In a move to revolutionize the national capital's energy sector, the Arvind Kejriwal government is set to embark on a project to install 50 MW grid-connected rooftop solar PV systems on 645 buildings of Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of De ... read..
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) | March 12, 2024 7:26:30 PM IST
A Pakistani boat carrying drugs worth Rs 480 crore was intercepted near Gujarat's Porbandar in an overnight operation, an official statement on Tuesday said. ... read..
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) | March 12, 2024 7:26:24 PM IST
The ruling CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) launched demonstrations against the Centre's decision to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. ... read..
Apurva Chandra, Union Health Secretary, launched a National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming (NAP-SE) in India in Delhi on Tuesday. The action plan seeks to reduce snakebite deaths by half by 2030. ... read..
Chandigarh (Haryana) | March 12, 2024 7:26:20 PM IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nayab Singh Saini took oath as the Haryana Chief Minister on Tuesday at a swearing-in ceremony in Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh. ... read..
Shillong (Meghalaya) | March 12, 2024 7:26:14 PM IST
Meghalaya Cabinet on Tuesday approved the state's Industrial Investment Policy, IT Promotion Policy and the creation of Technology Parks, said Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. ... read..
Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) | March 12, 2024 7:26:11 PM IST
Tamil Nadu's main opposition party, AIADMK, conducted a human chain protest in Nagapattinam on Tuesday, alleging failure on the part of the DMK government in the state to contain the alleged widespread narcotics trade in the state. ... read..
The All India Bar Association (AIBA) on Tuesday wrote a letter to the President of India and requested for Presidential Reference to the Supreme Court of India on the Electoral Bonds scheme under Article 143 of the Constitution of India. ... read..
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the redeveloped Kocharab ashram in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Tuesday, the day that marks the 94th anniversary of the Dandi March which began from the Sabarmati Ashram. ... read..
Three wanted criminals who were wanted in a case of murdering a person namely, Arbaz were shot and apprehended in an encounter done by Special Staff North East District on Tuesday, said DCP North East Dr Joy Tirkey to ANI. ... read..
Pokhran (Rajasthan) | March 12, 2024 5:26:26 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi who witnessed the tri-service exercise 'Bharat Shakti' in Rajasthan's Pokhran on Tuesday said that self-reliant India in defence sector is guarantee of 'atmavishwas' (self-confidence) in the forces. ... read..
Ahemdabad (Gujarat) | March 12, 2024 5:26:20 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the restoration of Sabarmati Ashram manifests the central government's commitment to preserving and celebrating our rich history. ... read..
Mumbai (Maharashtra) | March 12, 2024 5:26:04 PM IST
Scaffolding from the 16th floor of an under-construction building collapsed at Kalpana Chawla Chowk, Soni Wadi, Borivali West on Tuesday. Three people were dead and one is in critical condition, informed BMC officials. ... read..
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | March 12, 2024 5:26:02 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) only "creates division" and would not be implemented in the southern Indian state. ... read..
The politbureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly opposed Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules framed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the notification issued on Monday. ... read..
Pokhran (Rajasthan) | March 12, 2024 5:25:56 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the roar of aircraft mid-air and the valour displayed on the ground during the Bharat Shakti exercise conducted in Rajasthan's Pokharan portend the new India. ... read..
Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 12, 2024 4:27:57 PM IST
The Bishnupur constituency of West Bengal will witness a face-off between former couple Sujata Mondal (TMC) and Saumitra Khan (BJP) in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. ... read..
Mumbai (Maharashtra) | March 12, 2024 4:27:47 PM IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde launched a blistering attack on the Congress and India Alliance, saying that "The Congress and INDIA Alliance level false allegations and try to mislead people in the country during elections." ... read..
The Delhi Police and Central Paramilitary forces continue to maintain vigil in the national capital following the implementation of Citizenship Ammendment Act. The Delhi police along with the Central Paramilitary Force on Tuesday staged flag marches in De ... read..
The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested the Centre to be liberal and give a one-time package as a special case to Kerala, subject to harsher conditions than other states. ... read..
A Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas of the Indian Air Force crashed near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan on Tuesday during an operational training sortie. ... read..
Hubballi (Karnataka) | March 12, 2024 3:26:46 PM IST
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, virtually participated from the Hubballi Railway Station in an event presided over by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi for the inauguration of 10 Vande Bharat Express trains nationwide, alongside the laying of foundati ... read..
Mumbai (Maharashtra) | March 12, 2024 3:26:42 PM IST
In a significant development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off 10 high-speed Vande Bharat trains, including a train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai Central on Tuesday. ... read..
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached 55 movable and immovable properties worth Rs 5.32 crore in Madhya Pradesh in the case of Jagdamba AMW Automotives Pvt Ltd (JAAPL), the agency said on Tuesday. ... read..
Tight security arrangements were in place on Tuesday morning in the national capital's Dwarka for the wedding of gangster Sandeep, also known as Kala Jatheri with history sheeter Anuradha Choudhary who goes by 'Lady Don', 'Madam Minz' and 'Revolver Rani.' ... read..
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. He said, "Those who could not come to India at the time of partition and were persecuted on the basis of religion in these diff ... read..
Pokhran (Rajasthan) | March 12, 2024 3:26:10 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with delegates from more than 30 countries witnessed the tri-service exercise 'Bharat Shakti' in Pokhran, Rajasthan on Tuesday. ... read..
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) | March 12, 2024 3:26:08 PM IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday attacked the Centre over the timing of its decision to notify the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), saying that she doubts the legality of CAA and she said that there is no clarity from the side of th ... read..
A day after the central government implemented the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) across the country, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "CAA is not against the minorities of the country." ... read..
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | March 12, 2024 2:26:13 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi said that those denying the existence of Lord Ram and the fact that India was one nation were trying to destroy Tamil culture. ... read..
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) | March 12, 2024 2:26:12 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Amrit Mahotsav created a gateway for India to enter into Amrit Kaal adding that it created an atmosphere of togetherness among the citizens similar to what was witnessed during India's independence. ... read..
The Supreme Court on Tuesday listed on March 18, as the next date to hear six Himachal Pradesh rebel Congress leader's plea challenging the Assembly's Speaker's decision to disqualify them. ... read..
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) | March 12, 2024 2:25:53 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Gujarat showed the way to the preservation of heritage for the entire nation and mentioned the rejuvenation of Somnath under the leadership of Sardar Patel as a historic event. ... read..
After Manohar Lal Khattar resigned as Haryana Chief Minister, Congress MP Deepender Hooda said that this is happening in Haryana because the public has decided to bring change. ... read..
Mumbai (Maharashtra) | March 12, 2024 2:25:31 PM IST
In yet another letter to the MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi) leaders, former Bahujan Vikas Aghadi Chief Prakash Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr BR Ambedkar, urged the INDIA alliance parties in Maharashtra to conclude seat sharing ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election ... read..
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) | March 12, 2024 1:27:44 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday criticized those who link the initiatives of development projects with elections and said that the development projects are not for forming a government but are a mission for nation building. ... read..
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) | March 12, 2024 1:27:35 PM IST
After the CAA notification, Samajwadi Party MP ST Hasan said that CAA is just setting the ground for the National Register of Citizens when the people would have to prove that they are Indians. ... read..
Ahead of his visit to Pokhran to witness exercise Bharat Shakti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Pokhran has an emotional attachment with every Indian. ... read..
Chandigarh (Haryana) | March 12, 2024 1:27:28 PM IST
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday resigned at the state Chief Minister hours after the BJP alliance with the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) broke. The JJP led by Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala had 10 MLAs in the Haryana Assembly. ... read..
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) | March 12, 2024 1:27:24 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the unveiling of the revamped Kochrab Ashram and the introduction of the Gandhi Ashram Memorial Master Plan will advance Mahatma Gandhi's vision, serving as a lasting inspiration for generations of Indians ... read..
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | March 12, 2024 1:27:22 PM IST
Backing the opposition's move to approach the Supreme Court over the enforcement of the CAA and denouncing the act as 'unconstitutional,' Congress MP Shashi Tharoor affirmed that it would be repealed if the INDIA alliance assumes power. ... read..
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday provided a web portal on which eligible non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan fleeing religious persecution can now seek Indian citizenship. ... read..
Chandigarh (Haryana) | March 12, 2024 12:26:55 PM IST
Fast paced political developments are taking place in Haryana with trouble in the ruling coalition of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP). ... read..
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) | March 12, 2024 12:26:51 PM IST
After the notification of CAA rules, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday said that 'Modi ki guarantee' has again been proved. ... read..
Mumbai (Maharashtra) | March 12, 2024 12:26:38 PM IST
In a sharp critique, Shiv Sena (UBT) Spokesperson Anand Dubey questioned the timing of the recent Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) notification, suggesting that the government had a decade to introduce it. ... read..
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) | March 12, 2024 12:26:34 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the redeveloped Kochrab Ashram and launched the Master plan of the Gandhi Ashram Memorial, at Mahatma Gandhi Ashram at Sabarmati, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. ... read..
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) | March 12, 2024 12:26:28 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday listed initiatives like a six-fold budget increase from 2014 and assured the countrymen that in the next five years, the transformation of railways will exceed their imagination. ... read..
On Monday evening, the Union Home Ministry notified rules for implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), and made online a portal only through which eligible individuals can seek Indian citizenship. The rules grant Indian citizenship to these ... read..
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is carrying out searches at premises linked to Jharkhand Member of Legislative Assembly, Amba Prasad, in cases related to alleged land and transfer-posting scams. ... read..
Amritsar (Punjab) | March 12, 2024 11:26:43 AM IST
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has welcomed the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 after the centre notified rules on Monday. ... read..
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, cracks have appeared in the ruling coalition of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) in Haryana. Independent MLA Nayan Pal Rawat on Tuesday claimed that the alliance is at break point but some inde ... read..
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh questioned the timing of the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act and asserted that it was timed ahead of the general polls to polarise the voters in Assam and West Bengal. ... read..
Mumbai (Maharashtra) | March 12, 2024 10:26:54 AM IST
The Maharashtra government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the allegations of conspiracy and violence during the Maratha agitation stir in Maharashtra. Nashik Commissioner of Police Sandeep Karnik will be the head of the ... read..
Assam Water Resources Minister Pijush Hazarika said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the Bardowa Project in Assam's Nagaon district which is the birthplace of Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva, on March 15. ... read..
The Guwahati police has issued a stern legal notice to political parties planning a 'Sarbatmak Hartal' in Assam to protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and warned of 'legal action' if there is any damage to public or private p ... read..
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches at 30 locations across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chandigarh in connection with its ongoing probe in terrorist-gangster nexus cas ... read..
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) | March 12, 2024 10:26:44 AM IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released more than Rs 933 crores to 46 lakh farmers under its flagship Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme, according to Odisha Chief Minister's office. ... read..
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) | March 12, 2024 10:26:42 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off two new Vande Bharat express trains, one between Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar and the other between Visakhapatnam and Secunderabad, on Tuesday. ... read..
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Tuesday and will flag off 10 new Vande Bharat trains, including a train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai Central. ... read..
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) | March 12, 2024 9:27:04 AM IST
Hours after the citizenship amendment act was notified by the central government, All India Muslim Jamaat President Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi said he welcomed the legislation, and tried to allay fears among the Muslim community, saying that it wo ... read..
Security was beefed up in parts of Delhi following the implementation of rules for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, by the central government on Monday. ... read..
Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) | March 12, 2024 8:26:50 AM IST
Six people were killed, and 10 others were injured after a truck rammed into a wedding procession in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district, police said on Tuesday. ... read..
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) | March 12, 2024 8:26:48 AM IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that an FIR has been registered against those who used 'unfair means' during Rajya Sabha elections to destabilise the government. ... read..
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will witness a synergised demonstration of indigenous defence capabilities in the form of a Tri-Services Live Fire and Manoeuvre Exercise at Pokhran, Rajasthan on Tuesday. ... read..
The body of a 22-year-old man missing for three days found under mysterious circumstances at DDA Park near Budh Bazar in Delhi on Monday, police said. ... read..
Manuguru (Telangana) | March 12, 2024 7:26:41 AM IST
Telangana Chief Minister and TPCC President A Revanth Reddy hit out at the opposition parties, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and accused them of conspiring to dethrone the Congress Government. ... read..
Three gangsters from the notorious Hashim Baba gang were injured and arrested after an encounter with police near Ambedkar College in Northeast Delhi on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, officials said. ... read..
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) | March 12, 2024 5:26:49 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off two more Vande Bharat Express trains from Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam via video conferencing on Tuesday (March 12). ... read..
Haveri (Karnataka) | March 12, 2024 5:26:46 AM IST
A group of farmers set the office of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in the Byadagi area of Karnataka's Haveri district on Monday evening, alleging a sudden fall in the prices of chilli varieties, police said. ... read..
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) | March 12, 2024 5:26:44 AM IST
Former Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and Congress leader TS Singh Deo criticized the central government's notification of the rules under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 on Monday, emphasizing the importance of discussing issues with the ... read..
The second meeting of the Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) concluded here in the national capital late on Monday night, with the names of approximately 90 candidates being finalized for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, ... read..
Minister of Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal, said on Monday that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government fulfilled its guarantee by issuing the notification of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). ... read..
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) | March 12, 2024 2:26:15 AM IST
In the run-up to the elections for the state assembly and Lok Sabha, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Jana Sena Party (JSP) sealed a seat-sharing pact in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. ... read..
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) | March 11, 2024 11:56:05 PM IST
The Director General of Police in Jammu and Kashmir, RR Swain, said on Monday that the Election Commission of India (ECI) is on a visit to Jammu and Kashmir to take stock of the preparations and that a plan is being set out to conduct free and fair electi ... read..
Murshidabad (West Bengal) | March 11, 2024 11:56:02 PM IST
West Bengal state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday challenged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to contest from the Berhampore Lok Sabha seat in the upcoming polls and defeat him. ... read..
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | March 11, 2024 11:55:56 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday requested Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar to secure the immediate release of apprehended fishermen and their fishing boats. ... read..
With the Centre notifying the Citizenship (Amendment) Act Rules on Monday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the notification will enable minorities persecuted on religious grounds in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan to acquire Indian citizenship an ... read..
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) | March 11, 2024 11:55:52 PM IST
The United Democratic Front (UDF) will organize protests across the state on Tuesday against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act by the central government. ... read..
Nagpur (Maharashtra) | March 11, 2024 11:55:49 PM IST
After the Agni-5 MIRV missile, developed by defence research centre DRDO for over a decade, took its first flight on Monday, former Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Shirish Baban Deo (Retd) said that the launch is very 'significant' as the country ... read..
Union Minister Shantanu Thakur expressed gratitude to the central government for implementing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) which will give citizenship rights to the Matua community. ... read..
Nalgonda (Telangana) | March 11, 2024 11:55:43 PM IST
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K. Kavitha asked Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to tender an apology for insulting Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka. ... read..
Delhi Haj Committee Chairman Kausar Jahan on Monday hailed the Central government for notifying the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said that the Muslim community will support it as they would not have any problem due to the implementation of the act. ... read..
CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's move to dismiss an application of the State Bank of India (SBI), which was seeking an extension of time till June 30 to submit details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission of In ... read..
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) | March 11, 2024 10:56:35 PM IST
Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Congress leaders, including former MLA Arunoday Choubey and Shivdayal Bagri, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav in the state capital Bhopal on Monday. ... read..
Assam Rifles seized heroin weighing 97 grams worth Rs 68 lakh and apprehended an individual from General Area Bagha of Cachar District, Assam on Monday. ... read..
The Agni-5 missiles with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle ( MIRV) technology would be able to hit at least three different targets spread over a large area. ... read..
Terming the Centre's announcement to notify the Citizenship Amendment Act's (CAA) rules as a 'biggest gift', Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa has expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ... read..
Hyderabad (Telangana) | March 11, 2024 10:56:14 PM IST
BJP National General Secretary Bandi Sanjay Kumar praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for notifying the rules under Citizenship Amendment Act-2019 across the nation. ... read..
Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) | March 11, 2024 10:56:12 PM IST
As the cracks within the INDIA bloc became more predominant following the Trinamool Congress' announcement of candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav pointed out that Mamata Banerjee's party did not adhere to ... read..
In a significant development in the ongoing investigation into the attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers at Sandeshkhali, West Bengal, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) made three arrests on Monday. ... read..
