New Delhi The only two Indian carriers that fly to China—IndiGo and Air India—on Wednesday announced suspension of most of their flights to the country which is battling a coronavirus outbreak, joining other airlines based in Asia, North America and Europe which have restricted operations to the region, as theRead More

Mumbai/Surat/Lucknow Sporadic acts of violence marked Bharat bandh called by several organisations against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act on Wednesday. Reports of clashes came from Dhule in Maharashtra, while Gujarat’s Surat witnessed stone-pelting. Violence was also reported in Udaipur in Rajasthan. Clashes were reported in Maharashtra’s Dhule, while sporadic violenceRead More

New Delhi Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday lashed out at Pakistan for using “terror as a state policy” towards India rather than peacefully settling disputes through dialogue, saying it must take demonstrable steps against terror groups. Addressing the 12th South Asia conference here, Singh said it is essential thatRead More

Gurgaon The Central Reserve Police Force has carried out a mega audit of its over three lakh personnel to check for any possible “subversive” elements in the wake of a Jammu and Kashmir Police officer being caught with terrorists recently, the chief of the paramilitary force said here on Tuesday.Read More

New Delhi Turning Shaheen Bagh into a poll issue for upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, the BJP on Monday dared chief rival AAP to take a clear stance on the ongoing protests in the national capital. Union Minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said “Shaheen Bagh is not an areaRead More

Mangaluru Taking on opposition parties, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asked them not to make the “constitutional blunder” of passing resolutions against the CAA in state assemblies where they have a majority and advised them to not forget “Rasthradharma” for their “vipakshdharma”. Addressing a rally, the senior BJP leaderRead More

Jaipur Five youths, who were protesting over Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and Jawaharlal Nehru University clashes at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Sunday, were detained by the Rajasthan Police. The men, who were raising slogans, were apprehended by the bouncers and taken outside, DCP South Yogesh Dadhich told The Tribune.Read More

New Delhi The Padma awards have now become “people’s awards”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, adding earlier the decision was taken by a select few but now it is completely people driven. In his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ address, the prime minister said this year over 46,000 nominationsRead More

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to the fallen soldiers at the newly-built National War Memorial here on the Republic Day for the first time instead of the Amar Jawan Jyoti beneath the India Gate arch. The iconic memorial in the India Gate complex behind theRead More

New Delhi Amid a rapidly spreading and fatal Novel Coronavirus, Prime Minister’s Office on Saturday reviewed preparedness for testing and containment with no case yet detected in India. PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Health Secretary and Civil Aviation Secretary to oversee preparationsRead More