A day after India reported its first suspected case of mpox virus in a young male patient, the Union government on Monday issued a fresh advisory to all the states and union territories (UTs) calling…
Over 6,900 corruption cases probed by the CBI were pending trials in different courts, 361 for more than 20 years, according to the latest annual report of the Central Vigilance Commission…
Five years ago, the government of West Bengal state in India pledged to clamp down on violence against doctors. It promised public hospitals better security equipment, female guards to support female…
Indian government has launched the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) as a response to growing concerns among young government employees about the adequacy of their pension benefits.
The new scheme,…
Narendra Modi on Friday became the first Indian prime minister to visit Ukraine since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1993. Modi arrived in Kyiv from Poland by train. His Ukraine…
India has initiated its first comprehensive survey of high-risk glacial lakes in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang and Dibang Valley districts, regions that share a 1,080 km-long border with China.
The…
Authorities in Andhra Pradesh concluded rescue efforts on Thursday (August 22) following a devastating explosion at a pharmaceutical plant that killed 17 people and injured nearly 40 others, a senior…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to embark on a four-day visit to the United States beginning Friday, with the aim of strengthening the comprehensive global strategic partnership between the two…
Amid ongoing controversy over lateral entry into government positions, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) halted Tuesday’s recruitment process for 45 posts. The UPSC had issued an…
Amid controversy over lack of reservation for scheduled castes (SCs) and tribes (STs), the Centre has cancelled the lateral entry recruitment announced last week.
In a letter to Union Civil Service…
Senior bureaucrat Punya Salila Srivastava has been appointed as the new Health Secretary as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Friday.
Srivastava, who is…
In the wake of Sheikh Hasina’s recent ouster amid student protests in Bangladesh, reports have come up regarding the complex diplomatic to-and-fro between Indian and US officials over the past year.
A…
Foreign leaders from K P Sharma Oli to Maldives’ President Mohamed Muizzu greeted India on Thursday as India celebrated its 78th Independence Day with Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the…
Even as it welcomed the new Bangladesh government’s focus on the protection of minority communities, the US has said it is in touch with India and other countries in the region on the situation in the…
As India prepares to celebrate the 78th Independence Day with grandeur and patriotic fervour, Delhi has beefed up its security, and a traffic advisory has been issued to avoid inconvenience to…
Election Commission of India (ECI) has scheduled a meeting with Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Wednesday to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the Assembly polls, the dates for…
With the situation in Bangladesh still evolving post-Sheikh Hasina’s exit, India has intensified its diplomatic outreach to neighbouring countries as regional security challenges continue to undergo a…
Concerned over the recent development in the neighboring country, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday announced the constitution of a committee to monitor the current situation on the…
Shortly after Muhammad Yunus took oath as the head of the Bangladesh interim government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended “best wishes” to the Nobel Laureate for assuming his new…
Bangladesh, which has been witnessing a political crisis, is known for its textile sector. The country earns a large share of its income from exports of clothes and the ongoing unrest is expected to…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that he and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh extensively discussed all areas of mutual cooperation and took several steps to prepare a roadmap…
The Delhi government on Monday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death of three civil services aspirants at the Rau’s IAS Study Circle, a UPSC coaching centre in Old Rajinder Nagar.
Three UPSC…
A committee has been constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday to into the deaths of 3 civil services aspirants who drowned in the basement of a coaching centre in New Delhi’s old…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday reached here to participate in the ASEAN meeting and said he looked forward to deepening ties with the bloc as India marks a decade of its Act East…
In a move that has attracted jibes from across the spectrum, the Kerala government has appointed a senior IAS officer as ‘Foreign Secretary’.
The Kerala government of Communist Party of India-Marxist…
Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who recently retired as India’s Foreign Secretary, might become the next Indian envoy to US. The move aims to strengthen ties with Washington as US heads for pivotal elections this…
On July 23, India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will become the first person to present seven consecutive Union Budgets, surpassing the previous record held by Morarji Desai, who presented six…
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday amended the rules of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, enhancing some powers of the Lieutenant Governor of the erstwhile state.
In today’s DNA,…
A day after the central government formed a panel to probe the candidature of trainee IAS officer Pooja Khedkar, a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against her mother, Manorama…
Probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who is at the centre of a controversy over alleged misuse of power and privileges, may be terminated from service if found guilty, official sources said on…
The Supreme Court, while granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) case, noted that Kejriwal has been incarcerated for 90 days and recognised…
India on Wednesday dismissed as ”factually incorrect” reports about differences with Russia on the issue of Ukraine that led to the scrapping of a larger delegation-level meeting during Prime Minister…
In response to accusations of alleged power abuse, the Maharashtra government moved Dr Pooja Khedkar, a probationary IAS officer, from Pune to Washim. She is going to be the supernumerary assistant…
Mumbai BMW Hit-And-Run Case: In the first major political fallout of the Worli BMW hit-and-run incident, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday removed Rajesh Shah, the father of the…
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday that The West is closely and jealously watching Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Russia on July 8-9, a Russia-based news agency, Tass…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy showers in Uttarakhand today, July 7. Due to this forecast, the weather department has issued a red alert for heavy rain in the region….
The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider on July 10 a batch of pleas seeking a review of its last year’s judgment which refused to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriage.
According to the…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is expected to visit Hathras on July 3, following a tragic stampede during a religious gathering that resulted in over 116 fatalities. A senior government…
India has unveiled an action plan targeting key priority areas for regional cooperation within the Colombo Process, a consultative forum comprising 12 Asian nations. This plan was introduced during a…
Incentives are being planned by India in 2026 to encourage domestic production of GLP-1 medications, which are used to treat obesity and diabetes.
A report by news agency Reuters claimed that GLP-1…
India has vehemently rejected and condemned the “baseless” remarks on Kashmir made by a Pakistani diplomat during a UN Security Council debate on children and armed conflict. India termed the comments…
After much hype and hoopla, the 18th Lok Sabha finally has a Speaker in Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Om Birla. The Kota MP beat out the INDI Alliance’s candidate K Suresh through a voice vote,…
The recent removal of Subodh Kumar Singh as the chief of the National Testing Agency (NTA) has sparked significant attention due to allegations of irregularities related to the NEET-UG and UGC-NET…
The CBI registered an FIR into the UGC-NET paper leak case on Thursday against unidentified persons on a reference from the Union Education Ministry, officials said. The UGC-NET 2024, exam for the…
34 individuals from Kallakurichi district in Tamil Nadu have tragically lost their lives after consuming methanol-mixed arrack, Chief Minister M K Stalin confirmed on Thursday.
Chief Minister Stalin…
The Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday that Union Minister S. Jaishankar will go to Sri Lanka on official business on June 20.
The External Affairs Minister will meet Sri Lankan leaders…
India and the United States are currently engaged in advanced discussions regarding the joint manufacture of the latest generation of Stryker armoured infantry combat vehicles (ICVs). This initiative…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will take stock of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday in the wake of the recent terror attacks there and is expected to give broad guidelines to…
The Lok Sabha will elect its new Speaker on June 26 for which notices for motions supporting candidates can be submitted by members by 12 noon a day prior, the Lok Sabha secretariat said on Thursday….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is heading to Italy on Thursday to attend a Summit of the Group of Seven (G7), marking his first trip abroad after assuming office for the third consecutive term….
Italy plays host to the leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies as their annual summit gets underway on Thursday (June 13). The G7 meet will continue till June 15. This is Indian Prime…
With several Indians feared dead in Kuwait building fire on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened an urgent high-level meeting at his residence over the tragedy.
During the meeting, PM Modi…
External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar on Tuesday outlined distinct approaches to handling relations with China and Pakistan, asserting that India’s foreign policy under the third term of Prime…
It is a historic day for Narendra Modi. He will be sworn in for a third term at Rashtapati Bhavan today.
The oath-taking ceremony will have over 8,000 guests in attendance, including
world…
New Delhi: As Narendra Modi prepares to take the oath for his third term on June 8, India’s neighbouring countries are likely to be prominent foreign guests at the ceremony. Confirmations have been…
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are done and dusted. But as they say, ‘picture abhi baaki hai.’ With the election results being closer than expected, attention has shifted to government formation. And it…
Govt starts granting citizenship under CAA in West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand. The Union government on Wednesday started granting citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in West Bengal,…
India successfully tested an air-to-surface missile called the Rudra on Wednesday off the coast of Odisha from a Su-30 fighter aircraft belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF).
According to the…
In response to the intense heatwave conditions gripping Bihar, the state government has ordered the closure of all private and government-run schools, coaching institutes, and anganwadi. This decision…
A high-ranking British delegation has abruptly cancelled its scheduled visit to New Delhi, throwing the ongoing talks on a planned free trade agreement (FTA) into uncertainty.
The delegation, set to…