Free bus service for women and senior citizens flagged off in Guwahati
Jan 10, 2021, at 04:08 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off 25 pink buses under ‘Bhraman Sarathi’ Scheme for women and senior citizens to travel within Guwahati city in a ceremony held at Assam Administrative Staff College at Khanapra on Saturday.
'Corruption has been institutionalised in West Bengal': JP Nadda targets Trinamool Congress govt
Jan 10, 2021, at 03:11 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday cornered the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal stating corruption has been institutionalised in the state.
Jan 10, 2021, at 02:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a major revelation, a former Pakistani diplomat has admitted on a television show that 300 terrorists were killed in the Balkot airstrikes by India on February 26, 2019.
Uttarakhand: Chicken, egg prices crash in Haldwani
Jan 09, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Haldwani/UNI: Amid bird flu infection cases in different states of the country, the slump in the wholesale prices of eggs has also started in Haldwani's wholesale markets.
WhatsApp privacy debate: Signal sees unprecedented downloads after Elon Musk tweet
Jan 09, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Instant messaging app Signal, which was a favourite amongst a niche audience, has witnessed an unprecedented increase in downloads in the last two days after a simple, two-word tweet from SpaceX founder Elon Musk.
PM Narendra Modi to visit Assam next month
Jan 09, 2021, at 11:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit poll bound Assam in February to boost the morale of party workers and leaders ahead of the state Assembly elections.
Himachal Pradesh: Search on for missing Paraglider pilot
Jan 09, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Shimla/UNI: The search for 45-year-old Delhi-based pilot, who went missing near Billing while paragliding on Friday evening, is still on.
India fights against COVID-19: Vaccination drive to start on Jan 16
Jan 09, 2021, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi: India will start COVID-19 vaccination from Jan 16, officials said on Saturday.
Vinod Mishra made new spokesperson of Aam Aadmi Party in UP
Jan 09, 2021, at 10:31 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Vinod Mishra, who recently joined the Aam Admi Party (AAP) after leaving Congress was on Saturday made the spokesperson of the AAP in Uttar Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh: Nigerian couple held for cyber fraud
Jan 09, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Shimla/UNI: Himachal Pradesh police have arrested a Nigerian couple from Delhi for cyber fraud, the police said on Saturday.
Indian sailors stuck in China to return on Jan 14
Jan 09, 2021, at 09:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Twenty-three sailors, who have been stranded in Chinese waters near port due to Coronavirus-induced restrictions, will be returning to India on Jan 14.
Chinese soldier held on Indian side of the Line of Actual Control
Jan 09, 2021, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi: A Chinese soldier was held by Indian Army personnel on the southern bank of Pangong Tso in Ladakh on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Bengal: AIMIM state president Sk. Abdul Kalam joins Trinamool Congress
Jan 09, 2021, at 08:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a setback for the AIMIM which is set to contest the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, the party's acting president in the state, Sheikh Abdul Kalam, on Saturday joined the ruling Trinamool Congress.
India ready to save humanity with two Covid-19 vaccines: Modi at Pravasi Convention
Jan 09, 2021, at 08:22 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India is ready to save humanity with two indigenous Covid-19 vaccines.
JP Nadda in poll-bound Bengal, tribal community welcomes him in Paschim Bardhaman
Jan 09, 2021, at 08:10 pm
Andal/UNI: BJP president Jagat Prasad Nadda, who is on "Mission Bengal" campaign targeting the West Bengal assembly polls, arrived here on Saturday.
Assam government to gift khadi clothes to its Grade IV employees, first phase to start in January
Jan 09, 2021, at 07:22 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In a move to pay tributes to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and his movement for Khadi, the Assam government is taking forward its decision will provide khadi shirt, eri shawl and eristole to Grade IV male and female employees in a phased manner.
Huge cache of arms-ammunition recovered in Manipur
Jan 09, 2021, at 07:08 pm
Imphal/IBNS: Security forces have recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Manipur's Bishnupur district.
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal takes stock of the paddy procurement with FCI
Jan 09, 2021, at 06:47 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Taking its commitment forward to the welfare of the farmers, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reiterated that his government is committed to Rs 1,868 Minimum Support Price (MSP) of paddy for every quintal to the farmers of the state as the government has been procuring the paddy from the farmers with the same MSP.
Bird flu scare: Assam government temporarily bans poultry import
Jan 09, 2021, at 06:39 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government has temporarily banned the import of poultry in view of the outbreak of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza in many states of the country.
Maharashtra: Hospital fire leaves 10 newborn babies dead, PM Modi calls it 'heart-wrenching'
Jan 09, 2021, at 02:59 pm
Bhandara: At least ten newborn babies were killed as a fire broke out in the child care unit of a hospital in Maharashtra's Bhandara region on Saturday.
Narco-terror module case: NIA conducts searches in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab
Jan 09, 2021, at 07:08 am
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches in six locations spanning from Punjab to Jammu and Kashmir in connection with investigation of a Narco-terror module related to seizure of about 61 Kgs of heroin along with arms and ammunitions on Sept 20 at International Border at Arnia, Jammu.
Jan 09, 2021, at 06:54 am
New Delhi: West Pakistan Refugees on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for granting them citizenship rights after a long wait of over seven decades.
India delivered 9 consignments of Covid-19 relief supplies to Bhutan between March to December
Jan 09, 2021, at 06:44 am
Thimphu: India has sent nine consignments, which contained medical supplies and Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), to Bhutan between March and December, officials said.
Jan 09, 2021, at 06:31 am
Colombo: India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation on various issues.
Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali likely to visit India next week
Jan 09, 2021, at 06:24 am
Kathmandu: Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali to visit India next week, media reports said on Friday.
Gang-war in Kolkata's Anandapur leaves two injured with bullet shots
Jan 09, 2021, at 05:12 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At least two men were shot during a gun battle between two local groups over real estate promoting conflict at Gulshan Colony in east Kolkata's Anandapur area on Friday evening, reports said.
7 days institutional quarantine must for all UK returnees: Delhi airport
Jan 09, 2021, at 03:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Friday tweeted a clarification which necessitates seven days of compulsory institutional quarantine for all passengers returning from the United Kingdom.
Bengal cinema halls can operate with 100 pct occupancy: Mamata Banerjee
Jan 09, 2021, at 02:52 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced that cinema halls in her state would be allowed to operate with 100 per cent occupancy if Covid-19 safety protocols are adhered to.
Ganga Sagar mela is possible if Covid-19 restrictions are honoured: Calcutta HC
Jan 09, 2021, at 01:01 am
Kolkata/UNI: A two-judge bench of Calcutta High Court observed on Friday that the court would give green light to hold Ganga Sagar Mela if the state government enforce restrictions to combat covid-19.
Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army rescues pregnant woman
Jan 09, 2021, at 12:10 am
Srinagar: Soldiers rescued a pregnant woman stuck in snowbound Kupwara and safely took her for about two kilometres in knee-deep snow till the hospital, the Army said on Thursday.