Shah likely to visit Bengal by month-end
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to pay a two-day visit to West Bengal by the month-end to take a stock of the BJP’s preparedness for the Lok Sabha elections in the state.
Amit Shah visits K’taka ahead of upcoming LS polls
Mysuru, Feb 11 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Karnataka's Mysuru in the early hours of Sunday and will take part in a meeting on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with party leaders.
Punjab-Haryana borders sealed ahead of Feb 13 protest by farmers
Chandigarh, Feb 11 - Ahead of farmers' plan to head towards the national capital to stage protests, the Haryana government has sealed the state's border with Punjab in Ambala and also ordered suspension of mobile Internet and bulk SMS services in seven districts,
Musk plans to shift 1 mn people to Mars
New Delhi, Feb 11 - Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday announced plans to shift one million people to Mars.
PM Modi to distribute over 1 lakh appointment letters on Feb 12 under ‘Rozgar Mela’
New Delhi, Feb 11 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute more than 1 lakh appointment letters to newly-inducted recruits, across various government departments, on January 12 (Monday).
Emergency declared in 96 districts in Peru due to heavy rains
Lima, Feb 10 - The Peruvian government has declared a state of emergency for at least 96 districts in 15 regions of the country due to damage caused by heavy rains in recent weeks.
Mizoram CM meets Amit Shah, discusses border fencing along Myanmar among other issues
New Delhi/Aizawl, Feb 10 - Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Saturday held meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed the fencing along the India-Myanmar border issue and shelter of refugees of the neighbouring country in his state.
Sukhbir Badal seeks Bharat Ratna for Master Tara Singh
Chandigarh, Feb 10 - Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Badal on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bestow Bharat Ratna on iconic stalwart Master Tara Singh.
Yogi govt’s ‘Mission Temple Renovation’ aimed at makeover of 300 temples in 75 UP districts
Lucknow, Feb 10 - The Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the grand Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22 marked the end of years of waiting for the devotees as their Ram Lalla got his due place inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple
Future generations will draw constitutional strength from Ram temple resolution: PM Modi in LS
New Delhi, Feb 10 - Addressing the last sitting of the 17th Lok Sabha on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the resolution passed by the House on the Ram Temple will give the future generations constitutional strength to feel proud of
‘American fuel, Indian reactor can power up Indo-US nuclear deal’
Chennai, Feb 10 - India and the US can fire up their civil nuclear agreement with a twist. The twist is American HALEU fuel powering India sourced small pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWR) for the global markets, said a top official of nuclear
PM Modi lauds MPs for taking 30% pay cut during Covid, says 17th Lok Sabha saw 97% productivity
New Delhi, Feb 10 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Parliamentarians on Saturday for setting new benchmarks in House proceedings and leading the nation by example.
US Defense Secy hospitalized again, transfers duties to deputy
Washington, Feb 12 - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalised "for "emergent bladder issue," and has transferred his duties to his deputy.
US military confirms airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen’s Hodeidah
Sanaa, Feb 12 - US military on Sunday confirmed that it struck Houthi targets near the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah a day earlier, claiming to have hit the group's two unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and three anti-ship cruise missiles.
Iraq, US resume dialogue on ending US-led coalition’s mission
Baghdad, Feb 12 - Iraq and the US resumed a new round of dialogue to discuss ending the US-led international coalition's mission in Iraq, the Iraqi government said.
Syrian president warns of escalating conflict as US attacks intensify in Middle East
Damascus, Feb 12 - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has expressed concerns that Washington's attacks in different parts of the Middle East threaten to expand the conflict in the region, the media reported.
Mass rallies held across Iran to mark anniversary of 1979 Islamic Revolution
Tehran, Feb 12 - Mass rallies were held across Iran on Sunday to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the victory of the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Stubb narrowly wins Finnish presidential election
Helsinki, Feb 12 - The presidential candidate for the National Coalition, Alexander Stubb, narrowly won the Finnish presidential election on Sunday night.
Qatar condemns Israel’s Rafah evacuation order; Hamas says ground offensive will ‘destroy’ talks
Washington, Feb 11 - Qatar has condemned the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's order for the evacuation of 1.3 million Palestinians from Rafah, the south Gazan city on Egyptian border wherefrom hostages have crossed so far, ahead of an expanded offensive against Hamas.
Asif Zardari demands Pak PM’s slot for Bilawal Bhutto in coalition talks
Islamabad, Feb 11 - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif told his party leaders that former president Asif Zardari has demanded prime minister's slot for his son and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and major ministerial portfolios, local media