INDIA

Ten people were killed on a river cruise when their boat collided with a tugboat in the Russian city of Volgograd, which is hosting matches in the soccer World Cup. Emergencies services received notification at around 10 pm on Monday that the vessels had collided on the Volga river, about ... Read More »

  Addressing a press conference after meeting Kim Jong Un in Singapore, US  President Donald Trump said that sanctions against North Korea will continue till an assesment of the extent of denuclearisation is completed.He also said that the Kim agreed to destroy a missile engine testing site during the signing ... Read More »

In its reaction, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) at the same time hoped that any resolution to the North Korean “peninsula issue” will address New Delhi’s concerns about Pyongyang’s proliferation linkages with India’s neighbourhood, seen as an apparent reference to Pakistan. India has been pressing for a probe into ... Read More »

NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission has selected 3,000 additional schools for the establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) , bringing the total number of ATL schools to 5,441. The selected schools shall receive a grant of Rs 20 lakh spread over the next five years to establish Atal Tinkering Labs ... Read More »

Researchers from Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of Oviedo in Spain analysed the data collected by the K2 mission of NASA’s Kepler satellite, which started in November 2013. The study, published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS), reveals the existence of ... Read More »

The court had on May 2 asked Rahul Gandhi to appear before it to record his plea in the defamation case filed by RSS worker Rajesh Kunte in 2014. In September 2016, the SC has refused to interfere with the criminal proceeding against Rahul Gandhi when he refused to tender an ... Read More »

The two police personnel sergeant Ghulam Rasool Lone and sergeant Ghulam Hassan were martyred after terrorsits fired upon police Guard of new court complex in Pulwama early in the morning. Three policemen got injured in the attack, in which two police personnel, secumbed to their injuries while the third police personel ... Read More »

US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un of North Korea today made history by becoming the first sitting US and North Korean leaders to meet and hold formal talks. The historic meeting took place in Singapore’s Sentosa Island at the Capella hotel. The two leaders shook hands firmly when ... Read More »

‘Malta issued world’s largest silver coin featuring Pratap in 2003’ Udaipur : Numismatists in Udaipur feel even after 478 years of the birth of one of the most revered,bravest Rajput kings in Indian history , Maharana Pratap, has not received the honours which he is entitled to. They cite the example ... Read More »

After witnessing heavy rainfall on June 9, the city has remained considerably dry. As per India Meteorological Department (IMD) prediction, “one or two spells of rain/thundershowers in the city and suburbs (are likely) for the next two days”. Earlier on Sunday, the Met department downgraded its “heavy to very rainfall” ... Read More »

The application was launched by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday as the Modi government completes four years in office. ‘Menu on Rail’ will display menu to passengers travelling in Mail/Express, including Humsafar Train, Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, Gatiman Express and Tejas Express, the railways said in a statement. The food ... Read More »

UK Govt officials have assured Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, at a meeting of Britain’s full cooperation in India’s efforts to extradite Nirav Modi, liquor baron Vijay Mallya and others. It seems India’s big ticket economic absconders Lalit Modi and Vijay Mallya have added to their ranks ... Read More »

The Modi govt has completed four years in office. Central ministers have been holding media briefings across the country to take the govt’s achievements to the people. Monday saw Union Railways & Coal Minister Piyush Goyal talking about the govt’s 4 year achievements about both the departments. Speaking about Railways, ... Read More »

The Home Minister directed that all necessary measures be taken in consultation with other agencies to suitably strengthen the security arrangements for the prime minister. The security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be strengthened in the wake of reports of an assassination plot against him by the Maoists. The ... Read More »

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also provided a mantra, secure…S’ for security for citizens, ‘E’ for economic development, ‘C’ for connectivity, ‘U’ for unity, ‘R’ for respect of sovereignty and integrity, and ‘E for environment protection. The two-day SCO summit in Qingdao had a number of important takeaways. The SCO is ... Read More »

A statement from AIIMS said that he is stable and a team of doctors under supervision of Dr. Randeep Guleria are conducting tests.  The 93-year-old leader has been admitted on doctors’ advice. The BJP stalwart ruled India as Prime Minister between 1998 & 2004. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP veteran ... Read More »

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the latest attack in the Afghan capital, which comes a day before the government’s ceasefire with the Taliban is expected to start. The blast occurred at the main gate of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, police and health ministry spokesmen said. ... Read More »

Union Power minister RK Singh spoke exclusively to DD News on the fast pace of development in the power sector over the last four years. The Modi govt has completed four years in power. The union ministers have been an account of their work through your channel DD News in ... Read More »

“My dream will come true if you accept the challenge to open extension counters of banks in 2.9 lakh places. If required we can collaborate with renewable and power ministry to set-up small solar units at your places so that electricity becomes free,” Goyal said after IRCTC and CSC e-Governance ... Read More »

Saini is currently one of the quickest red ball bowlers in domestic circuit and has been touted by many as one for the future after his consistent Ranji Trophy performance in the past two seasons. Saini is part of the four-day set-up of the India A team and is set ... Read More »