India has recorded historic growth in its coal output at 982.21 million tonnes (MT) in 2022-23, Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Saturday.
At 982 MT, the country's total coal production is 14.65 per cent higher from 778.21 MT produced in the 2021-22 fiscal, the minister said in a statement.
"This is a historic moment for the coal sec...
A moderate intensity earthquake was recorded with its epicentre at Suri in the Dolakha district of Nepal on Saturday morning.
The earthquake of 5.2 magnitude was recorded at 11.27 am in Dolakha, 180 km east of Kathmandu, according to the National Seismological Centre here.
The tremor was also experienced in neighbouring Okhaldhunga, Ramechhap...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed India's security challenges and operational readiness of the armed forces to deal with them at a key conclave of top commanders from the army, navy and air force in Bhopal.
The defence ministry said Modi called upon the three services to stay ready to deal with the new and emerging threats, empha...
China has issued visas to over 18,000 Indians in the last three months, a Chinese diplomat said.
Interacting with a group of journalists in Kolkata, Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in India, Chen Jianjun, said he was looking forward to more Chinese being given visas by India.
"The number of visa applications for China has been on t...
On Saturday, Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, called for a united effort by secular and democratic forces to embrace the ideology of reformist leader Periyar E.V. Ramasamy, centered around social justice, in order to challenge right-wing groups.
The historic Vaikom struggle for social justice and against untouchability was the nations p...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed some people are hellbent to tarnish his image and they have given a "supari" (contract) for this purpose colluding with certain people sitting in India and also outside the country.
Modi’s veiled attack on Congress comes amid a slugfest between the Grand Old Party and BJP over Rahul Gandhi's "demo...
Stepping up attack, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the Gujarat High Court verdict on Prime Minister Narendra Modis degree issue had further increased the suspicion over claims about his academic qualification and that he would not have taken steps like note ban if he was educated.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chiefs remarks c...
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on Saturday said a new counter terrorism draft bill to replace the much maligned Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) of 1979 is to be introduced in the parliament later in April.
Sri Lanka is replacing the PTA with a new legislation called the Anti Terrorism Act (ATA) after the former law was roundly co...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Hyderabad on April 8 to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for a slew of infrastructure projects, Union Minister of Tourism G Kishan Reddy said on Saturday (April 1).
A statement issued by him said during the visit, Modi will also flag off the Vande Bharat train between Hyderabad and Tirupati. T...
India’s defence exports reached an all-time high of Rs 15,920 crore in the financial year 2022-2023, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday (April 1) describing the rise as a remarkable achievement.
The country’s defence exports in 2021-22 was Rs 12,814 crore, according to official data.
"India’s defence exports have reached an all-t...
There seems to be no let-up in instances of despicable behaviour from air passengers. On Thursday (March 30), Mumbai Police arrested a Swedish national for allegedly molesting a female crew member on board an IndiGo Bangkok-Mumbai flight. He was allegedly drunk.
The accused, Klas Erik Harald Jonas Westberg, was reportedly arrested after IndiGo A...
A full emergency was declared at Delhi airport on Saturday morning (April 1) after a FedEx cargo aircraft suffered a bird hit soon after take-off.
The Delhi-Dubai FedEx flight landed safely and took off again in the afternoon, according to media reports.
“Full emergency declared at Delhi airport after Dubai bound FedEx aircraft suffers bird-h...
A special court in Bihar’s Patna has summoned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to record his statement on April 12 in a criminal defamation case filed against him by BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi.
The case has been filed in Bihar over Rahul’s remarks on the “Modi surname” during an election rally in Karnataka in 2019.
The case was filed against Rahul ...
People, who have the right to know about the academic qualification of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are stunned by the Gujarat High Court’s verdict, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday.
The Gujarat High Court on Friday quashed a seven-year-old order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) which had asked the Gujarat Univer...
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the majority of India, except for some areas in the northwest and peninsular region, is anticipated to encounter above-normal temperatures from April through June. This announcement was made on Saturday (April 1).
It said above-normal heatwave days are predicted in most parts of central, ea...
Scientists have engineered an artificial kidney which allows for an early detection of adverse drug reactions.
The fundamental structural and functional unit in a kidney is a nephron, which encompasses an intertwined network of small blood vessels called the glomerulus. This along with glomerular capsules forms a kidney.
Researchers have fabr...
Remarriage of a widow cannot be a reason to deny compensation to her under the Motor Vehicles Act for the death of her husband in a road accident, the Bombay High Court has said while dismissing an insurance companys petition.
Iffco Tokio General Insurance Company had filed the petition in the high court, challenging the order of a Motor Acciden...
Altogether 45 people have been arrested in connection with communal riots at Sasaram and Bihar Sharif towns that erupted during the Ram Navami festivities, the state police headquarters said on Saturday.
The communal riots at Sasaram and Bihar Sharif towns were sparked off late Thursday and continued till Friday.
In a statement, the PHQ also ...
India and Malaysia can now use the Indian rupee to settle trade in addition to other currencies, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday.
The move follows the decision by the Reserve Bank of India in July last year to allow settlement of international trade in Indian currency.
"Trade between India and Malaysia can now be settl...
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said the people of Pakistan are not happy after more than seven decades of independence and they now believe the Partition of India was a mistake.
He also said Akhand Bharat was true and divided Bharat a "nightmare".
Bhagwat was speaking on Friday (March 31) at a function to mark the b...
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday alleged that communal violence was on the table for the BJP with the 2024 general elections approaching, and recent incidents in West Bengal and Gujarat were a "trailer." Violence and arson was reported from West Bengals Howrah district after clashes broke out between two groups during Ram Navami festivities, ...
India on Saturday recorded 2,994 new COVID-19 infections, while the number of active cases increased to 16,354, according to Union health ministry data.
With the fresh infections, Indias COVID-19 tally stands at 4.47 crore (4,47,18,781). The death toll climbed to 5,30,876 with nine deaths, the data updated at 8 am stated.
Two deaths each were...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Saturday (April 1) to take part in the ongoing Combined Commanders Conference and also flag off a Vande Bharat Express train service to Delhi.
However, a roadshow scheduled to be held to welcome and thank the PM stands cancelled due to Thursday's Indore temple tragedy i...
Hours after Chief Minister MK Stalin promised to take action on alleged sexual harassment at the Kalakshetra Foundation, a prestigious art and cultural academy in Chennai, the Tamil Nadu police swung into action by booking assistant professor Hari Padman late Friday night. (March 31).
According to an India Today report, the professor was booked ...
The study also considers concerning issues, including allegations of illegal government surveillance using the Pegasus spyware and the enactment of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022
