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8:05 PM

India stands in solidarity with Indonesia, says Jaishankar after Java quake kills 46

6:31 PM

Keel laid for construction of two Coast Guard Pollution Control Vessels (PCV) at Goa Shipyard

6:30 PM

Sitharaman to meet state FMs for pre-budget consultation on Friday

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold pre-budget consultations with her state counterparts on Friday. The meeting is part of the customary meetings that the minister undertakes with stakeholders before the presentation of the Union Budget on February 1.

6:15 PM

It's over, says Twitter France head as he quits amid mass layoffs

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5:34 PM

Indian community welcomes Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on his visit to Doha in Qatar

4:58 PM

Rasna founder Areez Khambatta suffers cardiac arrest, passes away in Ahmedabad at 85

The Rasna Group on Monday said its founder and Chairman Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta has passed away. Mr. Khambatta, 85, who was also the Chairman of Areez Khambatta Benevolent Trust and Rasna Foundation, passed away on Saturday, a statement from the group said.

 

4:42 PM

Congress oblivious to tribals in India; mocked me for wearing tribal attire, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a swipe at Congress saying its leaders remained oblivious to tribals for a very long time even though tribals have been living in the country since the days of Lord Ram and Lord Krishna.

Canvassing for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jambusar town in tribal-dominated Bharuch district in poll-bound Gujarat, the prime minister also said leaders of Congress mocked him for wearing traditional tribal attire at public functions.

"For a very long time, Congress leaders remained unaware of the existence of tribals in India. Weren't they living here since the days of Lord Ram and Lord Krishna?.. Weren't they part of the 1857 mutiny? Tribals did so many things for this country. But, Congress leaders never knew that Adivasis exist."

3:23 PM

Congress to file review petition in SC challenging release of convicts in Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case

2:19 PM

Kharge meets party workers first time after taking charge as Cong president

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday met party workers and members from the public for the first time after he took charge last month.

 

Party workers queued up outside the AICC headquarters here since morning for the meeting and the new party president met them in his office one by one. Kharge had taken charge as Congress president on October 26 in the presence of former party chief Sonia Gandhi. He was elected as the new Congress president on November 19 after he defeated Shashi Tharoor in a direct contest.

 

The party veteran had declared soon after his election that every worker and leader was equal for him and he would reach out to all to help strengthen the organisation.

2:01 PM

Maoists torch vehicles, mobile towers in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh

Maoists torched three vehicles, two machines engaged in road construction and four mobile towers at separate places in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, police said.

Preliminary reports say no person was harmed in the incidents between Sunday night and early Monday, Kanker Superintendent of Police Shalabh Sinha said.

Maoists have put up banners and posters at several places, giving a call for a day-long bandh on Tuesday in protest against the death of two of their senior cadres in an encounter with police last month. 

2:01 PM

Maoists torch vehicles, mobile towers in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh

Maoists torched three vehicles, two machines engaged in road construction and four mobile towers at separate places in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, police said.

Preliminary reports say no person was harmed in the incidents between Sunday night and early Monday, Kanker Superintendent of Police Shalabh Sinha said.

Maoists have put up banners and posters at several places, giving a call for a day-long bandh on Tuesday in protest against the death of two of their senior cadres in an encounter with police last month. 

1:57 PM

Those dethroned taking out yatra to get back power, PM Modi aims at Rahul Gandhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra, saying those who have been thrown out of power are taking out yatra to get back to power. Addressing a gathering in Surendranagar town of poll-bound Gujarat, he also said some people abuse Gujarat even after eating salt manufactured in the state.

Gujarat produces 80 per cent of the country's salt, he added.

Modi said people who were dethroned long back were taking out yatra to get back the power. They can do it but they are walking with those who stalled the Narmada dam project for 40 years.

1:44 PM

CJI-led bench to hear ED's plea for transfer of PDS case outside Chhattisgarh

The Supreme Court on Monday said a three-judge bench headed by CJI D Y Chandrachud would hear a plea of the Enforcement Directorate seeking transfer of a corruption case related to the 'Nagrik Apurti Nigam' or the PDS scam outside Chhattisgarh.

 

A bench comprising the CJI and Justice Hima Kohli was apprised by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Chhattisgarh government, that the ED's plea was again listed today before a bench headed by Justice M R Shah. The CJI explained the circumstances under which the matter again came to be listed before the same bench and said a three-judge bench comprising him and justices Ajay Rastogi and S Ravindra Bhat would hear the matter on a miscellaneous day.

1:32 PM

5.4 magnitude quake rattles Indonesia's Java; tremors felt in Jakarta

An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 rocked Indonesia's western province of West Java on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The quake's tremors were also felt throughout the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. According to the USGS, the earthquake's depth was 10.0 Km below the ground and occurred around 11:51:10 (UTC+05:30) on Monday.

1:11 PM

Nepal elections: Counting of votes underway amid heightened security

The ruling Nepali Congress on Monday won the first seat for the House of Representatives as counting of votes for the parliamentary and provincial elections began amid tight security.


The counting started at 7 am local time and will continue till 5 pm, a day after about 61 per cent polling was recorded across the Himalayan nation. Officials from the Election Commission, representatives of parties and the media are present at the centres.