Indian Navy participates in cooperative exercises with USS Nimitz carrier strike group
Jul 21, 2020, at 05:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In an attempt to improve cooperation between the United States and Indian maritime forces, the Indian navy on Monday conducted a passage exercise with the US Navy's USS Nimitz carrier strike group on the Indian Ocean.
Jul 21, 2020, at 04:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With the biggest single-day spike of 2,282 infections, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has reached 44,769, including 17,204 active ones, 1,147 fatalities and 26,418 recoveries, the state health department said on Monday.
Omar Abdullah threatens to sue Chhattisgarh CM over Sachin Pilot dig
Jul 21, 2020, at 04:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Monday threatened legal action against Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel for indicating that Congress rebel Sachin Pilot's actions were linked to him and his father's release from detention in Kashmir earlier this year.
BREAKING: Oxford University coronavirus vaccine shows good immune response
Jul 21, 2020, at 01:33 am
London: Oxford University on Monday said its coronavirus vaccine appears safe and produces a good immune response. Reports said trials involving 1,077 people found them making antibodies and T-cells that can fight coronavirus.
West Bengal announces 2-day weekly lockdown, informs of community COVID-19 spread
Jul 21, 2020, at 12:50 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In view of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths, the West Bengal government on Monday announced that it will enforce complete lockdown for two days a week in the entire state in addition to the ongoing lockdown in broad-based containment zones.
Assam: 142 people die due to flood and COVID-19
Jul 20, 2020, at 11:16 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam is now fighting with both COVID-19 and floods which together have so far claimed 142 lives so far.
Chhattisgarh: Dantewada: Maoists' 'Homecoming'
Jul 20, 2020, at 11:15 pm
On July 14, 2020, five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Jagdish aka Ratan Kawasi (30), Kamlesh aka Motu Ram Poyami (22), Dinesh aka Mani Ram Alami (24), Balku Kashyap (20) and Shivnath aka Manuram Poyami (25), surrendered before the Security Forces (SFs) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh. Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Pallava disclosed that Jagdish was a ‘squad commander’ and carried a reward of INR 300,000 on his head. He was part of a Maoist team that ambushed SFs at Jhara Ghati in the Narayanpur area of Kanker District on January 16, 2007, killing seven SF personnel. Kamlesh was a ‘local operating squad (LOS) member’ and carried a reward of INR’ 100,000 on his head. Dinesh was the ‘president’ of the ‘Kranti Jantana Sarkar’ and carried a reward of INR 100,000 on his head. Balku and Shivnath were ‘jan militia’ members.
Arunachal Pradesh: NSCN-IM Depredations
Jul 20, 2020, at 11:10 pm
On July 11, 2020, a combined team of the Assam Rifles and the Police, killed six National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) cadres in in an encounter, at a place near Nginu in Longding District. The deceased cadres were identified as - Somaya Shatsang, Ashak Wangsa, Somipam Shaiza, Sawang Pansa, Lentsuba Lalii and Paogouhao Lhangum. Arunachal Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), R.P. Upadhyaya disclosed,
Jharkhand: Two minor girls rescued, 4 kidnappers arrested in Palamu
Jul 20, 2020, at 10:42 pm
Daltonganj/UNI: Police has arrested four kidnappers and rescued from them couple of minor girls.
Uttar Pradesh: Wanted criminal held post-encounter in Prayagraj
Jul 20, 2020, at 10:38 pm
Prayagraj/UNI: A wanted criminal, carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 on his head was arrested following an encounter in the Ghoorpur area, police sources said here on Monday.
Amid Covid-19 OTT platforms gain from adult content :Report
Jul 20, 2020, at 10:25 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Amid the Covid-19 lockdown, the video streaming platforms in India have ramped up massive viewership taking advantage of the absence of a regulatory mechanism to filter explicit and adult content as those devised to regulate film and television.
Bringing down democratically-elected government is treachery: Shiv Sena on Rajasthan crisis
Jul 20, 2020, at 10:08 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena, which is presently an ally of the Congress in Maharashtra, said bringing down a democratically-elected government is "treachery" while commenting on the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, media reports said.
Crime in Uttar Pradesh: Woman gang-raped, thrown into canal in Meerut
Jul 20, 2020, at 09:49 pm
Meerut/UNI: A woman was allegedly gang-raped and later thrown into the Gang canal in the Sardhana area by accused, police said here on Monday.
Karnataka: Dalit man stripped, beaten for allegedly touching bike
Jul 20, 2020, at 07:11 pm
Vijayapura/IBNS: In a video which has been trending on internet since Monday morning, a Dalit man was seen pinned to the ground, stipped and beaten for allegedly touching a bike of one who belongs to an upper caste, media reports said.
Jul 20, 2020, at 06:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader and advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the court has no jurisdiction in matters related to Speaker (Assembly Speaker) as the Rajasthan High Court on Monday resumed hearing on the pleas filed by Sachin Pilot and his loyalists against the disqualification notices served to them.
Two of gangster Vikas Dubey's accomplices arrested in Kanpur
Jul 20, 2020, at 03:45 pm
Kanpur/UNI: Two of gangster Vikas Dubey's accomplices were arrested here by Kanpur police on Monday.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain recovers from COVID-19, joins work today
Jul 20, 2020, at 03:40 pm
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said national capital's health minister Satyendar Kumar Jain has recovered from COVID-19 and will join work on Monday.
Maharashtra fights COVID-19: Lockdown in Thane Dist selectively extended till July 31
Jul 20, 2020, at 01:59 pm
Thane/UNI: The ongoing lockdown in the district (excluding the Corporation limits), which was in force till Sunday night, has now been extended selectively up to July 31, an order issued by district collector Rajesh Narvekar said.
Amid protests, CESC announces to put amounts of April-May billed in June in abeyance
Jul 20, 2020, at 05:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After facing a massive outrage for sending its consumers 'exorbitant' electricity bills amid financial crisis triggered by Covid-19 and resultant lockdown, RP Sanjiv Goenka Group owned power utility, Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC), on Sunday night announced to keep in abeyance the charges for April and May, which were merged with the bills of June.
West Bengal student gangrape case: Mob goes berserk at Chopra
Jul 20, 2020, at 03:29 am
Chopra/WestBengal/UNI: Irate mob went on a rampage at Sonarpur Gram Panchayat of Chopra town in North Dinajpur district, torching at least three buses and a few police vehicles over the alleged gangrape and murder of a student on Sunday.
Lightnings kill five people and injure seven in West Bengal
Jul 20, 2020, at 03:19 am
Kolkata/UNI: Storms and lightning took five lives and injured seven in three districts of West Bengal, reports coming here today said.
Bihar lightning: 10 killed, Nitish announces compensation
Jul 20, 2020, at 02:32 am
Patna/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today expressed deep shock over the deaths of ten people in lightning in seven districts of Bihar and announced compensation of Rs 4 lakhs each to family members of those killed in the incident.
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Rajouri
Jul 20, 2020, at 02:02 am
Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops on Sunday violated the ceasefire agreement by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jul 20, 2020, at 01:52 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Opposition leader in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday alleged that inadequate COVID testing led the State to the serious stage of community spread.
Male calf born to departmental elephant in Kaziranga National Park in Assam
Jul 20, 2020, at 12:32 am
Guwahati/UNI: Amidst the despair caused by the annual floods in Kaziranga National Park (KNP), birth of an elephant calf has brought some reason to rejoice.
60 million people now follows Indian PM Narendra Modi on Twitter
Jul 19, 2020, at 10:21 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi remains one of the most followed persons on Twitter and this is evident from the huge number of people 'following' him on the micro-blogging site.
Heavy rain lashes Delhi, house collapses in ITO
Jul 19, 2020, at 10:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Heavy rains which lashed various parts of Delhi on Sunday morning, resulted in waterlogging and traffic jams in various parts of the city.
Monsoon Session of Parliament likely to begin soon: Venkaiah Naidu
Jul 19, 2020, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The government is contemplating to convene Monsoon Session of the Parliament soon as it has recently reached out to the Presiding Officers of both the upper and lower house.
Video sharing website TikTok discontinues negotiations to open HQ in London amid tensions : Reports
Jul 19, 2020, at 09:13 pm
London: The parent company of social media giant TikTok has decided to discontinue negotiations to open its global headquarters in the United Kingdom in the backdrop of deterioration of relations between Beijing and London.
Two dead as heavy rains lash Delhi flooding roads
Jul 19, 2020, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Two persons died as heavy rains lashed Delhi flooding roads and nearby areas on Sunday morning, media reports said.