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Narendra Modi meets Bhutan king, family in India; thankful for Thimphu's help in resolving Doka La issue

Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, accompanied by Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck and Prince Jigme Namgyal Wangchuck is on a four-day visit to India

At least 18 dead, scores scorched as boiler explodes at NTPC Unchahar; toll likely to shoot up

The NTPC initiated a probe to ascertain the reasons behind the blast while Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced Rs 2 lakh compensation for the families of those killed and Rs 50,000 for the grievously injured, they added.

Rahul Gandhi, Narendra Modi and Manmohan Singh pay tribute to Indira Gandhi on her 33rd death anniversary

Congress vice-president and grandson Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to her at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Politicians celebrate Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, Narendra Modi says India is united because of Vallabhbhai Patel

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off a 1.5-kilometre run to commemorate the 142nd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Narendra Modi visits Dharmasthala temple, inaugurates Bidar-Kalaburgi railway track

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a day-long visit to Karnataka on Sunday, participating in various functions in Ujire, Bengaluru, and Bidar

On second day of Uttarakhand visit, Narendra Modi addresses IAS probationers, practices Yoga with them

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Mussoorie’s Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) on Thursday afternoon as part of a two-day visit to the hill state

Indian Army celebrates 70th Infantry Day, Narendra Modi extends his wishes

27 October is celebrated as Infantry Day as it was on this day in 1947 that an infantry company of the first battalion of the Sikh Regiment was airlifted from Delhi to Srinagar to liberate Kashmir.

Massive fire breaks out in Mumbai’s Bandra slums; four, including one fireman, injured

A major fire broke out at Bandra's Garib Nagar slums in Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon during a demolition drive and engulfed around 300 hutments

India celebrates Chhath Puja: Devotees flock to Ganga, Yamuna on third day of festival

Celebrated from the sixth day after Diwali, Chhath Puja is celebrated to pay obeisance to the sun as cosmic energy.

Yogi Adityanath visits Agra, participates in cleanliness drive at Taj Mahal

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited Agra where he participated in a cleanliness drive, inaugrated several projects and visited Taj Mahal.

Rex Tillerson in India: US secretary of state calls on Sushma Swaraj, pays tribute at Gandhi Smriti

Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State, US Department of State met Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday

Lucknow-Agra highway turns IAF runway as planes carry out emergency landing drill

The Lucknow-Agra Expressway was closed for commuters on Tuesday between 10 am to 2 pm, as at least 20 planes belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted major touchdown exercises near Bangarmau in Unnao district.

Sushma Swaraj's Dhaka visit: External Affairs Minister attends India, Bangladesh consultative committee meet

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Dhaka on Sunday on a two-day visit to attend a joint consultative committee meeting to review bilateral ties and discuss ways to further strengthen the relationship.

India observes Police Commemoration Day; Rajnath Singh honours slain cops in New Delhi

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday paid homage to the Police Personnel, who got killed while performing various duties across the country from September 2016 to August 2017, on Police Commemoration Day.

Delhi's pollution level soars after Diwali; air quality enters 'severe' zone

Delhi and the National Capital Region woke up to a blanket of smog on Friday, with the pollution levels reaching the severe category in the city.

Narendra Modi offers prayers at Kedarnath temple, vows to create developed India by 2022

In his second visit to Kedarnath in 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reached the shrine ahead of its closure for the next six months.

India celebrates Diwali, the festival of lights, with great enthusiasm

Diwali, the festival of lights, was celebrated with pomp and religious fervour all across India on Thursday

Yogi Adityanath visits Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi site, says it is his 'duty to develop' temple town

Yogi Adityanath said "Ayodhya is my personal belief" and it is his duty to develop it.

Narendra Modi celebrates Diwali with soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir's Gurez

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday celebrated Diwali with troops posted along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Gurez Sector

Yogi Adityanath welcomes 'Ram and Sita' in Ayodhya as Saryu river lights up for Deepotsav

Chants of "Jai Shri Ram" echoed on the banks of the Saryu river as actors portraying the roles of Lord Rama and Sita arrived on a chopper decked up to resemble the mythological Pushpak Viman—in a recreation of Lord Rama's return from 14 years of exile to Ayodhya—as part of a grand 'Deepotsav' celebration, attended by Adityanath.

India's streets deck up with lanterns, diyas as people gear up to celebrate Diwali

Lanterns and lamps hang at a roadside stalls ahead of Diwali in Hyderabad. Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, will be celebrated on 19 October.

Narendra Modi calls for Ayurveda-led 'health revolution', promises hospitals based on traditional system

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at the crowd during the dedication of the first ever All India Institute of Ayurveda to the nation, on the occasion of second Ayurveda Day, in New Delhi on Tuesday

Building collapses in Bengaluru's Ejipura: Seven die in suspected cylinder blast

At least seven persons were killed when a two-storeyed building collapsed due to a suspected LPG cylinder blast near Ejipura in Bengaluru on Monday

Aarushi-Hemraj murder case: Rajesh, Nupur Talwar walk out of Dasna jail, head home

Nupur and Rajesh Talwar come out of the Dasna Jail in Ghaziabad on Monday after their acquittal in the twin murder case of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj.

Nirmala Sitharaman commissions anti-submarine Indian Navy warship INS Kiltan in Visakhapatnam

Kiltan is the latest indigenous warship after Shivalik class, Kolkata class and sister ships INS Kamorta and INS Kadmatt to have joined the Indian Navy's arsenal

Pranab Mukherjee launches third book in series of political memoirs, "The Coalition Years: 1996 to 2012

Former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee in his new book,'The coalition Years: 1996 to 2012', has said he opposed the Congress' 2003 decision to forge alliances to defeat the BJP in the 2004

Congress' Sunil Jakhar wins Gurdaspur Lok Sabha by-election by significant margin

Congress candidate Sunil Jakhar won the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll by defeating his nearest rival, BJP nominee Swaran Salaria with a margin of 1,93,219 votes on Sunday

Narendra Modi attends centenary celebrations of Patna University, commends Nitish Kumar on development initiatives

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bihar on Saturday to attend the centenary celebrations of Patna University and launched several development projects worth over Rs 3,700 crore

Raisina Hills gets new look: Dynamic facade lighting offers visual treat to visitors

The iconic Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi got a new dynamic lighting system on Wednesday which can display a wide range of themes.

Kolkata battered by heavy rains; Met department predicts more showers in next 48 hours

Heavy rains lashed Kolkata and southern districts of West Bengal on Monday causing major water logging and bringing traffic to halt