Category: India News

Modi targets ‘loudmouths’ on Ram temple; jibe may hurt Sena

Nashik, Sep 19: In a jibe without naming ally Shiv Sena, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Supreme Court is hearing the Ram Mandir case and asked “some loudmouths” to refrain from making statements on the issue. “I am amazed at the ‘bayan bahadurs and badbole’ (loudmouths) […]

Rajnath Singh becomes first Defence Minister to fly in Tejas fighter aircraft

Bengaluru, Sep 19: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday flew in the Tejas fighter aircraft from the HAL airport in Bengaluru, becoming the first defence minister to fly in the indigenously-built light combat aircraft (LCA). Wearing a G suit, the minister buckled himself in the seat behind the pilot […]

Punjab CM inspects work on Kartarpur corridor

Dera Baba Nanak (Pb), Sep 19:  Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and his cabinet colleagues inspected the construction of the Kartarpur corridor on the Indo-Pak border here on Thursday. The chief minister interacted with workers and also took stock of the construction of the integrated check-post (ICP). The […]

We have to hug each Kashmiri, create new paradise: Modi

Nashik, Sep 19: Blaming the Congress for the plight of Kashmiris for decades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for “hugging each Kashmiri and creating a “new paradise” in the valley. Launching the BJP’s poll campaign for the next month’s Maharashtra Assembly elections, Modi said a lot of […]

Army Chief Bipin Rawat pays obeisance at Badrinath

Gopeshwar, Sep 19: Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Thursday paid obeisance at Himalayan shrine Badrinath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. Accompanied by his family, Gen Rawat landed at the helipad near the shrine in an army helicopter and offered prayers at the temple. The Army Chief had also visited […]

At meeting with Shah, Mamata raises Assam NRC issue

New Delhi, Sep 19: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday told Union Home Minister Amit Shah that genuine Indians belonging to Bengali, Bihari, Gorkha and Assamese communities were excluded from the NRC in Assam and sought his intervention to ameliorate their miseries. This was conveyed by Banerjee […]

India open to selling part of Air India to foreign airline: sources

NEW DELHI – India’s government is open to selling a partial stake in debt-laden state-run carrier Air India to a foreign airline, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The government has moved about 300 billion rupees ($4.21 billion) of Air India’s debt to a separate holding […]

E-cigarettes use not included in India ban, will defend any court challenge: official

NEW DELHI – India’s ban on electronic cigarettes will not apply to use of such devices and the government was prepared to defend its decision if it’s challenged in a court, a senior health ministry official told Reuters on Wednesday. India banned the sale of electronic cigarettes and […]

India bans e-cigarettes as global backlash at vaping gathers pace

NEW DELHI – India banned the sale of electronic cigarettes on Wednesday and warned of an “epidemic” among young people, in the latest and potentially biggest move globally against vaping over growing health concerns. The ban cuts off a huge future market from e-cigarette makers at a time […]

Chinmayanand complains of uneasiness, hospitalised

Shahjahanpur (UP), Sep 18: Former Union minister Swami Chinmayanand, accused of raping a student, was Wednesday admitted to the state-run hospital here after he complained of uneasiness, hospital authorities said. “After his condition became bad, he was shifted to the medical college hospital and admitted in ward number 8,” […]

Headlines