Blinken forced to change planes after his Boeing 737 had ‘critical failure’
Washington, Jan 18 - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had to change planes while returning to Washington from Davos after his Boeing 737 aircraft had a "critical failure", the media reported.
Guterres ‘deeply concerned’ about Iran attack inside Pakistan
United Nations, Jan 18 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" about Iran's attacks inside Pakistan and the possibility of the crisis from the Israel-Hamas conflict spreading, according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
British lawmakers pass PM’s Rwanda bill
London, Jan 18 - Lawmakers in Britain voted in favour of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill, designed to confirm that Rwanda is a safe third country for relocating individuals there.
US, UK carry out new round of strikes against Houthi sites in Yemen
Sanaa, Jan 18 - The US and the UK bombed Houthi sites in northern Yemen before dawn on Thursday, the media said.
Trump ‘gagged’ by new order in $370mn civil fraud trial
New York, Jan 17 - Former US President Donald Trump was handed a limited "Gag Order" from the appeals court even as he appeared in courts here in two different cases as the lower Manhattan NY Attorney General Letita James launched her closing
AAP will contest alone on all 13 parliamentary seats in Punjab: Mann
Chandigarh, Jan 17 - Amidst seat-sharing talks between Congress and AAP, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said Punjab will contest all the 13 parliamentary seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Navy team to Chadar trek Ladakh’s frozen Zanskar River
New Delhi, Jan 17 - A team of Indian Navy's officers will trek the frozen Zanskar River in Ladakh.
PM Modi inaugurates Rs 4,000 cr-worth projects in Kerala, dispels CM Vijayan’s concerns
Kochi, Jan 17 - A day after Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Front government announced its decision to stage a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on February 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday dispelled concerns about the Centre not doing enough for Kerala
Ram Temple inauguration: Anurag Thakur slams Rahul for calling it ‘political event’
New Delhi, Jan 17 - Countering Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's statement that the Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha ceremony scheduled to be held on January 22 is a "political event", Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said that Congress and the other constituents of
PM Modi prays at Thriprayar Sree Rama temple in Kerala
Kochi, Jan 17 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Kerala, on Wednesday prayed at the famed Thriprayar Sree Ramaswami Temple, located in Thrissur.
Vivek urges Haley, DeSantis to drop out of presidential race, endorse Trump
Washington, Jan 17 - After suspending his presidential campaign, Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy thinks it would be "healthy for the country" if Republican candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis,drop out of the 2024 White House race and endorse former President Donald Trump.
US-bound Japanese airliner returns to Tokyo after passenger bites cabin crew
Tokyo, Jan 17 - A flight operated by Japan's All Nippon Airways bound for the US city of Seattle returned to the Haneda airport in Tokyo on Wednesday after a passenger reportedly bit a cabin crew's arm, local media reported.
Next Republican debate cancelled after Haley refuses to take stage without Trump
Washington, Jan 17 - The next Republican presidential debate has been cancelled with Indian-American aspirant Nikki Haley refusing to appear on stage unless former President Donald Trump takes part.
‘India has world’s fourth strongest military, US most powerful’
New Delhi, Jan 17 - India has the fourth strongest military globally while the US has the most powerful followed by Russia and China, according to the Global Firepower's recently released Military Strength Rankings for 2024.
Airspace restrictions issued in Delhi on Republic Day
New Delhi, Jan 16 - Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Tuesday issued airspace restriction for 11 days in view of preparation for Republic Day celebrations.
PM stayed silent on Manipur, did not solve Naga problem in 9 years: Rahul
Kohima, Jan 16 - Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said despite a big tragedy in Manipur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remained silent and despite his commitment nine years ago, he did nothing to resolve the Naga political issue in Nagaland.
Despite ‘War Room’ Delhi airport chaos continues, over 90 flights delayed
New Delhi, Jan 16 - Despite the establishment of 'War Rooms' at six metropolitan airports, chaos at Delhi airport continued for the third day on Tuesday with the departure of over 90 domestic flights either delayed or rescheduled by a few hours.
Tax reforms resulted in record tax collection: PM Modi
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 16 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that reforms brought in the tax system in the country during the last 10 years have resulted in record tax collections.
President Murmu to open Surajkund Crafts Fair on Feb 2
Chandigarh, Jan 16 - President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the 37th International Surajkund Crafts Fair in Faridabad on February 2. Besides, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar will attend the fair on February 3.
UN General Assembly President to visit India
United Nations, Jan 17 - UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis is to visit India later this month after attending the Nonaligned and Group of 77 summits in Uganda, according to his spokesperson Monica Grayley.