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PM Modi meets Tulsi Gabbard, gifts her vase containing holy Ganga water from Maha Kumbh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States Intelligence Chief Tulsi Gabbard met in the national capital on Monday, exchanging not just pleasantries but also gifts in the form of Ganga Jal (holy Ganga water) and a handcrafted mala.

Mar 17, 2025

Moscow to participate in Smart Cities India Expo 2025

A Russian delegation from the Government of Moscow will participate in the Smart Cities India Expo 2025, to be held in New Delhi from March 19 to 21.

Mar 17, 2025

Uproar in J&K Assembly Over Deaths of Two Tribal Youths in Kulgam

The J&K Legislative Assembly witnessed intense protests over the deaths of two tribal youths in South Kashmir's Kulgam district. Lawmakers from the ruling National Conference, Congress, and opposition PDP, along with an Independent MLA, condemned the police's alleged high-handedness against protesters.

Mar 17, 2025

China 'appreciates' PM Modi's 'positive remarks', says willing to work with India

China on Monday said that it "appreciates" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent "positive remarks" on China-India relations as both sides earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries in Kazan, last year.

Mar 17, 2025

Women journalists arrested for derogatory content against Telangana CM get bail

A court here on Monday granted bail to two women journalists who were arrested last week for allegedly circulating defamatory content against Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.

Mar 17, 2025

Karnataka Congress challenges BJP to name ministers

The faceoff between the and the opposition BJP continued on Monday over the alleged involvement of two serving ministers in a gold smuggling case linked to Kannada actress Ranya Rao, the stepdaughter of serving DGP K. Ramachandra Rao.

Mar 17, 2025

Don't want Tamil youth to follow actors like flock of sheep, says VCK leader

VCK leader and Member of Parliament Thol Thirumavalavan has urged Tamil Nadu's youth not to fall for the glamour of cinema or blindly follow film stars entering politics.

Mar 17, 2025

TN Police detain Annamalai ahead of protest over TASMAC corruption

Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai was taken into custody by Chennai Police on Monday while en route to a protest against alleged irregularities in the TASMAC.

Mar 17, 2025

Kerala HC sets aside appointment of probe commission in Waqf related case

The Pinarayi Vijayan government on Monday suffered a jolt when the Kerala High Court allowed the petition challenging the appointment of an Inquiry Commission to find a permanent solution to a dispute between the Munambam residents and Waqf Board.

Mar 17, 2025

Ex-Union Minister Debendra Pradhan passes away at 84

Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union Minister Dr Debendra Pradhan passed away at the official residence of his son and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Delhi on Monday. He was 84.

Mar 17, 2025

Trump shares PM Modi's 3-hr podcast on Truth Social

US President Donald Trump on Monday morning (Indian time) shared Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-hour-long podcast with US-based podcaster Lex Fridman on his social media platform, Truth Social.

Mar 17, 2025

Tamilisai Soundararajan detained ahead of BJP's protest over TASMAC scam in TN

Tamil Nadu Police detained senior BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday ahead of her protest against the alleged multi-crore TASMAC scam.

Mar 17, 2025

Four arrested in Karnataka in moral policing case

The police on Monday arrested four people in connection with an incident of moral policing and launched a hunt for two absconding accused in the Belagavi district of Karnataka.

Mar 17, 2025

Role of political leaders in Kerala CSR funds scam to be probed, says CM Vijayan

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday informed the state Assembly that only a detailed probe will reveal if there was any involvement of political leaders in the now infamous Kerala CSR funds scam.

Mar 17, 2025

Justice Joymalya Bagchi takes oath as SC judge

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Monday administered the oath of office to Justice Joymalya Bagch as a judge of the Supreme Court.

Mar 17, 2025