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BRICS visit: PM Narendra Modi presents Naga shawl to First Lady of South Africa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who recently visited South Africa, presented a  Naga shawl, woven in the Northeast state of Nagaland, to First Lady of the country Tshepo Motsepe.

Chandrayaan-3 success: PM Modi addresses ISRO team, declares Aug 23 as National Space Day

Bengaluru/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru after his arrival from Greece and addressed Team ISRO on the success of Chandrayaan-3.

Kashmir: CASO launched after suspicious movement seen in Poonch

Jammu/UNI: The security forces launched a cordon and search operation on Saturday after a suspicious movement was seen in the woods of Surankote in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Kashmir: Security forces bust terror modules in Bandipora, one held

Srinagar/UNI: Security forces busted a terror module when they successfully arrested a "Hybrid terrorist" in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, police said on Saturday.

Chandrayaan-3: 'I was born a little early..,' says Rakesh Sharma, first and only Indian to reach Space, on India's success

Astronaut Rakesh Sharma, the first and only Indian to reach Space, has congratulated Chandrayaan-3, the lunar mission of the country, for successfully landing on the Moon.

Special NIA Court orders confiscation of property of Khalistan Terrorist Lakhbir Landa

In a significant development, a specialized NIA court has issued an order to seize property belonging to Lakhbir Singh Sandhu, also known as “Landa,” a pro-Khalistan terrorist currently residing in Canada. This decision was announced by an official on Friday.

PM Narendra Modi gets emotional while addressing ISRO scientists, names Chandrayaan-3 landing point as Shivshakti

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met and interacted with Chandrayaan-3 team and other ISRO scientists after Vikram Lander successfully landed on the uncharted South Pole of the Moon.

PM Modi to visit Bengaluru tomorrow, interact with Chandrayaan-3 team

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bengaluru on Saturday to meet and interact with ISRO scientists involved in the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

50 lakh people provided free legal advice through govt's tele-law scheme

New Delhi: The Department of Justice on Friday announced that it has provided free legal guidance to 50 lakh people across the nation through its tele-law initiative.

Days after JU incident, student's decomposed body found in Bengal's Durgapur Engineering College hostel

Durgapur/IBNS/UNI: The decomposed body of a third-year computer science and design student was found in his college hostel of Durgapur Engineering College, three days after he went missing, official sources said on Friday.

Punjab guv warns AAP's Bhagwant Mann of recommending President's rule over non-response to his letters

New Delhi/IBNS: The tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab and the Governor has intensified after the latter warned of recommending the President's rule over Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann not responding to official communication.

Smart Cities Award 2022: Indore declared best city, Madhya Pradesh best state

New Delhi: The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has declared Madhya Pradesh’s Indore as the best city and Madhya Pradesh as the best state in the Smart Cities Mission under India Smart Cities Awards 2022.

Dying declarations can't always be basis for conviction: Supreme Court

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Wednesday said that dying declarations of a murder victim cannot be the sole basis for conviction of the accused "in cases where suspicion... is raised as regards the correctness (of the statement)".

Tamil Nadu minister V. Senthilbalaji's remand in money laundering case extended till Aug 28

Chennai/IBNS/UNI: A Special Court Friday extended the judicial remand of Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji by three days till August 28 in connection with the money laundering case.

PM Modi 'lying', China has grabbed Indian land in Ladakh: Rahul Gandhi in Kargil

Srinagar/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday claimed that even as everybody in Ladakh knows that a major part of Indian land has been taken away by China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "blatantly lying" about the issue.

PM Narendra Modi meets Kyriakos Mitsotakis, agrees to elevate India-Greece relationship to ‘Strategic Partnership’

Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis met in Athens on Friday when the two leaders agreed to elevate their relationship to a ‘Strategic Partnership’.

Vladimir Putin will not personally attend G20 summit in New Delhi: Kremlin

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not personally attend the G20 summit to be held in New Delhi in September, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

Narendra Modi in Greece: PM conferred with the Grand Cross of the Order of Honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently in Greece, was conferred with The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour on Friday.

Punjab: Young model allegedly raped by four in Phagwara

Phagwara: A young girl, who is a model by profession, was allegedly raped by four youths near Haveli on the NH in Phagwara Sub Division of Punjab.

Narendra Modi in Greece: PM meets President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, pays tribute at ‘Tomb of Unknown Soldier’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Greece President Katerina Sakellaropoulou when the leaders discussed issues related to strengthening friendship between the two nations.

India, Greece to upgrade long friendship during PM Narendra Modi’s visit: Greek Ambassador

Greek Ambassador to India Dimitrios Ioannou has said that during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Greece visit, the two countries will upgrade their long friendship.

Elderly man strangled by grandsons for property in UP's Bahraich

Bahraich: A 75-year-old man was strangled to death by his two grandsons allegedly over a property dispute in the Matera area of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, police sources said.

Modi in Greece: PM to hold bilateral talks with Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Athens/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Greece to hold bilateral talks with his counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis to further deepen the relationship between the two nations.

Manipur violence: SC transfers 21 CBI cases to Assam, asks Gauhati HC CJ to designate Judges for fair trial

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court, in its order on Friday, transferred 21 cases being probed by the CBI in connection with the Manipur violence cases to a set of designated judges in Assam to ensure the safety and protection of victims and witnesses for a fair trial.

Kashmir: 54 drug smugglers booked under PITNDPS, PSA in Baramulla

Srinagar/UNI: Police booked 54 most wanted and notorious drug smugglers under Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act, and Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu Kashmir’s Baramulla district during the current year.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren moves SC against ED summons in money laundering case

New Delhi/UNI: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court on Friday, challenging the ED summons against him in the money laundering case and sought a quashing of it.

PM Modi, Xi Jinping meet on sidelines of BRICS, agree on 'expeditious de-escalation' in Ladakh

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday met on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in South Africa where both leaders agreed to work for "expeditious de-escalation" along the entire Line of Actual Control (LAC), that witnessed tensions since the violent face-off in June 2020 in eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley.

Indian Railway runs track car successfully on Indo-Bangladesh line from Agartala

Agartala/IBNS/UNI: The Indian Railway on Tuesday made a successful run of a specially designed track car on the newly built railway line for the most ambitious cross-border connectivity between India and Bangladesh from Agartala, which will connect Kolkata via Dhaka.

Gauhati High Court acquits all 6 convicts of 2004 bomb blast that 13 school children

Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court on Thursday acquitted all six convicts previously convicted in the 2004 bomb blast in Assam's Dhemaji, which claimed 18 lives, including 13 schoolchildren, and left 40 injured, during Independence Day celebrations.

India is a trusted partner to make Africa global powerhouse under Agenda 2063: PM Modi at BRICS

Johannesburg/IBNS:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said that global south is not just a diplomatic term but shared our history together and opposed colonialism and apartheid.