India

PM Modi applauds commencement of oil production from ONGC project in Krishna Godavari basin

09 Jan 2024 12:57 PM IST

The launch of oil production from the state-owned ONGC’s flagship deep-sea project in the Krishna Godavari basin was celebrated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. He said that this is a significant milestone in India’s energy journey and advances the goal of creating a “Aatmanirbhar Bharat.” In a post

Two Nigerians arrested in Delhi for customs fraud

09 Jan 2024 09:13 AM IST

The Delhi Police has apprehended two individuals on charges of defrauding people by posing as customs officials and exploiting social media connections. The suspects, Benita Gift Agene (27) and Izunna Paul Uzoma (34), both hailing from Nigeria, were allegedly part of an international racket engaged in duping individuals by claiming

Tamil Nadu signs deals worth .39 billion with Hyundai, PEGATRON AND TATA

Tamil Nadu signs deals worth $4.39 billion with Hyundai, PEGATRON AND TATA

09 Jan 2024 04:39 AM IST

The Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet 2024 (TNGIM 2024) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, saw a series of big investment deals being announced. Chief Minister MK Stalin’s vision of transforming Tamil Nadu’s economy into a 1 trillion USD economy by 2030 seemed to be on track as record deals were signed

K Annamalai: Rising star politician of Tamil Nadu

09 Jan 2024 04:37 AM IST

January 8 is Day 75, of Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president K Annamalai’s ‘En Mann En Makkal’ (My land, My people) padayatra, and the saffron leader will be in Mettur, Paapipreddipatti and Harur. The fiery saffron leader embarked on his ‘En Mann, En Makkal’ padayatra on July

BJP conducts Karnataka meeting in Bengaluru, planning LS poll strategy

09 Jan 2024 04:34 AM IST

In line with the preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) meeting is underway of party leaders in Bengaluru, Karnataka on Monday. In the meeting, Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh, Union Minister Prahlad Joshi and Karnataka former Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai and state chief

Nityanand Rai criticizes RJD Minister’s remark, endorses Ashfaqulla Khan

09 Jan 2024 04:31 AM IST

Displeased over the remarks made by RJD minister Chandra Shekhar, Union Minister Nityanand Rai launched an attack on the opposition and asked what is their enmity with Lord Ram and Ram Mandir. RJD Minister Chandra Shekhar sparked off yet another controversy with his statements on the Ram Temple and said

IndiGo introduces a Rs 2,000 fee for specific seat categories

09 Jan 2024 04:29 AM IST

IndiGo, the nation’s largest carrier in terms of fleet and market dominance, recently announced the removal of fuel charges starting from January 4, 2024. Instead, the airline has raised its fees for seat selection, resulting in certain seats now being priced at Rs 2000 immediately. These alterations were observed on

‘Congress govt trying to escape from guarantees by showing debt’: KTR

09 Jan 2024 04:28 AM IST

BRS MLA and Working President Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao on Monday hit out at the newly formed Congress government in Telangana and said that the state government is trying to escape from the guarantees they promised during the election by showing the debt. While addressing the Zaheerabad Parliament Constituency Preparatory

Delhi Minister inspects Burari URS Transit Camp, reviews Pilgrim facilities

09 Jan 2024 04:25 AM IST

Following the directions of Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain inspected the URS transit camp on Sunday and reviewed the various government facilities available in the camp. The minister affirmed the Delhi government’s commitment to facilitating a seamless experience for pilgrims attending the 812th

Delhi court reserves order on Lava MD Hariom Rai’s bail plea

09 Jan 2024 03:43 AM IST

The Patiala House Court in Delhi on Monday reserved the order on a bail plea moved by Hariom Rai, the Managing Director of Lava International. Rai was recently arrested by the Enforcement Directorate along with Chinese national Guangwen Kuang alias Andrew, Nitin Garg and Rajan Malik in connection with a

AAP’s RS candidates Maliwal, N D Gupta, Sanjay Singh file nominations

09 Jan 2024 03:41 AM IST

Aam Aadmi Party MPs Sanjay Singh and N D Gupta, and former Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal filed their nominations for the January 19 Rajya Sabha elections here on Monday, officials said. The AAP had on Friday nominated Maliwal as its Rajya Sabha candidate, and renominated Singh and

SC grants AAP leader Satyendar Jain extended Interim bail in case

09 Jan 2024 03:39 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim bail granted to AAP leader Satyendar Jain until further orders in a money laundering case. A bench of Justice Bela M. Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma deferred the matter after Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Jain, presented detailed arguments and