J&K: Terrorists fire at army vehicle, encounter starts in Akhnoor

Jammu (IANS) Terrorists tried to ambush an army vehicle on Monday in Jammu & Kashmir’s Akhnoor area in Jammu district. Subsequently, an encounter started there. 

Officials said that terrorists fired at an army vehicle in the Battal area of…

PM Modi, Spanish Prez inaugurate Tata-Airbus C295 facility, pave way for 'Make in India' in aviation

Vadodara (Gujarat) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alongside Spanish President Pedro Sanchez, inaugurated the TATA Aircraft Complex in Vadodara, Gujarat, on Monday, marking a major milestone for the "Make in India" initiative in the aviation…

PM Modi gifts exquisite artworks from Jharkhand, Maha to world leaders at BRICS Summit

 New Delhi (IANS) In the recently concluded BRICS Summit in Kazan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted exquisite artworks from Jharkhand and Maharashtra to state heads of Russia, Iran and Uzbekistan.

The gifts that PM Modi gave to world leaders…

India faced challenges in every era but had heroes like Sardar Patel, Birsa Munda: PM Modi in 'Mann Ki Baat'

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation in his 115th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat', saying India faced some challenges in every era but had heroes like Sardar Patel and Bhagwan Birsa Munda, who had the courage…

Israel completes airstrike on Iranian targets, Tehran reports 'limited damage'

Tehran/Jerusalem (IANS) Israel has said that it had completed waves of pre-dawn airstrikes on military targets in Iran in what it called a retaliatory move to recent months of attacks from Iran, with Iran reporting that it had successfully countered…

BJP will form govt in Maha, J'khand with full majority: Gajendra Shekhawat

Jodhpur (IANS) Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will repeat its Haryana electoral success and form the government with a full majority in the states…

Shivraj Singh Chouhan urges Hemant Soren to sack Irfan Ansari over remarks on Sita Soren

Ranchi (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has called upon Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to remove Minister Irfan Ansari from his cabinet over his alleged derogatory remarks against BJP candidate Sita Soren.  

Chouhan…

Huge row erupts over Jharkhand Minister's remark; BJP and Cong take complaints to EC

Ranchi (IANS) A major controversy has erupted over remarks made by Jharkhand Minister and Congress candidate from Jamtara, Irfan Ansari.  

Both the BJP and the Congress have lodged complaints with the Election Commission, with the BJP accusing…

India's ties with West Asian countries transformed under PM Modi, says EAM Jaishankar

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday emphasised the remarkable transformation in India’s relations with West Asian countries since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in 2014. 

Addressing the gathering at…

BJP appoints Ravindra Kumar Ray as Jharkhand Working President

New Delhi (IANS) Amid Jharkhand's ongoing Assembly election campaign, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced a major organisational change in the state. On Saturday, the party high command appointed former MP, Dr Ravindra Kumar Ray as the…