Sonia Gandhi invited to contest for Lok Sabha from Telangana
Hyderabad, Dec 18 - The Congress' Telangana unit on Monday invited Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson and former party President Sonia Gandhi to contest the coming Lok Sabha election from the state.
Has Dawood Ibrahim been poisoned in Pakistan? Why the speculated rumours do not fit?
Islamabad, Dec 18 - Speculated reports and rumors about a suspected poisoning of underworld don and absconder terrorist Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar have taken the social media platforms by storm, making headlines on almost every mainstream media. While the news is still unconfirmed, there
India, Pakistan abuzz over health status of Dawood; if he was ‘poisoned, critical’
Mumbai, Dec 18 - The political establishments, intelligence circles and media in India and Pakistan are abuzz with intense speculation that the absconder terrorist, Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, has reportedly been “poisoned and critical” in a Karachi hospital, barely a week ahead of his
Dalai Lama to open first International Sangha Forum in Bodhgaya
Bodhgaya, Dec 18 - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will inaugurate the first International Sangha Forum 2023 on December 20 in Bodhgaya in Bihar, the sacred place where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment.
Kharge launches online crowd funding campaign ‘Donate for desh’
New Delhi, Dec 18 - Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday launched the party's online crowdfunding campaign 'Donate for desh' here.
After SC directive for Mathura, green activists in Agra demand action to control Juli Flora’s spread
Agra, Dec 18 - Emboldened by the Supreme Court directive for Krishna Janmabhoomi (Braj Bhoomi) to control the spread of Juli Flora, a foreign invasive species, green activists in the Taj Trapezium Zone have demanded firm action to promote native vegetation after clearing
Manish Tewari, 20 INDIA bloc RS MPs give notice to discuss Parliament security breach
New Delhi, Dec 18 - Congress Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari on Monday gave an adjournment of business notice to discuss the December 13 Parliament security breach.
Jaishankar’s help sought as Indian student goes missing in UK
New Delhi, Dec 17 - A BJP leader has sought External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's help for an Indian student, who has been missing from East London since December 15.
Parliament security breach: sixth accused arrested
New Delhi, Dec 16 - Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested Mahesh Kumawat, the sixth accused in the Parliament security breach case, on charges of criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence, official sources said.
Lalu’s daughter Rohini Acharya may contest LS poll
Patna, Dec 16 - Rohini Acharya, the second daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav, is expected to contest Lok Sabha election from Karakat seat in Rohtas district of Bihar.
Youth should strive to build ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047: Nirmala Sitharaman
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 - Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, said on Saturday that the youth of the country should strive to build a 'Viksit Bharat' (Developed India) by 2047.
FPIs bought heavily in banking, IT stocks
New Delhi, Dec 16 - Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services V K Vijayakumar on Saturday said that a major development in December has been that FPIs have heavily bought stocks in banking and IT segments.
K’taka has potential to make 1mn chip designers in next 5 yrs: IT Minister Priyank Kharge
Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 16 - Karnataka Information Technology and Biotechnology Minister, Priyank Kharge, said on Saturday that the southern state has the potential to prepare one million chip designers in the next five years across the country, to meet the requirement in the
Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0 likely to start from NE in Jan first week, to be in hybrid mode
New Delhi, Dec 16 - Congress is planning to hold the second leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which is likely to kick off from January first week, party sources said on Saturday.
Parliament security breach: Mastermind had ‘plan B’, cops now probing his Maoist links
New Delhi, Dec 16 - The investigation into the Parliament security breach has exposed a hidden layer of planning orchestrated by mastermind Lalit Jha. Unravelling the intricacies of the alleged conspiracy, sources privy to the probe revealed that the perpetrators had a backup
Parliament security breach: Cops to take the accused to recreate crime scene
New Delhi, Dec 16 - Delhi Police's Special Cell will be taking the accused, nabbed in connection with the Parliament security breach, to recreate the entire crime scene, a source privy to the probe said on Saturday.
NY Met Museum agrees to return 14 stolen cultural artefacts to Cambodia
Phnom Penh, Dec 16 - New York's Metropolitan Museum (the Met) has agreed to return 14 stolen cultural artefacts in its possession to Cambodia after several years of negotiations, the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts said in a statement on Saturday.
PM Modi to inaugurate Surat’s diamond bourse on December 17
Surat, Dec 15 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Surat's Diamond Bourse on December 17.
Kejriwal to go on 10-day Vipasana session from Dec 19
New Delhi, Dec 16 - Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will go on a 10-day Vipasana session from December 19 to 30, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said on Saturday.
Historic, constitutionally upholds Parliament’s decision: PM Modi on SC verdict on Article 370
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dubbed the Supreme Court’s verdict on the abrogation of Article 370