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Kolkata hotel fire deaths: PM Modi expresses grief, announces ex gratia for families of victims (Ld)
Apr 30, 2025
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) At least 14 persons, including two children and one woman, were killed in a devastating fire at a six-storey hotel building at Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata....
Apr 30, 2025
Bengaluru, April 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his best wishes for Basava Jayanti on Wednesday, honouring the contributions of Jagadguru Basaveshwara, the founding saint of the...
Apr 30, 2025
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said there is bright future ahead for the India-UK partnership, and he looks forward to tangible outcomes of their...
Apr 30, 2025
Uttarkashi, April 30 (IANS) The sacred Char Dham Yatra commenced on Wednesday with the ceremonial opening of the portals of Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.
Apr 30, 2025
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended heartfelt greetings on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, expressing hope that the festival would serve as a catalyst in...
Apr 30, 2025
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) Amid an escalating water row, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday described his Punjab predecessor Bhagwant Mann’s assertions as surprising and warned, “...
Apr 30, 2025
Islamabad, April 30 (IANS) Amid looming fears of strong action from India in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar held an...
Apr 30, 2025
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) At least 14 people lost their lives in a tragic fire that engulfed the Rituraj Hotel in central Kolkata, according to police officials.
Apr 30, 2025
Visakhapatnam, April 30 (IANS) At least eight devotees were killed and four others injured in a wall collapse during an annual festival at Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Simhachalam in...
Apr 30, 2025
Jammu, April 30 (IANS) The Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday for the sixth consecutive day as the Indian Army responded swiftly...
Apr 30, 2025
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Congress on Monday directed its leaders to adhere to the party line or refrain from commenting on the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
Apr 29, 2025
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Under fire from the BJP over its social media post targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress finally, on Tuesday, took down the controversial post.
Apr 29, 2025
Bhubaneswar, April 29 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance Department, on Tuesday, detained a senior official of the State Excise department after she was apprehended while carrying suspected unaccounted cash...
Apr 29, 2025
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Ashok Khemka, an eminent Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, celebrated for his integrity and principles, prepares to bid farewell to public service on April 30.
Apr 29, 2025
Gurugram, April 29 (IANS) In a crackdown against corruption by a government employee, a court has sentenced a patwari (revenue official) to four years of rigorous imprisonment in a corruption case in...
Apr 29, 2025
Agartala/Kohima, April 29 (IANS) The opposition Congress has been organising ‘Samvidhan Bachao’ (Save Constitution) campaign in the northeastern states.
Apr 29, 2025
Jaipur, April 29 (IANS) As many as 841 Pakistani minority citizens have applied for Long Term Visas (LTVs) in Rajasthan, confirmed police officials on Tuesday.
Apr 29, 2025
Patna, April 29 (IANS) The Patna High Court has quashed all criminal proceedings against Mamta Sinha, a gynaecologist, in a long-pending medical negligence case dating back to 2003.
Apr 29, 2025
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday that he received a call from the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who enquired about the developing situation...
Apr 29, 2025
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party on Tuesday appealed to the Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar to ban all organisations irrespective of their religious link, spreading hatred,...
Apr 29, 2025
Jaipur, April 29 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Secretary Sudhansh Pant, while presiding over a state-level law and order review meeting at the Government Secretariat on Tuesday, emphasised the need for...
Apr 29, 2025
Hyderabad, April 29 (IANS) Telangana’s Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday held the previous BRS government squarely responsible for the collapse of the Kaleshwaram project, calling it...
Apr 29, 2025
Patna, April 29 (IANS) CPI-ML General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, on Tuesday, opposed the Central government's decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan following the recent...
Apr 29, 2025
Bhubaneswar, April 29 (IANS) Odisha government and the Gates Foundation on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on areas that will drive growth, such as AI-enabled use...
Apr 29, 2025
Hyderabad, April 29 (IANS) Nearly five months after he lost her mother and himself suffered critical injuries in the stampede at a theatre in Hyderabad during the premier show of ‘Pushpa 2’, nine-...
Apr 29, 2025
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Amid talks of a patch-up, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar-led NCP will extend an official invitation to veteran politician Sharad Pawar to attend the party...
Apr 29, 2025
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Amid allegations of corruption and irregularities by the ruling MahaYuti government and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi in the state over implementation of Rs 1 Crop Insurance...
Apr 29, 2025
Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday strongly reacted to the Punjab government's decision to stop water for Haryana.
RSS chief Bhagwat meets PM Modi after security huddle: Signs of a hard-hitting response in the works
Apr 29, 2025
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) In a significant political development, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his official residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg on Tuesday evening. The...
Apr 29, 2025
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) The state Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday, approved the establishment of ‘Maha InvIT - Infrastructure Investment Trust’ to accelerate...
Apr 29, 2025
Gurugram, April 29 (IANS) The Gurugram police on Tuesday arrested a criminal, who had been absconding for the last six years, in connection with a case regarding theft.
Apr 29, 2025
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government on Tuesday launched the round 2 study report on "Evaluation of Innovation Excellence Indicators of...
Apr 29, 2025
Chennai/Thiruvananthapuram, April 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is popular in neighbouring Kerala too, with parties of the ruling Left alliance eager to invite him to their...
Apr 29, 2025
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Four illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators were nabbed by the local police on Tuesday from a village close to the international border with Bangladesh at Bangaon subdivision in...
Apr 29, 2025
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) A day before the inauguration of the Lord Jagannath Temple at Digha in the East Midnapore district of West Bengal on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on...
Apr 29, 2025
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday cleared a comprehensive policy for ship-building, ship-repairing and ship-recycling.
Apr 29, 2025
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) After a brief suspension of pan-India agitation against the Waqf Act, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday made a fresh call to the Muslim community...
Apr 29, 2025
Patna, April 29 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) president Upendra Kushwaha on Tuesday strongly raised the issue of delayed census and delimitation, claiming that constitutional...
Apr 29, 2025
Hyderabad, April 29 (IANS) A car ran amok in Telangana’s Gadwal town on Tuesday, killing two nursing students and injuring some others.
Apr 29, 2025
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unambiguous message during a high-level security meeting - ‘India is determined to deliver a crushing blow to terrorism’ - marks more than...
Apr 29, 2025
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) The Maharashtra government, on Tuesday, successfully reclaimed the iconic sword of the legendary Maratha warrior Raghuji Bhonsle, the founder of the Nagpur-based Bhonsle...
Apr 29, 2025
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Centre on Tuesday cleared the appointment of Supreme Court judge, Justice B.R. Gavai, as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI).
