Current Affairs

Nehru should not have taken Kashmir issue to the UN, says Nirmala Sitharaman in RS

The finance minister targeted Congress on the issue while replying to a discussion on the Budget 2022-23 for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) in Rajya Sabha.

Mundra port drugs seizure: NIA charges 16 narco traffickers, including 11 Afghans

The case relates to the seizure of 2,988.21 kgs of heroin at the Mundra Port in Gujarat by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Gandhidham, on September 13 last year.

Convinced, Russian forces will attack Ukraine in coming week, says Joe Biden

The US President said they are doing everything in their power to remove any reason that Russia may give to justify invading Ukraine and prevent them from moving in

India is among the most unequal countries, says World Inequality Report

The report says the top one percent of the population holds more than one-fifth of the total national income in 2021 and the bottom half just 13 percent

Muzaffarnagar: 17 school girls drugged, molested on pretext of exam, say UP Police

On November 18, the two school managers of Purkaji town stopped 17 girls from Bhopa at GGS International School at night, spiked their food and allegedly molested them

Developed nations must spend 1% of GDP to finance green projects in developing countries, says Narendra Modi

The Summit however ended with no time-bound agreements. Leaders recommitted to providing $100 billion a year to counter climate change, and pushing for greater vaccine equality to fight COVID-19

Too early to conclude on lessons learnt from COVID-19 crisis, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Sitharaman said much before the second Covid wave struck, her government had extended a stimulus and was waiting for the economy to revive

Fertilizer scam: Have nothing to do with the case, says Agrasen Gehlot

The brother of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate last month as well

BJP MP Varun Gandhi slams those glorifying Nathuram Godse on Gandhi Jayanti

The Lok Sabha member's comments came amid "Nathuram Godse Zindabad" (long live Nathuram Godse) being among the top Twitter trends on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.

Meenakari chess set, copy of old notifications: What PM gifted Kamala Harris during their first in-person meet

Modi gifted US Vice President Kamala Harris a copy of old notifications related to her grandfather, who was a senior Indian government officer, in a wooden handicraft frame