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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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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.
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US Reciprocal Tariffs To Have Small Indirect Effect On India: NITI Aayog Member
- Apr 04, 2025 16:28 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The US reciprocal tariffs will have a small indirect effect on India given the domestic economy's low dependence on foreign trade, NITI Aayog member Arvind Virmani said on Friday.
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Congress, Asaduddin Owaisi Approach Supreme Court Against Waqf Bill
- Apr 04, 2025 16:07 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
Two Opposition MPs have filed petitions in the Supreme Court against the passing of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, calling the proposed law "discriminatory towards Muslim".
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Huge Protests In Kolkata, Chennai After Waqf Bill Clears Parliament
- Apr 04, 2025 16:00 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Thousands of protesters gathered on the streets of Kolkata, Chennai, and Ahmedabad Friday afternoon - after weekly prayers by the Muslim community - to protest the Waqf Amendment Bill passed by Parliament this week.
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Assam To Withdraw Foreigner Tribunal Cases Against Indigenous Koch-Rajbongshi Community
- Apr 04, 2025 15:43 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
In an unprecedented move, the Assam government has decided to withdraw cases against members of the Koch-Rajbongshi community which are pending in the Foreigners Tribunals.