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Lawyers Allowed To Skip Advocates' Gown At Calcutta High Court Amid Heatwave

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

Wearing of advocates' gown by lawyers has been exempted at the Calcutta High Court by a direction of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 1st Phase Voting: Congress Will "Get More Seats Than BJP": Sachin Pilot's Big Claim For Rajasthan

Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday April 19, 2024, Jaipur

Congress's Sachin Pilot today scoffed at the BJP target of 370 seats across India, saying those aims lack steam when the party failed to keep its promises despite being in power at the Centre for 10 years.

UPSC Releases Marks Of Civil Service Candidates, The Topper Scored...

Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

The civil services examination is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages -- preliminary, main and personality test (or interview) -- to select officers for the IAS, IFS and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others.

"Are We In Pak Or Afghanistan?" Actor, Husband Attacked By Mob In Bengaluru

Edited by Sumana Nandy | Friday April 19, 2024

Actor Harshika Poonacha, who works predominantly in Kannada movies, claimed she and her husband Bhuvann Ponnannaa were harassed for speaking in the local language by a group of men who also tried to rob them.

Watch: As Crowd Shuts Train Door, Passenger's Unexpected Move To Board

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday April 19, 2024

The post says that the man had confirmed ticket and he wanted to desperately enter the third AC coach.

After India Delivered BrahMos Missiles To Philippines, PM Modi Said...

Asian News International | Friday April 19, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated countrymen after India delivered the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines as part of the $375 million deal between the two sides signed in 2022.

Adultery A Ground For Divorce, Not For Granting Child Custody: High Court

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

Adultery can be a ground for divorce but not for granting custody of a child, the Bombay High Court said while granting custody of a nine-year-old girl to her mother.

NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal Won't Contest From Nashik, Search On For New Candidate

Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal today said he has withdrawn his candidature from the Nashik Lok Sabha seat. The development comes amid a tussle between the NCP and the Shiv Sena to contest from this seat.

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

21-Year-Old Dies As Instagram Reel Attempt Goes Wrong In UP Village

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".