Image Source : PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rides pillion on an electric scooter to reach Nabanna (State Secretariat) during a protest against the hike in fuel price, in Kolkata. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee nearly fell off while driving an electric scooter in Howrah...

Excerpts from an interview with R S Sharma, chairman of Co-Win panel, on the government's plan on the next phase of vaccination drive and its modalities. Q: Next phase of inoculation starts on March 1. When will Co-Win 2.0 be launched? R S Sharma: On March 1. Eligible beneficiaries would be abl...

Image Source : GETTY R Ashwin Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday became the fourth Indian to reach 400 wickets in Test cricket. He also became the second-fastest bowler in the history of the game (after Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan) to reach the feat. Ashwin took his 400th wicket in hi...

PTI, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to direct the Ministry of Education to immediately withdraw its revised guidelines which stipulated state-aided universities to get prior consent from the ministry for holding globa...

A pro-Tibet group named Global Alliance For Tibet and Persecuted Minorities (GMPM) has scheduled a panel discussion on February 28 to highlight the ongoing human right abuses in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong. A pro-Tibet group named Global Alliance For Tibet and Persecuted Minorities (GMPM...

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A UK court on Thursday ordered the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi after a nearly two-year-long legal battle and accepted the Indian case that he threatened witnesses and tampered with evidence. District Judge Samuel Goozee at the Westminster Magistrates' Court also accepted the prim...

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury today mocked the centre for renaming the Motera cricket stadium in Gujarat after Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He used the popular "pawri ho rahi hai" viral trend on social media to hit out at the BJP-led government and said it's a "pawri&...

Image Source : PTI Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar at Parliament House complex. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday over the ongoing farmers protest said that they have held 12 rounds of talks with the farmers and are ready to talk to them anytime. Over imple...

New Delhi: In view of the rising coronavirus cases in Mumbai, the renowned Siddhivinayak Temple will be shut offline registration process on Angaraki Chaturthi, which attracts a huge crowd usually, meaning no devotee can enter the temple site without online registration. The temple trust announced t...

A UK court on Thursday ruled that fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi can be extradited to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to an estimated USD 2 billion in Punjab National Bank scam case. The 49-year-old appeared in virtual proceedings on Thursday from Wandsworth Prison i...

All petrol, diesel and CNG vehicles of the Delhi government will be replaced with electric ones within six months, the Arvind Kejriwal government said in an order today....

Coronavirus in Mumbai: In the wake of the rising cases of coronavirus in the financial capital of the country, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday decided to shut Mumbai’s iconic Oval Maidan from Friday. The announcement was made by BMC Assistant municipal commissioner Cha...

A rare phone call between the Directors General of Military Operations of India and Pakistan on Monday spawned the latest ceasefire between the two countries in Jammu and Kashmir, sources have told NDTV, raising hopes among border residents after a steady increase in firing in recent years....

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned of a third wave of COVID-19 cases if the country fumbles at its reopening from lockdown. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned of a third wave of COVID-19 cases if the country fumbles at its reopening from lockdown. "We have to proceed wisely ...

PTI, A total of 541 matches across three upcoming World Cups will be broadcast globally following a live streaming deal between the International Cricket Council and IMG, the game's governing body announced on Thursday. The live streaming deal, which is up until April 2023, will enable fans to watc...

A court in the United Kingdom said that evidence found against wanted diamantaire Nirav Modi is sufficient to establish a prima face case against him and said that he has a 'case to answer for in India'. Nirav Modi lost his fight against being extradited to India as a UK judge ruled that he can be ...

The price of LPG was hiked by Rs 25 per cylinder on Thursday across all categories, including subsidised fuel and those availed by Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries. This is the third price rise this month on the back of spiralling international rates as demand recovered. A 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi ...

The Test match between India and Australia at Chennai in 1986 ended in only the second tie in Test match history. In his new book 'Myth-Busting: Indian Cricket Behind the Headlines', veteran journalist and author Gulu Ezekiel who was present at the match, looks behind the scenes of this historic Te...

India imploded at the brand new Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad as England captain Joe Root claimed his maiden five-wicket haul. India started the second day as favourites, 99/3 with Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane in the centre, then got bowled out 145. A lead of 33runs is big considering how t...

Twitter is on fire on Day 2 of the ongoing India vs England third Test match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad....

The Army Recruiting Office (ARO) Jammu in close coordination with the Shivalik Brigade, Civil Administration of Jammu Division and Jammu and Kashmir Police is conducting the ongoing rally....

Abhay Kumar, A day after a police official Dinesh Ram was gunned down by illicit liquor traders in Sitamarhi district, Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday put Nitish Kumar regime in the dock over the sharp rise in crime. 'According to a recent report of Nation...

After India became the toast of the world for having contributed to the paced-up production of COVID-1 vaccine, there is more coming up to cheer the spirit of Indians. The government, on Wednesday, announced that people above the age of 60 years and those over 45 and having comorbidities will be abl...

Image Source : BCCI Axar Patel Indian spinner Axar Patel on Thursday joined teammate R Ashwin in a historic list following his first-over havoc on the second evening of the third Test against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In the last 100 years, no spinner has ever taken a wick...

Image Source : PTI (FILE) What is Punjab National Bank scam and how Nirav Modi was involved - Explained Diamond merchant Nirav Modi, the main accused in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, will be brought to India from Britain. A London court on Thursday ruled that Nirav Modi can be extradited to...

Sheikha Latifa, one of the daughters of the ruler of Dubai, has written to British police asking them to reopen their investigation into the kidnap of her older sister from a street in Cambridge in 2000, the BBC reported on Thursday....

The Centre on Thursday announced new rules to curb misuse of social media platforms, amidst growing concerns around lack of transparency, accountability and rights of users related to these platforms. It mandated firms to appoint grievance officer, disclose the first originator of the mischievous i...

Ahmedabad: A Dalit teenager in Gujarat was allegedly harassed by four members of the upper-caste over a suffix he used on his social media. The youth used 'sinh' as a suffix before his name and the same irked members of the Darbar community. Tired of the harassment, the youth was forced to move fro...

New Delhi: Situated in the heart of the national capital, National War Memorial celebrated its two-year-anniversary today (February 25, 2021). The memorial, commemorating the sacrifices made by Indian soldiers, is spread across 40 acres in the india Gate complex. Two years ago, Prime Minister Naren...

PTI, Nirav Modi, the diamond merchant wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, on Thursday lost his legal battle against extradition as a UK judge ruled that he does have a case to answer before the Indian courts. ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday informed that he will go to Balurghat, West Bengal for a public meeting tomorrow....

Image Source : FILE/PTI PNB scam: Prima facie case established against Nirav Modi, UK judge rules A UK court on Thursday ordered the extradition of diamond merchant Nirav Modi to India to stand trial in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case. After a nearly two-year-long l...

London: Nirav Modi, who is under trial in London, will be extradited to India as the UK Judge hearing his case has accepted Indian counsel’s assurance of prison safety in India. This judgement paves way for Nirav Modi’s extradition to India where he is prime accused in multi-crore PNB Sc...

Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi was furious over the West Bengal government's denial to give him permission to hold a rally in the run up to the state Assembly elections in April. The Trinamool Congress government of West Bengal on Wednesday denied AIMIM the ...

The World Health Organization's European branch said Thursday that patients experiencing post-Covid symptoms needed to be listened to and understanding long-term consequences should be made a priority by health authorities....

New Delhi: The government of India will bring the online news media publishers under the same gambit as the traditional media publishers, such as newspapers and news channels. In a press conference, chaired by Ravi Shankar Prasad, Law & Justice, Communications, Electronics & Information Tec...

Chandigarh-based Government Medical College and Hospital has found two fractures on the foot and hand and some broken nail beds on the toes of a co-accused with Nodeep Kaur in a criminal case. A medical examination found that injuries have been caused by a 'blunt object'. Shiv Kumar, president of M...

On its maiden orbital test flight, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting ready to launch a new-generation compact rocket, the space agency said. It had taken up the development of the mini rocket - Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) -- to cater to emerging global small satelli...

Delhi could be staring at an unprecedented water crisis and even a law and order situation with the Nangla Hydel Channel that supplies 25 per cent of the city's water being closed for a month for repairs, Delhi Jal Board vice chairperson Raghav Chadha said on Thursday....

A proposal to shut down the Nangal Hydel Channel for one month for repairs and maintenance has set off alarm bells ringing in the top brass of the Kejriwal government. The Nangal Hydel Channel is responsible for 25% of the land locked capital's water supply from the Beas River. The Bhakra Beas Mana...

NASA has released the first high-definition panoramic view captured by Mars rover Perseverance at the landing site at Jezero Crater. The newly released images reveal the crater rim and cliff face of an ancient river delta in the distance, NASA said on Wednesday. The panorama was stitched together o...

London: Wanted for fraud and money laundering in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, jeweller Nirav Modi is likely to be convicted as the UK court says that there is enough evidence against him. For the court hearing, the 49-year-old is appearing via video conferencing from Wandsworth Prison in sou...

LPG Gas Cylinder Price, 25 February 2021: Petrol and diesel price hike has taken a hit on the cost of cooking gas, burning yet another hole in the common man’s pocket. The price of the non-subsidised LPG gas cylinder increased yet again in Delhi by Rs 25 per cylinder, effective today. Domestic...

A UK court today said that it was satisfied there is evidence that jeweller Nirav Modi, wanted for fraud and money laundering in the ₹ 14,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, could be convicted....

Ministry of Home Affairs has uploaded the Assistant Central Intelligence Officer prelims exam answer key on its official website www.mha.gov.in. Applicants who have taken the IB ACIO Executive exam can check the answer key by using their registration number and password. MHA conducted the IB ACIO e...

DH Web Desk, Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar on Thursday announced the guidelines for social media and over-the-top (OTT) platforms. Addressing the press conference, Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "Social media is welcome to do business but must not overrule dignity of civ...

Hours after the Ministry of Defence said India and Pakistan armies have agreed to cease firing along the Line of Control (LoC), the Indian Army said on Thursday the decision has nothing to do with the situation along the China border. The Army "remains poised to mitigate threats," an offic...