Former Trump official Mike Gill dies after being shot by carjacker in US
Washington, Feb 4 - Mike Gill, a former official in the Trump administration, has died, a few days after being shot during a deadly carjacking rampage in the US capital of Washington, D.C., the media reported.
Congress sends 16 of its Bihar MLAs to Hyderabad to avoid any poaching bid
Patna, Feb 4 - In a bid to forestall any poaching, the Congress on Sunday sent 16 out of its 19 MLAs in Bihar to Hyderabad.
Centre giving emphasis on developing northeastern Indian states: PM Modi
Guwahati, Feb 4 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Central government is giving a special emphasis on the development of the northeastern states.
Yogi govt prepares to present its largest-ever budget
Lucknow, Feb 4 - The Uttar Pradesh government will be presenting its largest-ever annual budget (2024-2025) of a size of over Rs 7 lakh crore in the state legislature during the budget session here on Monday.
Security tightened in Guwahati before Modi’s rally
Guwahati, Feb 4 - The security arrangements have been beefed up in Guwahati prior to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public programme on Sunday.
Floating solar plants on water bodies to power Assam’s plan for 1,000 MW in 3 years
Guwahati, Feb 4 - The Assam government, at least for the last seven years, has been giving thrust on installing solar power plants across the state.
Yogi Adityanath’s popularity on social media continues to rise
Lucknow, Feb 4 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's social media presence continues to soar, solidifying his popularity among the public.
PM Modi launches/lays foundation for projects worth Rs 68,000 cr in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Feb 3 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated and laid foundation for projects worth more than Rs 68,000 crore in Odisha.
Centre greenlights appointments in senior administrative roles
New Delhi, Feb 3 - The Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has given the nod for the appointment of nine Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and a former IAS officer as secretaries in various ministries.
PM Modi to meet Assam BJP core committee; likely to launch several projects
Guwahati, Feb 3 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet the core committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam on Saturday.
Hamas condemns US-British airstrikes on Yemen
Gaza, Feb 5 - Hamas has condemned the US-British airstrikes on Yemen, considering it "an escalation that will drag the region into more turmoil".
UK PM speaks on racism, says parents wanted him to speak without an accent to ‘fit in’
London, Feb 4 - UK's first Indian-origin PM Rishi Sunak shared his experiences of facing racism as a child, saying his parents sent him for extra drama lessons so that he could "speak properly" without an accent to fit into society.
Naveen Patnaik inaugurates first-ever World Odia Language Conference
Bhubaneswar, Feb 3 - Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated the first-ever World Odia Language Conference at the Janata Maidan here.
L.K. Advani: The charioteer whose Ram Rath Yarta set the narrative for ‘saffron surge’
New Delhi, Feb 3 - Bharat Ratna to Lal Krishna Advani couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time: in the immediate aftermath of fulfillment of promises of the charioteer of the Ram Rath Yatra and dreams of crores of people on January
US strikes will bring disastrous consequences for the region: Iraq
Baghdad, Feb 3 - Iraq has said that the US retaliatory strikes will bring disastrous consequences for the region, a media report said.
PM Modi to inaugurate NIT Goa campus on Feb 6
Panaji, Feb 3 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the permanent campus of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Goa on Tuesday (February 6), during his visit to the coastal state.
India emerges as driving force of 118-nation International Solar Alliance
Chennai, Feb 3 - The International Solar Alliance (ISA), a joint effort between India and France for increased deployment of solar energy technologies to bring energy security/access is growing in strength.
Rooftop solar plan to generate ’20K MW of additional power’ in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Feb 3 - Rajasthan will lead the show in the proposed rooftop solar scheme -- Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana. Around 20000 MW business is expected to be generated across the nation via rooftop solar installations out of which 5000 MW business will
Most NE states have tapped only a fraction of their vast renewable energy resources
Agartala, Feb 3 - The northeast, according to an official study, has a renewable energy potential estimated at 1,28,962 MW, but barring Assam, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh, the region has barely tapped this vast natural resource.
First Survey Vessel Large ship commissioned into Indian Navy
New Delhi, Feb 3 - INS Sandhayak (Yard 3025), the first Survey Vessel Large (SVL) ship, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at a ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on Saturday.