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Bengal's 'Nolen Gurer Sandesh', 6 Other Items Get Geographical Indication (GI) Tag
- Apr 04, 2025 21:57 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
West Bengal has earned Geographical Indication tags for seven state products, including the iconic 'Nolen Gurer Sandesh' and Baruipur guavas, a move expected to boost the local economy and lend global recognition to the state's traditional offerings.
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Top Court Stays High Court Order To Demolish Illegal Constructions In Gurugram's DLF
- Apr 04, 2025 21:54 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
In a relief to 2,100 DLF residents, the Supreme Court temporarily stayed Punjab and Haryana High Court order that ordered the demolition of unauthorised constructions in housing units and sealing of commercial activities in DLF Phases 1 to 5.
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Karnataka Man Serves Jail Time Over Wife's Murder, She Turns Up Alive In Court
- Apr 04, 2025 21:29 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A court here has ordered the Superintendent of Police (SP) to submit a complete report before April 17 in connection with a case in which a woman, allegedly murdered by her husband in 2020, has now appeared before it-alive.
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PM Modi Arrives In Sri Lanka On 3-Day Visit To Boost Bilateral Ties
- Apr 04, 2025 21:17 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Friday evening on a three-day visit to explore ways to bolster overall bilateral ties, especially in areas of energy, trade, connectivity, digitalisation and defence.
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"Using Parliament Majority To Take Away Muslims' Rights": Asaduddin Owaisi To NDTV On Waqf Bill
- Apr 04, 2025 21:14 pm IST
- Reported by: Vasudha Venugopal
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill which was passed by the Rajya Sabha last night.
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PM Gifts Sarnath Buddha Statue, Brocade Silk Shawl To Thailand's Royal Family
- Apr 04, 2025 21:03 pm IST
- Asian News International
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday gifted the brass statue of Sarnath Buddha in Dhyan Mudra to Thailand's King and a brocade silk shawl from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi to Thailand's Queen.
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Actor Vijay Fishes In Troubled Waters, Calls For Katchatheevu's Retrieval
- Apr 04, 2025 20:39 pm IST
- Written by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to assert India's sovereignty over the Katchatheevu Island ahead of his upcoming visit to Sri Lanka.
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Karnataka Woman Allegedly Gang Raped In Front Of Her Sons In Bus, 3 Arrested
- Apr 04, 2025 19:10 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
In a shocking incident, a woman was allegedly gang raped in front of her two sons in a private bus in Karnataka's Davanagere district. The police have arrested three accused rapists in connection with the case.
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PM Modi To Inaugurate India's First Vertical Lift Sea Bridge In Tamil Nadu
- Apr 04, 2025 18:52 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The new Pamban Rail Bridge, India's first vertical lift sea bridge, is all set to be inaugurated in Tamil Nadu on April 6, on the occasion of Ram Navami, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at about noon.
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First Global Consignment Of Maha Kumbh Sangam Water Dispatched To Germany
- Apr 04, 2025 18:30 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Noting the growing demand overseas for the sacred water of Maha Kumbh's Triveni Sangam, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday said 1,000 bottles have been dispatched to devotees in Germany in the first international consignment.
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"Please Stop...": John Abraham Lends Muscle To Hyderabad Tree-Felling Protests
- Apr 04, 2025 18:14 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Throwing his weight behind the protests against the alleged cutting of trees in 400 acres of land in Kancha Gachibowli near the Hyderabad Central University, actor John Abraham has urged Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to "scrap the plan".
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"Vultures...": Congress MLA Caught In Bengaluru Suicide Row Slams BJP
- Apr 04, 2025 18:05 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Karnataka Congress MLA AS Ponnanna - under fire from the BJP after the death by suicide of functionary Vinay Somaia - has said he never met him and called the BJP "vultures politicising deaths".
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Village In Manipur's Churachandpur Declared 'Containment Zone' After Multiple Rabies Cases
- Apr 04, 2025 17:58 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A village in Manipur's Churachandpur district was declared a containment zone after multiple cases of rabies were detected, officials said on Friday.
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Virgin Atlantic Flight Stranded In Turkey For Over 40 Hours Takes Off For Mumbai
- Apr 04, 2025 17:53 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
After being stranded for more than 40 hours at a Turkey airport, over 250 Virgin Atlantic passengers, including Indians, are now airborne and their flight is expected to land in Mumbai late in the evening on Friday.
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Indian Startup Bosses On Piyush Goyal's "Dukandaari Hi Karna Hain?" Question
- Apr 04, 2025 17:12 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal's note to Indian startups - asking them to shift focus from food delivery to more advanced technological solutions - has led to a debate online.
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K Annamalai To Step Down As Tamil Nadu BJP Chief? He Says...
- Apr 04, 2025 17:02 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
Adding fuel to speculation that he may be replaced as the president of the Tamil Nadu BJP, K Annamalai has said that he is not in the running to be the next state chief of the party.
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'What About Chittagong?' Tripura Royal Scion Reveals Bangladesh's Blind Spot After Muhammad Yunus' Comment
- Apr 04, 2025 16:48 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
Tripura's Tipra Motha chief Pradyot Kishore Debbarman has issued a sharp counter to Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus' "maritime gateway" comment.
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"Don't Push Us To Wall": Omar Abdullah's Party To Centre Amid Transfer Row
- Apr 04, 2025 16:38 pm IST
- Reported by: Nazir Masoodi
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
The Omar Abdullah-led National Conference today passed two resolutions, one urging the Centre to respect the people's mandate in Jammu and Kashmir and another condemning the passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament.
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Top Court Says No To Plea For Barring Kids Below 13 From Using Social Media
- Apr 04, 2025 16:36 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to examine a plea seeking to prohibit children below 13 from using social media, observing it was a policy issue.