PM Modi dials Neeraj Chopra, hails sportsman spirit of Olympian’s family

New Delhia (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to the Paris Olympics silver medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and hailed the sportsman spirit of his family.

PM Modi congratulated the Olympian on bagging a silver medal…

Mild earthquake hits Bihar, epicenter Sikkim

Patna (IANS) A mild earthquake hit Bihar’s Kishanganj and surrounding areas causing panic among the residents who rushed out of their homes on Friday.

An official of the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said that the earthquake measured…

Not even remote possibility of trial ending soon, Sisodia can’t be kept in jail indefinitely: SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said that senior AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia cannot be kept behind bars for an unlimited period of time in the hope of a speedy completion of trial in the excise policy…

Paris Olympics: Neeraj bags silver as Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem sets new Olympic Record

Paris (IANS) Neeraj Chopra's hopes of winning a second successive gold medal to add to his first from Tokyo failed to materialise and the Indian had to be satisfied with a silver medal in the men's javelin throw final in the Paris Olympics…

Muslim leaders divided over Waqf Act amendments as bill tabled in Parliament

New Delhi (IANS) As Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha on Thursday amid objections from the opposition Congress, various Muslim organisations and leaders expressed mixed reactions to the…

Centre moves Waqf (Amendment) Bill in LS, Congress calls it 'draconian'

New Delhi (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju moved the Waqf Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, sparking disruptions by the Congress. 

The Bill seeks to amend the Waqf Act of 1995 and repeal the Mussalman…

'Unbecoming conduct', Dhankar leaves chair briefly as Oppn raises din in RS over Phogat issue

New Delhi (IANS) Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday briefly left the House while condemning the behaviour of some opposition members, who staged a walkout over the chair's refusal to allow discussion on Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's…

Clearing time for cheques to be cut from 2 days to a few hours: RBI chief

Mumbai (IANS) The RBI aims to reduce the clearing time required for bank cheques to a few hours as part of a major step to facilitate the ease of doing business in the country, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday. 

At present, cheque…

Vinesh Phogat announces retirement after Olympics disqualification

New Delhi (IANS) India's ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat has announced her retirement from wrestling hours after her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024. 

She made the announcement in an early morning post on social platform X on Thursday.

Vinesh, you are a champion: PM Modi on wrestler’s heartbreak at Paris Olympics

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reacting to wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s heartbreaking disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024 said that the setback hurts and he has no words to express the sense of despair that he was experiencing.