New Delhi/Kuala Lumpur, Oct 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will represent Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 20th East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 27, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday.
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in the ongoing crackdown against the Dawood Ibrahim-linked drug network, the Mumbai Crime Branch has taken into custody Dubai-based handler Mohammed Salim Sheikh, who was deported to India in connection with the Salim Dola drug trafficking case, officials said on Thursday.
Bengaluru, Oct 23 (IANS) Congress MLA Iqbal Hussain, a close associate of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, has said that Yathindra Siddaramaiah should refrain from making immature statements.
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday launched a sharp attack on RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and his family, accusing them of running a “family enterprise of corruption” and misleading the people of Bihar with false promises.
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) A new book titled ‘Modi Mission’ is set to join the list of biographies written about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s extraordinary life and political journey and will be unveiled in Mumbai on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted on Thursday that the unified payments interface (UPI) platform processed 754 million payments worth Rs 1.02 lakh crore on October 18, marking the highest single-day tally, as consumer demand surged due to the GST rate cuts.
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday highlighted that the country’s growing and resilient industrial base with the ‘Make in India’ impetus and efforts to modernise, mechanise and digitise ports, along the busy east-west trade route, have provided the country with a unique advantage.
Mathura, Oct 23 (IANS) A wave of devotion swept through Mathura on the auspicious occasion of Bhai Dooj, celebrated two days after Diwali. The festival, observed on Kartik Shukla Dwitiya and also known as Yama Dwitiya, drew massive crowds to the ghats of the Yamuna River. Around 1.25 lakh devotees gathered at Vishram Ghat to take the holy dip, marking the spiritual highlight of the day.
Ahmedabad, Oct 23 (IANS) Gujarat Police has successfully solved 80 criminal cases in the last 9 months with the help of the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS), as per official information shared on Thursday.
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) State Bank of India (SBI), the largest public sector lender in the country, on Thursday said it has received two prestigious awards -- World’s Best Consumer Bank 2025 and Best Bank in India 2025 -- from New York-based Global Finance, a feat hailed by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.
