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New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Germany's new Ambassador to India, Jasper Wieck, said on Thursday that he wants to serve as a "matchmaker, enabler and catalyst" to take friendship between the two nations to a new level. In a video...
Bengaluru, Aug 13 (IANS) Protesting the announcement of the nominee for the Speaker’s post on the party letterhead, which it said undermined the sanctity of the constitutional office, the Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced that...
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) A youth has been arrested in Islampur of North Dinajpur district on charges of making offensive comments about freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, said the police on Thursday. The arrest came a day after Chief...
Ahmedabad, Aug 13 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has prepared a zone-wise Storm Water Drainage Master Plan for Ambli, Bopal, Ghuma and Shela following severe waterlogging in the areas during the recent spell of heavy rainfall, after Union Home...
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) The Bhumi Pujan for the Partition Memorial Statue at Sealdah railway station in Kolkata will be held on August 14. The Union Ministry of Culture had earlier announced the setting up of the statue in memory...
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) A fresh controversy has surfaced in Kolkata after the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was spotted vandalised with its right arm broken at the posh New Alipore area in the state capital of West Bengal....
Kochi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday sought the state government’s response to a plea by a teacher suspended for including V.D. Savarkar’s name as the answer to a question on freedom fighters in a school quiz...
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy, questioning what he described as an excessive focus on personal ties with world leaders. Taking a swipe at his widely noted hugs...
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Mithilesh Desai, having earned an epithet of 'Jackfruit King' caught the internet's attention, after his brief meeting and conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Revati Sule's (daughter of NCP-SP leader Supriya Sule) wedding reception...
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) India is in regular touch with the United States over talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), with both sides committed to the terms of the framework deal that was agreed upon in February,...
New Delhi/Itanagar, Aug 13 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached properties worth Rs 36.47 lakh under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in a case relating to fraudulent availment, utilisation and layering of Input Tax Credit...
Ahmedabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Skyroot Aerospace Co-founder and CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana on Thursday praised Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani’s startup initiative ‘Vande Bharatam’, saying it is creating valuable opportunities for entrepreneurs from smaller cities to present their ideas, connect...