Amid prayers & vedic chants, PM Modi inaugurates UAE’s first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi
New Delhi, Feb 14 - It was indeed a proud and historic moment for Hindus from across the world as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Mandir, the first Hindu temple in the United Arab Emirates (UAE),
Lakhpati Didi scheme is changing lives of women: President Murmu
Jaipur, Feb 14 - President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said that schemes like Lakhpati Didi are changing the lives of women.
Yogi increases grant under Kanya Sumangala Yojana
Gorakhpur, Feb 14 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that the grant under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana will be increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 per beneficiary annually from April, this year.
Pakistan Rangers violate ceasefire along int’l border in J&K
Jammu, Feb 14 - Pakistan Rangers violated bilateral ceasefire on Wednesday by resorting to unprovoked firing at Border Security Force (BSF) post on International Border (IB) in J&K’s Jammu district.
‘One Nation, One Election’ offers multiple benefits
New Delhi, Feb 14 - With the Tamil Nadu Assembly having adopted the resolution against the Central government’s proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ policy, the spotlight is once again on the debate over the feasibility of this ‘critical reform’ that the Prime Minister
Punjab objects to dropping of tear gas shells by Haryana
Chandigarh, Feb 14 (IANS) The Punjab government on Wednesday objected to dropping tear gas shells via drones in its territory by Haryana Police to prevent protesting farmers to enter the state.
Farmers to block rail traffic in Punjab on Thursday
Chandigarh, Feb 14 - In protest against firing of tear gas shells on agitating farmers on Punjab-Haryana border by the police, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan) will block rail traffic in Punjab on Thursday from 12 noon to 4 p.m.
Navy to get stabilised remote control guns: MoD
New Delhi, Feb 14 - The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Wednesday said it has signed a contract with Advanced Weapon Equipment India Ltd. (AWEIL), Kanpur for manufacturing and supply of Stabilised Remote Control Guns (SRCG) for the navy.
Singhvi likely to be elected unopposed from Himachal
Shimla, Feb 14 - After losing power in Himachal Pradesh to the Congress, the BJP on Wednesday nominated party national President J.P. Nadda, who belongs to the hill state from Gujarat for the Rajya Sabha seat.
PM Modi’s UAE visit gets grand coverage in Gulf newspapers
New Delhi, Feb 14 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day tour to United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 13-14, has dominated the ‘news space’ of Gulf nation, as many of its leading newspapers went ‘full throttle’ in covering and reporting the visit of
PM Modi, J&K L-G pay tribute to Pulwama martyrs
Srinagar, Feb 14 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi and J&K L-G Manoj Sinha on Wednesday paid tribute to martyrs of Pulwama terror attack of 2019.
Seat sharing between BJP-JD(S) in K’taka for LS polls not finalised yet: Pralhad Joshi
Hubballi, (Karnataka) Feb 14 - Union Minister for Coal and Mines, Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Pralhad Joshi stated on Wednesday that no final decision on seat sharing between the BJP and its ally JD-S in Karnataka, had been made for the Lok Sabha
Rift widens between top Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Ismael Haniyeh
Tel Aviv, Feb 15 - With ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas in the ongoing war in Gaza Strip not progressing, cracks seem to have surfaced in the top leadership of Hamas.
PM Modi meets Indian diaspora in Qatar, says ‘grateful’ to community
Doha, Feb 15 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Indian diaspora in Qatar and said that he is "grateful" to the community as he arrived in Doha after concluding a whirlwind two-day trip to the UAE.
Ukraine claims to have hit Russian landing ship in Black Sea
Kiev, Feb 15 - Ukrainian forces hit the Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov in the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has said.
North Korea test-fires new surface-to-sea missile
Seoul, Feb 15 - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised the test-firing of a new surface-to-sea missile and ordered a tighter defence posture near the western maritime border, Pyongyang's state media reported on Thursday.
French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of illegal campaign financing
Paris, Feb 15 - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of illegal campaign financing by a Paris appeal court which gave him a one-year prison sentence, half of which was suspended.
Israel says no new proposal from Hamas at Cairo meeting
Jerusalem, Feb 15 - Israel has said it did not receive any new proposals from Hamas for the ceasefire and hostage-release deal at the Cairo meeting attended by Qatari, Egyptian, and US negotiators.
1 dead, dozen injured at US Super Bowl victory parade shooting
Chicago, Feb 15 - At least one person was killed while a dozen people were injured as gunfire erupted during the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City, US state of Missouri, Stacey Graves, chief of the Kansas City Missouri
Israel launches widespread airstrikes in Lebanon after rocket fire
Jerusalem, Feb 14 - An Israeli woman was killed and eight others were wounded as a barrage of rockets fired from Lebanon slammed into Safed and an army base in the northern city, the military and medical officials said, according to a media