New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary and said his great ideals and ideas will continue to guide the countrymen. READ | PM Modi’s massive education push; Yale, Oxford, Stanford to open in India His life, patriotism, spiritualism and dedication will always inspire, PM Modi … Read more
Jammu: Extending support to the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra which is scheduled to enter Jammu and Kashmir next week, Shiv Sena leader Manish Sahni on Wednesday said they will join the march in Jammu. READ | Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi visits Fatehgarh Sahib Gurudwara in Punjab Mr Sahni, president of the J-K unit … Read more
Lakshadweep: A court in Lakshadweep on Wednesday sentenced four people, including Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal to 10 years in jail in connection with an attempt to murder case. Lawyers associated with the case said the District and Sessions Court in Kavaratti also imposed a fine of ₹ one lakh each on the convicts in the … Read more
New Delhi: Real estate tycoon Sushil Ansal, convicted in the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire case, Wednesday, contended before the Delhi High Court that web series ‘Trial by Fire’, stated to be based on the incident and scheduled for release on Netflix on January 13, directly attacks his personality. Ansal urged the court to grant an … Read more
Punjab: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi paid obeisance at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib Wednesday morning before beginning Punjab leg of the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. He sported a turban and wore a half-sleeved T-shirt to the place of worship. READ | ‘If it’s Modi versus Kejriwal or Rahul Gandhi, PM would be at advantage’: Owaisi Mr Gandhi was … Read more
Tata Motors has been enjoying a healthy head start in the Indian electric vehicle space with the Nexon and Tigor EV. It recently added Tiago EV to its zero-emission range but things are not gonna stop there. READ | Auto Expo 2023: Maruti Suzuki Jimny 5-door world premiere on Jan 13 While the arch rival … Read more
In an ongoing litigation between a plot allottee and the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA), the GNIDA Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ritu Maheshwari has been sentenced to one month in jail as well as an order for her arrest has been issued. A warrant to arrest Maheshwari has been issued to the Gautam Budh … Read more
Reliance Jio on Monday announced the launch of its True 5G services across 10 cities — Agra, Kanpur, Meerut, Prayagraj, Tirupati, Nellore, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Nagpur, Ahmednagar. Jio said its users in these cities would be invited to the Jio Welcome Offer, to experience unlimited data at up to 1Gbps speeds, at no additional cost, starting … Read more
Mumbai: The rupee rose 18 paise to 82.17 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday on easing crude oil prices. Forex traders said sustained foreign fund outflows and a weak trend in domestic equities weighed on investor sentiments and restricted the appreciation bias. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at … Read more
Ludhiana: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Monday claimed to have busted the “entire chain” of an international drugs syndicate, being operated from Ludhiana in Punjab, with the arrest of 16 persons including two Afghan nationals and seizure of about 60 kgs of contraband and some ammunition. The syndicate was busted in a period of … Read more
Jammu: Four years after she lost her husband to illness came a blow so devastating she might never recover. Saroj Bala’s two sons were among the seven people killed when terrorists struck their village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, shattering every dream, and smashing all hope. On Sunday, her 21-year-old son Prince Sharma lost … Read more
Jaypee Group’s flagship firm Jaiprakash Associates has defaulted on loans of Rs 4,059 crore, comprising both the principal and interest amount. In a regulatory filing, Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) said the company on December 31 defaulted on repayments of the principal amount Rs 1,713 crore and interest of Rs 2,346 crore. The loans pertained to … Read more
New Delhi: Observing that religious conversion is a serious issue that should not be given a political colour, the Supreme Court on Monday sought the assistance of Attorney General R Venkataramani on a plea seeking direction to the Centre and states to take stringent steps to control fraudulent religious conversions. A bench of Justices M … Read more
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be initiating various Railway projects worth ₹ 2,400 crores in Telangana besides flagging off a Vande Bharat Express train between Hyderabad and Vijayawada, a press release from BJP said here on Monday. READ | PM Narendra Modi urges people to participate in ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ In view of PM … Read more
Kolkata: Noted economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has said that there is a need to “build trust” to overcome “terrible misunderstandings” among people of different religions. Mr Sen, who was in Kolkata to attend a private function organised for school children by his trust — Pratichi — also said that “ignorance and illiteracy” have … Read more