Farmers lift over month-long protest at Shambhu Railway Station; announce rally at border on May 22
Chandigarh, May 20 - Farmers on Monday ended their 34-day-long sit-in protest at the Shambhu Railway Station near the Punjab and Haryana border.
Ratan Tata, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Anand Mahindra vote for development
Mumbai, May 20 - Top industrialists and corporate leaders on Monday fulfilled their duty of casting their vote in India's financial capital for the 5th phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
Global leaders mourn Iran President Raisi’s death
Moscow, May 20 - Global leaders on Monday expressed their condolences over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.
Remarkable turnaround in last 10 years as banks’ profit crosses Rs 3 lakh crore: PM Modi
New Delhi, May 20 - The banking sector has witnessed a profit of Rs 3 lakh crore for the first time in the FY 2023-24.
Gujarat ATS nabs four IS terrorists from Ahmedabad airport
Ahmedabad, May 20 - Gujarat's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has nabbed four terrorists from the Ahmedabad airport following a tip-off from a central agency.
Soon, take a ride on Uber bus in Delhi
New Delhi, May 20 - Ride-hailing platform Uber on Monday said that it has been granted an aggregator licence to operate buses under the Delhi Premium Bus Scheme.
Startup founders hail PM Modi’s initiatives to boost ecosystem
New Delhi, May 20 - India's startup ecosystem is thriving due to several initiatives launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last few years, like 'Startup India', amid conducive policies and budgetary reforms, startup founders said on Monday.
SRK practises what he preaches, exercises his right with wife Gauri, son Aryan
Mumbai, May 20 - Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, along with his wife Gauri Khan, elder son Aryan Khan and his manager Pooja Dadlani cast their vote on Monday in Mumbai for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
ED seeks extension of CM Kejriwal’s judicial custody
New Delhi, May 20 - The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday moved an application before a special court here seeking a 14-day extension of judicial custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal upon the expiry of the Supreme Court interim bail order on
Back from Bishkek, horrified Pakistani students say they were ‘abandoned’ by Sharif government
Islamabad, May 20 - Sharing their horrific tales of survival after returning home via special flights from Kyrgyzstan, Pakistani students have slammed the Shehbaz Sharif government for making false claims about ensuring their safe return.
After making her Cannes debut, Kiara Advani lands in Mumbai, goes to vote
Mumbai, May 20 - After making her debut at the 77th Cannes Film Festival last week, Kiara Advani made it on time to exercise her voting right on Monday.
China sanctions three US defence companies for arm sales to Taiwan
Beijing, May 20 - China placed three defence companies in the US on its list of "unreliable companies" for selling weapons to Taiwan, China's Ministry of Commerce announced on Monday.
Nepali PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal wins trust vote for 4th time
Kathmandu, May 20 - Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Monday won a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives for the fourth time after he reassumed the premiership in December 2022.
Heavy voter turnout in Ladakh LS seat
Leh, May 20 - Heavy voter turnout was witnessed in the Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency on Monday where over 52.02 per cent of the electorate exercised franchise so far.
MVA, Mahayuti leaders slam ‘deliberately slow’ voting process; Fadnavis alerts ECI
Thane (Maharashtra), May 20 - Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ally Nationalist Congress Party (SP) National General Secretary Dr. Jitendra Awhad has alleged that the election process was being ‘deliberately slowed’ by the polling officials, even as Mahayuti Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis brought
Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency records 35.08 per cent voter turnout till 1 PM
Baramulla, May 20 - A large number of voters continued to pour into polling stations on Monday in Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency where 35.08 per cent of the electorate had exercised its franchise till 1 P.M.
PM Modi increased farmer budget to Rs 1,25,000 crore: HM Amit Shah
Karnal, May 20 - Saying the Modi government has taken strategic steps to accelerate a transformation in the farming sector, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the farmer budget during the Congress government was Rs 22,000 crore but Prime Minister Narendra
Arvind Kejriwal graffiti case: AAP MLAs write to EC, allege threat to Delhi CM’s life
New Delhi, May 20 - The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs have written to the Election Commission alleging a threat to the life of Delhi Chief Minister and party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal after the graffiti were found inside the Metro stations.
CM Mamata Banerjee tones down her observations on Ramakrishna Mission
Kolkata, May 20 - In the face of massive criticism from different quarters of the society on her remarks against the monks of Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission, Bharat Sevashram Sangha and ISKCON, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday toned down
40 Bangladeshi MLAs remark: Congress leader demands ECI action against Assam CM
Guwahati, May 20 - Rakibul Hussain, senior Congress leader in Assam and MLA from the Samaguri Assembly seat has launched a sharp attack on senior BJP leader and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his controversial "40 Bangladeshi MLAs in Assam" remark.