Jammu and Kashmir: LeT militant arrested
Aug 19, 2020, at 03:52 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested an active Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant along with a pistol in north Kashmir district of Bandipora.
India and Nepal hold 8th meeting of OSM
Aug 19, 2020, at 06:11 am
New Delhi/Kathmandu: In the backdrop of a recent spat between the two nations over territorial issue, India and Nepal held the 8th meeting of the Oversight Mechanism (OSM) through Digital Video Conferencing.
Aug 19, 2020, at 05:42 am
Beijing: A Chinese official on Monday said the growth of relationship between Beijing and New Delhi will add stability and positive energy to peace and prosperity of the region and the world at large.
Aug 19, 2020, at 04:58 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh has warned the Centre that the state's water-sharing dispute with Haryana will transform into a national security problem if Satluj-Yamuna Link Canal is completed, said a media report.
NPF withdraws membership from Joint Legislators Forum on Naga political issue
Aug 19, 2020, at 04:11 am
Kohima/IBNS: The MLAs of the Naga Peoples' Front (NPF) on Tuesday have withdrawn its membership from the Joint Legislators Forum (JLF) on Naga political issue.
Aug 19, 2020, at 03:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said India is negotiating bilateral bubble agreement with 13 countries, including Australia, Singapore and Thailand, to extend the "reach and scope" of Vande Bharat Mission, which is currently in its fifth phase.
Puri residents, lawyers oppose transfer of Bagala Dharamshala land to hoteliers
Aug 19, 2020, at 01:10 am
Puri/UNI: Residents and lawyers have decried the sale of six plots of Bagala Dharamshala land to hoteliers who were displaced under the Sri Jagannath temple heritage project.
Congress demands thorough, impartial probe in Facebook India operations
Aug 18, 2020, at 11:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Tuesday asked Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to institute a thorough and impartial investigation into the Facebook India operations.
Despite constraints priority now to monetize, says Prasar Bharti's CEO
Aug 18, 2020, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi: National broadcaster Prasar Bharti has said that to be self-sufficient, its priority now is to monetize despite the fact that unlike private channels it has to work under several constraints.
Supreme Court reserves verdict on pleas seeking cancellation of UGC final term exams
Aug 18, 2020, at 10:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on pleas challenging UGC guidelines that mandating to conduct final year examinations by the end of September.
UP: Two youths found dead in Farukkhabad
Aug 18, 2020, at 10:27 pm
Farukkhabad/UNI: Two youths were found dead in separate places of Rajepur here, police said on Tuesday.
Maharashtra: Three employees detained for embezzlement, faking robbery in Thane
Aug 18, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Thane/UNI: Three staff members of an online grocery portal were detained for embezzling Rs 2.20 lakh and faking it to be a robbery, police said here on Tuesday.
Supreme Court rejects plea seeking transfer of funds from PM CARES to NDRF
Aug 18, 2020, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea, seeking transfer of contributions made to the PM CARES Fund for battling the Covid-19 pandemic to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).
Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla visits Bangladesh
Aug 18, 2020, at 10:14 pm
Dhaka: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is currently on a visit to Bangladesh, officials said on Tuesday.
Uttar Pradesh: Nurse found dead in Deoria
Aug 18, 2020, at 10:14 pm
Deoria/UNI: A staff nurse was found dead in her house in Tarkulwa area here late on Monday night, police sources said on Tuesday.
Visva-Bharati University files police complaint against TMC MLA for leading vandalism at campus
Aug 18, 2020, at 09:37 pm
Shantiniketan/UNI/IBNS: The Visva-Bharati today lodged a police complaint against local Trinamool MLA Naresh Bouri and some others, a day after thousands of people allegedly using a bulldozer demolished an under construction boundary wall around the Pous Mela ground and vandalised its old entry gate, amid the admission process for new academic year.
Tuticorin: Shocked over HC verdict, will pursue all legal remedies: Sterlite CEO
Aug 18, 2020, at 08:22 pm
Chennai/UNI: Expressing shock over the Madras High Court verdict rejecting its plea to re-open the copper smelting plant at Tuticorin, Sterlite Copper CEO Pankaj Kumar said the company would pursue all legal remedies.
Kashmir: Newly recruited Al-badr militant arrested in Shopian
Aug 18, 2020, at 08:12 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A newly recruited militant of Al-Badr outfit was arrested by security forces during a naka checking in south Kashmir district of Shopian, police spokesman said on Tuesday.
Kashmir: CASO resumes in Baramulla, 4 SF personnel, 2 militants killed
Aug 18, 2020, at 07:31 pm
Srinagar/UNI: With the first light on Tuesday, security forces resumed Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) at Kreeri Pattan in north Kashmir district of Baramulla, where four security personnel and two militants were killed on Monday.
Madhya Pradesh government jobs to be reserved for local youth: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Aug 18, 2020, at 07:22 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan on Tuesday announced his government will bring a law to reserve government jobs for the youth of the state.
Pranab Mukherjee continues to be critical: R&R Hospital
Aug 18, 2020, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The health condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee continues to be critical, the Army Research and Referral hospital said on Tuesday.
Goa Governor Satyapal Malik shifted to Meghalaya, replaces Tathagata Roy
Aug 18, 2020, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday shifted Goa Governor Satyapal Malik to Meghalaya, replacing incumbent Tathagatha Roy, on completion of his five-year-tenure in the gubernatorial post.
Aug 18, 2020, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Two opposition party MPs on Tuesday engaged themselves into a heated war of words with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey over the talks to summon social networking site Facebook for allegedly ignoring hate speeches posted by the ruling saffron outfit.
Grievances Portals in each district of J&K: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
Aug 18, 2020, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Jitendra Singh has assured the Centre's assistance to the Jammu & Kashmir government in establishing grievance portals in all 20 districts of the state.
Amit Shah, who had recovered from Covid-19, admitted to AIIMS
Aug 18, 2020, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who had recovered from Covid-19 last week, was admitted to a government hospital on Tuesday, media reports said.
Assam reports 2,792 new Covid-19 cases, toll mounts to 197
Aug 18, 2020, at 04:23 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has reported 2,792 fresh positive cases for Covid-19 and eight deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours.
Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw tests positive for COVID-19
Aug 18, 2020, at 03:45 pm
Bengaluru/uni: Executive Chairperson of Biocon Limited Kiran Mazumdar Shaw said that she has tested positive for COVID-19.
Nirmala Sitharaman turns 61, PM Modi wishes her
Aug 18, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman turned 61 on Tuesday.
Security officials arrest newly recruited LeT militant from south Kashmir
Aug 18, 2020, at 03:11 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A newly recruited militant of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) was arrested by security forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Shopian, official sources said on Tuesday.
Delhi Assembly panel to summon Facebook official over hate speech issue
Aug 18, 2020, at 04:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A panel of Delhi Assembly on Monday said it would issue summon to Facebook officials, especially senior executive Ankhi Das, over the company's alleged stance regarding hate speeches posted by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders.