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Ajit Doval reappointed as National Security Advisor to PM Modi for third term PM Modi’s National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval’s tenure extended for next 5 years for straight 3rd term. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the tenure-extension of National Security Advisor. The notice released by the Government of Indi...
13 Jun, 2024, 09.09 PM ISTKuwait building fire: 42 Indians killed; PM takes stock, MoS Kirti Vardhan leaves for Gulf nation Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday evening (June 12) called an urgent meeting to discuss the Kuwait fire incident. According to reports, at least 49 Indians were killed after an apartment/labour camp in Kuwait caught fire on Wednesday, June 1...
13 Jun, 2024, 08.08 AM IST'Unwarranted': India rejects UN HC Turk’s concerns regarding Lok Sabha elections Speaking at the 56th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, India's permanent envoy to the UN, Arindam Bagchi, schooled the UN High Commissioner for raising issues with the country's election system.'Unwarranted': India rejects UN HC Turk’s ...
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Bruhat Soma, Indian American student from Florida wins 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee In a remarkable achievement, Bruhat Soma, a seventh-grade Indian-American student from Florida, has emerged victorious at the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Expressing his excitement and disbelief at winning the championship, Bruhat shared, "Wh...
02 Jun, 2024, 10.41 AM ISTIndian Navy Rescue: 23 Pakistani nationals thank Naval officials, raise 'India Zindabad' slogans The crew comprising 23 Pakistani nationals thanked the Indian Navy and raise 'India Zindabad' slogans after the Indian Navy’s specialist team protected them from nine armed pirates, and completed sanitisation and seaworthiness checks of FV Al-Kambar...
30 Mar, 2024, 07.09 PM ISTKenya floods: India sends second tranche of humanitarian aid as situation worsens in African nation India sends second tranche of humanitarian aid to flood-hit Kenya. This initiative comes as part of ongoing efforts by India to support countries affected by natural disasters and emergencies. The aid was sent via an Indian Air Force aircraft from G...
14 May, 2024, 03.52 PM ISTIndia will unravel the mysteries of space, the final frontier for national defence: CDS General Anil Chauhan Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Thursday said the day is not far when India will emerge as one of the major service providers in the world. Addressing the Indian Defspace Symposium 2024 here, General Chauhan said that space is c...
18 Apr, 2024, 01.08 PM ISTCanada police arrests 3 Indian nationals in Hardeep Nijjar killing case, were part of 'hit squad' Canadian Police arrested and charged 3 Indians with the murder of Khalistani Terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The arrested men are Karanpreet Singh (28), Kamalpreet Singh (22), and Karan Brar (22). The murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a separatist cam...
04 May, 2024, 11.26 AM IST'India is proud of its Panchayati Raj system': Indian Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, shed light on the remarkable progress made in women's leadership within India's Panchayati Raj system, saying, "India prides itself on a unique system of rural governance known as the Panch...
04 May, 2024, 07.52 AM ISTEyewitness Indian national in Taiwan narrates horrific incident: 'Today’s earthquake was very...' As many as seven persons lost their lives after earthquake of magnitude 7.2 jolted Taiwan on April 03. Quoting Taiwan’s state media, Reuters has reported that it was the strongest earthquake in the last 25 years. Fellow at Taiwan-Asia Exchange Found...
03 Apr, 2024, 05.12 PM ISTINLD chief's murder: Nafe Rathee’s son demands arrests of accused, says 'won’t perform last rites until…' Bahadurgarh (Haryana): The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) Chief Nafe Rathee’s son Jitendra Rathee demanded arrests of accused and said that he will not perform the last rites until the accused mentioned in the FIR are arrested. Speaking to ANI, he s...
26 Feb, 2024, 11.16 AM ISTCongress-AAP seat-sharing for LS polls: AAP to contest 4 seats, Congress gets 3 in Delhi Seat sharing got a green light in the INDIA bloc after days of discussions as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Indian National Congress (INC) have arrived on consensus for Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Chandigarh, Pubnjab and Haryana. Earlier on Friday, ET ...
24 Feb, 2024, 01.09 PM IST'Don't need UN to tell me...', S Jaishankar rebuts United Nations over 'Free & Fair' Elections remark The festival of democracy, Lok Sabha Elections are set to be held in seven phases starting from April 19. As the world sets its eyes on Indian elections, nearly 97 crore voters geared up to exercise their franchise. Ahead of Lok Sabha Polls, the Uni...
05 Apr, 2024, 12.22 PM ISTIndian Air Force activates Emergency Landing Facilities across India for its aircraft As part of the ongoing exercise Gagan Shakti-24, Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft recently operated from the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) in the northern sector in Kashmir valley. A large number of troops were airlifted and subsequently air lande...
05 Apr, 2024, 08.54 AM ISTIndians duped to work for Russian Army; MEA says matter strongly taken up with Moscow Several Indian nationals have been "duped" to work with the Russian Army, stated the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday, adding that the Indian government has taken a strong stance on the matter, urging the Russian government for the early...
08 Mar, 2024, 06.37 PM ISTRahul Gandhi addresses media from Nagaland's Kohima | Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra | Live Press briefing by Shri Rahul Gandhi in Chiephobozou, Nagaland on the third day of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Watch!Rahul Gandhi addresses media from Nagaland's Kohima | Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra | Live
16 Jan, 2024, 02.18 PM ISTNational Creators Award 2024: Maithili Thakur sings Lord Shiva’s Bhajan on PM Modi’s request At the first-ever National Creators Award, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the Cultural Ambassador of the Year award to playback singer Maithili Thakur at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi. The National Creators Award honours significant voices across...
08 Mar, 2024, 10.18 PM ISTIAF carries out emergency landing exercise on NH-16 in Andhra The Indian Air Force on Monday successfully carried out a trial of emergency landing of aircraft on the National Highway-16 near Pichikalagudipadu village here, a police official said. Bapatla superintendent of police (SP) Vakul Jindal said two tran...
19 Mar, 2024, 11.29 AM ISTIndian Navy’s top brass in ethnic attire; Kurta-Pyjama makes debut at Naval Officers’ mess The traditional Indian attire has made its debut in the Indian Navy. The top brass of the Indian Navy was seen wearing the recently permitted naval ethnic attire. It has made its debut at a Naval Officers’ Mess in the national capital New Delhi. Nav...
03 Mar, 2024, 09.25 PM ISTNational Herald case: How are Sonia and Rahul Gandhi connected? Ravi Shankar Prasad explains The BJP and Congress are trading barbs over ED's action against Congress-controlled Associated Journals Ltd and Young Indian. Now, BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad says that the 'National Herald corruption case sums up as the new low in the democracy of In...
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