NEW DELHI: India on Thursday carried out a successful training launch of the Agni-1 ballistic missile that validated all operational and technical parameters of the strategic weapon. The defence ministry said the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) carried out the missile launch from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha. “A successful training launch of a medium-range … Read more
JAMMU: Alert security forces foiled an infiltration bid and narcotics-arms smuggling attempt on Wednesday and arrested three terrorists along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), war-like stores and drugs worth lakhs of rupees in the international market.An Army jawan and one of the terrorists … Read more
NEW DELHI: Around 30 medical colleges across the country have lost recognition over the past two months allegedly for not following standards set by the National Medical Commission (NMC), official sources said on Tuesday. About 100 more medical colleges in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Assam, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry and West Bengal may also face similar … Read more
NEW DELHI: The new Parliament building is all set for inauguration this Sunday, but the government’s original plan to build chambers for around 800 MPs by March 2024 is almost an impossibility. That’s because the government is yet to finalise the building plan even months after it had floated a tender inviting bids for the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced to withdraw the Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation. However, the Rs 2,000 notes will continue to be legal tender. The central bank has asked people to deposit the Rs 2,000 banknotes into their accounts and/or exchange them into banknotes of other denominations at … Read more
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new Parliament building on May 28, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla informed on Thursday.Earlier today, Om Birla met PM Modi and invited him to inaugurate the new Parliament building in the national capital. “Construction of the new Parliament building is complete now and the new building … Read more
KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her party will support the Congress where it is strong in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This is the first time that Banerjee cleared the air on TMC’s stand on a possible strategy for opposition unity in the electoral battle ahead. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an official state visit to the United States on June 22, 2023.The visit, the highest level of diplomatic reception at the White House, will include a state dinner on the same day. This will be PM Modi’s first state visit, considered to be the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Five Army personnel were killed in a blast that was triggered by terrorists in a thickly vegetated area in Kandi forest of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday, officials said. Two jawans were immediately killed in the explosion while three others succumbed to their injuries later.Here are the top developments:* A statement … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Gujarat high court on Tuesday refused to grant interim suspension of Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a criminal defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark in which he was sentenced to two years in jail by a Surat court. The conviction led to his disqualification as a Member of Parliament.The court said it … Read more