NEW DELHI,  THE Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary in Rajasthan was notified as India’s 52nd tiger reserve on Monday, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said.This is Rajasthan’s fourth tiger reserve after Ran..

    MUMBAI,  DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday launched two indigenously built warships ‘Surat’ and ‘Udaygiri’ at the Mazagon Docks in Mumbai. This is the first time that the two indigenously b..

    NEW DELHI,  INDIA and Africa must respond to the “volatile and uncertain” world and important lessons can be learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic and knock-on effects of the Ukraine conflict, External Affairs Min..

    Delhi BureauUDHAGAMANDALAM (TN), INDIA is facing multiple security challenges in a highly complex and unpredictable geo-political environment, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Tuesday and called upon the Armed Forces to..

    KINGSTON, PRESIDENT Ram Nath Kovind has met Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, service, health, railway and transport services and sports with the Cari..

    COLOMBO, A NO-CONFIDENCE motion tabled by the Opposition against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was defeated in Parliament on Tuesday, in a comfortable win for the embattled President amidst nationwide protests demand..

    SRINAGAR, BJP national General Secretary and Jammu and Kashmir in-charge Tarun Chugh on Sunday blasted at National Conference President Farooq Abdullah for his “chameleon conduct” saying that after destroying the H..

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, The Kerala Police probing the recovery of 266 live bullets from an uninhabited land near the Nellikode by-pass road in Kozhikode have decided to move into the neighbouring State of Karnataka after some lead..

    By Anil BhattJAMMU, NORTHERN Army commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Monday said the targeted killings of Kashmiri Pandits and non-local labourers by militants was to keep terrorism alive in Kashmir.He also said P..

    NEW DELHI, SOUTHWEST monsoon has advanced into the Andaman and Nicobar islands on Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said here, signalling the start of the four-month seasonal rains that are crucial to the large..

    VARANASI, A LOCAL court here directed the district administration to seal a spot in the Gyanvapi Masjid complex after counsels representing the Hindu petitioners said a Shivling was found on Monday during a court-mandated vide..

    SYDNEY,  FORMER Australia cricketer Andrew Symonds, one of the finest all-rounders and a two-time World Cup winner, has died in a tragic car accident, leaving the cricketing world in shock.He was 46 and is survived by his..

    AGARTALA, BJP State president Manik Saha was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tripura on Sunday morning. Governor S N Arya administered the oath to Saha, a Rajya Sabha MP, at the Raj Bhawan here.Former Chief Minister Biplab D..

    BANGKOK, DISHING out a performance for the ages, Indian men’s badminton team lifted the Thomas Cup with a commanding 3-0 win over powerhouse Indonesia on Sunday, a historic triumph that will enhance country’s statu..

   NEW DELHI,  INDEPENDENT lawmakers Navneet and Ravi Rana on Saturday recited the Hanuman Chalisa at the Hanuman temple here and claimed to have prayed for removal of the “biggest danger looming over Maharashtra in the form..

    NEW DELHI, SEVERAL people, who were stuck inside the multi-storey building in Delhi’s Mundka, which caught fire earlier in the day and left at least 27 people dead, were rescued through the AC window, while some others j..

   CHANDIGARH, “GOOD luck and goodbye Congress”, former PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar said on Saturday while announcing his decision to quit the Congress that last month removed him from all party positions for alleged anti-party..

    By Nilesh BhagatNEW DELHI,  RULES on linking Aadhaar with the electoral rolls can be issued by the Government soon, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra has said, adding that sharing Aadhaar details will be v..

    AGARTALA/KOLKATA, TRIPURA Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday said he has submitted his resignation to Governor S N Arya.Deb made the announcement after meeting the Governor at the Raj Bhawan here.“Party is above..

     DETROIT, ELON Musk said on Friday that his plan to buy Twitter is “temporarily on hold” as he tries to pinpoint the exact number of spam and fake accounts on the social media platform, another twist amid sign..

     COLOMBO, Ranil Wickremesinghe assumed office as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka for the sixth time on Friday and gave assurance to the people of Sri Lanka that he will ensure the supply of petrol, diesel and electricity ..

    NEW DELHI, AS MANY as 26 died while 50 to 60 people were rescued after a massive fire broke out in a building near Mundka metro station on Friday evening, the police said.“A total of 26 bodies were recovered from the 3-s..

FUNNY, but true. Wasps prevented a suicide attempt by a woman in Kerala’s coastal district of Alappuzha a day ago. The woman on Monday evening had climbed a BSNL mobile tower in Kayamkulam here threatening to jump off it if her baby was not returned by her husband. Attempts by the police and the fire force personnel to talk her out of it did not fructify and that is when nature intervened. Visuals of the incident on TV channels showed that as the woman was busy climbing to the top of the mobile tower, ..

A JOURNALIST for Al-Jazeera was shot and killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin early on Wednesday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. It said Shireen Abu Akleh, a well-known Palestinian female reporter for the broadcaster’s Arabic language channel, was shot and died soon afterward. Another Palestinian journalist working for the Jerusalem-based Al-Quds newspaper was wounded but in stable condition...

PUTTING on hold the sedition law, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the registration of FIRs, ongoing probes and coercive measures on the matter across the country until an “appropriate forum” of the Government re-examines the colonial era penal law that dates back to 1898, and pre-dates the Constitution itself. In its significant order on the law that has been under intense public scrutiny, a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said that there was need to balance the interest of civil liberties ..

SRI LANKAN authorities on Wednesday deployed troops and military vehicles in the streets to ensure public security in the Capital amidst nation-wide protests over the Government’s failure to tackle the worst economic crisis. The deployment came a day after the country’s Ministry of Defence ordered the Army, the Air Force and the Navy personnel to open fire on anyone looting public property or causing harm to others amidst violent protests in the island nation over the unprecedented economic and political ..

SANTOOR maestro Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma was on Wednesday cremated with full State honours in the presence of family and close friends. The 83-year-old musician died on Tuesday morning following a heart attack at his Pali Hill residence here. Sharma, one of India’s most well known classical musicians, was credited for taking santoor, the folk instrument from Jammu and Kashmir, to the global stage. After a guard of honour in Juhu, where his mortal remains were kept for people to pay their respects, Sharma’s ..

    AMBALA,  BJP President JPNadda on Monday lauded the country’s health sector and the in-house development of Covid vaccines, calling India a “changing nation” under Narendra Modi that now offered something to ..

    NEW DELHI, WITH 2,288 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,07,689, while the active cases decreased to 19,637, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on ..

     KOLKATA, WEST Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday met the victims of post-poll violence in the State, who came to him as part of a BJP delegation demanding compensation. After the meeting, Dhankhar said if the fa..

    BHUBANESWAR,  SEVERE cyclone Asani neared the east coast, packing gale-force winds up to 105 kmph, amid indication of gradual weakening on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.The cyclone, which was mov..

   COLOMBO, In the wake of the widespread violence in Sri Lanka that left eight people dead, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family took refuge at a naval base in Trincomalee on Tuesday after leaving Colombo under heavy..

    COIMBATORE,  WITH licence quota raj prevailing during the 70 years of Congress regime, the policy change brought in by the Central Government under PrimeMinisterNarendraModi hascreatednewopportunities forthe private secto..

   NEW DELHI, THE Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has ordered a probe in a boarding row at the Ranchi Airport wherein the IndiGo Airlines debarred a child with special needs and his family citing inconvenience to the other..

    NEW DELHI, LIFE Insurance Corporation’s IPO, the country’s biggest public offer, was subscribed 2.95 times on the last day of offer period on Monday, helping the Government mobilise about Rs 21,000 crore. Against 1..

    NEW DELHI,  THE basic issue with China remains the resolution of the boundary question but Beijing’s intent has been to keep it “alive”, Army chief General Manoj Pande said on Monday, asserting that Indi..

   NEW DELHI, PROTESTS erupted at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh on Monday with hundreds of people, including women, opposing an anti-encroachment drive of the SDMC as bulldozers rolled into the area in the presence of a huge number of pol..

    COLOMBO, SRI LANKAN Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Monday amid unprecedented economic turmoil, hours after his supporters attacked anti-Government protesters outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office, l..

    MUMBAI, FINANCE Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the recent interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank was not surprising for her but the timing was, asserting that the rising cost of funds will not impact the Government’..

   UDHAMPUR (J&K), IN A bid to ensure the country’s self-reliance in defence, the Indian Army has signed contracts worth Rs 40,000 crore with indigenous defence manufacturers, Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General B S R..

    NEW DELHI,  INDIA logged 3,451 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,02,194, while the active cases rose to 20,635, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The ..

    NEW DELHI, THE value of the vote of a Member of Parliament is likely to go down to 700 from 708 in the presidential polls scheduled in July due to the absence of a Legislative Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on S..

   MUMBAI, AFTER her stint in jail and hospital, Independent MP Navneet Kaur-Rana on Sunday targeted Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, daring him to get “directly elected by the people”.Navneet, 36, challenged Th..

SAVLI, THE first train set of Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), equipped with modern mobility features, was handed over to NCRTC by Alstom India as it rolled out of its manufacturing plant in Gujarat’s Savli on Saturday. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) is establishing India’s first RRTS which is a rail-based, high-speed, high-frequency regional commuter transit system...

THE ED on Saturday arrested a chartered accountant under the anti-money laundering law in a case linked to alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds in Jharkhand’s Khunti district as part of which State Mining Secretary and IAS officer Pooja Singhal and others were raided, officials said. Suman Kumar was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) around 5 pm in Ranchi. Officials alleged that the CA was “evasive in his replies” with regard to the alleged recovery of cash to ..

LARSEN & Toubro Limited as the promoter will own 68.73 per cent stake in the combined entity created by the merger of Mindtree and L&T Infotech (LTI). Mindtree, a leading digital transformation partner with market cap of Rs 578.4 billion will merge into LTI, a global technology consulting and digital solutions company with market cap of Rs 836.2 billion. Subsidiaries and associates of Mindtree will become subsidiaries and associates of LTI. The amalgamated entity will be named as ‘LTIMindtree Limited’, ..

THE Press Information Bureau Saturday said this year’s NEET PG exam has not been postponed, and will happen on the scheduled date of May 9, terming “fake” a notice issued in the name of the National Board of Examinations (NBEMS) that the paper has been rescheduled to July 9. The National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) on Saturday also cautioned stakeholders against “false and bogus information” being circulated in its name. This comes after a section of the media reported that NEET ..

A COURT Commissioner’s team on Saturday visited the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri temple complex here and stayed there for over two hours but failed to conduct a videographic-survey of the mosque due to protest by Muslim men. The Muslims protested against the survey even as the mosque management committee moved a Varanasi district court seeking the appointment of a different court commissioner, other than the present one, Ajay Kumar Mishra. After hearing the plea on Saturday morning to change the court ..

    PUNE, UNION Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that due to the “wrong economic policies, corrupt governance and visionless leadership” post-Independence, the country suffered heavy losses, but with Prime Ministe..

    NEW DELHI, INDIA reported 3,545 new COVID infections in a day taking the tally of cases reported so far to 4,30,94,938 while the number of active cases declined to 19,688, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Fri..