India

India-US 2+2 meeting set for November second week

23 Oct 2023 07:59 AM IST

Amid the ongoing global turbulence, India and the US are scheduled to hold the 2+2 meeting in New Delhi around November 9-10. The US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

AAP dissolves all units in Uttarakhand, new appointments await

23 Oct 2023 07:58 AM IST

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has made a significant announcement by dissolving all its units in Uttarakhand. This decision comes following the party’s underwhelming performance in the Uttarakhand assembly elections in 2022, marking the second time since then that the state unit has been dissolved. In a statement released on

Security forces thwart infiltration bid in J&K’s Uri sector

23 Oct 2023 07:56 AM IST

Security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir by killing two militants, a defence spokesperson said on Sunday. Based on specific inputs from intelligence agencies and J-K Police of likely infiltration in the Uri sector by heavily armed terrorists from

BJP win certain in MP: Chouhan

23 Oct 2023 07:50 AM IST

BHOPAL : Exuding confidence, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said that under the “leadership of PM Modi” and with the “blessings of the people,” the BJP will win the next month’s assembly polls in the state. The state is scheduled to vote on November 17 with

BJP approaches EC over Cong candidates not disclosing their criminal records

23 Oct 2023 07:48 AM IST

The Chhattisgarh unit of the BJP lodged a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Raipur seeking action against 83 Congress candidates, claiming they have not furnished their criminal record details to the Election Commission within 48 hours of their selection. In the complaint before CEO, the BJP has

UP Transport Corporation lifeline of state: CM Yogi

23 Oct 2023 07:46 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that the UP Transport Corporation is considered the lifeline of transportation within the state. India became independent on August 15, 1947, but the first bus of the corporation started running in May 1947. Since then, the transport corporation has been setting

Operation Ajay: Sixth plane carrying Indians departs from Tel Aviv

23 Oct 2023 07:43 AM IST

TEL AVIV : As ‘Operation Ajay’ continues, the sixth flight carrying Indian nationals has departed from Tel Aviv for Delhi. Confirming the same, the Indian Embassy in Israel posted on social media platform X, “The sixth flight has taken off from Tel Aviv to Delhi. Embassy wishes everyone on board

India-Canada relations going through rough patch: Jaishankar

23 Oct 2023 07:35 AM IST

Stating that the India-Canada relations are going through a “difficult phase”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday that the clause of parity is very much provided for by the Vienna Convention and India had to invoke it, because of the “continuous interference” in domestic affairs by Canadian personnel.

BJP releases first list of candidates for Telangana assembly polls

23 Oct 2023 07:28 AM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released its first list of candidates for the Telangana Assembly Elections 2023. The party has fielded MP Soyam Bapu Rao from Boath, MP Arvind Dharmapuri from Koratla and national general secretary Bandi Sanjay Kumar from Karimnagar. MLA T Raja Singh will contest the

Cong releases second list of 43 candidates for Raj assembly polls

23 Oct 2023 07:22 AM IST

Congress on Sunday released its second list of 43 candidates for the Rajasthan Assembly elections, naming state ministers Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, and Govind Ram Meghwal. The ruling party has fielded Govind Ram Meghwal from Khajuwala, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas from Civil Lines and Parsadi Lal Meena from Lolsot. Besides, Congress has

NIA captured the absconding accused in Sri Lankan human trafficking case

22 Oct 2023 16:16 PM IST

An evading suspect in the Sri Lankan human trafficking case has been captured, according to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the agency announced on Sunday. The 39-year-old suspect, Mohamed Imran Khan, alias Haja Najerbheeden, was captured by the NIA’s Absconder Tracking Team (ATT) from an undisclosed location in Tamil Nadu’s

Chhattisgarh: Nominations of 253 candidates are valid for the first phase of election

22 Oct 2023 14:50 PM IST

The nominations of a total of 253 candidates have been found to be valid following the examination of nomination papers on Saturday in 20 assembly constituencies of the first phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2023. It is noteworthy that 294 candidates submitted nominations up until October 20, the last