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"First parliamentary session in 10 years that begins without any foreign i
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Addressing the media persons before heading towards the Parliament, PM Modi said, "You must have noticed, since 2014, this is the first Parliament session, which saw no 'videshi chingari' (foreign interference) in our affairs, in which no foreign forces tried to ignite a fire. I had notic
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Sweden: Salwan Momika, Iraqi man behind 'Quran-burning protests' shot dead
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Momika, who arrived in Sweden from Iraq in 2018, had earlier called his "Quran-burning protests" as his opposition against the holy book, because he believed the Quran "should be banned in the world because of the danger it causes to democracy, ethics, human values, human rights, and wome
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Thai lawyer petitions court for release of Uyghurs detained for over decad
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Chuchart Kanpai, a Thai attorney, has petitioned for the release of 42 Uyghur men who have been detained in Thailand for over ten years. The men were arrested on immigration charges in 2013 while escaping alleged persecution in China. They are members of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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BJP backtracking from its promise for special category status for Odisha,
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Sasmit Patra on Thursday accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of not fulfilling the demand for special category status for Odisha, saying the ruling party at the Centre had made this promise it in its 2014 election manifesto.
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Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for Director National Intelligence to appear b
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Tulsi Gabbard, on Thursday, will face what could be the toughest confirmation hearing of any of his top nominees as Democrats and some Republicans have been preparing to question Gabbard about her visit to Syria in 2017, her statements in support of Russia and her concerns regarding domestic
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ReNew Completes Landmark 10th Edition of Gift Warmth Campaign with Distrib
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30: ReNew Energy Global Plc (Nasdaq: RNW, RNWWW), a leading decarbonization solutions company, has successfully concluded the 10th edition of its annual 'Gift Warmth' campaign. Marking a historic milestone, ReNew has achieved its ambitious target of distributing on
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Karnataka: Four sentenced to death for honour killing of couple in Gadag
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A district court in Gadag has sentenced four persons to death for the honour killing of a young couple in 2019.
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Supreme Court seeks data on FIRs filed in Triple Talaq
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought from the Centre an affidavit indicating total number of FIRs registered and charge sheet filed under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, which criminalises Triple Talaq and provides for a jail term up to three years for the hus
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Share of central funds released under NHM seen 185 pc growth since 2014: U
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Talking about the need to ensure the goal of having affordable, high quality health services, and how National Health Mission has helped with that goal, the union minister said that the "biggest outcome" from the release of central funds has led to a decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio (M
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India, Nepal review progress of post-earthquake reconstruction projects in
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
After the April 2015 earthquake in Nepal, India committed USD 250 million in grant assistance for post-earthquake reconstruction in Nepal, the Embassy of India in Kathmandu said on Monday.
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Madhya Pradesh: 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' rally sparks fresh tus
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Responding to the speech of Congress President Mallikarejun Kharge in Mhow, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal told ANI, "He (Mallikarjun Kharge) said this in Mhow where BR Ambedkar was born. I want to ask him - did any of the Congress' PMs went to Mhow on the birth anniversary (of BR Ambed
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Big Bash League: Mitchell Owen's record-equalling carnage helps Hobart Hur
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
After two appearances in the final during the 2013-14 and 2017-18 editions, Hobart finally has a title to their names. They have one important name to thank, Mitchell, who slammed a 39-ball century, who slammed the joint-fastest century in the history of the tournament when it mattered the m
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