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World keen to know about Indian Heritage, says PM Modi
New Delhi, June 28: Asserting that the world was keen to know about Indian heritage, including yoga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked IT professionals to undertake "online activity" giving more information on the ancient…
5.6 Earthquake hits Assam and Bengal, 2 Injured
Guwahati/Kolkata, June 28: A 5.6-magnitude earthquake on Sunday left two people injured in Assam's Kokrajhar district. The temblor also hit north Bengal but there was no report of any injury or damage to property.
The quake, having its…
2 Militants killed, 4 nabbed in Meghalaya in Fierce Encounter
Shillong, June 28: Two militants were killed in a joint operation by the army and police and four militants were nabbed with a cache of explosives in two incidents in Meghalaya on Sunday, police said.
In the first incident, acting on a…
Air India to operate international flight from Odisha by July 10
National flag carrier Air India will operate its international flight from Biju Patnaik Airport here by July, it was announced on Saturday. Air India will operate a flight from Bhubaneswar to Abu Dhabi in the UAE via Hyderabad.
"...it…
71 Percent voting in Garoth Constituency By-poll in MP
Over 71 percent people participated in the Garoth assembly constituency by-poll which was held peacefully in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district on Saturday, an election official said.
Eight candidates are in the fray in the election for…
Court allows Pachauri to visit US from June 29 to July 9
A court in New Delhi on Saturday permitted environmentalist R.K.Pachauri, accused in a sexual harassment case, to visit the US from June 29 to July 9 for attending his brother-in-law's funeral.
Metropolitan Magistrate Shivani Chauhan…
Despite rains, 76 Percent turnout in Kerala By-Election
Despite heavy rains, some 76 percent of the 184,210 electorate voted on Saturday in the Kerala assembly by-election in Aruvikara in Thiruvananthapuram which saw a triangular contest involving the CPI-M, the Congress and the BJP.
Election…
Prime Minister to launch Digital India Week on July 1
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Digital India Week on July 1 here aiming to encourage involvement and creating awareness about the field, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday.
"Many dignitaries…
Vasundhara Raje back in Jaipur, fails to meet Modi, Shah
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje returned to Jaipur on Saturday afternoon after failing to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah in the wake of charges that she helped former IPL chief Lalit Modi.
The chief…
Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje in Delhi, likely to meet Modi
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who has the central government's backing over the Lalit Modi controversy, arrived in New Delhi on Saturday and is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Raje is in New Delhi to attend a…