The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced its first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The list includes 34 ministers at the central and state levels, and two being former chief ministers. 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from Varanasi for th

Retired District Judge Ajaya Krishna Vishvesha of the Varanasi court, who passed an order recently to allow Hindus to carry out prayers at the basement of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, has been appointed as the Lokpal of the government-run Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University in Luc

Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has resigned as part-time non-executive Chairman of Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) ahead of the March 15 deadline to wind down its business. PPBL has also reconstituted its Board of Directors with the appointment of Ex-Central Bank of India Chairman Srinivas

The Railways on February 25 ordered a probe after a freight train travelled more than 80 km from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua to Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district without drivers. An official said the 53-wagon diesel locomotive freight drove away from the Kathua station without a driver. &ld

New Delhi: Three new criminal laws – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Saksha Adhiniyam (BSA) – which seek to replace the colonial era Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence act, will come i

The fatwa in question discusses the concept of 'Ghazwa-e-Hind' and allegedly glorifies "martyrdom in the context of India's invasion". The apex child rights body NCPCR has issued directive to the Uttar Pradesh government to register an FIR and take legal action against Darul U

Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS): Ameen Sayani, the iconic radio personality, passed away at the age of 91 due to cardiac failure. He suffered a heart attack on Tuesday evening after which he rushed to HN Reliance Hospital in Mumbai. He reportedly suffered a heart attack on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. The doc

Bengaluru, Feb 21 (IANS): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari is taking up Karnataka tour on Thursday to participate in various programmes across the state. Gadkari will give green signal to the commencement of 15 projects of Rs 6,975 crore in north Karnataka region. He w

New Delhi: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain have the world's most powerful passports. Allowing visa-free entry to 194 global destinations, these nations have occupied the top slot on the latest Henley Passport Index. These nations are followed by Finland, Netherlands, South Ko

Paytm shares went deeper into the red, hitting its lower circuit of 10  percent on February 14 to touch a lifetime low, as crisis looked far from over for parent One97 Communications. Sources told  CNBC-TV18 that the Enforcement Directorate has initiated preliminary inquiry against Payt

Lucknow, Feb 14 (IANS): A Class 12 student allegedly ended his life by suicide after sending a message to his parents. The student, Mohammed Daniel, 19, hanged himself on Tuesday and was declared dead when he was rushed to the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) trauma centre. A

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS): India on Monday has welcomed the decision of the Qatar court to release the eight former Indian Army personnel, who were previously sentenced to death, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a statement. The Qatar court on Monday released all eight former In

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) will be implemented before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The CAA, which became law in December 2019, aims to provide citizenship to persecuted refugees from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Specifically,

  New Delhi: Traffic has been severely hit in some parts of Delhi and surrounding areas ahead of the farmers march to the national capital to protest against land acquisition policies. The farmer groups have called for a 'kisan mahapanchayat' on Wednesday and a protest march to

The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday passed the UCC Bill, becoming the first state to do so after the independence. So far, only Goa had UCC, which was enacted by the Portuguese in 1867. The UCC Bill in Uttarakhand was tabled in the Assembly by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday. 

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS): The Karnataka Congress government began its protest at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Wednesday to demand a judicious share of resources and funds to the state by the Centre. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that the protest was not political. “Today inevitably

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal, on Tuesday launched the sale of rice under the ‘Bharat’ brand at an MRP of Rs 29/kg in 5 kg and 10 kg packs. The minister flagged off 100 mobile vans through which the rice w

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS): Everyday items used in households such as plastic bottles, tea bags; beauty products, and e-cigarettes and hookahs are contributing to the escalating danger of cancer, warned health experts on World Cancer Day on Sunday. World Cancer Day is observed on February 4 eac