05 Feb, 23:51 (IST)

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Monday, February 5, said that India wants to maintain a friendship with the whole world but will not compromise the security of the country and its citizens. Amit Shah made the remark while addressing the launch event of the Observer Research Foundation's (ORF) Foreign Policy Survey in the national capital.

05 Feb, 23:14 (IST)

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inspected the Margao KTC bus stand on Monday, February 5, 2024. PM Modi is scheduled to visit the state on Tuesday.Goa CM Pramod Sawant Inspects Margao KTC Bus Stand

05 Feb, 22:30 (IST)

Congress Leader Deepak Baij on Monday, February 5, said that Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra will enter Chhattisgarh on February 8. "The yatra will exit Chhattisgarh on February 14. Party workers from all over the state will come and join the yatra," he said. Baij also said that the yatra will benefit the party enormously.

05 Feb, 21:45 (IST)

RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address in Lok Sabha. Mrityunjay Tiwari said PM Narendra Modi should see within his party before speaking on corruption. "The people of India won’t accept double standards on corruption," he said.Watch Video:

05 Feb, 21:03 (IST)

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Monday, February 5, said terrorism cases reduced by 72 percent in the ten years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "If I compare Modi ji's tenure of 10 years and UPA's rule of ten years, cases of terrorism have reduced by 72 per cent," he said.

05 Feb, 20:14 (IST)

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced free bus travel in Delhi for transgenders. "I am happy to announce that transgenders will get free ride on buses in Delhi. Just like women are not charged for bus ride, transgenders will be also be provided free bus travel in Delhi," he said.Watch Video:

05 Feb, 19:21 (IST)

On Monday, PM Narendra Modi said that India's policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism has compelled the entire world to walk towards this policy. "We should be proud of the valour of India's military. People may try to break their morale as much as they want but I trust our military," he said.Watch Video:

05 Feb, 18:43 (IST)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the country will be the third-largest economy in the third term of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government. PM Narendra Modi made the statement while replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President's address in the Lok Sabha. "India was the 11th largest economy in 2014. Today, India is the 5th largest economy, and yet they (Congress) are silent. They saw a vision that India will be the third largest in 30 years. We will not allow the nation to wait for so long. It is Modi's guarantee that in our third term, India will be the third largest economic power," he said.

05 Feb, 17:51 (IST)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, February 5, attacked the opposition and said that they failed to fulfill their responsibility as opposition. "I have always said that the country needs a good opposition," the Indian Prime Minister said.

05 Feb, 17:24 (IST)

PM Narendra Modi replied to Motion of Thanks on the President's Address in the Lok Sabha on Monday, February 5, 2024. While addressing the Lower House he said, "When the President came to this new Parliament building to address all of us and the pride and honour with which Sengol led the entire procession - we were walking behind it.”PM Modi Replies to Motion of Thanks on President's Address

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New Delhi, February 5: Under the leadership of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Uttarakhand Cabinet adopted the report on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), according to news agency ANI. The meeting took place at the Chief Minister's residence. Following the acceptance of the UCC draft report by the cabinet, the administration is expected to introduce the UCC Bill on February 6 during the Uttarakhand Assembly session. The Uttarakhand Assembly has already scheduled a special four-day session for February 5-8.

The East Garo Hills in Meghalaya were jolted by an earthquake on Sunday afternoon, February 4, with a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The NCS reports that the tremors began to feel about 2:37 PM. The earthquake was registered at a depth of 12 km. "Earthquake of Magnitude:3.5, Occurred on 04-02-2024, 14:37:15 IST, Lat: 25.80 & Long: 90.69, Depth: 12 Km , Region: East Garo Hills, Meghalaya," the NCS said in a post on X.

With Sunday's heavy snowfall, Uttarakhand's Gangotri Dham was blanketed in white. Owing to intense snowfall, the Gangotri temple premises and its environs are covered in a thick layer of white snow. Kedarnath Temple, another well-known pilgrimage site, is still covered in snow since the region keeps getting snowfall. Meanwhile, significant snowfall on Sunday transforms Srinagar, a popular tourist destination in Jammu and Kashmir, into a wintry paradise. After a protracted dry season, the snow has provided a feeling of optimism and regeneration to the people who rely on it for many reasons.

In Brand Finance's Brand Guardianship Index 2024, Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), came in top among all Indians and second worldwide. In addition to fellow Indians like Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran (ranked No. 5, up from No. 8 in the 2023 ranking) and Anish Shah (ranked No. 6) of Mahindra Group, among many others, he was ranked ahead of prominent global business figures like Elon Musk of Tesla, Apple, Sundar Pichai of Google, and Microsoft's Satya Nadella.