Air Marshal AP Singh takes over as Vice Chief of Air Staff
New Delhi: Air Marshal AP Singh PVSM AVSM took over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) on 01 February 2023.
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AAP expresses disappointment over Union Budget
New Delhi/UNI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday reacted to the ongoing Union Budget announcement and alleged it has disappointed the people of Delhi.
'Why false hopes in budget?': Mayawati questions Centre
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday termed the Union Budget as a bundle of false hopes and said it would have been better if the budget was more for the country than the party.
Assam CM Sarma inaugurates Fancy Bazar Foot over bridge
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma dedicated the Fancy Bazar Foot over bridge to the service of the people at a function held at Fancy Bazar in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Odisha: PSO of slain Minister Naba Kishore Das placed under suspension
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Wednesday suspended Mitrabhanu Deo, the Personal Security Officer (PSO ) of former Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kishore Das from service for alleged dereliction of duty.
Jammu and Kashmir: 2 foreigners dead due to avalanche at Gulmarg resort
Srinagar: Two foreign skiers died in a massive snow avalanche that hit the tourist resort of snow bound Gulmarg in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said.
This Budget gives priority to the deprived: Narendra Modi
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday appreciated the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said it has established a strong base to fulfill the aspirations and resolutions of a developed country.
India-United States NSAs launch initiative on iCET, review defence ties
Washington DC/UNI: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his US counterpart Jake Sullivan on Wednesday formally launched US-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) and reviewed defence cooperation and regional security among other issues.
Tamil Nadu: EPS nominates Ex-MLA Thennarasu as AIADMK candidate for Erode East bypoll
Chennai/UNI: The AIADMK faction led by Interim General Secretary Eadappadi K Palaniswami has announced former MLA K.S.Thennarasu as its candidate for the February 27 bypoll to the Erode East Assembly seat.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval visiting US
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is on an official visit to Washington DC from 30 January to 1 February 2023.
Assam CM Sarma attends Me-Dam-Me-Phi celebrations at Tipam
Dibrugarh: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday attended the central celebrations of Me-Dam-Me-Phi at a function held at Tipam in Dibrugarh district.
CAG India GC Murmu takes over chairmanship of CAG institutions of G20 countries
New Delhi/UNI: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Girish Chandra Murmu has taken over the chairmanship of SAI20, with India assuming the G20 presidency on Dec last year.
14 dead in massive fire at muti-storey building in Jharkhand's Dhanbad, many injured
Patna/IBNS: At least 14 people died and several others have been injured, as a massive fire broke out in a multi-storied building in Jharkhand's Dhanbad on Tuesday.
PM Modi condoles ex-Union Minister and noted advocate Shanti Bhushan
New Delhi/ IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of former Union Minister and noted advocate Shanti Bhushan.
Two absconding drug peddlers arrested in Mizoram
Lunglei (Mizoram)/IBNS: Police arrested two absconding drugsmugglers belonging from Assam in Mizoram's Lunglei district.
Assam to host 1st Sustainable Financial Working Group meeting as part of India's G20 presidency
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam is all set to host the 1st Sustainable Financial Working Group meeting and Youth 20 Inception meeting as part of India's year-long G20 presidency.
Visakhapatnam to be Andhra Pradesh's capital, announces Jagan Mohan Reddy
Hyderabad/IBNS: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy Tuesday announced that Visakhapatnam will be the state's capital and that he would shift there "in the months to come".
Assam: Bohag Bihu to get international exposure, may take stride to touch Guinness World Records
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma last week announced state heritage Bohag Bihu will be taken to the global stage.
HP constables paper leak case: CBI conducts searches in 50 location across 7 states
Shimla/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday conducted searches at around 50 locations across seven States and UT (including Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Prdesh, Haryana etc) in an ongoing investigation of two cases related to leakage of question papers for the written examinations for the post of constables in Himachal Pradesh Police.
UNGA president feels India’s G20 plan for the world, global south is promising
New Delhi: United Nations General Assembly President Csaba Korosi has praised India's assumption of G20 Presidency and said the South Asian country's plans over the issue are promising for the world and for the Global South.
India's voice against terrorism heard on every global platform : Prez Murmu
New Delhi: Indian President Dropuadi Murmu on Tuesday said India's voice against terrorism is heard across all platforms globally.
G20 seminar on Digital Technologies in Education held
Chennai, Jan 31 (UNI) The First G20 Education Working Group (EWG) Meeting on ‘The Role of Digital Technologies in Education’ was held at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) on Tuesday.
Assam gears up to host several G20 events
Guwahati: Assam is gearing up to host the first set of G20 events, with delegates arriving in the northeastern state for a meeting that will begin on February 2.
World's outlook towards India has changed: President Droupadi Murmu
New Delhi/UNI: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday asserted that the world's outlook towards India has changed under the current dispensation led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Assam: Sustained Peace
On January 13, 2023, Jiban Singha alias Jiban Koch Timir Das, ‘chief’ of the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), surrendered before the Assam Rifles in the Longwa area along the Indo-Myanmar border in Nagaland.
Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa announces retirement from electoral politics
Belagavi/UNI: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa has announced retirement from electoral politics and added that he is not interested in central politics, but wants to bring BJP back to power in the state.
Mallikarjun Kharge, several parliamentarians will be unable to attend President's address: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said party chief and LoP in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, and a few other MPs will be unable to attend the President's address to both Houses of Parliament as their flights from Srinagar are delayed due to inclement weather conditions.
'Entire world is looking at India's budget': PM Modi
New Delhi/IBNS: In the wake of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) report in favour of the country's economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said "the entire world is looking at India's budget" in his customary speech ahead of Parliament's Budget Session.
Parliament: Opposition to raise Adani, BBC documentary issues in Budget Session beginning today
New Delhi/IBNS: The opposition parties have demanded discussions on two burning issues- a report which has accused leading industrialist Gautam Adani of "brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud scheme" and the ban on BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi- in the winter session of Parliament beginning on Tuesday.
UAE: Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum renames Al Minhad as 'Hind City'
Dubai: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has issued directives to rename Al Minhad area in the country as “Hind City”.