Instead of authoring ‘fraudulent’ pieces on Nehru, focus on rectifying legal system: Cong to Rijiju
New Delhi: Rijiju claimed that Nehru moved the UN under the wrong Article after Pakistan's invasion, thereby making it a party to the dispute instead of an aggressor
PTI / 15 Nov, 2022
World population hits 8 billion
United Nations: The UN noted that while it took about 12 years for the world population to grow from 7 to 8 billion, the next billion is expected to take about 14.5 years (2037)
PTI / 15 Nov, 2022
President pays tributes to Birsa Munda in J’khand: PM remembers the iconic tribal leader
Khunti (Jharkhand): Birsa Munda was an iconic freedom fighter, social reformer and revered tribal leader of the country and is revered as Bhagwan by tribal communities across the country
PTI / 15 Nov, 2022
Gujarat Assembly polls: 1,362 nominations filed for 1st phase
Ahmedabad: The Election Commission started accepting the forms for the first phase on November 5 and Monday was the last day for filing the nominations
PTI / 15 Nov, 2022
Jailed Meghalaya BJP leader Bernard Marak granted bail in three-year-old girl’s rape case
Shillong: Marak was arrested from UP in July after he allegedly absconded following the busting of a "sex racket" at his farmhouse that led to the rescue of 25 minors
PTI / 15 Nov, 2022
Eight bodies recovered from stone quarry collapse site in Mizoram
Aizawl: Along with 12 persons, five earth excavators, a stone crusher and a drilling machine were also completely buried under the debris
PTI / 15 Nov, 2022
PM Modi calls for path of “ceasefire & diplomacy” in Ukraine conflict at G-20 summit
Bali: PM appealed for not putting any restrictions on energy supplies amid the West's call against procurement of Russian oil and gas in view of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine
PTI / 15 Nov, 2022
India abstains on UNGA resolution calling for Russia to pay reparations to Ukraine
United Nations: India has mostly abstained on resolutions related to the Russia-Ukraine war in the UN, including in the Security Council, General Assembly and the Human Rights Council
PTI / 15 Nov, 2022
COP27: India resists calls to raise ambitions, says rich nations must reach net zero before 2030
New Delhi: Last week, developed countries proposed that discussions on a new plan to scale up mitigation and ambition should focus on all top 20 emitters which India blocked with support from like-minded developing countries
PTI / 15 Nov, 2022
ULFA(I) takes responsibility for ambush on Army in Assam
Guwahati: The 'Protest Day' of ULFA(I) marks the launch of 'Operation Bajrang' against the militant outfit by the Army in 1990
PTI / 15 Nov, 2022
13 feared trapped as stone quarry collapsed in southern Mizoram
Aizawl: People familiar with the incident said that loose soil caved in from the above while the labourers were breaking and collecting the stones at the quarry
PTI / 14 Nov, 2022
President Biden meets Chinese counterpart Xi in Bali; both underline need to avoid conflict
Bali: The high-profile meeting between Biden and Xi where they had a "candid and in-depth" exchange of views lasted nearly three hours
PTI / 14 Nov, 2022
