India

Mamata Banerjee Does Not Believe In "Culture Of Courtesy": BJP's Dilip Ghosh

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 27, 2021

Accusing Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of using "inappropriate" language to hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP state chief Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday claimed that the TMC supremo "does not believe in the culture of courtesy".

PM Modi Government Brought Northeast Into Mainstream Of Development: JP Nadda

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 27, 2021

BJP president JP Nadda said on Wednesday that the BJP government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought Northeast India into the mainstream of "development, connectivity, education and tourism".

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar Holds Telephonic Talks With British Counterpart

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 27, 2021

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with his British counterpart Dominic Raab and discussed progress made on issues that figured during their extensive in-person talks last month.

Yes Bank Co-founder Rana Kapoor Arrested In Alleged Rs 4,300 Crore Fraud

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 27, 2021

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Yes Bank co-promoter Rana Kapoor in a fresh money laundering case linked to an alleged Rs 4,300 crore fraud at the PMC Bank in Maharashtra, official sources said on Wednesday.

"Relationship With Amethi Not Political But That Of A Family": Priyanka Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 27, 2021

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said the relationship with Amethi is not political but that of a family, and family ties can never be weakened.

Nitish Kumar's Party To Run Against BJP In UP, Says "Everything's Fine"

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday January 27, 2021

The Janata Dal-United (JDU) will contest next year's Uttar Pradesh elections separately from its Bihar ally BJP, the party announced on Wednesday, saying the decision had nothing to do with developments in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's state where "everything is fine".

"Not Said A Word About China In 6 Months": Rahul Gandhi Slams PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 27, 2021

Continuing his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the border stand-off with China, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused him of ''weakening'' and ''destroying'' the country and claimed that "for the first time" Chinese troops were "sitting inside Indian territory".

Top Court Stays Defamation Proceedings Against BJP's Manoj Tiwari, Vijendra Gupta

India News | ANI | Wednesday January 27, 2021

Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the criminal defamation proceedings against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Manoj Tiwari and Vijender Gupta.

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing On Plea By Ex-Cop Sanjiv Bhatt For 6 Weeks

India News | ANI | Wednesday January 27, 2021

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing for six weeks on a plea filed by former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking suspension of his life imprisonment jail sentence in connection with a 1990 custodial death case.

Increased Theatre Occupancy, Swimming Pools Open For All: New Guidelines

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday January 27, 2021

Cinema halls and theatres will be allowed to operate at higher sitting capacity, the Centre announced in its revised coronavirus guidelines today.

India Announces Pledge Of $1,50,000 To UN Peacebuilding Fund

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 27, 2021

India has announced a pledge of USD 150,000 to activities of the Peacebuilding Fund this year and said that 2021 provides the international community with an opportunity to look at peacebuilding in a more focused manner, especially in the context of the COVID pandemic.

Republic Day Violence In Delhi "Insult To Nation", Says Amarinder Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 27, 2021

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday described the Republic Day violence especially at the Red Fort in Delhi as an "insult to the nation".

Delhi Government Hospitals To Resume Surgeries, Other Medical Services

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 27, 2021

In view of the falling number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi health department has decided to resume surgeries, OPDs and other medical services at all city government-run hospitals, according to an official order issued on Wednesday.

India Inks Strategic Partnership With International Energy Agency

India News | ANI | Wednesday January 27, 2021

India and the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday signed a framework for a strategic partnership to strengthen mutual trust and cooperation and to enhance global energy security, stability and sustainability.

Ex Trinamool MP KD Singh Sent To Judicial Custody In Money Laundering Case

India News | ANI | Wednesday January 27, 2021

The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday sent former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and Businessman KD Singh to judicial custody till February 9, who has been arrested in connection with an alleged money laundering case.