New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished Congress president Rahul Gandhi a happy birthday and a long life in a message on Twitter. Gandhi turns 49 today and will be arriving at Congress headquarters shortly to celebrate his day with the leaders. This will be Gandhi’s first interactionRead More

New Delhi, June 19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday introduced his new Council of Ministers to the Lok Sabha. It is a customary practice for the Prime Minister to introduce the council of ministers after the new government takes over or if there is a reshuffle or expansion ofRead More

United Nations The Earth will be home to some 9.7 billion people in 2050 and by 2100 the number will increase to 11 billion. India’s population will surpass China’s by 2027, and despite being one-third the size of the US will hold a population 10 times higher than America, theRead More

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing on a plea seeking protection of doctors in government hospitals, saying since doctors had called off their strike in West Bengal and other states, there is no urgency to hear the matter. A bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and SuryaRead More

Jodhpur A Jodhpur court on Monday acquitted actor Salman Khan in a case related to submitting a false affidavit in court. The Rajasthan government had in 2006 submitted a plea accusing Khan of submitting a fake affidavit. CJM Rural Court Ankit Raman dismissed state government’s plea. In 1998, Khan wasRead More

Srinagar An Army Major was killed while another officer and two troopers were injured in an encounter with militants in south Kashmir Monday, officials said. They said the encounter took place in the Achabal area in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. A Major-rank officer has been killed while anotherRead More

New Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party has elected veteran leader JP Nadda working president, senior party leader Rajnath Singh said on Monday—a decision that puts to rest speculations over who will replace current national president Amit Shah. Nadda, the former health minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s previous Cabinet, was made workingRead More

New Delhi The Election Commission today announced bypolls to six Rajya Sabha seats on July 5, including the one vacated by BJP chief Amit Shah following his election to the Lok Sabha. Notifications will be issued on June 18 and elections and counting of votes will be held on JulyRead More

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi today stressed on “a collective fight against poverty, unemployment, drought, flood, pollution, corruption and violence”. He said the target of making India a $5 trillion economy by 2024 was “challenging, but achievable”. Addressing Niti Aayog’s Governing Council meeting here,  the PM reiterated his government’sRead More

Ahmedabad Cyclone Vayu is likely to gradually weaken into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours before it recurves and crosses the Gujarat coast by Monday midnight as a depression, the meteorological department said. On Sunday morning, the cyclone remained centred about 470 km west-southwest of Porbandar, 440 kmRead More