New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Outgoing United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in India, Takayuki Hagiwara, met Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George, in New Delhi on Friday.
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Opposition and NDA leaders on Friday sparred over the BJP-led Centre's likely introduction of a Bill in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament that will call for punishment for any insult or obstruction to rendition of 'Vande Mataram'.
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Muslim religious leaders on Friday criticised the likely demolition of the Jauhar University after it was served a notice by the Rampur District Administration, saying that bulldozer action would be a "stain" on the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government.
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday described probationers of the Indian Forest Service as custodians of India's natural heritage, exhorting them to focus on increasing forests as these are the foundation of life on Earth.
Chandigarh, July 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described Chandigarh not just as a city, but as a model of development in healthcare, education and connectivity.
Ahmedabad, July 17 (IANS) A suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)-linked module carried out around eight explosive trials at different locations in Gujarat over nearly three years while attempting to perfect improvised explosive device (IED) techniques, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) said on Friday, announcing the arrest of five more suspects in the case and taking the total number of arrests to 13.
Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Shiv Sena National Secretary and Spokesperson, Shaina NC, has filed a First Information Report (FIR) with the Mumbai Cyber Police after cybercriminals hacked her WhatsApp account and used it to run a financial scam targeting her contacts.
Shamli, July 17 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday launched a blistering attack on the Opposition - Congress and Samajwadi Party and labelled them as “worshippers of Jinnah”.
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) The death toll in the tragic incident at Karnasubarna in West Bengal's Murshidabad district earlier in the day, when a train collided with a van at a railway crossing, has risen to five, with four being school children and one an adult.
Chandigarh, July 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated development projects worth over Rs 4,700 crore, spanning healthcare, education and road infrastructure.
