to discuss BJP candidates' list

New Delhi/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and his predecessor BS Yediyurappa are attending a BJP core group meeting to choose candidates for the upcoming May 10 assembly election in Karnataka here on Saturday.

Ajit Pawar expresses displeasure about wrong news in sections of the press

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Leader of the Opposition Ajit Pawar on Saturday expressed displeasure over what he called inaccurate reports in certain sections of the press regarding him.

PM Modi arrives in Hyderabad to flag off Vande Bharat Express, launch projects

Hyderabad/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Saturday by a special flight from New Delhi on a two-hour visit to flag off Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 11,300 crore in Telangana.

S Jaishankar holds talks with visiting South Korean counterpart Park Jin on bilateral ties

New Delhi/IBNS: South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, who arrived in New Delhi on a two-day visit Friday held talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on taking forward the bilateral special strategic partnership.

'Seems targeted': Sharad Pawar disagrees with Congress on JPC demand over Hindenburg's Adani report

Mumbai/IBNS: Veteran Maharashtra politician Sharad Pawar Friday said he doesn't support the views of his ally Congress on the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe on accusations against the Adani Group by US-based short seller Hindenburg Research.

Karnataka: Amul's plans to sell milk and curd in Bengaluru market triggers political storm

Bengaluru: Amul’s announcement to sell milk and curd in the Bengaluru market has resulted in a surge of political tension in Karnataka. The Opposition party Congress has alleged that the ruling BJP is planning a scheme to destroy the state's successful dairy brand Nandini, media reports said.