Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma vows to carry on crackdown on child marriage
Guwahati/UNI: Amid protests, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma vowed to carry on with the crackdown on child marriage in the state.
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Modi will 'try best' not to allow discussion over Adani: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Adani Group issue and asserted that the latter will "try his best" to not allow a discussion over the same in the Parliament.
Delhi Mayor's election postponed again, House proceedings adjourned due to uproar
New Delhi: The Election of Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Standing Committee members for Municipal Corporation of Delhi was postponed for the third consecutive time and proceedings of the House were adjourned due to uproar.
59 railway stations in northeast would be developed with world class facilities:Ashwini Vaishnaw
New Delhi: As many as 59 railway stations in the northeast would be developed with world class facilities, announced Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently.
Narendra Modi announces help for earthquake victims in Syria, Turkey
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed sadness over the loss of lives as a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Syria and said India will provide assistance and support to the nations.
Jharkhand: Plunging Insurgency
The Curse of Frankenstein
We did not need to make Mujahideen. We created Mujahideen and then they became terrorists - Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah while addressing the Senate on January 31, 2023.
BJP has no option or issue to counter NPP and is only doing cheap tactics: Conrad K Sangma
NPP chief Conrad K Sangma on Monday addressed an election meeting at Machangpani under 57- Dalu Constituency to drum up support for party candidate Brening A Sangma.
Delhi mayor election stalled over 'change in rules', MCD house adjourned again
New Delhi/IBNS: The municipal house of the national capital Delhi was adjourned for the third time in a month without electing the mayor over the row triggered by the 'change in rules' of the polls, media reports said.
Tripura: Security beefed up for visits of Amit Shah, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Mamata-Abhishek
Agartala/UNI: Security beefed up in view of the visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to poll-boundTripura on Monday and Tuesday.
After Tharoor dubs Musharraf ‘force for peace’ in condolence message, BJP says it ‘best describes Cong’
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar took a jibe at senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who condoled the death Pakistan's former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, saying that "once an implacable foe of India, he became a real force for peace" between 2002 and 2007.
Kejriwal questions Rs 200 cr fund to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
New Delhi: Aam Admi Party (AAP) chief and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday criticized the Centre for allocating Rs 200 crore as aid money to the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, alleging that it was done by slashing the Budgetary allocation for India’s education, health sectors, and national capital Delhi.
Parliament: Opposition parties meet over Adani issue
New Delhi/UNI: A meeting of opposition parties was held here on Monday to chalk out strategy on various issues, amid the ongoing Budget session of Parliament.
MEA to co-host Usanas Foundation's International Conference on 'India's role in the changing world order'
New Delhi/IBNS: Usanas Foundation, Udaipur-based geopolitics and foreign policy think tank, will organise its second Maharana Pratap Annual Geopolitics Dialogue 2023 (MPAGD 2023) in Udaipur.
Canadian Minister Melanie Joly to visit India tomorrow, likely to 'strengthen' Indo-Pacific Strategy
New Delhi: Melanie Joly, the Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister, will commence her India visit on Monday in a bid to deepen bilateral ties and foster stronger partnerships with the South Asian nation.
Congress targets Narendra Modi-led government's 'silence' over Adani issue
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday launched a fresh attack at the Centre over Adani Group issue, alleging the PM Narendra Modi -led government has maintained a "loud silence" which smacks of collusion.
Bangladesh will start receiving electricity from power plant in Jharkhand from March: Nasrul Hamid
Dhaka: Bangladesh will start receiving electricity from the Godda power plant in Jharkhand from the first week of March, says state minister for power Nasrul Hamid.
BJP’s Bengal legislator Suman Kanjilal crossed over to TMC
Kolkata: In a setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party, its legislator from Alipurduar in northern West Bengal Suman Kanjilal crossed over to West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Sunday.
G20 Presidency: International Seminar underlining importance of CCUS for achieving "clean energy transition" held in Bengaluru
New Delhi: R. K. Singh, Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy addressed the International Seminar on ‘Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage’ (CCUS).
Assam to host first Youth20 Inception Meeting 2023 from tomorrow in Guwahati
Guwahati: Guwahati will host the first Youth20 (Y20) Inception Meeting 2023 from Feb 6-8 Feb, 2023 under G20.
G20: NTPC hosts international seminar on ‘Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage’ at First Energy Transitions Working Group meeting in Bengaluru
New Delhi: NTPC ltd, India’s largest integrated Power utility, hosted an international seminar on ‘Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS)’ at the First Energy Transitions Working Group (ETWG) meeting under the aegis of G20 India presidency at Bengaluru.
PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate India Energy Week 2023 tomorrow
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the India Energy Week (IEW) 2023 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on Monday.
Tripura: Four Bangladeshis, eight Rohingyas arrested
Agartala: Ahead of the visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in poll-bound Tripura, city police on Sunday arrested 12 foreigners - four Bangladeshis and eight Rohingyas - from the Agartala railway station when they were boarding Sealdah-bound Kanchenjunga express.
Assam: G20 delegates visits Kaziranga National Park
Guwahati: A G20 delegation, which visited Assam to attend the first series of crucial meetings from Thursday, reached Golaghat district to experience the adventurous jeep safari at the Bagori and Kohora ranges of the Kaziranga National Park.
Power Minister RK Singh calls upon G20 members to fight global warming, climate change
Bengaluru: Union Power Minister RK Singh has called upon the G20 member countries to join together in countering the challenges posed by global warming and climate change.
Himachal Pradesh: One dies,5 injured in road accident in Una dist
Hamirpur/Una (HP): One woman died and five were injured when their car had a head-on collision with another car coming from the opposite direction at Dangoli village of Una district Sunday.
PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to Sant Ravidas on his birth anniversary
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to poet-saint Sant Ravidas on his birth anniversary.
US consulate announces measures to cut down visa wait time for Indians
New Delhi/IBNS: Despite attempts to cut the backlog and amid the appointment waiting period for a United States visa which is still over 500 days in India, the US embassy on Sunday said that Indians who are travelling abroad can get a visa appointment at the consulate of their destination.
WHO calls for targeted measures to control Africa's growing cancer fatalities
Nairobi: Sub-Saharan African countries should come up with targeted interventions like enhanced surveillance, timely diagnosis, treatment and care in order to tame the rising fatalities linked to cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday during World Cancer Day.
Task force will be constituted to present the Maratha reservation case in SC: Eknath Shinde
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra State Chief minister Eknath Shinde said a task force will be constituted for the legal battle to present a case for reservation of the Maratha community in the Supreme Court more strongly.