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The incident, which occurred around 8:30 p.m. on the Chennai-Gudur section between Ponneri and Kavaraippettai railway stations, led to the derailment of 12 coaches of the passenger train. Train movement on the entire section was affected, forcing the railways to cancel two trains and divert or operate more than half a dozen others via alternate routes. A…

India bade farewell on Thursday to one of its most respected corporate leaders – Ratan Tata, who expanded companies under his brand name into a global behemoth spanning multiple industries. Ahead of a state funeral, hundreds of people including corporate leaders, politicians and celebrities gathered in India’s financial hub Mumbai to pay their last respects to Tata,…

Ratan Tata, the former Tata Group chairman who put a staid and sprawling Indian conglomerate on the global stage with a string of high-profile acquisitions, has died, the Tata Group said in a statement late on Wednesday. He was 86. Tata, who ran the conglomerate for more than 20 years as chairman, had been undergoing intensive care…

India stepped up its development assistance to the Maldives after the two leaders held talks in New Delhi on Monday in a bid to repair strained ties that saw the president of the Indian Ocean archipelago forging closer relations with China. After the talks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India will offer financial support to the cash-strapped…

This election is a high-stakes battle as the BJP is eyeing a third straight term to power in the state, the Congress party is aiming to wrest back power riding on anti-incumbency, and issues of farmer protests and wrestler protests. Voting began for 90 assembly seats in Haryana on Saturday after days of hectic campaigning by major…

The Union Cabinet has granted classical language status to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali, increasing recognized classical languages to eleven The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the conferment of classical language status to five new languages – Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali. The Cabinet also updated the eligibility criteria for classical languages under the Centre’s…

The bench, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, was hearing Isha Foundation’s challenge against the Madras High Court order after hundreds of cops entered its premises in Coimbatore Tuesday. In big relief for spiritual leader Sadhguru, the Supreme Court today paused a Madras High Court order that had asked Tamil Nadu police to investigate cases…

Rajnath Singh said Centre gives money to Jammu and Kashmir for development while Pakistan has been misusing financial aid for a long time Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that India would have given a larger bailout package to Pakistan than the one sought by the neighbour from International Monetary Fund (IMF), had Islamabad maintained friendly…

Before the formal flag-off of ‘Vayu Veer Vijeta’ rally from Thoise, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will give a warm send-off to the rally from the National War Memorial here on October 1. New Delhi: A 7,000 km-long car rally from Ladakh’s Thoise, one of the world’s highest altitude air force stations, to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh will…

Mohamed Muizzu, who is in the US to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, said that he is planning to visit India as soon as possible. If happens, it will be Muizzu’s second visit to India, after first making the visit in June during the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. New…

The High-Performance Computing system is tailored for weather and climate research, and the project represents an investment of ₹850 crore Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (September 26, 2024) launched three PARAM Rudra supercomputers, developed indigenously under the National Supercomputing Mission, and asserted that today’s India is carving new opportunities in the infinite sky of possibilities. PM…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that India and China have had a “difficult history” and stated that despite the explicit agreements between both countries, the Chinese troops during the COVID-19 pandemic moved a large number of forces in violation of the agreements to the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Talking about the ongoing border…

The India-France strategic dialogue between NSA Ajit Doval and Diplomatic Advisor Emmanuel Bonne is set to take place on September 30 in Paris The India-France strategic defence partnership is set to take another big step forward with the Emmanuel Macron government ready to discuss and support the construction of nuclear attack submarines, and offer 100% transfer of…

The juinor doctors will return to work on Saturday and emergency services will resume. However, OPD services will continue to remain suspended. A rally from Swasthya Bhawan to the CGO complex will mark the end of the protest. The West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front, protesting against the horrific rape and murder of a junior woman doctor that…

The constituencies going to the polls on Wednesday include Pampore, Tral, Pulwama, Rajpora, Zainapora, Shopian, DH Pora, Kulgam, Devsar, Dooru, Kokernag (ST), Anantnag West, Anantnag, Srigufwara-Bijbehara, Shangus-Anantnag East, Pahalgam, Inderwal, Kishtwar, Padder-Nagseni, Bhadarwah, Doda, Doda West, Ramban and Banihal. New Delhi: Seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir, located on either side of Pir Panjal mountain range, will…

“We don’t have vast reserves of oil and gas, we are not energy producers. Therefore, we have focused on solar power, wind power, nuclear, and hydropower to secure our future,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.   Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is preparing for a sustainable energy path for the next 1,000 years, focusing on solar,…

A confident government, which is not on the defensive but plans to implement its big agenda in the coming days — this is what a flurry of major decisions in the first 100 days of ‘Modi 3.0’ show. Going ahead, the ‘One Nation One Poll’ will be implemented in the tenure of this government, sources have told…

The encounters come at a sensitive time, just days before voting begins in eight assembly constituencies across Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts in the Chenab Valley, along with 16 seats in South Kashmir, including Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam on September 18. Two Indian soldiers tragically lost their life in a fierce gunbattle with terrorists in Jammu…

Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi high court’s August 5 decision which upheld his arrest in the Delhi excise policy case. Arvind Kejrwal bail plea hearing: The Supreme Court is set to deliver on Friday, September 13, its verdict on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petitions seeking bail and challenging his arrest by the…

Centre announces health insurance of ₹5 lakh for all citizens above 70 under Ayushman Bharat. The Union Cabinet has approved health coverage of ₹5 lakh for all senior citizens aged 70 and above, regardless of their income, under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). The decision taken by Cabinet under PM Narendra Modi is…

Internet services were shut in five Manipur districts as protests escalated into violence, prompting curfews and school closures amid ethnic tensions. Internet services were on Tuesday snapped in five districts of Manipur and strict prohibitory orders were imposed in three districts as protesters as security forces clashed across the strife-torn state, where violence has ratcheted up and…

The signing of the deal took place during the visit of Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, to New Delhi In a first, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for civil nuclear cooperation. The deal between the Nuclear Power Corporation of…

India’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Ajit Doval, is expected to travel to Moscow for discussions on a peaceful resolution of the war between Russia and Ukraine, sources have told CNN-News18, signifying India’s growing role as a mediator in ending the deadly conflict that erupted more than two-and-a-half years ago and has roiled the world. Prime Minister Narendra…

​​PM Modi called Paralympic Games medal winners Harvinder Singh, Kapil Parmar, Pranav Soorma, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari and Dharambir. He congratulated them on their victory. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a telephonic conversation with India’s latest set of Paris Paralympics medalists, calling their accomplishments at the marquee events as the “biggest gift to the…