New Delhi, 17/12: The Congress has called a meeting of its working committee on December 21 to deliberate on the strategy for the 2024 general election and chalk out a plan to hit the ground running for its poll campaign to take on the BJP, sources said. The meeting, which will take place at the…
New Delhi, 17/12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Surat Diamond Bourse, the world’s largest and modern centre for international diamond and jewellery business. The Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) building, the world’s largest office complex with more than 67 lakh square feet of floor area, is located at Khajod village near Surat city….
Thiruvananthapuram, 17/12: Kerala police on Saturday arrested an Assam native for allegedly raping a 52-year-old woman and grievously injuring her here four days ago, officials said. On December 13, the accused Firdous allegedly lured the the woman, a native of Alappuzha district who works as a daily wage labourer at a railway station here, saying…
New Delhi, 17/12: A 35-year-old woman who had got under a metro train at Inderlok Station succumbed to wounds on Saturday at Safdarjung Hospital, an official from the transporter said. The woman, Reena, had come under a metro train on Thursday after a part of her clothing got stuck between the metro doors as they…
Lucknow, 16/12: The MP-MLA Court here on Saturday summoned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on January 6 in a case in which he has been accused of making certain remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a counsel said. The court had earlier directed Gandhi to appear on Saturday but he did not. The case stems…
New Delhi, 16/12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram, the five states where assembly elections were held recently. The yatra started in other states earlier, and its launch in the five states got delayed due to the model code of…
Bhubaneswar, 16/12: In a big political development, BJD Minister Ashok Panda has announced the name of Shreemayee Mishra as BJD’s candidate for Bhubaneswar Parliamentary constituency during the party’s Jan Sampark Padayatra in Bhubaneswar., He said “CM has decided to make Shreemayee Mishra as party’s candidate and I appeal to ensure her victory.”
Malta, 16/12: Amid a hijacking crisis in the Arabian sea wherein pirates targeted a Malta-flagged vessel, the Indian Navy has responded swiftly. The Malta-flagged cargo vessel, MV Ruen, is moving towards the coast of Somalia and has 18 crew members on-board. The ship had sent out a Mayday message via UKMTO portal on 14 December,…
New Delhi, 16/12: In a major development,the Aam Aadmi Party appointed its MP Raghav Chadha as leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha, news agency PTI reported on Saturday.
New Delhi, 16/12: The Centre will initiate steps to enforce the women’s reservation bill after the 2024 census, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. Speaking after releasing a commemorative postal stamp in the name of Rani Abbakka at Moodbidri in Dakshina Kannada district on Friday, Sitharaman said the women’s bill became a reality as…
