16 mn Afghans to experience crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity: UN report
Kabul, April 18 - An estimated 15.8 million people in war-ravaged Afghanistan will experience crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity in 2024, said a United Nations (UN) report released on Thursday.
Rahul Gandhi holding Muslim League flag in Wayanad inciting anti-Hindu sentiments: Union Minister
Hubballi (Karnataka), April 18 - Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal, and Mines, Pralhad Joshi, asserted on Thursday that Rahul Gandhi's act of holding the flag of Muslim League in Wayanad is inciting anti-Hindu sentiments.
CM Arvind Kejriwal eating mangoes, sweets to raise blood sugar level: ED tells Delhi court
New Delhi, April 18 - The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said in a Delhi court that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was deliberately eating mangoes and other high-carb food to raise his blood sugar level to build a case for bail.
CM Siddaramaiah claims Congress will win up to 20 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka
Bengaluru, April 18 - Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday claimed that the Congress will win up to 20 seats in the Lok Sabha elections.
Kargil War was an ‘ill-conceived blunder’, admit former Pakistani military officers
Islamabad, April 18 - One of the many adventures in the Pakistan-India series of conflicts 'Operation Koh Paima', also known as the Kargil operation -- that was hailed as a success story by its architect and Pakistani military dictator Late General (retd) Pervez
Mamata blames EC for Ram Navami clashes at Murshidabad
Kolkata, April 18 - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday, blamed the Election Commission (EC) for the stray incidence of clashes during Ram Navami processions at Murshidabad on Wednesday evening in which some persons were reportedly injured.
In Kerala rally, Rajnath takes dig at Cong’s ‘Rahulyaan’, hurls ‘migration’ charge
New Delhi, April 18 - Union Minister Rajnath Singh, while campaigning for BJP in Kerala’s Kottayam district on Thursday, took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said that ‘Rahulyaan’ is neither getting launched nor finding a suitable landing.
No major casualties reported after 6.6-magnitude quake hits Japan
Tokyo, April 18 - No major damages or fatal casualties had been reported after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit western Japan, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters early Thursday.
From Bihar to Punjab, how labourers turned into sharpshooters for Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate
New Delhi, April 18 - Days after the arrest of two shooters, who allegedly opened fire at Bollywood actor Salman Khan's home, the sleuths of Delhi Police's Special Cell and the Crime Branch tracking the gang activities have revealed the new modus operandi
Fijian Deputy PM expresses concern over skilled labour shortage
Suva, April 18 - Nearly eight per cent, or around 80,000 Fijians, have left the island nation in the last 18 months, with many having significant technical training and experience, said Fiji's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Biman Prasad on Thursday.
Excise policy case: Delhi court extends Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody till April 26
New Delhi, April 18 - A Delhi court on Thursday extended AAP leader and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia's judicial custody till April 26 in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam.
PM Modi took decisive steps to bring peace in Northeast: BJP chief Nadda
Guwahati, April 18 - BJP President J. P. Nadda has asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi took decisive steps to bring peace in the Bodoland area of Assam by signing the Bodo peace accord.
South Korea to hold meeting of diplomatic missions next week
Seoul, April 18 - South Korea will open an annual meeting of its top envoys abroad next week with a focus on strengthening its diplomacy amid geopolitical challenges, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
UP Congress relies on turncoats for success in LS polls
Lucknow, April 18 - The Congress in Uttar Pradesh is trying to regain lost ground by relying on turncoats who claim to have influence over their caste in the area.
Indonesia issues tsunami warning after more eruption from Mount Ruang
Jakarta, April 18 - Indonesian authorities have issued a tsunami warning and raised the alert for Mount Ruang to the highest level after the volcano near Sulawesi Island had multiple large eruptions over the past two days.
First phase of LS polls: Will Modi-Yogi popularity override caste equations in UP?
Lucknow, April 18 - The wave of Prime Minister Modi’s popularity, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s stern dealing with the law & order situation and the euphoria over the Ram temple has started overriding the caste equations in Uttar Pradesh.
NASA head Nelson says China hiding military presence in space
Washington, April 18 - The chief of US space agency NASA has told lawmakers in Washington that China is using civilian programmes to hide military objectives in space.
Ram idol replica to be enshrined in Netherlands Temple
Varanasi (UP), April 18 - A Kashi-based sculptor has crafted a replica of the idol of Ram Lalla consecrated at the Ayodhya temple.
More rallies, roadshows planned for PM Modi in UP
Lucknow, April 18 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a campaign blitzkrieg comprising several rallies and roadshows in western Uttar Pradesh in the coming days.
On Ram Navami, PM Modi writes to BJP, NDA nominees contesting LS polls in 1st phase
New Delhi, April 17 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wrote letters to all the BJP and NDA candidates who are in the fray for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections to be held on April 19.