New Delhi, Sep 16 — India on Wednesday summoned the Charge d'Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest after a Pakistani naval ship's action at sea led to a collision with an Indian Navy unit. The envoy was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in New…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The BJP on Wednesday hit back at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over his remarks on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), accusing him of consistently supporting issues concerning Muslims and saying that he is called 'Mulla Akhilesh Yadav' for a reason. The remarks came after…
Kochi, Sep 16 — The Enforcement Directorate’s case in the CMRL-Exalogic monthly payment controversy on Wednesday ran into a fresh challenge with CMRL Chief Financial Officer K.S. Suresh Kumar submitting an affidavit seeking to withdraw the statement he had given to the agency, in which he had…
Patna, Sep 16 — RJD Rajya Sabha MP, Manoj Jha, on Wednesday criticised the Centre over its response to the flood situation in Bihar, as a central team led by Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, is arriving in the state to assess the damage.The central team’s visit…
Shimla, Sep 16 — India’s diplomatic dining experience at Rashtrapati Bhavan is set to acquire a distinct Himachali touch, with traditional cuisines from the Himalayan state -- with a touch of nature's earthiness and the unmistakable aroma of guchhi, one of the world’s most prized morel mushrooms…
Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Sep 16 — Karnataka Home Minister, Priyank Kharge, on Wednesday took a dig at BJP leaders over the controversy surrounding the singing of Vande Mataram, challenging Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka and BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra to sing the full National Song…
Hyderabad, Sep 16 — Vice-President of India C.P. Radhakrishnan will be hoisting the National Flag at Secunderabad Parade Grounds here on Thursday to mark Hyderabad Liberation Day.Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan will be the chief guest at this year’s event. He will review the parade by the Central…
Bengaluru, Sep 16 — AICC General Secretary, Randeep Singh Surjewala, on Wednesday accused the Union government of imposing a financial burden on ordinary Indians by introducing transaction charges on UPI payments above Rs 2,000, claiming that the move would undermine the country's digital and…
Mysuru, Sep 16 — Mysuru-Kodagu MP and royal scion Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar on Wednesday said the BJP was not opposed to Muslims and clarified that the party's protest in T. Narasipura town was against remarks made by a police inspector regarding a procession in front of a…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — Pakistan has been using drones extensively against India in the past couple of years. Drones have been used to smuggle arms, ammunition and narcotics, especially into Punjab. In the last couple of weeks, the security agencies have noted that there have been drone sightings along…
Kolkata, Sep 16 — A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday quashed the notice of eviction served by the West Bengal Fire Services Department to the office of the Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Diamond Harbour MP, Abhishek Banerjee, on Camac Street in…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — Condemning the recent remarks of Karnataka Congress President, B.K. Hariprasad, on imprisoned student activist Umar Khalid, Telangana BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Wednesday said that it was unfortunate to call such an individual 'a nationalist.' Speaking to IANS, Rao…
Valsad, Sep 16 — Two more persons have been arrested in connection with an alleged cyber fraud in which a Valsad resident in Gujarat was duped of Rs 1.46 crore through a fake investment platform and WhatsApp groups promising high returns from share-market trading, police said on Wednesday.The…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — Finance Ministry on Wednesday debunked claims which suggested that the MDR change in the UPI ecosystem is due to foreign influence, stressing that India’s digital payments decisions are made independently.Since its launch in 2016, UPI has grown into the world’s largest real-time…
Kolkata, Sep 16 — A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) involving the Union Government, West Bengal Government and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for developing four more regional airports in West Bengal, will be signed next week.The tripartite MoU will be signed at the main…
Kolkata, Sep 16 — The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Kolkata-based construction businessman Amit Gangopadhyay, a close associate of former TMC MLA Debashis Kumar, in a money laundering probe linked to alleged land-grabbing and illegal construction activities.According to the central…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16 — The Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday approved the ‘Saral Keralam’ initiative aimed at cutting delays in investment clearances by creating a single mechanism to coordinate approvals across departments, with Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan saying as many as 19 laws would be…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Wednesday credited the Centre's efforts for resolving the long-pending Kishau Dam Project issue and criticised Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu for "taking credit" for the development, questioning why successive Congress governments…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — Political reactions have emerged over the introduction of a 0.4 per cent charge on certain UPI merchant transactions exceeding Rs 2,000, with the BJP defending the digital payments ecosystem while the NCP(SP) criticised the move.Reacting to the proposed charge, BJP MP Anurag…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Wednesday hailed the country's free trade agreement with India as a landmark deal that would open access to 1.4 billion Indian consumers and help boost jobs and incomes in New Zealand."People told me a Free Trade Agreement with…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani on Wednesday criticised the proposed implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in all 21 states governed by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), and questioned whether the country would be governed by the…