Tag: New Delhi

New Delhi: The President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades was accorded a ceremonial welcome on Friday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Anastasiades. He was then accorded a ceremonial guard of honour at the forecourt. Later during the day, Anastasiades will participate in delegation-level talks with Modi. The […]

Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad has appealed to all non-BJP political parties to come together on a platform to counter the “aggressive” Hinduvta agenda of the BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in view of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Sensing a tough challenge, Lalu Prasad has also warned that a united non-Bharatiya Janata […]

New Delhi: A bill to set up a single, permanent tribunal to adjudicate all inter-state river water disputes was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, amid opposition from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017, was introduced by Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti, who called it a “revolutionary […]

New Delhi: The website of the Home Ministry was non-functional on Sunday and officials said experts were finding out if it had been hacked. The website’s landing page is drawing a blank and the site itself has become inaccessible. The problem most probably began early in the morning. “I don’t know when the site developed […]

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has attached properties worth over Rs 60 crore here belonging to former Union minister Matang Sinh in connection with the multi-crore rupee Saradha Group chit fund scam. The agency said the properties (two residential buildings) attached are worth Rs 63 crore. Probing the case, the […]

New Delhi: The Defence and Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully tested an indigenous Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from an Indian Air Force aircraft, an official release said on Saturday. Designed and developed in the country, the 120-kg class smart weapon is used to destroy runways, bunkers, aircraft hangers and other reinforced structures. Its long […]

Under attack from several chief ministers, including UPA ally Mamata Banerjee, on NCTC, Home Minister P Chidambaram today said there was no conflict between the central and state agencies and they worked together on the ground to deal with terrorists.

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Odisha government on Tuesday said non-release of compensation on account of loss towards Central Sales Tax (CST) reduction has caused trust deficit between the central and state governments. Participating at the empowered group of state finance ministers on Goods and Service Tax (GST) at New Delhi, Odisha Finance Minister Pradeep Amat requested […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to late Biju Patnaik, the former chief minister of Odisha, on his 100th birth anniversary. “Biju Babu was a man of the masses and a visionary who devoted his life to serving society. I pay my tributes to him on his birth anniversary,” Modi tweeted. […]

New Delhi: As many as 17 students from Odisha have been selected to attend PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0’ at Talkatora Stadium here on Tuesday. The PM will interact with 2,000 high school and college students, along with their parents and teachers in the programme. The event, which will begin at 11 am, […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the pleas of five states seeking modification of its order issued last year on the selection and appointment of director generals of police (DGPs). The apex court was hearing applications of various state governments, including Punjab, Kerala, West Bengal, Haryana and Bihar, seeking implementation of their local […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated Alok Kumar Verma as CBI Director and set aside the Centre’s decision divesting him of his powers and sending him on leave. The top court, however, restrained Verma from taking any major policy decision till the Central Vigilance Commission inquiry is over. The apex court also said […]

New Delhi: Seven people were killed after an LPG cylinder blast in a building, where work related to ceiling fans was being carried out, in West Delhi’s Sudarshan Park triggered a collapse bringing a portion of the structure down, police said. The fire department received a call about the collapse at around 8.48 pm Thursday […]

New Delhi: Virat Kohli should remain the way he is, said former teammates Zaheer Khan and Praveen Kumar on Wednesday, staunchly defending the combative India captain, who has copped criticism from Australian legends for his on-field behaviour. Allan Border, Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson and even India’s Sanjay Manjrekar has expressed their displeasure over Kohli’s on-field […]

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday remembered Nirbhaya, who was gang-raped on December 16, 2012 in a moving bus in Delhi and later died in hospital, and pledged to ensure a strong struggle for women safety “despite all hurdles”. “Six years ago on this day one of the most brutal and worst crime was […]