INDIA

New Delhi : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is expected to pitch for concerted efforts to deal with terrorism and other security challenges facing the region at a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Dushanbe on Wednesday. China”s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe is also attending the SCO conclave but ... Read More »

New Delhi :  Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed a series of brief adjournments amid uproar created by opposition members over various issues, including the Pegasus spying controversy and the three contentious agri laws. While no legislative business could be transacted, the House for the first time in the Monsoon session ... Read More »

Bengaluru : Amid heightened suspense, a meeting of the ruling BJP”s legislature party in Karnataka is underway here, which is slated to pick a successor to outgoing Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa. BJP”s central observers — Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and G Kishan Reddy — are attending the meeting being ... Read More »

Patna : RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday suggested that a committee headed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and comprising some other members of the state legislature be set up for meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and press the demand for a caste-based census. The leader of the opposition ... Read More »

New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha proceedings were again adjourned till 4 pm on Tuesday as Opposition members continued to raise slogans and protest in the Well of the House over the Pegasus snooping controversy. Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh adjourned the House after the protesting members refused to return ... Read More »

New Delhi : A total of 355 personnel of central paramilitary forces and the Assam Rifles were killed in the line of duty in the last five years, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. The maximum personnel were from the country”s largest central armed police force — the Central Reserve Police ... Read More »

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday refused to stay the proceedings against BJP MP Gautam Gambhir”s foundation in a case relating to illegally procuring and distributing COVID-19 medicines. A bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah said people were running around for medicines and drugs, and ... Read More »

Imphal : The Shiv Sena said that three Congress members switched sides and joined the party on Monday. Thagjam Shyam, who was the Congress candidate in the Khudrakpam seat in the last assembly elections, was among the leaders who switched sides, Shiv Sena”s Manipur unit president Moirangthem Tombi Singh told ... Read More »

Jaipur :  Kargil Vijay Diwas was celebrated by Konark Corps on 26 July 2021 at Jodhpur Military Station to commemorate the valour and saga of Indian Army during Kargil War. On the occasion, Lieutenant General PS Minhas, General Officer Commanding Konark Corps laid a wreath at Konark War Memorial to ... Read More »

Jaipur : Kargil Vijay Diwas was celebrated at all military stations of the South Western command of the Indian Army on Monday to commemorate India”s victory over Pakistani forces in 1999. South western Army Commander Lieutenant General AS Bhinder laid a wreath at ”Prerna Sthal” in Jaipur to pay tribute ... Read More »

Kochi : The Kerala High Court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to two former Kerala police officers in a case registered by the CBI for various offences, including criminal conspiracy, kidnapping and fabrication ofevidence, in connection with arrest and detention of scientist Nambi Narayanan in the 1994 ISRO ... Read More »

New Delhi : Heavy rainfall activity is expected over north and east India during the next three-four days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. The low pressure area over northwest Madhya Pradesh has become less marked. However, the associated cyclonic circulation over northwest Madhya Pradesh and neighbourhood persists. ... Read More »

New Delhi : Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday paid tributes to the heroes of the 1999 Kargil War, recalling their valour and sacrifice. In 1999, the Indian armed forces defeated attempts by Pakistan to capture strategic heights in Kargil. It was named ”Operation Vijay” (victory). “On Kargil Vijay ... Read More »

Jaipur : Two men, who had looted a car of a police inspector after opening fire on a head constable accompanying him in Sikar recently, were arrested on Sunday from Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer. The accused, Vikram Vishnoi and Somdutt, both residents of Haryana and Punjab, respectively, were held. The looted car ... Read More »

Udaipur : The BJP on Friday demanded the dismissal of Dungarpur Congress MLA Ganesh Ghoghra from the Rajasthan Assembly for allegedly using indecent language against the Rajasthan governor, PM and the Union home minister. The Congress MLA on Thursday allegedly used unparliamentary language against Governor Kalraj Mishra, Prime Minister Narendra ... Read More »

Port Blair :  The union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands did not record any new COVID-19 case in the last 24 hours, a health department official said on Saturday. The COVID-19 tally in the archipelago remained at 7,525. The union territory now has 17 active COVID-19 cases of which ... Read More »

Chandigarh : The SAD on Friday alleged that the “quarrel” between new Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and CM Amarinder Singh was a “drama”, staged to save the party’s sinking ship by diverting people’s attention from the state government’s failures. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) said this referring to ... Read More »

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said his government is working towards boosting connectivity and comfort in the aviation sector. He was replying to the post of a Twitter user who shared a picture of him and his father boarding a flight from Bihar”s Darbhanga airport. “For the ... Read More »

Ahmedabad : The Gujarat High Court on Friday asked the state government to install PSA oxygen plants at all levels, accelerate vaccination and recruit medical staff in state-run hospitals in order to tackle a possible third wave of COVID-19. With a host of suggestions, the division bench of Justices Bela ... Read More »

Jaipur : Common entrance exam at Jodhpur and Kota scheduled on 25 July 2021 at Army Public School, Military Station Jodhpur and Army Public School, Military Station, Kota stands postponed owing to prevailing COVID pandemic & the prevalent climatic condition. Fresh date for the said Common Entrance Exam will be ... Read More »