Iran has exercised its "inherent right of self-defence" in response to what it termed the "Zionist regime's heinous military aggression" against its diplomatic premises in Damascus in Syria, according to a statement issued by the Embassy of the Islamic Re ... read..
To ensure the convenience of passengers and manage the anticipated surge in travel demand during summers, Indian Railways is operating a record-breaking 9,111 trips during summer season. ... read..
The Rouse Avenue court on Friday granted time to the counsel for Arvind Kejriwal to file rejoinder on the reply of Enforcement Directorate (ED). Senior advocate appearing for Kejriwal said that they could not take instructions as he has been arrested by t ... read..
Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh lambasted Punjab Kings management for the decisions that they made against Mumbai Indians in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. ... read..
The illustrious former goalkeeper of the Indian men's hockey team, Bharat Chetri, has lent his support and commendation to Hockey India's latest initiatives aimed at fostering grassroots talent and uplifting women's hockey in the nation. Chetri spoke ferv ... read..
As of 9:30 am voter turnout percentages varied across states participating in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections with states like West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh leading the voter turnout charts. ... read..
India is expected to maintain growth momentum at 6.5 per cent in 2024, per report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD). ... read..
With the voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 underway in 102 seats spread across 21 states and Union Territories on Friday, Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge urged voters to cast their votes "carefully," stating that the "f ... read..
As the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections commenced on Friday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged everyone eligible to exercise their franchise emphasizing that each vote is going to "decide the future of Indian democracy and the coming generatio ... read..
Voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 began on Friday across 102 parliamentary constituencies spread over 21 states and Union Territories as the mega seven-phase electoral exercise commenced at 7:00 am. ... read..
As the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections commenced on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged everyone eligible to vote in record numbers. ... read..
As the voting for the high-octane Lok Sabha Elections begins today, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has urged people to participate in the general elections in maximum number, informing that around 16.86 crore voters are eligible to exercise ... read..
IndiGo airline issued a travel advisory to passengers on Thursday night due to bad weather conditions in Dubai caused by heavy rainfall in the Gulf nation. ... read..
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan left the Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) office in Delhi post-midnight on Friday after being questioned by the agency in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waq ... read..
Hitting back at former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad over his dynasty dig at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, senior party leader Pawan Khera on Thursday said the grand old party, the former was once a part of, 'nurtured an enemy'. ... read..
Asia, led by India, is poised to make a significant contribution to global growth, with projections indicating that the region will account for about 60 per cent of global growth, as highlighted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at a press briefing ... read..
Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Gopal Rai on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that a Chief Minister (Arvind Kejriwal) who worked for the public was put in jail in the middle of elections. ... read..
Five parliamentary seats in Maharashtra will go to polls in the first phase of polling tomorrow, in which as many as 95.54 lakh registered voters will decide the fate of 97 candidates. ... read..
With the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) claiming on Thursday that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is consuming high sugar content at Tihar Jail in the garb of home-cooked food, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Manoj Tiwari suggested that the Aam Aadm ... read..
With just hours left ahead of the polling of the 18th Lok Sabha elections, the Chief Electoral Officer of Nagaland issued notice to Congress candidate S Supongmeren Jamir for making an appeal to the voters on religious lines. ... read..
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has condoled the demise of former England Test cricketer and ICC Match Referee Raman Subba Row. He was 92. ... read..
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking direction to grant extraordinary interim bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in all the criminal cases. ... read..
Indians have increased expenditure on dieticians and health coaching in the year 2023, according to a report by payments solution provider Razorpay. ... read..
The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) exudes confidence in retaining Thoothukudi Lok Sabha seat, banking on sitting MP K Kanimozhi's popularity. ... read..
India skipper and Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Rohit Sharma heaped praise on Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) Dinesh Karthik and said that the wicketkeeper-batter has impressed him with his performance. ... read..
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) urged the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to conduct a thorough review of the concerns over the sugar content in infant food products manufactured by Nestle. ... read..
India is set to deliver the first set of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines as part of the USD 375 million deal between the two sides signed in 2022. ... read..
Two finalists of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier in Abu Dhabi will secure their spots in this year's ICC Women's T20 World Cup to be held in Bangladesh later this year, as per ICC release. ... read..
Along with Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi, Shahdol, Chhindwara, Mandla, and Balaghat will go to polls in the first phase of polling tomorrow, April 19. ... read..
By Ayushi AgarwalNew Delhi | April 18, 2024 10:58:03 PM IST
Iranian envoy to India, Iraj Elahi, has said that the Indian nationals, crew members of MSC Aries, are not detained and that they are free to go. ... read..
In a groundbreaking move, the Directorate of Sports and Youth Services of the Government of Maharashtra has rewarded a significant amount of Rs 10 lakh to each Esports athlete of the state who represented India in the Asian Games 2022, held in Hangzhou. ... read..
Kerala Blasters FC head coach Ivan Vukomanovic is into his third season in the Indian Super League (ISL) and he has naturally overseen the rise of multiple young players who have thrived under his watch and gone on to represent the national team. ... read..
India skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday opened up on the media reports of him meeting Rahul Dravid and Ajit Agarkar before the start of the T20 World Cup 2024 and said that he hasn't met anyone to finalize the squad for the upcoming ICC event. ... read..
The IT sector major Infosys reported a revenue growth of 1.3 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in the fourth quarter of just concluded financial year 2023-24, with revenues reaching Rs 37,923 crore. ... read..
With world's largest democratic exercise underway in India, voters will begin exercising their franchise on Friday to elect 543 members of Parliament in a seven-phased election that is unparalleled in terms of its scale and logistics and covers every vote ... read..
As many as 3,15,000 registered voters will exercise their rights on Friday in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the lone parliamentary constituency of the Union Territory will go to polls on Friday. ... read..
The Supreme Court on Thursday extended until May 8 interim bail to businessman Abhishek Boinpally, accused in a money laundering case relating to alleged Delhi excise policy irregularities. ... read..
Shares of Nestle India have taken a sharp hit Thursday after a Swiss-based organisation made charges against the multi-national food company of adding sugar to infant food products. ... read..
In the wake of recent allegations surrounding the presence of added sugars in infant cereal products, Nestle India has issued a statement defending the nutritional quality and safety of its offerings. ... read..
With just a day left for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections to be held on April 19, let us look at the big faces in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA versus the opposition's INDIA bloc. ... read..
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed pleasure at welcoming Special Representative Roza Otunbayeva, head of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), here on Thursday morning. ... read..
Competing with able-bodied archers was part of her growing up. The Hangzhou Para Asian Games gold medallist Sheetal Devi was at it again as the wonder armless archer narrowly missed a top of the podium finish at the Khelo India NTPC national ranking meet ... read..
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was presented with a book titled "Sabke Ram" by Panchjanya editor Hitesh Shankar and Managing Director of Bharat Prakashan Arun Goyal on Thursday. ... read..
BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla slammed the Congress for allegedly claiming the Naxalites who were killed in an encounter by security forces in Chhattisgarh as "martyrs" and raised questions over the action against the extremists. ... read..
AAP's candidates Mahesh Khichi and Ravinder Bhardwaj filed nominations for Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts respectively for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections on Thursday. ... read..
The Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi on Thursday sent Chanpreet Singh, who allegedly managed the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) funds for the Goa assembly elections to judicial custody. He was arrested last week by Enforcement Directorate in connection with Excise po ... read..
Maharashtra unit of the Congress has filed a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer of the state against the Shiv Sena alleging violation of the model code of conduct (MCC) and election rules by using the government properties for electoral campaignin ... read..
After the Indian stock market started Thursday's trading session with an upward trajectory both the Sensex and Nifty closed with a decline at the end of the trading. ... read..
By Suchitra MukherjeeNew Delhi | April 18, 2024 5:59:11 PM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party has launched 'NRI4NAMO' initiative to connect non-resident Indians (NRIs) in party's poll campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. ... read..
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight test of the Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha, on Thursday. ... read..
Tamil Nadu will go to polls for all its 39 parliamentary constituencies on Friday in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls with a triangular contest on the cards in the southern state. ... read..
India is all set for Lok Sabha elections with 28 states and eight Union Territories going to polls. The seven-phase Lok Sabha elections will begin on April 19. ... read..
As heavy rain lashes the Gulf nation, the Indian Embassy in Dubai on Thursday emphasised that they are in constant touch with the UAE authorities and airlines, and have facilitated connect between stranded Indian passengers and their family here. ... read..
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, who is diabetic, is deliberately eating sweet things in jail so that his sugar level goes up and he can get bail on medical grounds, alleged BJP leader Majinder Singh Sirsa, who cited the remarks made by the Enforcement Directora ... read..
In a pivotal move towards accelerating India's transition to a sustainable and eco-friendly energy landscape, the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) has inaugurated a specialized office in GIFT City, Gandhinagar, to bolster the financ ... read..
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Thursday said the day is not far when India will emerge as one of the major service providers in the world. ... read..
Worldwide IT spending is expected to total USD 5.06 trillion in 2024, an increase of 8 per cent from 2023, according to the latest forecast by advisory and consultancy firm Gartner. ... read..
The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Thursday that despite the countless challenges and denial of technology, our scientists have shown that Bharat can be the space ace. ... read..
A woman preparing for competitive exams died allegedly by suicide after jumping from the balcony of a second floor of her PG accommodation in Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area on Wednesday. ... read..
Dev Nagar councillor Mahesh Khichi and Aman Vihar councillor will be the Aam Aadmi Party's candidates for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts respectively, for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, announced AAP on Thursday. ... read..
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife, Sunita Kejriwal, will participate in the INDIA bloc's "Nyay Ulgulan Rally," to be held on April 21 in Jharkhand's Ranchi. ... read..
The Rouse Avenue court on Thursday reserved an order on the application of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for April 26. This matter is related to allegations of sexual harassment levelled by six female wrestlers against Singh. ... read..
Uttar Pradesh, which sends the maximum number of MPs to the Lok Sabha, will witness polling on eight seats in the first phase of the general elections, which is to be held on Friday. ... read..
Hailing Hockey India's yet another ground-breaking initiative, National Women's Hockey League 2024-2025, former Indian skipper Pritam Rani Siwach championed its significance for aspiring players who are looking to reach the national team set-up. ... read..
The centre has taken cognizance of the charges made against multi-national food company, Nestle of adding sugar to infant food products in India. ... read..
India's trade deficit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has surged, more than doubling since the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in 2010. ... read..
Empire FC is set to make its debut in the Bengaluru District Football Association's "C" Division league. The competition, commencing in May, will witness the much-anticipated entry of a club. ... read..
Haridwar, along with four other Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttarakhand will go to polls on April 19 in the first phase of General Elections. ... read..
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued a notification for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, which will take place on May 13 in 102 constituencies across 9 States and one Union Territory. ... read..
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi posted a heartwarming message to the party workers on Thursday ahead of the first phase of polling of the Lok Sabha elections. ... read..
BJP leader Shaina NC criticised Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi for her recent claim that the BJP won't win more than 180 seats if "EVMs are not tampered." The BJP leader termed Priyanka Gandhi's remarks unfortunate and said that the Congress party has ac ... read..
