- Vinay Mohan Kwatra, India's envoy to Nepal, to be next Foreign Secretary
The Central Government has appointed its ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra as the next new Foreign Secretary. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Kwatra to the post of Foreign Secretary. He will succeed current Foreign Secretary Harsha Vardan Shringla, who is retiri
- Congress MP Ravneet Bittu meets PM Modi, sparks speculation
Political circles were abuzz with speculation over potential future moves of Ravneet Singh Bittu, the Congress MP from Ludhiana, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.
- WHO says 99 per cent of world?s population breathes poor - quality air
The UN health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each yea
- Release Sikh prisoners jailed beyond their prison term: Harsimrat
Former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday demanded the release of all Sikh prisoners incarcerated across Indian jails beyond the completion of jail terms.
- Journalist Rana Ayyub allowed to travel abroad, with conditions
The Delhi High Court on Monday permitted journalist Rana Ayyub to travel abroad on certain conditions as it heard her plea challenging the restrictions by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from leaving the country.
- FIR against journalist, news portal for Twitter posts on Hindu Mahapanchyat
The Delhi Police have registered an FIR against two Twitter handles of a journalist and a newsportal for allegedly inciting hatred between communities after they claimed manhandling of scribes during the controversial ‘Hindu Mahapanchayat’ event, officials said.
- India highest FDI receiver, inflows remain unabated: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Foreign direct investment inflows into India have remained unabated before and during Covid and India remains the highest FDI receiver, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Lok Sabha on Monday.
- Ukraine crisis needs resolute arbitration
Ukraine’s invasion by Russia has demonstrated the failure of existing institutions of global governance in preventing human loss and humanitarian crisis afflicting the war-ravaged country. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is paralysed with predictable grandstanding by the P-5 in the
- Preparations on for PM's April 24 visit to Jammu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is to visit Jammu on April 24, is expected to make announcements for major projects during the commemoration of Panchayati Raj Diwas, say BJP leaders. From Jammu’s Palli village, the PM will virtually address hundreds of panchayats across the country.
- Lakhimpur: Supreme Court questions detailed examination of evidence, reserves order on bail cancellation plea
The Supreme Court on Monday referred to the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence matter and questioned the detailed examination of evidence like postmortem report while granting bail to Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, in the case. 
- 18 paper leaks in UP in 5 years: Danish Ali
Lok Sabha Zero Hour on Monday witnessed a demand for special enquiry into rampant exam paper leaks in Uttar Pradesh.
- Kashmiri Pandits will return to Valley soon: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
In an emphatic assurance of security and hope to the displaced Kashmiri Pandits, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday asserted that the community members would be able to return soon. This time they would not be uprooted again and this (return) will happen soon, he said.
- Former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar to join AAP
In a boost to the AAP in Haryana, former Congress leader Ashok Tanwar is set to join the Arvind Kejriwal-led party.
- 24 student suicides in Central Universities over 5 years: Govt
The government on Monday said 24 students had died by suicide over five years across 54 Central Universities in India and reasons behind deaths were not maintained.
- HDFC to merge with HDFC Bank in largest merger ever
In the biggest merger in corporate history, India's largest housing finance company HDFC Limited will merge with country's largest private lender HDFC Bank to create a banking behemoth.
- Venkaiah Naidu turns down demand for discussing Punjab resolution on Chandigarh
Congress member Deepender Singh Hooda’s demand for discussing the resolution adopted by the Punjab Assembly recently regarding transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab was on Monday turned down by Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu during Zero Hour.
- Here's how Nimrat Kaur's parents reacted to their daughter's performance in Dasvi
The makers of Dasvi held a special screening in Delhi recently. Amid all the buzz around Nimrat Kaur’s character in the film, the actress received the sweetest acclaim during the screening!
- Sankalp Yagya organised
Hisar: The training and placement cell of Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology organised a programme of Sankalp Yagya to welcome the Indian New Year Vikrami Samvat 2079. Prof Baldev Raj Kamboj, Vice-Chancellor and Prof Avnesh Verma, Registrar of the university was present as the chi
- No floor - wise nod to building plans in Chandigarh
The authorities of the Chandigarh Administration cannot give floor-wise approval for building plans in the Union Territory for now as the Supreme Court has ordered continuation of a two-year-old order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the issue.
- Single - day rise in Covid cases in India falls below 1,000
India recorded less than 1,000 new Covid cases for the first time in 715 days even as the virus tally rose to 4,30,29,044, while the active infection count fell below 13,000, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
- Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 40 paise; total increase now stands at Rs 8.40 per litre
Petrol and diesel prices were on Monday hiked by 40 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last two weeks to Rs 8.40 per litre.
- PU runners - up in RGNUL moot court
A moot court competition among students of various law universities came to an end at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), here today.
- MP urges CJI to set up regional Benches
DMK’s Rajya Sabha MP and and Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee, P Wilson, has urged the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana to give his consent for establishment of Regional Permanent Benches (RPBs) of the Supreme Court at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai to ensure justice to all.
- Punjab?s Sukhjeet Singh making most of second chance
Sukhjeet Singh could not have hoped for a better start to his India career. The striker from Punjab made a dream debut with a goal against Spain in the FIH Pro League in February.
- Abhishek, Deepshikha badminton champions
Chandigarh’s Abhishek Saini and Delhi’s Deepshikha Singh claimed the men’s and women’s singles titles on the concluding day of the Invitational North Zone Badminton Tournament. It was conducted by the Mohali Badminton Association, under the aegis of the Badminton Association