In 108th episode of Mann Ki Baat on December 31, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared his best wishes with the Indian masses for 2024. Reflecting on the year gone by, Mr. Modi said, “In this very year, ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Act’, which has been awaited for years was passed. The r

Mangaluru/Udupi, Dec 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off Vande Bharat express train between Mangaluru and Madgaon on Saturday, December 30 through video conference. A programme was held at Mangaluru Central railway station. Addressing the gathering, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel emphas

New Delhi: Eight ex-Navy personnel sentenced to death by a Qatar court in October - for charges not yet known - will face commuted punishments, the Indian government said this afternoon. Details about the reduced terms - most likely heavy jail time - are unclear since the judgement has not yet bee

HYDERABAD: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday demanded an order from the Congress government of Karnataka to withdraw the ban on hijab. "They (Congress) have been functioning (in Karnataka) for the past seven months...They simply have to release an order allowing people to wear whatever th

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS): The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced that those above 18 years and wanting Aadhaar made for the first time will now be subjected to physical verification, with the consent of the state government, a UIDAI official said. "There will

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday suspended two more Opposition MPs for the remainder of the Winter Session of Parliament for misconduct. Both members -- Thomas Chazhikadan and AM Ariff -- hail from Kerala. While Chazhikadan is from Kerala Congress (M), Ariff belongs to the CPM. Both were suspended for

The close aide to the underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Shakeel, has called the claims of his boss's poisoned death rumours. He claimed that Dawood was in perfect health and fitness and that these kinds of rumours are occasionally disseminated with malevolent purposes.  Rumours were

The National Investigation Agency (NIA), India's prestigious anti-terror body, raided up to 19 locations in four states on Monday in connection with the ISIS* network case, according to media reports. A week ago, the central agency raided over 40 locations in Maharashtra and arrested 15 peopl

Aside from the catchphrase Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, it is unexpected to see Muslims in positions of authority. For the first time, the governments of 15 states, including the Center, will not have a single Muslim minister. These also include significant states with a Muslim population of above 45 l

New delhi: The Indian government has blocked a total of 55 million phone numbers in a major crackdown. This decision of the government has been made in terms of cyber fraud. The canceled sims were obtained on the basis of forged documents. Cyber ​​fraud incidents are increasing in india

NAGPUR: An explosion occurred early Sunday morning at Solar Industries India Limited company in Bazargaon near Kondhali, approximately 60 km away from Nagpur, claiming the lives of nine individuals, including at least three women, according to preliminary information. The workers were on duty durin

NEW DELHI: Kerala, on December 8, reported a case which involved detection of a the Covid-19 sub-variant JN 1, as confirmed by official sources on Saturday. The positive result from an RT-PCR test conducted on November 18 came from a sample taken from a 79-year-old woman. Officials noted that she e

Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Thursday termed as a "serious matter" three of his party legislators attending a dinner hosted by the Congress after its Legislature Party meeting here and said he would seek explanation from them. State Congress President and Deputy Chief Minis

The court agreed to the appointment of an advocate commissioner to oversee the survey of the mosque, which the petitioners claim holds signs suggesting that it was a Hindu temple once. The court said the modalities of the survey will be discussed at the next hearing on December 18. The order o

  New Delhi:  Fourteen Opposition MPs have been suspended from the Lok Sabha and one from the Rajya Sabha today for disrupting House proceedings, a day after a major security breach in parliament last afternoon. Of the 14 suspended MPs, nine are from the Congress, two from the CPM

New Delhi: In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, two persons on Wednesday jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery and opened canisters that emitted a yellow-coloured smoke, triggering panic among the MPs. The House was adjourned soon after

India voted in favour of a draft resolution in the UN General Assembly that demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict as well as the unconditional release of all hostages. The 193-member UN General Assembly adopted the draft resolution, introduced by Egypt, at an E

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS): As millions of Indians use QR codes for various financial transactions like paying for dinner at a restaurant, board a flight or pay for daily groceries, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned the public against scanning any QR code as scammers hide harmful l