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PM thanks global partners, neighbours for 80th I-Day greetings

India, Aug. 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu for his greetings on India's 80th Independence Day, and hoped the bilateral special strategi... Read More


Nation pays tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 8th death anniversary

India, Aug. 17 -- The nation paid homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the occasion of his death anniversary on Sunday. The BJP stalwart breathed his last on this day in 2018. Vajpa... Read More


NLSIU students, alumni oppose CJI Kant attending convocation

India, Aug. 17 -- The Students and Alumni of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) here have opposed CJI Surya Kant and Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra attending the upc... Read More


SIR led to record turnout in Bihar Assembly polls: CEC

India, Aug. 17 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday asserted that the "successful" Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar last year had led to a significa... Read More


West Bengal starts Ayushmaan Bharat

India, Aug. 17 -- Bengal Government on Sunday officially launched the Aushmaan Bharat health insurance scheme, marking August 16 as the Aushmaan Bharat Day, replacing the Khela Hobe Diwas coined by th... Read More


NMC deal puts BoB exposure under lens

India, Aug. 17 -- The payout exceeds quarterly profit, intensifying questions over governance and decision-making Bank of Baroda's (BoB) decision to pay $600 million, around Rs 5,700 crore, to settle... Read More


CAG audit exposes stark gaps in railway passenger amenities

India, Aug. 17 -- A recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has flagged serious gaps in drinking water facilities and sanitation at Indian railway stations, including the p... Read More


Pistol fires at airport check in Varanasi, two injured

India, Aug. 17 -- On Sunday, Varanasi Police arrested Kamlesh Rai after his licensed pistol went off by accident at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, injuring two staff members. The incident ... Read More


Former deputy Speaker of West Bengal found dead

India, Aug. 17 -- In a tragic incident, former West Bengal minister and deputy speaker of the State Assembly, Ashis Banerjee, was on Sunday found dead in mysterious circumstances. The close Mamata Ban... Read More


Dhaka presses India on Hasina as PM visit talks continue

India, Aug. 17 -- India said Bangladesh's extradition request for Sheikh Hasina is being examined through internal legal processes Bangladesh on Sunday called on India to act expeditiously on its req... Read More