New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has granted sanction to the Enforcement Directorate to prosecute former Delhi chief minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy-linked money laundering case, officials said. The federal agency has filed a chargesheet against the 56-year-old politician before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court…
Bengaluru: A fire broke out at Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC) on Tuesday morning and there were no casualties, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said. The BBC is a Government of Karnataka undertaking which is located at the Electronic City in Bengaluru. “The preliminary estimation of loss sustained by startups ranged from Rs 80 crore to Rs…
Jammu: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday praised Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his efforts to reduce the distance between the hearts of the people of the union terrorirorty and Delhi, and asserted that the BJP government treats Delhi and Kashmir equally. Mr Singh was addressing the ninth Armed Forces Veterans’ day…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged scientists to work towards developing warning systems for earthquakes while noting that advances in weather sciences have helped the country minimise losses caused by natural disasters. Addressing a function to celebrate 150 years of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Modi also launched ‘Mission Mausam’ for developing…
New Delhi: Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting violence-hit Manipur, the Congress on Tuesday said that he has found time, inclination, and energy to go all over the world but has not seen it necessary to reach out to the distressed people in the northeastern state. The Congress’ outburst…
Mahakumbh Nagar (UP): The Akharas took ‘Amrit Snan’ of the Maha Kumbh Mela on Tuesday on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani and Shri Shambhu Panchayati Atal Akhara were the first ones to take ‘Amrit Snan’ on Makar Sankranti. The first ‘Amrit Snan’ is special in many ways. It took place a…
Indore: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday said the date of the consecration of Ram Temple in Ayodhya should be celebrated as “Pratishtha Dwadashi” as the “true independence” of Bharat, which faced “parachakra” (enemy attack) for several centuries, was established on this day. He said after India got political independence from the British on August…
Mahakumbh Nagar (UP): The Maha Kumbh Mela administration has issued an order about the date, order and time for ‘Amrit Snan’ of 13 Akharas of the Sanatan Dharma on Makar Sankranti and Basant Panchami, the Uttar Pradesh government said in a statement on Monday. The Akharas have received information about the dates of Amrit Snan…
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir):: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said his government’s push for infrastructure development in Jammu and Kashmir will make the Union territory one of the best-connected regions of the country. Addressing a public meeting here after inaugurating the Z-Morh tunnel, the prime minister also said J&K is becoming a hub of…
New Delhi: India on Monday summoned Bangladesh’s acting High Commissioner Nural Islam and conveyed to him that it followed all laid down protocols in the construction of fencing along the border between the two neighbours. India’s action came a day after Bangladesh’s foreign ministry called Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma to express its “deep concern”…
