Ramakrishna Mission chief Swami Smaranananda dies at 95
Kolkata, March 27 - Swami Smaranananda, the 16th president of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, died due to old age ailments on Tuesday night. He was 95.
UK Royal Navy vessels arrive in Chennai on landmark visit, to undergo maintenance
New Delhi, March 27 - The UK's Littoral Response Group (LRG) arrived in Chennai on Tuesday as the first engagement of its deployment to the Indian Pacific region.
BJP launches Lok Sabha polls campaign in Goa
Panaji, March 27 - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa on Tuesday launched the Lok Sabha election campaign by seeking blessings at Shree Mahalaxmi temple in Panaji.
Ajit Pawar welcomes former MP Shivajirao Adhalrao into NCP, announces his candidature from Shirur
Mumbai, March 26 - NCP chief Ajit Pawar and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar announced the nomination of former MP Shivajirao Adhalrao, who joined the party on Tuesday, from the Shirur constituency in Pune district.
PM Modi speaks to Prof Sarasu – BJP’s candidate from Kerala’s Alathur LS seat
New Delhi, March 26 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to Professor TN Sarasu, BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Alathur constituency in Kerala over phone and enquired about her poll preparedness and the election campaign in the run-up to the 2024
Arvind Kejriwal arrest: Why shouldn’t a lawmaker face action similar to public servants in custody?
New Delhi, March 26 - Whether Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal – who issued two orders from the Enforcement Directorate's custody over water and sewage issues in the national capital – is legally entitled to pass such orders or should he be debarred
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, ex-CM Nabam Tuki file nomination papers in Arunachal
Itanagar, March 26 - Union Minister and BJP nominee Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday filed his nomination for the Arunachal West parliamentary constituency, where elections would be held in the first phase of polling on April 19.
INDIA bloc protests in Goa over Kejriwal’s arrest
Panaji, March 26 - INDIA bloc on Tuesday protested in Panaji over the arrest of the AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate.
Excise policy case: K. Kavitha sent to judicial custody till April 9
New Delhi, March 26 - A court here on Tuesday sent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC, K. Kavitha to judicial custody till April 9 in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.
‘Shakti Swaroopa’ Rekha Patra, the face of Sandeshkhali women, receives motivational call from PM Modi
Kolkata, March 26 - Rekha Patra, the face of the Sandeshkhali movement and the BJP's candidate for West Bengal's Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency, has received a motivational call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who termed her a "Shakti Swaroopa".
With NC deciding to contest on all three LS seats, Mufti’s PDP likely to follow suit
Srinagar, March 26 - After the regional National Conference (NC) headed by Dr. Farooq Abdullah took the wind out of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) sails, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) headed by Mehbooba Mufti is left with no option other
Rs 271 cr seized in Rajasthan ahead of LS polls
Jaipur, March 26 - Various enforcement agencies in Rajasthan have seized drugs, liquor, precious metals, freebies and illegal cash worth Rs 271 crore since the beginning of March.
FM Sitharaman rebuts Congress charges on Atal Pension Yojana
New Delhi, March 26 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in a strong rebuttal to Congress charges on the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) on Tuesday, described it as a scheme based on 'best practice choice architecture' and also underlined the fact that the APY
Tussle continues in INDIA bloc in Bihar over seat-sharing formula
Patna, March 26 - The INDIA bloc in Bihar has not been able to resolve its seat-sharing problems delaying the announcement of candidates.
Kangna’s battleground Mandi once ‘ruled’ by royal bloodline
Mandi, March 26 - Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi constituency from where BJP has fielded actress Kangna Ranaut, who debuts as a politician, is one such seat that has witnessed a battle royale many a time in the Lok Sabha elections since Independence with candidates
AI chatbot Grok will be available for all premium subscribers this week: Musk
New Delhi, March 27 - In a bid to take on OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Elon Musk on Wednesday said that X platform will soon allow its ‘Grok’ AI chatbot to more paying subscribers.
YouTube removes over 2.25 mn videos in India for violating its community guidelines in Q4 2023
New Delhi, March 26 - Google-owned YouTube has removed over 2.25 million videos in India for violating its community guidelines in the fourth quarter of 2023, the popular video streaming platform said in a report on Tuesday.
LG Group to invest over $74 billion into future tech by 2028
Seoul, March 27 - LG Group said on Wednesday it will invest 100 trillion won ($74.4 billion) in South Korea by 2028 to sharpen future technologies and seek new growth drivers.
Need for uniformity in regulations for small modular reactors, say nuclear power experts
Sochi (Russia), March 26 - Nuclear power experts on Tuesday were unanimous in their view that there is a need for common regulations for small modular reactors (SMR) which is expected to be the sunrise sector within the industry.
Govt directs NCCF, NAFED to start buying 5 lakh tonnes of onion directly from farmers
New Delhi, March 26 - The government has directed the NCCF and the NAFED to start buying 5 lakh tonnes of onion for the country’s buffer requirement directly from farmers as the Rabi-2024 harvest has begun arriving in the market, the Food Ministry