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New Delhi, Dec 17: The Congress on Wednesday demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shahs resignation after a Delhi court refused to take cognisance of the EDs money laundering charge against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. The opposition party also vowed to expose the vendetta politics against its leadership, asserting that the Congress cadre is agitated and is going to show its strength against the misuse of agencies. We will keep [] The p

NEW DELHI, Dec 14: The BJP appointed Nitin Nabin, a cabinet minister in the Bihar government, as the partys national working president on Sunday. The BJP parliamentary board picked Nabin for the post. Bharatiya Janata Partys parliamentary board has appointed Nitin Nabin, a minister in the Bihar government, the Bharatiya Janata Partys national working president with immediate effect, BJP national general secretary Arun Singh said in a notification. The post Bihar Minister Nitin Nabin Appointed BJ

Mumbai, Dec 12: Aviation safety regulator DGCA has suspended four Flight Operations Inspectors (FOIs) over massive disruptions in IndiGos operations, which resulted in the cancellation of thousands of flights and lakhs of people getting stranded across airports. The airline cancelled over 50 flights from Bengaluru Airport on Friday. FOIs are senior officials within the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, working as part of its regulatory and safety oversight functions, often deployed to monit

Surin(Thailand), Dec 9: Cambodias powerful Senate President Hun Sen on Tuesday vowed that his country would carry out a fierce fight against Thailand as a second day of widespread renewed combat between the Southeast Asian neighbours drove tens of thousands of people to flee border areas. Fighting broke out following a skirmish in which one Thai soldier was killed Sunday night, despite a ceasefire that ended five days of fighting in July over competing territorial claims along their border, []

BANGKOK, Dec 8: Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year. Longstanding border disputes erupted into five days of combat in July that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians. US President Donald Trump pushed the Southeast Asian neighbours to sign a truce agreement in October, but tensions have continued to simmer. The Thai ministry of defence said that more than 35,

New Delhi, Dec 5: Russian President Vladimir Putin was on Friday accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan forecourt here ahead of his summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Modi on Thursday received Putin at New Delhis Palam airport with a hug amid a group of artistes performing traditional dances. From the airport, the two leaders travelled to Modis official residence in his car for a private dinner. Boosting defence ties, insulating India-Russia trade fro

COLOMBO, Nov 3: At least 35 Indian fishermen have been arrested and their four trawlers seized by the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly for illegal fishing in an overnight operation that ended early Monday. The Navy spokesman Commander Buddika Sampath said the arrests came at the Sri Lankan waters around the northern Jaffna districts Kankesanthurai area. The fishermen, arrested for illegal fishing, and their equipment will be handed over to the fisheries inspectorate in the north for further action, th

PUNE, Sept 14:Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the sugar industry has survived due to the advent of ethanol, and asserted there is a need for new technologies in farming. Speaking at an event of Naam Foundation in Pune, Gadkari attributed cultivator suicides in Maharashtras Vidarbha and Marathawada regions to the scarcity of water for farming. The senior BJP leader hailed the work of Naam Foundation, led by actors Nana Patekar and Makarand Anaspure, in the field [] The post Sugar in

AYODHYA (UP), Sept 5: Bhutan Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay arrived in Ayodhya on Friday morning on a four-hour visit, during which he offered prayers at the Ram temple and other prominent shrines. Tobgay landed at the Ayodhya airport around 9:30 am by a special Indian Air Force plane. He was given a red-carpet welcome by the district administration and was received by Uttar Pradesh Minister Surya Pratap Shahi, Ayodhya Mayor Girish Pati Tripathi, MLA Ved Prakash Gupta along with [] The pos

NEW DELHI, Sept 4: The water level in the Yamuna river at Delhis Old Railway Bridge stood at 207.47 metres at 9 am, even as floodwater from the raging river continued to inundate nearby areas and relief camps. According to official data, the level remained steady between 6 am and 7 am at 207.48 metres. While the level at 5 am stood at 207.47 metres, it stood at 207.48 metres at 6 am. According to officials, the water level [] The post Yamuna swells past 207 metres in Delhi, floodwater inundates

JAMMU, Aug 26: Relentless heavy rain led to a landslide on the route to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop the Trikuta hill on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least five people and injuring 14, officials said. The pilgrimage to the famed shrine in Jammu and Kashmirs Reasi district was suspended when the landslide happened, officials said. Rescue operations are underway near the Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkwari where the landslide hit around 3 pm, they said. The disaster struck at a [] The post F