Govt notifies CAA rules to grant citizenship to minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh & Afghanistan

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Home Ministry on Monday notified the rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), paving the way for granting of citizenship to people of certain faiths facing persecution in neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh,…

PM Modi lauds DRDO scientists for first flight test of Agni-5 ICBM with multiple warheads

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed Mission Divyastra, the first flight test of homegrown Agni-5 ICBM with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle technology (MIRV), terming it a landmark achievement by DRDO scientists.

SC dismisses Bengal govt's plea against CBI probe into Sandeshkhali attack

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the plea filed by the West Bengal government challenging the Calcutta High Court order directing a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the attack on the Enforcement Directorate and central…

SC dismisses SBI's application, orders bank to disclose data on electoral bonds by Tuesday

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the application filed by the State Bank of India (SBI) seeking an extension of time, until June 30, for making details of the encashed Electoral Bonds public.

Rejecting the application,…

GJM chief Bimal Gurung might contest as Independent nominee from Darjeeling

Kolkata (IANS) The 'son of the hills' theory, which has been the talking point in the hills of Darjeeling, Kurseong, and Kalimpong in North Bengal for quite some time now, gained further momentum after the Trinamool Congress fielded former…

Trinamool's list of 42: Yusuf Pathan from Baharampur, Mahua Moitra fielded again

Kolkata (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Sunday announced the names for all 42 Lok Sabha seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha election 2024.

The names were announced by Abhishek Banerjee during a rally at the Brigade Ground here.

He will…

Ashok Gehlot's close aide, 2 ex-ministers among 25 Cong leaders join BJP in Rajasthan

Jaipur (IANS) As many as 25 Congress leaders in Rajasthan, including former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's close aide and former Agriculture Minister Lalchand Kataria, joined BJP here in the presence of Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and state…

India signs economic pact with 4 European nations, $100 bn FDI expected to flow in

New Delhi (IANS) India and the four-nation EFTA bloc of European nations signed an economic agreement on Sunday

India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), comprising Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, signed an economic…

‘Your dreams are my resolutions’: NE region has strong tourism links with South & Southeast Asia, says PM Modi

Itanagar (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Northeastern Region (NE) has a strong links of tourism, business and cultural relations with South and Southeast Asia.

The Prime Minister, virtually from Itanagar, inaugurated…

PM inaugurates strategically-vital, world’s longest bi-lane Sela Tunnel at 13,000 feet in Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated to the nation the strategically-crucial Sela Tunnel, constructed at a cost of Rs 825 crore, in Arunachal Pradesh. It is the world’s longest bi-lane tunnel at 13,000 feet.

The…