New Delhi, Aug 21 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with CEOs and founders of 20 Indian space startups at Seva Teerth here, highlighting the growing strength of the country’s private space industry and calling for greater collaboration to position India as a global hub for space…
Kolkata, Aug 21 — For a long time after India’s Independence and the country’s partition, 'Vande Mataram' was not accepted from the core of the heart by some, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday.“It was sung in the Parliament. Everyone used to stand up. But many people like me were…
Jaipur, Aug 21 — Hours after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists were allegedly assaulted during a visit to inspect the condition of a government school, Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar accused the CJP as well as Congress of "attempting to disrupt progress" in students' education…
New Delhi, Aug 21 — Sahil Lochav, who alleged that he was injured in pellet-gun firing during a protest at Jantar Mantar last month, said on Friday that he underwent surgery at AIIMS but his vision remained unclear. He also alleged that the police had not registered an FIR despite his…
Jaipur, Aug 21 — The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill was tabled in the Rajasthan Assembly on Friday amid loud protests and sloganeering by Congress MLAs on the second day of the Monsoon Session.Parliamentary Affairs and Law Minister Jogaram Patel introduced the Bill in the House, which is expected to…
Kolkata, Aug 21 — The West Bengal Fire Services Department on Friday slapped show-cause notices on authorities of 17 other hotels in and around the congested Mirza Ghalib Street in Central Kolkata for allegedly not maintaining adequate fire safety facilities at the entities.Earlier, on Thursday,…
Shillong, Aug 21 — Three senior leaders of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), arrested in connection with the violence during the organisation’s rally in Shillong, are set to be shifted from the Meghalaya capital to separate jails in Garo Hills on Friday amid heightened security, officials said.KSU…
New Delhi, Aug 21 — Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi continued his sit-in outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police at Delhi's Parliament Street Police Station on Friday, protesting the alleged refusal of the police to register an FIR on a complaint by a…
New Delhi, Aug 21 — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday launched a sharp attack on Congress over what he described as the party’s “formal refusal” to honour Vande Mataram, calling the alleged decision “extremely regrettable” and “a very serious matter” from a constitutional perspective. In a…
Bengaluru, Aug 21 — The Karnataka government is preparing a comprehensive tourism policy for the Coastal and Malnad regions, with the draft expected to be ready by September 7, Energy and Tourism Minister K.J. George said on Friday.The announcement comes at a time when parts of coastal Karnataka…
Imphal, Aug 21 — After a gap of more than three years, interstate passenger bus services between Manipur, Assam and Nagaland resumed on Friday, officials said. The passenger bus services were suspended following the outbreak of ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo tribal communities in…
Ahmedabad, Aug 21 — The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) sealed two premises and issued notices to 108 establishments during inspections carried out across the city as part of measures to prevent mosquito-borne diseases, officials said on Friday.The sealed premises were Ashirwad Levais in…
Kolkata, Aug 21 — West Bengal Minister for Panchayat Affairs and Rural Development, Dilip Ghosh, told media persons here on Friday, "There will be surgical strikes again in Jadavpur University in Kolkata if anti-national slogans are raised there again."His statement came in reaction to the two…
Jammu, Aug 21 — A minor girl died during pregnancy termination referral on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, as police arrested the school teacher allegedly involved in the heinous crime.Shock, anger and grief overtook the remote Kishtwar district of Jammu division when a 14-year-old…
New Delhi, Aug 21 — Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, said on Friday that as global refining capacity faces uncertainty, India is expanding its position as the world’s third-largest refiner, with capacity rising from 272 MMTPA towards 300 MMTPA (million metric tonnes per…
New Delhi, Aug 21 — The controversy over firing of pellet guns by Delhi Police during the students' stir at Jantar Mantar on July 20, escalated on Friday, as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, reached the Parliament Street Police Station, accompanied by some individuals…
Alirajpur, Aug 21 — Police in Madhya Pradesh’s Alirajpur district on Friday claimed to have seized 306 cartons of illicit liquor, collectively containing around 3,369 bulk litres, from a house in the Sorwa area.The seized liquor, comprising beer and whisky, has been valued at Rs 10.97 lakh, while…
Chennai, Aug 21 — Tamil Nadu Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin has criticised the Vijay government’s decision to provide official vehicles and monthly allowances to all 234 MLAs, urging it to limit the benefit to legislators who are financially disadvantaged. Speaking in the Tamil Nadu…
Jaipur, Aug 21 — Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) co-convener Ashutosh Ranka has launched a sharp attack on the Rajasthan government following an alleged assault on CJP activists who had gone to inspect the condition of a government school in Rampura-Kanwarpura village, Sanganer. Ranka has given the…
Jaipur, Aug 21 — There was a massive uproar in the Rajasthan Assembly on the second day of the Monsoon Session on Friday. As soon as proceedings began, Leader of the Opposition, Tikaram Jully, raised the issue of Congress MLAs being stopped at the Assembly gate on Thursday and demanded a…
New Delhi, Aug 21 — The India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be a game changer and is expected to significantly boost trade between the two sides, Lithuanian Ambassador to India Diana Mickevičienė said.In an interview with IANS, Mickevičienė said the agreement which is ready to be signed, would…