No one has invited Lalu for Ram Mandir inauguration: Samrat Choudhary
Patna, Jan 17 - Bihar BJP President Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday said that no one has invited the former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav for the inauguration of Ram Mandir on January 22.
I’m a monk because of Ram Mandir movement: Yogi
Lucknow, Jan 17 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that he became a monk because of the Ram Mandir movement.
PM did nothing to resolve the Naga political issue: Rahul Gandhi
Imphal, Jan 17 - Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Prime Minister of doing nothing to resolve the Naga political issue though Narendra Modi committed to solve the issue nine years ago after the Framework Agreement was signed with the Naga
Akasa Air to operate daily Pune-Ayodhya flights from Feb 15
New Delhi, Jan 17 - Akasa Air on Wednesday announced to operate daily flights from February 15 between Pune and Ayodhya via Delhi with no change of aircraft required at Delhi.
Rolls-Royce to showcase ‘Power of Trent’ at Wings India 2024
New Delhi, Jan 17 - Rolls-Royce is all set to participate in the Wings India 2024 show to be held in Hyderabad starting from January 18.
‘Parisar Pravesh’ of smaller Ram Lalla statue accomplished
Ayodhya (UP), Jan 17 - The 'Parisar Pravesh' of a smaller statue of Lord Ram was symbolically done on Wednesday when the idol, weighing about 10 kg, was taken in a palki to the main temple complex.
Closing women’s health gap could help boost global economy by $1 tn annually: WEF
Davos-Klosters, Jan 18 - A new World Economic Forum (WEF) report shows closing the women’s health gap would allow more women to live healthier, higher-quality lives, and provide an unprecedented boost to the global economy.
Blinken forced to change planes after his Boeing 737 had ‘critical failure’
Washington, Jan 18 - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had to change planes while returning to Washington from Davos after his Boeing 737 aircraft had a "critical failure", the media reported.
Singapore’s Indian-origin Transport Minister resigns amid graft charges
Singapore, Jan 18 - Singapore's Indian-origin Transport Minister, S. Iswaran has stepped down from his post after facing 27 charges of offences in a corruption probe, which also included receiving tickets from a top property tycoon.
Mayors call for action as extortionists target Indians, South Asians in Canada
Toronto, Jan 18 - Raising concerns over an “alarming” escalation of extortion threats against Indian and South Asian business communities, mayors in the Canadian towns of Brampton and Surrey have urged the government to take swift action to root out the menace.
Guterres ‘deeply concerned’ about Iran attack inside Pakistan
United Nations, Jan 18 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" about Iran's attacks inside Pakistan and the possibility of the crisis from the Israel-Hamas conflict spreading, according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
British lawmakers pass PM’s Rwanda bill
London, Jan 18 - Lawmakers in Britain voted in favour of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill, designed to confirm that Rwanda is a safe third country for relocating individuals there.
US, UK carry out new round of strikes against Houthi sites in Yemen
Sanaa, Jan 18 - The US and the UK bombed Houthi sites in northern Yemen before dawn on Thursday, the media said.
Egypt’s President warns against military escalation in Middle East
Cairo, Jan 18 - Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has warned against the danger of the military escalation in the Middle East region on multiple fronts, the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement.
Trump ‘gagged’ by new order in $370mn civil fraud trial
New York, Jan 17 - Former US President Donald Trump was handed a limited "Gag Order" from the appeals court even as he appeared in courts here in two different cases as the lower Manhattan NY Attorney General Letita James launched her closing
Trump appears in court as author Jean Carroll is set to testify against him
New York, Jan 17 - Former U.S. President Donald Trump appeared in a federal court to face author E. Jean Carroll who is testifying against him in a sexual abuse and defamation case, which occurred over 30 years ago.
Foxconn partners HCL Group to start chip packaging in India, invest $37.2 mn: Report
New Delhi, Jan 17 - Taiwanese contract manufacturing giant Foxconn has said that it is teaming up with HCL Group to start a chip packaging and testing venture in India, a media report said on Wednesday.
Haryana to opt for clean fuel bus service in NCR
Chandigarh, Jan 17 - In a major step towards tackling air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region, Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal on Wednesday announced the state's action plan with focus on transitioning its bus fleet to clean fuel alternatives like electric, CNG, and
Asian Paints posts 35% rise in net profit in Oct-Dec quarter
Mumbai, Jan 17 - Asian Paints, the country’s largest paintmaker, on Wednesday reported a 35 per cent jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,447.72 crore for the October-December quarter of the current financial year on the back of strong sales in the
Nosedive correction in banking stocks impacts market sentiment
New Delhi, Jan 17 - Markets took a turn on Wednesday with Nifty bank falling 4 per cent as HDFC bank share price slipped 7 per cent on concerns around slowdown in deposit growth, Jaykrishna Gandhi, Head - Business Development, Institutional Equities, Emkay