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The Congress on Monday said it expects Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take the Leader of Opposition in both Houses of Parliament and the leaders of other parties into confidence on the 'extremely sensitive and delicate issue' of worsening India-Canada relations.The opposition party's remarks...
23:38
The diplomatic tensions between India and Canada have so far not impacted the bilateral trade in goods between the two countries, think tank GTRI said on Monday.However, it added that as this dispute drags on, both nations will need to carefully manage their actions to avoid a full-blown economic...
23:06
The Canadian media on Monday quoted an unnamed senior official as saying that Ottawa has expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, reporting the development around the same time when India announced the expulsion of six members of the Canadian high commission in Delhi.The...
22:54
Coutesy, Atul Parchure/Instagram
Veteran actor Atul Parchure , known for comedy roles in Marathi and Hindi films, is dead. He was 57.The actor had been diagnosed with cancer a few years ago but had staged a recovery, media reports said.Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde paid tribute to the seasoned actor and said his...
22:40
India on Monday announced expelling six Canadian diplomats, hours after recalling the Indian high commissioner and some other officials from Canada.The Canadian diplomats have been asked to leave India by or before 11.59 pm on October 19, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.The diplomats...
21:51
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging the power vested in the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) to nominate five members to the Legislative Assembly of the union territory.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar asked the petitioner Ravinder Kumar...
21:19
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will interact with the Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers of 2023 batch in New Delhi on Tuesday. During the interaction, the probationary officers will share experiences of their training with the home minister, according to an official release. Young...
20:28
An Indian enquiry committee established to investigate the American allegations of the involvement of an Indian government official in a foiled plot to assassinate a US national will be visiting in Washington, DC on Tuesday, the US Department of State said on Monday.'The Enquiry Committee will be...
20:08
A pro-Khalistan protest in Canada
India on Monday decided to withdraw its high commissioner and other targeted diplomats and officials from Canada in response to Ottawa's attempt to link them to a probe into the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The ministry of external affairs (MEA) announced the...
20:04
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday invited National Conference leader Omar Abdullah to take oath as first chief minister of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on October 16.This comes a day after the Centre revoked President's rule in Jammu and Kashmir.In a letter to Abdullah, Sinha...
19:18
Reliance CMD Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Industries Ltd on Monday reported a 5 per cent fall in the net profit for the July-September quarter, as weak oil refining and petrochemical business hurt operational performance. Its consolidated net profit fell to Rs 16,563 crore or Rs 24.48 per share in July-September -- the...
19:06
In a dig at Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday claimed the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader is now eyeing the post of the opposition leader as the Maha Vikas Aghadi allies don't want him to become the CM.Notably, Shiv Sena-UBT has been pushing for...
18:31
Noted scriptwriter, film director and producer Rajkumar Hirani has been conferred the Madhya Pradesh government's National Kishore Kumar Award for 2023, an official said on Monday. Hirani was given the prestigious award on Sunday at an event in Khandwa, the birthplace of the...
18:26
Several opposition MPs on Monday boycotted a meeting of the parliamentary committee examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, alleging that the panel is not functioning in accordance with rules and regulations.Opposition MPs, such as Gaurav Gogoi and Imran Masood of the Congress, A Raja of the Dravida...
17:55
The crucial meeting between representatives of 12 doctors' associations in West Bengal and Chief Secretary Manoj Pant at Swasthya Bhavan in Kolkata on Monday concluded without any resolution as the state government was reluctant to set a timeline to resolve the deadlock, sources said. The...
17:09
Baba Siddique's children, Zeeshan and Arshia
The Punjab Police on Monday said Mohammad Yasin Akhtar, one of the suspects in the killing of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique in Mumbai, is facing nine heinous criminal cases, including for murder and attempt to murder. Akhtar (21) is a resident of Shankar village in...
16:52
Benchmark BSE Sensex rose by nearly 592 points on Monday following gains in IT and banking shares amid a firm trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 591.69 points or 0.73 per cent to close at 81,973.05. During the day, it surged 690.81 points or 0.84 per cent to hit a high of...
16:47
A 22-year-old woman was allegedly abducted from the Kota-Etawah Express and gang-raped by three men who held her hostage for five hours, officials said on Monday. Based on the complaint lodged by her father on Sunday, the incident took place when the woman was returning from her...
16:44
Speaking at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Annual India Leadership Summit on Monday in New Delhi, John Chambers Chairman, US-India Strategic Partnership Forum was all praise for the PM Narendra Modi-led government. Chambers says this Indian administration has set...
16:30
The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data for September 2024, records an annual inflation rate of 1.84 per cent, based on the 2011-12 base year. According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the positive rate of inflation is attributed primarily to higher prices in food articles, food...
16:25
The stock market closed on a positive note on Monday, with the benchmark indices registering strong gains. The Sensex surged 591.69 points to end at 81,973.05, while the Nifty climbed 163.70 points, closing at 25,127.95. Among the Nifty 50 stocks, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, HDFC Life...
15:45
Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar on Monday termed the state government's announcement of full toll exemption for all light motor vehicles entering Mumbai as election 'jumla'.This is an election 'jumla' to fool people. Around Rs 800 crore will be given out of this to...
15:19
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.'
15:09
India on Monday strongly rejected a diplomatic communication from Canada suggesting that the Indian High Commissioner and other diplomats were persons of interest in an investigation and termed it as preposterous imputations and part of the political agenda of the Justin Trudeau government.In a...
15:03
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, in what was her first meeting with him since she took the oath of office. The Prime Minister's Office posted about the meeting on X. No further details were given. Atishi took over as the chief minister from Aam Aadmi Party...
14:52
Baba Siddique's son and daughter at the funeral procession
The accused involved in NCP leader Baba Siddique's murder revealed that Siddique's son Zeeshan was also the target of shooters.According to Mumbai Police, the accused were given a contract to kill both Zeeshan and Baba Siddiqui. The accused claimed during interrogation that both...
14:32
Passenger vehicle wholesales India witnessed declined 1 per cent year-on-year to 3,56,752 units in September. The total dispatches to dealers from companies stood at 3,61,717 units in September 2023, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said in a statement. Total...
14:24
About 40,000 applications have been submitted in just two weeks for 1,000 spots under Australia's new Working Holiday Maker visa program, Australian Assistant Minister for Immigration Matt Thistlethwaite said on Monday. The visa, which allows Indians aged 18 to 30 to live, work, and...
14:07
The fast-unto-death' by junior doctors in West Bengal to press for their demands in the wake of the RG Kar hospital incident entered the 10th day on Monday, even as the health condition of two more medics deteriorated, one of whom has been hospitalised, officials said. Pulastha Acharya, a...
13:27
Harish Rao pays his last respects to Professor Saibaba
Senior Congress leader K Keshav Rao, BRS leader Harish Rao and several others on Monday paid tributes to former Delhi University professor and rights activist G N Saibaba, who died in Hyderabad. Keshav Rao, MLA Harish Rao visited the residence of Saibaba's brother at Moula-Ali here...
13:03
As winter hovers over Delhi, so does air pollution. The AAP government has announced a firecracker ban in Delhi to combat air pollution, which will continue till January 1, 2025.The national capital continued to record poor air quality on Monday with an Air Quality Index at 221 as of 9 am,...
12:52
Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari on Monday alleged that Rahul Gandhi has benefitted from corruption in Karnataka. His statement came after Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's family decided to return a five-acre land allotted to a trust run by his son, Rahul...
12:40
The Congress on Monday alleged that the objectives spelt out by the Modi government at the time of launch of 'Make in India' have turned out to be jumlas, and that 'Make in India' has simply become Fake in India. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh also said...
12:01
-- A bomb threat of blowing up the Mumbai-Howrah Mail train with a timer was received on Monday. According to CPRO, Central Railway the control room received the threat message around 4:00 AM. The Mumbai-Howrah Mail train (12809) was stopped at Jalgaon station and checked. No suspicious...
11:35
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea alleging side-effects such as blood clotting due to the administration of COVID-19 vaccines. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said the PIL was filed just to create a sensation. File a class...
11:30
Update: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday announced a full toll waiver for light motor vehicles at all five toll booths for entry into Mumbai. Shinde made the announcement at the state cabinet meeting in Mumbai. The toll waiver will be in force from midnight on Monday,...
11:06
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde announces in the cabinet meeting that full toll exemption will be given for light motor vehicles at all 5 toll booths entering Mumbai: Chief Minister's Office
10:52
Passenger Soni Devi
A special train carrying passengers affected in the October 11 incident involving the Bagmati Superfast Express arrived safely in Darbhanga on early Monday morning. The Bagmati Express, travelling from Mysore to Darbhanga, was involved in an accident when it collided with a freight train near...
10:38
Salman Khan leaves Baba Siddique's residence yesterday
Baba Siddiqui murder case: The Mumbai Crime Branch arrests Pravin Lonkar from Pune. He is the brother of Shubuu Lonkar who posted on social media that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang has taken responsibility for the murder. Shubuu Lonkar is absconding at the moment. Pravin Lonkar gave shelter to both...
09:55
Stock markets started the fresh week on a cautious note, with both indices opening marginally up on Monday. The Nifty index gained 59.20 points to open at 25,023, while the BSE Sensex index was also up by 0.24 per cent, gaining 195 points to open at 81,576.93. Experts noted that the...
09:51
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde addressed the state's law and order situation following the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique, stating that the government is committed to ensuring public safety and will ensure that the accused responsible for such crimes will be held accountable and...
09:40
LIC has revised the upper limit for purchasing its new endowment plan from 55 years to 50 years, according to a communication reviewed by Business Standard. The revision is effective October 1, 2024, 'LIC New Endowment Plan-914' is a participating endowment plan that offers the dual...
09:29
A 15-year-old girl from Maharashtra's Thane district allegedly consumed poison after being scolded by her mother for spending too much time on the mobile phone and died during treatment, police said on Monday. The girl, resident of Ambernath area, consumed a rat poison on September 26....
09:15
Former Delhi University (DU) professor G N Saibaba's wife Vasantha Kumari on Sunday said she and her husband did not get much time to discuss his future plans after he came out of jail as they were in and out of hospitals during these months.Saibaba, 54, who was an English professor at DU's Ram...
09:10
The key men accused in the journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case were given a rousing welcome by some Hindutva activists on their arrival in their home town in Karnataka's Vijayapura. Parashuram Waghmore and Manohar Yadave were released along with six others on bail on October 9 by a...
09:06
A New York-bound Air India flight from Mumbai was on Monday diverted to the Delhi airport following a security concern arising out of a bomb threat in the aircraft, officials said here. The aircraft is currently stationed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, and all standard safety...
08:38
A Nevada man was arrested near former President Donald Trump's rally in California's Coachella on Saturday after deputies recovered a loaded firearm and high-capacity magazine in his vehicle, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said on Sunday. The suspect, identified as Vem...
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