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India More Than Ready To Take Steps To Become Science Powerhouse: Nature

NDTV News Desk | Friday April 19, 2024

Pointing to India's achievements in the pharmaceutical arena, the British scientific journal Nature has said that along with being an economic power, India is "more than ready to take the next step towards becoming a science powerhouse".

Watch: BrahMos Cruise Missile Delivered To Philippines - A 1st For India

Asian News International | Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

India delivered the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines on Friday, as part of the $375 million deal between the two sides signed in 2022.

"Bengal Is New Bihar": BJP Leader's Big Remark On 1st Phase Poll Violence

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

Amid reports of violence from West Bengal on the first day of polling for Lok Sabha election, BJP leader Agnimitra Paul has said "Bengal has turned into Bihar" and alleged that the Trinamool Congress is trying to silence opponents

UP Man Hangs Upside Down For Flag Raising Stunt, Dies After Pole Collapses

NDTV Newsdesk | Friday April 19, 2024

An attempt to create a viral Instagram reel turned fatal for a young man in Uttar Pradesh. Twenty-one-year-old Shivam Kumar hung upside down from a flag post on the roof of a school as his friends recorded the stunt.

Narayana Murthy's 5-Month-Old Grandson To Pocket Rs 4.2 Crore From Infosys Dividend

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Friday April 19, 2024

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy's grandson, Ekagrah Rohan, will earn Rs 4.2 crore in dividend income from the IT giant at just five months of age.

Air India Cancels Dubai Flights As City Hit By Record Rain In 75 Years

NDTV News Desk | Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

Air India flights to and from Dubai have been cancelled due to operational disruptions continuing at the Dubai airport, one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.

"Opposition Got Bonds Too, Is It Extortion?" Amit Shah Rebuts Rahul Gandhi

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Friday April 19, 2024

Countering the Opposition's charge on the now-scrapped electoral bonds system, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today asked if the Opposition parties would also describe donations they received through bonds as "extortion".

"Had Mangoes Only Thrice, Sweets 6 Times In Jail": Arvind Kejriwal's Lawyer

Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

The AAP has claimed a "conspiracy to kill" the Delhi Chief Minister, who reportedly requires insulin twice a day but has been denied this since being incarcerated at Tihar Jail in connection with the alleged liquor policy scam.

Indian-Origin US Professor Honoured For Outstanding Contribution To Energy

Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2024, Houston

An award-winning Indian-origin distinguished professor at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has been elected as an International Fellow of the Engineering Academy of Japan, the university said in a statement.

Indian Embassy Advises Indians To Reschedule Non-Essential Travel To UAE Amid Floods

Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2024, Abu Dhabi

The Indian embassy in the UAE on Friday advised the inbound Indian passengers travelling to or transiting through Dubai International Airport to reschedule non-essential travel.

Pasted Posters In Gandhinagar, People's Love Made Me Home Minister: Amit Shah

NDTV News Desk | Friday April 19, 2024

Having filed his nomination from Gujarat's Gandhinagar, a constituency he won by a margin of 5.5 lakh votes in 2019, Amit Shah on Friday reflected on his journey from a worker who pasted posters for the BJP to the party's de facto number two.

"Will Eradicate Maoism From India": Amit Shah To NDTV After Chhattisgarh Op

Reported by Vasudha Venugopal, Edited by Samiran Mishra | Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

Home Minister Amit Shah, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, reiterated the BJP's mission to eradicate left-wing extremism from India in one to two years.

Andhra-Cadre IPS Officer Nalin Prabhat Is New Counter-Terror Force Chief

IANS | Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

Nalin Prabhat, a 1992 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the Director General of the National Security Guard (NSG).

In U-Turn After Joining BJP, Chhindwara Mayor Backs Congress's Nakul Nath

Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2024, Chhindwara

On the day of polling in the high-profile Chhindwara Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, the city's mayor Vikram Ahake, who recently joined the BJP, urged people to vote for Congress' Nakul Nath.

Bengal's 3 Lok Sabha Seats Register Over 50% Voter Turnout Till 1 pm

Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2024, Kolkata

A voter turnout of 50.96 per cent was recorded till 1 pm in the three Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal where elections were underway in the first phase on Friday, officials said.