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CBI court rejects Mehul Choksi's plea against magisterial order summoning him

India, Feb. 4 -- A special CBI court in Mumbai has dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi and another accused, holding that a magistrate's decision to take c... Read More


"Karnataka has become ATM for Congress High Command": BJP's Vijayendra demands Excise Minister's resignation

Bengaluru, Feb. 4 -- Karnataka BJP leader Vijayendra has demanded the resignation of Excise Minister RB Timmapur, alleging that the minister is involved in a massive Rs 6,000 crore excise scam. Vijay... Read More


Jaishankar, Rubio 'welcome' India-US trade deal, hold talks on critical minerals in Washington

India, Feb. 4 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar met US secretary of state Marco Rubio in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, where the two leaders "welcomed" the trade deal reached between Prime Minis... Read More


Justice is crying behind closed doors: Mamata to SC; 'SIR meant for deletion, not inclusion'

New Delhi/Kolkata, Feb. 4 -- In a historic first, with a sitting Chief Minister appearing in person to argue her own plea, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday told the Supreme Cour... Read More


"Successful in safeguarding interests of agriculture and dairy sectors": Piyush Goyal briefs Parliament on India-US trade deal

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday assured Members of Parliament that India had successfully safeguarded the interests of the agriculture and dairy sectors in the t... Read More


Shinde plays Ladki Bahin card, woos female vote bank by appointing 3 women mayors in MMR

India, Feb. 4 -- Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, who replicated the Shiv Sena's huge assembly election win in the local body elections last month, has played his trump card yet again. After getti... Read More


Parl panel flags 'irregularities' in setting up of Indian Cultural Centres in Washington, Paris

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Referring to a CAG report of 2022, a Parliamentary panel has flagged "irregularities" in the setting up of Indian Cultural Centres by the country's missions in the US and France. ... Read More


Comprehensive Strategic Partnership gives real substance to Vietnam - New Zealand ties: Ambassador

Hanoi, Feb. 4 -- Bilateral ties between Vietnam and New Zealand are gaining fresh momentum one year after the two countries elevated their relations to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, New Zea... Read More


'Congress a tweet master party, BJP a performer'

Chandigarh, Feb. 4 -- Taking a jab at the Opposition, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini today sarcastically remarked at the Parth terming 'Congress as Tweet masters' considering that the party ... Read More


Dilith calls for creation of economically independent state in his Independence Day message

Sri Lanka, Feb. 4 -- Our overarching purpose must be to create an economically independent state replete with evolved people, stated the leader of the Sarvajana Balaya, Member of Parliament Dilith Jay... Read More