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"I Will Not Be Found Wanting When...": Shashi Tharoor On Getting Key Role
- May 17, 2025 10:45 am IST
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, in a post on X, said that when national interest is involved, he would "not be found wanting".
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Centre Gives Shashi Tharoor Key Role, Congress Wanted These 4 MPs Instead
- May 17, 2025 10:40 am IST
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will lead a key all-party delegation overseas, despite not featuring in his party's own shortlist of nominees for the task.
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When Kapil Sibal Asked Justice Bela Trivedi If She Had "Some Empathy"
- May 17, 2025 09:54 am IST
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
Justice Bela M Trivedi demitted office on Friday after serving over three and a half years on the Supreme Court of India. Tributes poured in on her last day in court, including a recount of an older case from senior lawyer Kapil Sibal.
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Key Role For Shashi Tharoor In Centre's Diplomatic Outreach After Op Sindoor
- May 17, 2025 09:43 am IST
- Edited by: Pushkar Tiwari
Shashi Tharoor and six other MPs, including two from the Opposition, have been named to carry India's "strong message" of zero-tolerance against terrorism to the world.
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"India Has Launched Missiles": Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif Recounts 2:30 AM Asim Munir Call
- May 17, 2025 09:07 am IST
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a rare public admission confirmed Indian ballistic missiles struck the Nur Khan Airbase and other targets inside Pakistan during the early hours of May 10.
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In Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle, 42 Delhi Government Officers Transferred
- May 17, 2025 08:17 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Delhi government, in line with the reshuffle, carried out interdepartmental transfers and postings of 42 senior AGMUT and DANICS cadre officers.
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Rajasthan Government Challenges Acquittal Of Actors Saif Ali Khan, Tabu In Blackbuck Poaching Case
- May 17, 2025 07:41 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The state government's appeal challenges these acquittals and will also include issues related to transfer petition permissions and the sentence awarded to Salman Khan.
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Nine Killed In Lightning Strikes In Odisha, Weather Office Issues Alert
- May 17, 2025 06:50 am IST
- Press Trust of India
While three persons died in Koraput district, two each died in Jajpur and Ganjam districts, and one each in Dhenkanal and Gajapati districts.
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Case Filed Against Man For Touching Tiger Cubs At Rajasthan's Ranthambore
- May 17, 2025 03:31 am IST
- Posted by: Devendra
A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed after a video surfaced showing a man dangerously close to tiger cubs at the Ranthambore National Park near Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, officials confirmed.
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Northern Army Commander Reviews Security Situation In Jammu And Kashmir
- May 17, 2025 03:21 am IST
- Asian News International
Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma visited the Poonch and Naushera districts of Jammu and Kashmir and reviewed the prevailing security situation and operational readiness, the Army said.
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4-Year-Old Boy Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances In UP School: Cops
- May 17, 2025 01:56 am IST
- Press Trust of India
A four-year-old boy allegedly died under suspicious circumstances at a school here on Friday, with police suspecting that he was beaten by two teachers of the institution.
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"Kashmir Has Been Used As Weapon To Unite Pak": Ex Army Chief
- May 16, 2025 23:16 pm IST
- Reported by: Shiv Aroor
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
The role of the Director General of Military Operations is in focus after the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan was declared following a call between officers holding the rank in both countries.
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UP Farmer's Son, Raj Mishra, Elected Mayor Of Market Town In England
- May 16, 2025 23:05 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A farmer's son from Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, who was elected as a local town councillor earlier this month, has been chosen as the new mayor of Wellingborough, a market town in Northamptonshire in the East Midlands region of England.
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Bihar To Give Rs 50 Lakh To Family Of Soldiers Killed In Action During Op Sindoor
- May 16, 2025 22:26 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Bihar government on Friday announced that Rs 50 lakh ex gratia each would be given to the kin of personnel of the Army and CAPFs killed in action during Operation Sindoor.
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500 New Electric Buses To Delhi's Public Transport Fleet In Next 2 Months
- May 16, 2025 22:19 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Five hundred new electric buses will be rolled out on the city roads in the next two months, Delhi Transport Minister Pankaj Singh said on Friday.
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Delhi To Constitute Welfare Board For Gig Workers, Frame Schemes
- May 16, 2025 21:27 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Delhi labour minister Kapil Mishra on Friday said the government will constitute a welfare board for gig and platform workers and frame schemes for their welfare.
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"Level Of Anger Between India And Pak Was Not A Good Thing": Trump
- May 16, 2025 21:16 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
US President Donald Trump, who has made repeated claims that his administration brokered a "ceasefire" between India and Pakistan, on Friday described it as a "big success" and said the level of anger between the two neighbours "was not a good thing.