New Delhi An expenditure of Rs 446.52 crore has been incurred on the foreign visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last five year, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said theRead More

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that he had decided not to participate in any ‘Holi milan’ programme as experts had advised to reduce mass gatherings to avoid the spread of coronavirus. “Experts across the world have advised to reduce mass gatherings to avoid the spread ofRead More

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s gesture to give away his social media accounts to women was lauded by some women activists while others termed it a “gimmick” and said he should instead concentrate on their real empowerment. Modi on Tuesday said he will be handing over his social mediaRead More

New Delhi Parliament proceedings were disrupted for the second straight day on Tuesday as ruckus over Delhi riots continued to overshadow proceedings in both Houses even as the government agreed to Opposition parties’ demand for a discussion on the violence. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha witnessed uproarious scenes as CongressRead More

New Delhi A Delhi court on Monday deferred till further order the hanging of four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case pending disposal of a convict’s mercy plea. All the convicts in the case were to be hanged together on Tuesday at 6 am.Read More

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he is thinking of giving up his social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube coming Sunday. In a tweet posted late evening today, PM Modi wrote “This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter,Read More

Tehran Iran’s health ministry raised on Sunday the nationwide death toll from the new coronavirus to 54 as the number of infected cases jumped overnight to 978 people. The ministry’s spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said new cases were confirmed in a number of cities, including Mashhad, which is home to Iran’sRead More

New Delhi The situation in northeast Delhi on Sunday morning remained peaceful with heavy police deployment in the areas which witnessed communal riots. Security personnel have been holding regular talks with locals to maintain communal harmony. “The situation is under control now. There is adequate force deployed in all theRead More

Kolkata A Polish student of Jadavpur University has been asked by the Foreigner Regional Registration Office (FRRO) to leave the country after he participated in an anti-CAA rally in the West Bengal capital, university sources said on Sunday. The incident comes close on the heels of a Bangladeshi student ofRead More

Bhubaneswar Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday accused opposition parties of inciting communal riots over the CAA by spreading “misinformation” that Muslims will lose their citizenship because of the new law. He also extolled Prime Minister Narendra Modi for addressing important issues relating to “national security and sensibilities”, includingRead More