PANAJI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Sunday that it would not have taken so long for Goa to be liberated from Portuguese rule had Sardar Patel lived longer. He said the delay in liberation meant several freedom fighters lost their lives. “At least 31 satyagrahis lost their...

The Centre wrote to floor leaders of four opposition parties whose members were suspended from Rajya Sabha, calling them for a meeting in Parliament at 10am on Monday, December 20. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi has written to leaders of Congress, TMC, CPI(M), CPI and Shiv Sena whose...

NEW DELHI: Despite the growing Omicron scare and rising coronavirus cases globally, Covid infections continue to fall in India. The country logged less than 50,000 fresh cases in the week ending Sunday, the first time in 19 months that the weekly count had dropped below that mark. India recorded...

The Punjab Police has registered a case in connection with the attempted sacrilege incident at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. CM Charanjit Singh Channi has ordered a probe into the incident to find the “real conspirators”. Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: The active cases in the country account for less...

Balasore (Odisha):  In a significant development, India successfully testfired the nuclear-capable strategic Agni Prime missile off the coast of Odisha with the capability to hit targets between 1,000 to 2,000 km on Saturday. “India today successfully testfired the Agni Prime missile off the coast of Odisha in Balasore. Agni...

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav told NDTV Friday that he remained open to contesting the 2022 UP Assembly election – after having told news agency PTI last month that he would not. Mr Yadav – whose ‘rainbow’ alliance of regional parties is emerging as a serious challenge to...

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) will take up the issue of the Central government’s proposal to raise the marriageable age of girls to 21 years, board member Maulana Kalbe Jawad said on Friday. In an exclusive interview with Times Now, the Uttar Pradesh...

NEW DELHI: Even as India has maintained a weekly Covid positivity rate of less than 1% for a month with cases below 10,000 for 20 days, health authorities warned against complacency, highlighting the situation in UK and France that are witnessing a surge due to Omicron despite high vaccination...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the 594-km long Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur on Saturday. The six-lane expressway, built at a cost of Rs 36,230 crore, is being tipped as the longest expressway in Uttar Pradesh. Starting near Bijauli village in Meerut, the...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address and inaugurate an All India Mayor’s Conference in Varanasi on Friday via video conferencing at 10:30 am. The event is being organised by the department of Urban Develpement of Uttar Pradesh. It is expected that mayor’s of over 100 cities would be participating...