Assam youth offered scientist position at Texas laboratory
Guwahati: Anirban Chakraborty, a native of Digboi, has been offered a position as a designated scientist at the Research Laboratory of a major university in the US.
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Indian flag waves outside White House ahead of Narendra Modi's US visit
The Indian flag is currently waving outside the White House in the US ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country.
V Muraleedharan meets Zimbabwe's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, discusses bilateral relationship issues
Minister of State for External Affairs (MoS) V Muraleedharan on Friday met Zimbabwe's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs David Musabayana when the two leaders discussed various aspects of the bilateral relationship between the two nations.
UNGA Prez Csaba Korosi looking forward to participating in International Yoga Day event with PM Modi
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Csaba Korosi has said he is looking forward to participating in the International Yoga Day celebration with PM Narendra Modi in New York next week.
Carry On Jatta Franchise: Poised to make Punjabi cinema history
Punjabi cinema has experienced an unprecedented surge in popularity, with a multitude of films achieving remarkable success at the box office.
A cry from the fields: Empowering Punjab’s farmers with cold storage and infrastructure
Punjab, the land of fertile plains and abundant harvests, finds itself in a paradox of plenty as it watches its small-scale farmers, the backbone of the country’s agrarian economy, struggle with post-harvest losses.
Uttar Pradesh: Three of a family mowed down in Pratapgarh
Pratapgarh: A woman and her two sons were mowed down by a car in Sangipur area of Pratapgarh district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Saturday.
Maharashtra to be made narcotics-free: Devendra Fadnavis
Mumbai/UNI: In a significant announcement, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said that the BJP-Shiv Sena is working towards making Maharashtra a narcotics-free state.
Jammu and Kashmir: First Agniveer batch light infantry attested
Srinagar: The first batch of Agniveers of the Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry was attested in a befitting ceremony on Saturday at the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regimental Center, Srinagar-based Defence spokesman said.
Bengal panchayat polls: Governor CV Ananda Bose summons SEC to Raj Bhavan
Kolkata/UNI: In the wake of violence at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district over filing of nomination two days back for the coming three-tier Panchayat election in West Bengal, Governor C V Ananda Bose on Saturday summoned State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha to Raj Bhavan to apprise him of the situation.
President Droupadi Murmu reviews CGP at Air Force Academy in Hyderabad
Hyderabad/UNI: President Droupadi Murmu reviewed the Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal near here on Saturday.
Centre revamps Nehru Memorial Museum, renames it Prime Ministers’ Museum to exhibit achievements of all Indian PMs
New Delhi: The Centre has renamed the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society to Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society to exhibit the achievements of all the prime ministers of India since independence.
Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh suffers from schizophrenia; on medication for depression and obsessive compulsive disorder: Report
New Delhi: Khalistan supporter and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh, who was arrested by Punjab Police two months ago, suffers from schizophrenia, a mental disorder that affects one's interpretation of reality, India Today reported citing sources.
'Where's your ideology now?' Devendra Fadnavis attacks Uddhav Thackeray over Karnataka school syllabus changes
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Friday took on former ally Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray, for being silent on Congress removing Veer Savarkar and Hedgewar from the school syllabus in Karnataka.
Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar offers to donate Rs 10 cr for education of children orphaned in Odisha train mishap
New Delhi: Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who is currently lodged in jail, has written a letter to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw offering to donate Rs 10 crore for the education of children orphaned in the Odisha train accident.
Andhra Pradesh: Class 10 boy burnt alive after petrol poured on him
Amaravati/IBNS: A Class 10 student was burnt alive allegedly by a man who had been harassing his sister in Andhra Pradesh's Bapatla district.
Abhishek Banerjee's 2-month-long mass outreach campaign concludes in Bengal
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee's two-month-long "Jono Sanjog Yatra" ahead of the three-tier Panchayat election concluded at Kakdwip in Bengal's South 24 Parganas on Friday.
Five Jaish-e-Muhammad terrorists involved in labourer Deepu’s killing arrested: Jammu and Kashmir Police
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have solved the murder of a labourer by arresting five Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants who were allegedly involved in the killing.
UP: Boy charred to death, sister injured as house catches fire
Bahraich: A three-year-old boy was charred to death and his elder sister was injured when a thatched house caught fire in Ramgaon area of Bahraich district here in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, police said here.
Upcoming Modi's visit to U is an example of accelerated collaboration between India, US: Envoy Eric Garcetti
Chennai: United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, who is on his first official visit to Chennai, hailed the strong and growing Indo-US ties, particularly South India, and said the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to US is a prime example of accelerated collaboration between the two countries.
Narendra Modi to lead International Day of Yoga event in New York
Washington DC/Cairo/New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit USA and Egypt from 20 to 25 June 2023, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh man slams son on ground, child dies
Kaushambi: A man killed his newly born child by slamming him on the ground allegedly in an inebriated state in the Saini area of Kaushambi district here in Uttar Pradesh, police said here on Friday.
PM Modi to pay state visits to US, Egypt
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay state visits to the US and Egypt from June 20 to 25. This will be his first visit to Cairo.
Deliberate on undertaking collective action to achieve global food security: PM Modi to Agriculture Ministers
Hyderabad/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called upon the Agriculture Ministers to deliberate on how to undertake collective action to achieve global food security.
Karnataka: Congress govt to repeal APMC Act enacted by previous BJP regime
Bengaluru/UNI: The Congress government in Karnataka has announced that it would repeal the amendments to the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees (APMC) Act implemented by the previous BJP government.
Bihar: Newly inducted minister in Nitish cabinet, Ratnesh Sada, takes oath
Patna/UNI: Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Friday administered oath to newly inducted Minister Ratnesh Sada of the cabinet headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Manipur: Union Minister Ranjan's house set ablaze in Imphal
Imphal: Unknown persons have set ablaze the residence of Union Minister R K Ranjan at Kongba Nandeibam Leikai here in Manipur, police said on Friday.
Karnataka HC warns of shutting down Facebook in India if not compliant with probe agencies
Bengaluru/IBNS/UNI: Karnataka High Court has warned social media platform Facebook that it would be shut down all over India if it does not cooperate with Indian agencies.
Jammu and Kashmir: Gun battle rages near LoC in Kupwara
Srinagar: An encounter is underway between militants and security forces near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday, police said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Five terrorists die during Kupwara encounter
Kupwara: At least five terrorists were killed during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara region on Friday, police said.