Former JD-S MLA dies of Covid-19
Sep 03, 2020, at 05:26 pm
Shivamogga/UNI: Former Karnataka Legislator and the JD(S) leader Appaji Gowada passed away after a brief illness, last night, family sources said on Thursday.
Uttar Pradesh: Three killed in road accident
Sep 03, 2020, at 05:24 pm
Jaunpur/UNI: Three people of a family were killed and five others were injured when an SUV overturned under Machhlishahr police station area in the district late Wednesday night.
Kashmir: Security forces launch CASO in Shopian
Sep 03, 2020, at 05:22 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Thursday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Shopian, official sources said.
Two held in connection with jewellers murder case in Goa
Sep 03, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Panaji/UNI: Crime Branch of Goa Police on Thursday arrested two persons in connection with the murder of businessman Swapnil Walke.
India-China clash: Army chief MM Naravane reaches Ladakh to review operational preparedness
Sep 03, 2020, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane is on a two-day visit to Ladakh to review the latest operational situation amidst the heightened military tensions with China after Indian soldiers occupied heights on the southern bank of Pangong Tso under Chushul sector in eastern Ladakh.
Sep 03, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Eight former police officers of Maharashtra have moved the Bombay High Court seeking a stay in the alleged media trial in the death case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, media reports said.
PM Narendra Modi's Twitter account hacked, now secured
Sep 03, 2020, at 04:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: One Twitter account linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi was hacked in the wee hours of Thursday, the micro-blogging site said.
Supreme Court rejects bail plea of teen accused of killing 7-yr-old boy in a Gurgaon school
Sep 03, 2020, at 05:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A three-judge bench of Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of a teenager accused of killing a 7-year-old boy at a private school in Gurgaon in 2017, said media reports.
Discussions will resume again: Shashi Tharoor after meeting Facebook India chief
Sep 03, 2020, at 05:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who heads the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, on Wednesday informed that the Facebook representatives will appear again to resume the discussion on the row over the social media giant's content policy.
SC dismisses Netflix plea against Bihar court's stay order on docuseries 'Bad Boy Billionaires'
Sep 03, 2020, at 04:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court today refused to provide relief to Netflix for its new web series "Bad Boy Billionaires", which had been put on stay by a Bihar court.
After row over Parliament's 'Question Hour', govt allows written responses
Sep 03, 2020, at 04:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after a huge cry by the Oppositions over the scrapping of 'Question Hour' in the Parliament, the government has said it would allow "unstarred questions" which means written questions can be made that will receive written responses.
China made growing attempt to invade Indian entertainment industry: Report
Sep 03, 2020, at 03:38 am
Beijing/ New Delhi: Despite the distrust shared between India and China, the growing attempt of Chinese investors to influence Indian minds is evident from the largescale investments made by them in the entertainment industry here.
Sep 03, 2020, at 01:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday questioned the government over the details of the domestic and foreign contributors or donors of the PM CARES fund, whose names have not been made public in the audited statement for the financial year 2020.
Sep 03, 2020, at 01:01 am
Istanbul: In an attempt to radicalize Indian Muslims, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has allocated huge funds to the Turkish intelligence under which preachers recruited from surrendered ISIS cadres will help spread Turkey’s influence, media reports said.
LAC tension: India now bans 118 Chinese apps, includes PUBG
Sep 02, 2020, at 11:23 pm
New Delhi: The Indian government on Wednesday banned popular game PUBG and 118 other Chinese mobile applications.
Losing trust on BJP government at Centre: Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi on GST
Sep 02, 2020, at 09:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of betraying the states by not paying the shortfall in Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Telangana: 5 killed in road accident
Sep 02, 2020, at 07:14 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Five youths were killed when the car in which they were travelling collided with a lorry near Damera Mandal crossroads in Warangal (rural) district of Telangana on Wednesday.
Kashmir: Hideout busted in Poonch, arms, ammunition recovered
Sep 02, 2020, at 07:08 pm
Jammu/UNI: Joint teams of security forces have busted a terrorist outfit and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Magisterial probe ordered after encounter death in Uttar Pradesh
Sep 02, 2020, at 07:06 pm
Bahraich/UNI: Following the death of wanted miscreant Panne Yadav in a joint encounter by the police and STF, the District Magistrate has ordered a magisterial probe into the matter here, police sources said on Wednesday.
Kashmir: NIA conduct raids at two places in Srinagar
Sep 02, 2020, at 06:52 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday raided several houses of Cross-Line of Control (LoC) traders at two places in here, official sources said.
Special CBI court reserves verdict on Babri Masjid demolition case, judgement due by September end
Sep 02, 2020, at 06:50 pm
Lucknow/UNI: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court has completed arguments in the trial over the demolition of the Babri mosque structure in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, and reserved its judgement for September end.
Opposition attacks BJP government over its 'No Question Hour' move in Parliament
Sep 02, 2020, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Several opposition parties have slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre after the ruling dispensation decided to cancel the "Question Hour" in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament amid Covid-19.
Goa CM Pramod Sawant tests Covid-19 positive
Sep 02, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Goa/IBNS: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday informed that he has tested positive for Covid-19.
India reeling under Modi-made disaster: Rahul Gandhi
Sep 02, 2020, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Mounting pressure on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday made yet another attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the massive fall in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Covid-19 spread, the bilateral tension between India and China and other economic issues.
Pakistan violates truce in Rajouri's Keri sector, JCO martyred
Sep 02, 2020, at 04:30 pm
Jammu/UNI: A Junior Commissioned Officer on Wednesday attained martyrdom as Pakistan troops yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Keri Sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Building collapses in Palghar; No casualties
Sep 02, 2020, at 04:29 pm
Palghar/UNI: As many as 23 people miraculously escaped when a four-story building on Achole road at Nalasopara in Palghar district collapsed on Wednesday morning, Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) sources said.
Telangana: Five youth killed as car collides with lorry in
Sep 02, 2020, at 04:27 pm
Warangal-Rural/UNI: Five youth were killed on the spot when a car in which they were travelling collided with a lorry at Pasarakonda, Damera Mandal in this district early hours on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Four LET associates arrested in Budgam; arms , ammunition recovered
Sep 02, 2020, at 04:25 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant associates along with arms and ammunition have been arrested in central Kashmir district of Budgam, police claimed on Wednesday.
Amid heightening tension with China, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Russia
Sep 02, 2020, at 02:43 pm
New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will leave for Moscow on Wednesday to attend the combined meeting of Defence Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member States in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of victory in the World War II.
NSA: Dr. Kafeel Khan released from Mathura prison after Allahabad HC order
Sep 02, 2020, at 02:30 pm
Mathura: Uttar Pradesh doctor Kafeel Khan, who was jailed under the National Security Act (NSA), walked out of a prison in Mathura on Wednesday.