Delhi sessions court reserves order on CM Kejriwal’s plea in ED complaint case
New Delhi, March 15 - A sessions court on Friday reserved its order on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea in the liquor policy case and is likely to pronounce it later in the day.
Singapore envoy visits Bengaluru cafe, says ‘stand with our friends in India’
Bengaluru, March 15 - Singapore High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong, visited the Rameshwaram Cafe for breakfast on Friday, weeks after a low-intensity IED blast shook the popular eatery, leaving many injured and causing widespread panic.
SC to hear on March 19 pleas seeking stay on Citizenship Amendment Rules
New Delhi, March 15 - The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on March 19 the pleas seeking stay on the implementation of the rules notified by the Union Home Ministry under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Election Commission to announce schedule for LS polls on Saturday
New Delhi, March 15 - The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday.
One state, one price: Dealers hail Rajasthan govt’s move, seek GST on petrol
Jaipur, March 15 - A day after the Rajasthan government scrapped the concept of 'different cities, different prices’ for petrol and diesel and termed it as a “discrepancy”, the Petroleum Pump Dealers Association in the state welcomed the move and expressed the hope
PM Modi to visit Bhutan next week
New Delhi, March 15 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted an invitation extended by his Bhutan counterpart Dasho Tshering Tobgay, on behalf of the king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, to visit the Himalayan kingdom next week.
China urges US to stop ‘suppression’ of TikTok
Beijing, March 14 - China on Thursday called on the US to stop the "unreasonable suppression" of companies from other countries, following a US bill targeting the short-video app TikTok.
Gyanesh Kumar, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu take charge as Election Commissioners
New Delhi, March 15 - Newly appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu took charge of the office on Friday at the ECI headquarters here.
Raj slashes vat on petrol & diesel by 2%, hikes DA for state govt staff by 4%
Jaipur, March 14 - The Rajasthan government on Thursday announced the reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel by 2 per cent.
‘Shiv-Bhakt’ Rahul Gandhi prays at Nashik’s famed Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga Temple
Nashik (Maharashtra), March 14 - Congress MP Rahul Gandhi went to pray at the famed 268-year-old Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple here on Thursday evening, party leaders said.
India, Brazil hold first ‘2+2’ political and military dialogue in New Delhi
New Delhi, March 14 - The first-ever 2+2 political and military dialogue was held between India, and one of its key BRICS partners, Brazil, in New Delhi on Thursday, marking a significant milestone in bilateral relations.
Appointment of new Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu notified
New Delhi, March 14 - The notification of the appointment of two Election Commissioners - Gyanesh Kumar, and Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu - was issued by the Central government on Thursday evening.
Amid politics over citizenship under CAA, a reality check on Rohingyas in Delhi
New Delhi, March 14 - While politics is peaking over the grant of citizenship to persecuted minorities under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a reality check of the ground situation shows that a 'life of dignity' for migrants from the neighbourhood may still
Ahead of LS polls, Patiala MP and Amarinder Singh’s wife Preneet Kaur joins BJP
New Delhi, March 14 - Senior Congress leader, former Union minister, and four-time MP from Patiala, Preneet Kaur, joined the BJP here on Thursday.
Navy gets ‘Bajrang’ tug under ‘Make in India’ initiative
New Delhi, March 14 - The Indian Navy got its third 25T Bollard Pull (BP) Tug 'Bajrang' on Thursday under the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Union government.
PM Modi lays foundation of Delhi Metro’s two new corridors
New Delhi, March 14 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of two additional corridors of Delhi Metro's Phase 4.
Second India-Cote d’Ivoire Foreign Office Consultations held in Delhi
New Delhi, March 14 - Top officials from India and Cote d'Ivoire on Thursday exchanged views on regional and global issues, and agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation across various sectors in the second Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between the two countries.
Piyush Goyal highlights India’s potential as global supply chain hub at 14-nation Indo-Pacific meet
New Delhi, March 14 - Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal on Thursday highlighted India's potential for providing global supply chain diversification opportunities, at the 14-nation Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) meeting.
Rishi Sunak rules out UK general election on May 2
London, March 15 - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that there will not be a general election on May 2, ending months-long speculation that he would call an early election.
Voting starts in Russian Presidential election
Moscow, March 15 - Russian voters started to hit the polls for the 2024 Presidential election in the Far East region, including Kamchatka, Chukotka and other areas at 8 a.m. Friday local time.