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.
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.
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.
Mumbai/UNI: A fire broke out at an under-construction eight-storey building in Mumbai's Somaiya Hospital on Saturday evening, with no injury reported, the BMC said.
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam Police has arrested 2,258 people so far in a crackdown on child marriages in the state.
Kolkata/IBNS: Within two years after refurbishing the party's inner functioning, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday hinted at a course correction in bringing up a "new Trinamool" to battle out the corruption allegations in the run up to the West Bengal panchayat polls.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the world's most popular leader with an approval rating of 78 percent, according to a survey by a US-based consulting firm 'Morning Consult.'
The Jammu and Kashmir government has achieved yet another milestone by announcing a pioneering project which will enable complete transformation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) cultivation in the Union Territory.
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu appointed five new Supreme Court judges on Saturday after the Centre approved the recommendations made by the Collegium shared last December.
Jammu: In the wake of sinking of land that developed cracks in residential structures in Thathri belt, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that there is no Joshimath like situation in Doda district.
New Delhi: The 1st G-20 Employment Working Group concluded in Jodhpur today on a positive note with all G20 countries showing interest and commitment in constructively working towards the objective of the three priority areas of Addressing Global Skills Gaps, Gig & platform economy & social protection and Sustainable Financing of Social Security set by the Indian Presidency.
Deoghar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday termed the present Hemant Soren-led government of Jharkhand as the most corrupt in the country.
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur along with Lieutenant Governor, Jammu & Kashmir, Manoj Sinha on Saturday launched 3rd Khelo India Winter Games Mascot, Theme Song and Jersey at Raj Bhavan, Jammu.
New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met Cambodian lieutenant general Hun Manet here and exchanged views on the geopolitical situation and regional challenges.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka on Feb 6.
New Delhi: Congress has constituted a 'disciplinary action committee ' for the party's state unit of Uttarakhand, a senior party leader said on Saturday.
Deoghar: Home Minister Amit Shah visited the temple town on Saturday and offered prayers at Baba Baidyanath Baba Dham.
Deoria: Body of a missing boy was recovered from Ekauna area of Deoria district here in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday after which his uncle and cousin were arrested by the police, a senior officer said here.
Srinagar: Three days after an avalanche left two Polish skiers dead, a fresh avalanche occurred at the tourist resort of Gulmarg in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shimla: Seeking the registration of an FIR against the Adani Cement under the emergency provisions of the law, All India Motor Transport Congress has announced its support to the agitation of 7000 thousand truck operators after the sudden closure of cement factories at Barmana in district Bilaspur and Dadlaghat in district Solan by the Adani group.
Imphal: Manipur's Imphal district experienced an explosive device blast at Hapta Kangjeibung on Saturday morning.
New Delhi/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday appointed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as its party in-charge for the upcoming assembly elections of Karnataka.
Hamirpur/Una/UNI: The core committee of the Himachal Pradesh BJP had a marathon meeting at Una on Friday night and decided to plug the loopholes in the wake of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
New Delhi: Second Cyber Dialogue between India and the Netherlands was held on Feb 3 in New Delhi.
Kochi/IBNS/UNI: Air India Express flight IX 348, on the Abu Dhabi-Kozhikode route, returned to Abu Dhabi airport following a technical snag in one of the engines.
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh, on Friday batted for increasing anti-terror operations to track down hiding terrorists and their modules.
Hardoi (UP)/UNI: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has drained the economy of the country and said that inflation is at its peak during its tenure notwithstanding a promise to double the farmers' income by 2022.
Rome: The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in January for the tenth consecutive month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported Friday.
Srinagar: Six militant associates of Jaish-e-Mohammad were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district and a huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from them, police said on Friday.
Jammu: Announcing a groundbreaking new project that promises to change the landscape of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant (MAP) cultivation in the Union Territory, the Jammu and Kashmir Government with a budget of Rs 62 crores, aims at five-year project to cultivate MAPs on 5000 kanals of land spread across 28 clusters, creating over 3000 jobs and 28 enterprises.
