Security Council renews mandate of UN mission in Afghanistan
United Nations, March 16 - The Security Council has adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for a year.
Ready to evacuate nationals from violence-hit Haiti, if required: India
New Delhi, March 15 - Asserting that it is ready to evacuate its nationals from violence-torn Haiti, if required, India said on Friday that it has set up a 24-hour control room in the Ministry of External Affairs and an emergency helpline in
Centre unveils financial upgradation scheme for 2.56 lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks
New Delhi, March 15 - Union Minister for Communications and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Friday unveiled a financial upgradation scheme for 2.56 lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) working in the Department of Posts.
Indian Navy rescues Bangladeshi nationals held hostages by pirates
New Delhi, March 15 - Indian Navy on Friday said that it has rescued Bangladeshi nationals held hostage by the pirates.
Huge turnout as PM Modi lands at Pathanamthitta amid sweltering heat
Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed at Pathanamthitta in Kerala on Friday on his first visit to the state after the list of BJP candidates to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls was announced.
Start ‘One Nation, One Election’ from J&K: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar, March 15 - National Conference Vice President and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that the idea of "One Nation, One Election" should be put into practice from J&K.
Bhutan can count on India as reliable friend and partner: President Murmu
New Delhi, March 15 - President Droupadi Murmu said on Friday that Bhutan can count on India as a reliable friend and partner as she welcomed Prime Minister, Dasho Tshering Tobgay, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
LS polls 2024: Ace pollster analyses impact of CAA, Rahul’s Nyay Yatra
New Delhi, March 15 - The dates for Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be announced on Saturday, and it will clear the decks for high-decibel and trailblazing campaign by all political parties including BJP, Congress and regional satraps.
US remarks on CAA ‘misplaced, misinformed, unwarranted’: India
New Delhi, March 11 - India on Friday rejected the US State Department's "concerns" regarding the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), and termed it as "misplaced, misinformed, and unwarranted"
Six Pak migrants get Indian citizenship in Jaipur
Jaipur, March 15 - Six Pakistani Hindu migrants, living in Rajasthan for years, were granted Indian citizenship on Friday.
SC refuses to entertain Cong PIL seeking directions to ECI to conduct polls through ballot paper
New Delhi, March 15 - The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a Congress PIL seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls through ballot paper.
BJP-led NDA to breach 400 mark in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, opinion poll predicts
New Delhi, March 15 - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA is headed for a historic mandate in the 2024 general elections and is all set to attain the ‘400 paar’ target, set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says a poll survey by
After LS polls, AICC office in Delhi will be closed forever: Padmaja Venugopal
Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 - Padmaja Venugopal, daughter of four-time Congress Chief Minister K. Karunakaran, who recently joined the BJP, on Friday said the after the Lok Sabha polls, AICC office in Delhi will be closed forever.
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.