UK seeks customs duty cut on electric cars in free-trade talks with India
New Delhi, Nov 8 - The UK is pushing for a cut in customs duty on electric vehicles in the ongoing negotiations for signing a free-trade deal with India, a senior official confirmed.
NASA satellite images reveal expanding toxic smoke over northern India
New Delhi, Nov 8 - Recent satellite imagery released by NASA has exposed the alarming spread of toxic smoke enveloping Delhi, raising concerns among experts who are now referring to it as a looming air pollution "crisis" in the nation's capital.
Nifty in range bound trade
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Deven Mehata, Research Analyst, Choice Broking on Wednesday said that after a small gap up opening Nifty traded sideways for the day near 19450 levels and closed near the same levels at 19443.50.
Museum in Ayodhya will tell stories of major temples
Lucknow, Nov 8 - As the construction of the grand Ram temple goes on in Ayodhya in full swing, the Yogi Adityanath government has also intensified efforts to build the temple museum there.
11 held as plot to kill ashram head unearthed in UP
Mathura (UP) Nov 8 - Eleven people, who had gathered here allegedly to kill the chief of an ashram, have been arrested after an encounter, police said on Wednesday.
PM Modi hails surge in India’s patent applications
New Delhi, Nov 8 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed the rise in patent applications in India which reflected the surge in the innovations taking place in the country.
BCCI seeks copy of FIR in World Cup 2023 ticket black marketing case
Kolkata, Nov 8 - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has sought the copy of an FIR filed by Kolkata Police in the case of Cricket World Cup 2023 match ticket black marketing case in the city.
K’taka man clicks link on phone, gets blackmailed over morphed video
Raichur, Nov 8 - A man in Karnataka's Raichur district lodged a police complaint that he had been blackmailed for more than a year over a morphed video after clicking on a link that he received on his phone from an unidentified number.
Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response on PIL to differentiate between dharma & religion in govt records
New Delhi, Nov 8 - The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Central government's response on a PIL filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay urging the court to make a clear distinction between the terms "dharma" and "religion".
Nitish apologises for his ‘vulgar’ remarks on women in Bihar Assembly
Patna, Nov 8 - A day after making bizarre remarks on the role women's education in population control in Bihar Assembly, which received widespread condemnation, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday apologised and withdrew his statement.
RPI activist, two kin killed as SUV plunges from bridge on moving train in Maha
Raigad (Maharashtra), Nov 8 (IANS) In a freak mishap, a Republican Party of India (A) worker and two of his cousins were killed when their SUV plunged off a bridge and crashed onto a moving goods train, police said here on Wednesday.
NIA arrests Rohingya man in J&K for terror links
Jammu, Nov 8 - The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested a Rohingya man in J&K’s Jammu city for suspected terror links.
‘Beacon of integrity, dedication’, PM Modi greets Advani on his 96th birthday
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted veteran party leader Lal Krishna Advani on his birthday, saying he is a beacon of integrity and dedication 'who made monumental contributions that have strengthened our nation'.
Assam to get 10 new cancer hospitals, govt to invest Rs 135 cr in first phase
Guwahati, Nov 8 - Assam government has decided to invest at least Rs 135 crore in the Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF) for construction of three cancer hospitals across the state.
Woman trampled to death by wild tusker in K’taka village
Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), Nov 8 - A woman was trampled to death by a tusker in the Hedadalu village in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru district on Wednesday.
Lahore pays tribute to India-origin Punjabi literary intellectual couple
Lahore, Nov 7 - A Shahmukhi book on Giani Gurdit Singh was released during a function at the Dyal Singh Research and Cultural Forum here, which commemorated the birth centenary of two literary intellectuals from Punjab (India), Giani Gurdit Singh and Inderjit Kaur
Kashmiris can draw support by telling their stories, even if they are in whispers: Filmmaker and actor Aamir Bashir
Dharamshala, Nov 8 (IANS) In the bleak cold of Kashmir, Nargis’ gaze cuts right through. The atmospherics scheme with her tragedy and silences become a partner to reveal the conflict that is not just external. National award-winning filmmaker Aamir Bashir’s latest film ‘The
NIA searches across 10 states in human trafficking case
New Delhi, Nov 8 - In a major drive against human trafficking in the country, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out searches in ten states.
ED summons Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday in Bengal school job case
Kolkata, Nov 8 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has again summoned Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee for questioning on Thursday in connection to the multi-crore cash-for-school job case in West Bengal.
Three-yr-old among two injured in Delhi house fire
New Delhi, Nov 8 Two people, including a three-year-old child, sustained burn injuries after a fire broke out at a house in the national capital early on Wednesday, a fire department officer said.