Amid continues ruckus by Opposition MPs on Friday, the Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 11 am tomorrow.Earlier in the day. the Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha stormed the well of the House over the Pegasus Project media report and raised slogans of 'Disclose Pegasus'.Amid the ongoing farmers' protest against the new Agri laws, Congress Parliamentarian Deepender Singh Hooda on Friday moved a 'suspension of business' notice in Rajya Sabha.In the notice, Hooda stated, "The House to discuss the extraordinary situation that has risen over the passing of the Farm Bills by the Government of India in

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu who won the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics, received a rousing welcome in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada by the state government on August 5. PV Sindhu became India's first woman to secure two Olympic medals. "I feel very happy to be here. I'm thankful to my parents, they've been very supportive," said Sindhu.

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated wrestler Ravi Dahiya who bagged a Silver medal in Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. "India is proud of Ravi Dahiya for winning the wrestling Silver at #Tokyo2020. You came back into bouts from very difficult situations and won them. Like a true champion, you demonstrated your inner strength too. Congratulations for the exemplary wins & bringing glory to India," tweeted Rashtrapati Bhavan.Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country takes great pride in Ravi Dahiya's achievement. "Ravi Kumar Dahiya is a remarkable wrestler!

Family members of Indian Hockey players Manpreet Singh and Mandeep Singh celebrated the team's win in the Bronze-medal bout versus Germany on Thursday.Scenes of celebration and overwhelming emotion were witnessed from households of both the players. Mandeep's mother said that all hard work has finally paid off.'It was a good performance. Players worked really hard on the field and they gave their all. We have got a medal and all the hard work has paid off. There will be lots of celebrations today," said Davinder, Mandeep's mother.The player's father too was elated after India added another med

The Lok Sabha was on Thursday adjourned till 2 pm as Opposition Parliamentarians continued to create ruckus in the House over various issues.Earlier in the day, Congress MP Manish Tewari gave adjournment motion notice in the Lower House over the 'Pegasus Project' issue.Tewari in his notice said, "Reports have pointed out that the Government of India has procured the surveillance tool Pegasus developed by Israeli company NSO Group for surveillance of Journalists, Civil Society Activists, Politicians and Supreme Court Judges."He further stated that since the NSO group's policy is that clients ar

Indian soldiers have arrived in Russia for the Indra-2021 drills in the Volgograd Region, the Indian Army informed on Monday.The contingent received a warm welcome from the Russian Military Band upon arrival."Exercise INDRA2021: Indian Army contingent participating in Exercise INDRA2021 from 01 to 13 Aug 2021 arrived at Volgograd, Russia. The contingent was given a warm welcome by Russian Military Band," Indian Army tweeted.A spokesperson for the Russia Southern Military District (SMD) announced the arrival of the Indian contingent. "At the Gumrak airport, Volgograd, a group of 250 soldiers of

Amidst the continuous uproar by the Opposition members in the Parliament over various issues, Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Monday. Leaders from the Opposition parties were shouting slogans to hold discussions on issues like Pegasus, farmer issues, rising inflation, etc. Before the House was adjourned, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha. Also, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in the Lok Sabha said, "We want a discussion on the Pegasus spyware issue but the government is not ready to listen to our demands." Congres

India reported 44,230 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate at 2.44 per cent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. With these new cases, the active tally has climbed to 4,05,155 and constitutes 1.28 per cent of total cases. The country's cumulative COVID-19 tally has reached 3,15,72,344.With 42,360 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the overall recoveries in the county have reached 3,07,43,972. The recovery rate now stands at 97.38 per cent.A total of 4,23,217 deaths have been reported so far out of which 555 deaths were reported in the la

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that he had a very detailed discussion with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the ongoing situation in Afghanistan and they both agreed that there cannot be a takeover of the war-torn country by use of force.Addressing the upper house, the minister said, "We (Indian leadership) highlighted that in our approach to global issues we're guided by quest for perfect union but we seek to right historical wrongs. When it comes to freedom, we shouldn't treat it as non-governance or abdication of responsibilit