India
Amended Citizenship Act Not Necessary, Says B'desh PM; Terms CAA and NRC India's 'Internal Matters'
Sheikh Hasina's comments come weeks after Bangladesh Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen said the CAA and the NRC are India's 'internal issues', but voiced concern that any 'uncertainty' in the country is likely to affect its neighbours.
Sanskrit to Replace Urdu at Uttarakhand Stations, Railway Officials Tasked With Getting Spellings Right
As per the railway manual, names of railway stations should be written in Hindi, English and in the second language of the state. In 2010, Sanskrit was given the status of second official language of Uttarakhand.
Bal Thackeray Agreed to Give More Building Rights to Mosques to Stop Namaz on Roads, Says Sanjay Raut
The Sena leader also said that if religion became the basis of government, India would become another Pakistan.
In a First, 36 Central Ministers on J&K Trip from Today; Modi Asks Them to Travel Beyond Urban Areas
The move comes six months after the Centre scrapped the special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state.
JEE Main 2020 Exam Results Declared at jeemain.nta.nic.in, Nine Students Score Perfect 100
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday, January 17, declared JEE Main 2020 Result online at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad Moves Delhi Court Seeking Modification of Bail Conditions
The plea, filed by advocates Mehmood Pracha and O P Bharti, said Azad was not a criminal and claimed imposing such conditions were wrong and undemocratic.
Taslima Nasreen Wants CAA to Welcome Persecuted Muslim 'Free-thinkers, Feminists, and Secularists'
Taslima Nasreen had to leave Bangladesh in 1994 in the wake of death threat by fundamentalist outfits for her alleged anti-Islamic views. Since then she has been living in exile.
Visva Bharati Sets up Three-member Panel to Look into Swapan Dasgupta Incident
BJP leader Swapan Dasgupta was locked up in a room for hours at the Visva Bharti University where he was visiting to deliver a talk on the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Bhubaneswar Police Arrest 3 Who Assaulted Businessman Over Parking Conflict
The businessman alleged that he was beaten up by the three persons allegedly close to a local BJD leader in the presence of policemen on Tuesday night.
President Rejects Nirbhaya Convict's Mercy Petition After Home Ministry Recommendation
Mukesh Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, had filed the mercy petition a few days ago.
CBI Transfers Officers Probing Saradha, Rose Valley Ponzi Scams and Narada Tapes Scandal
Those transferred are CBI deputy superintendent of police Ranjit Kumar, who was probing the Narada tapes scandal, DSP Tathagata Bardhan, involved in the Saradha ponzi scam probe and DSP Chojom Sherpa investigating the Rose Valley chit fund scam.
In Two Days, IAF Helicopters Rescue 107 People Stranded during 'Chadar Trek' in Ladakh
The trekkers, including foreign nationals and almost an equal number of local guides and porters, were part of the ongoing 'Chadar Trek', and got stranded when some portions of the frozen Zanskar River melted.
China Says Taking 'Series of Measures' to Address India's Concern over Mounting Trade Deficit
The trade volume between India and China declined by about $three billion last year while India's trade deficit continues to be high amounting to $56.8 billion as both countries experienced economic slowdown.
India's Approach Positive about Climate Change, Efforts on to Make COP 26 a Success: Prakash Javadekar
Speaking shortly after a meeting with Claire O'Neill, the President of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change COP 26, Prakash Javadekar said several issues were discussed which will be the focal point in the conference.
India to Invite Pakistan PM Imran Khan for SCO Meeting in Delhi Later This Year, Say Sources
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, when asked whether Khan will be invited to the meeting, said, "All eight countries and four observers will be invited."
IRCTC Shares Hit Rs 1,000 Mark for First Time as Second Tejas Train Set to Start Operations
At 3.16 pm, IRCTC shares were trading at Rs 1,007, up 2.2%, after hitting the day’s high of Rs 1,008.35. The stock has soared over three times compared with its IPO price of Rs 320 per share within a timespan of three months.