New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will participa
New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) for government employees, which will provide an assured minimum pensi
New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Jalgaon in Maharashtra on Sunday where he will interact with 11 lakh 'Lakhpati Didis' virtually at a special programme, besides re
New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): The India Meteorological Department in a weather bulletin issued on Saturday has forecast widespread rain in the southern and western states during the next 7 days while Delhi and t
New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): The Congress launched a scathing attack on the BJP governments on Saturday, condemning what it termed as "Bulldozer justice" against the families of those accused of crimes.Congress
New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): Congress leader Pawan Khera criticised the BJP on Saturday for singling out the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government over issues of law and order, particularly in light of a r
New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): Indian Railways has electrified 95 per cent of its vast 68,000 km track network to emerge as the largest green railway in the world, according to a senior official of the Ministry o
New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Ukraine on its National Flag Day is a significant milestone for an Indian PM and it offers India a distinct chance to pursue strategic collab
Udupi, (Karnataka) August 24 (IANS): An incident of an Instagram friend kidnapping and raping a 21-year-old woman came to light on Saturday from Karkala town of Udupi District.The incident had taken place in th
New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday dispatched its Sarang Helicopter Display Team to participate in the first edition of the Egypt International Airshow, which will take place fr
Washington, August 24 (IANS): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that he has invited US defence companies to work with India and asserted that together they will co-develop and co-produce for the w
Kolkata, August 24 (IANS): Going by a Calcutta High Court order passed on Friday directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the probe into the alleged financial irregularities in the state
Kyiv, August 24 (IANS): During his historic visit to Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit India and the Ukrainian leader accepted the invitation.During his talks w
New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): Tamil Nadu-based startup Space Zone, in collaboration with the Martin Group on Saturday successfully launched India’s first reusable hybrid rocket 'RHUMI-1'.RHUMI-1, carrying 3 Cu
New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): Pagnau, a remote village in Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, was completely destroyed as heavy rains lashed the area in the early hours of Saturday.The situation worsene
India marks first-ever National Space DayNew Delhi, August 23 (MExN): An Indian will land on the surface of the Moon fifteen years from now, in 2040, declared Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Indepen
New Delhi, August 23 (MExN): The progress of India's space sector is “extraordinary,” President of India, Droupadi Murmu stated on Friday, listing the successful completion of the Mars mission with limited
New Delhi, August 23 (IANS): A special court in Kolkata on Friday allowed the CBI to conduct a polygraph test on Sanjay Roy, the main accused in the brutal rape and murder of a junior doctor at the R.G. Kar Med
Mumbai, August 23 (IANS): In a mammoth tragedy, at least 26 tourists hailing from Maharashtra were killed and another 14 injured, some seriously, when a bus plunged into a gorge of the Marsyangdi river in Ambuk
Kolkata, August 23 (MExN): Kathy Giles-Diaz officially assumed the role of U.S. Consul General in Kolkata on August 21, 2024, succeeding Melinda Pavek, who departed on August 18.In her new role, Giles-Diaz will