Jammu and Kashmir witnessing political freshness with JK People Justice Front

Jul 07, 2020, at 08:16 am

Srinagar: There seems to be a political paradigm shift in Jammu and Kashmir as new political parties are emerging in the scenario to give the state a new hope.

Special trains between West Bengal and Covid hotspots to run once a week

Jul 07, 2020, at 12:18 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Special trains to West Bengal's Howrah station from Covid-19 hotspots, including, Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad will now run once a week, following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's request to cut down the number of trains from hotspot areas as coronavirus cases in the state have been hitting new highs in the past one week, said reports.

Over 8 lakh Indians may be forced to leave after Kuwait govt approves draft expat quota bill: Reports

Jul 06, 2020, at 11:36 pm

Kuwait City/IBNS: At least eight lakh Indians may have to leave Kuwait as its National Assembly committee approved a draft expat quota bill aimed at trimming down the workforce from foreign countries, said media reports.

Drugs and Khalistani movement getting intermingled, says report as India names nine in terror list

Jul 06, 2020, at 11:12 pm

Berlin: Pakistan's spy agency the Inter-Services Intelligence Agency (ISI) has turned several chiefs of Sikh terror groups into drug smugglers, according a media report in Zee News.

UP: 933 fresh cases of COVID-19 takes total to 28,636

Jul 06, 2020, at 08:29 pm

Lucknow/UNI: With 933 fresh cases recorded on Monday, the total COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh has touched 28,636.

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama turns 85

Jul 06, 2020, at 08:13 pm

Dharamsala/IBNS: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Monday turned 85 as his birthday was celebrated online

West Bengal launches Self Scan app as 'indigenous alternative' to China's Cam Scanner

Jul 06, 2020, at 07:25 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the prevailing anti-China sentiment across the country, the West Bengal government on Monday launched Self Scan App which will work as an "indigenous alternative" to the banned Chinese app Cam Scanner.

Bounty on fugitive criminal Vikas Dubey wanted in killing of 8 cops increased to Rs 2.5 lakh

Jul 06, 2020, at 05:48 pm

Kanpur/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh Police has increased the reward for the arrest of notorious criminal Vikas Dubey, who is absconding since Friday after allegedly killing eight policemen, to Rs 2.5 lakhs.

Jamtara: Girl commits suicide in Jamtara after lover shares pictures on social media

Jul 06, 2020, at 05:40 pm

Jamtara/UNI:  A girl committed suicide in this district after her lover shared their pictures on a social media platform and later refused to marry the girl.

India-China conflict: Wang Yi, Ajit Doval discuss on standoff, agree both sides should respect LAC

Jul 06, 2020, at 05:24 pm

New Delhi: Weeks after the soldiers of the neighbouring nations were involved in a violent standoff at the Galwan Valley, Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, who had a telephonic conversation on Sunday, agreed both sides should respect and observe the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

Hajj Pilgrimage: Touching Kaaba banned

Jul 06, 2020, at 05:22 pm

Dhaka/UNI:  Touching the Kaaba will be banned during this year's Hajj, as per health protocols issued by Saudi National Center for Disease Prevention and Control to prevent spread of COVID-19.

COVID-19 recovery rate in Delhi is 72 pc: Kejriwal

Jul 06, 2020, at 05:00 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said there has been a considerable dip in the positivity ratio and the recovery rate of Delhi has gone up to 72 per cent, as more and more people are recovering from Covid-19 on a daily basis.

Jharkhand: Girl dies in home quarantine in Khunti

Jul 06, 2020, at 04:58 pm

Khunti/UNI:  In what may turn out to be a case of death caused due to Covid-19, a girl who was kept in home quarantine in Marcha village under Rania block of this district has passed away.

Bihar: Couple burnt alive in Lakhisarai

Jul 06, 2020, at 04:52 pm

Lakhisarai/UNI: A couple was burnt alive at Damodarpur village under Town police station area in Lakhisarai district.

India-China Ladakh faceoff: Disengagement in Galwan Valley begins

Jul 06, 2020, at 01:47 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India and China have begun disengagement as per their agreed terms in the Corps Commanders-level held last week, sources in the government establishment said on Monday.

Covid-19 death rate declining in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal

Jul 06, 2020, at 12:43 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the deaths due to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic were declining, urging people in the national capital not to panic over the surge in infections.

New Delhi-Beijing conflict: Amid heightened tension, India gears up for challenge

Jul 06, 2020, at 10:04 am

Leh: Amid heightened tension in recent months, the frontline fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force are flying consistently in and out  of the airbase located close to the border with China.

Friends of Canada-India group demonstrate against China in Vancouver

Jul 05, 2020, at 10:14 pm

Vancouver: Demanding release of Canadians in China, members of Friends of Canada-India group demonstrated outside the Chinese Consulate In Vancouver on Saturday.

Indian diaspora protest against China in Times Square

Jul 05, 2020, at 10:05 pm

New York: A large number of Indian-Americans assembled at the iconic  Times Square in New York where they protested against China on Saturday.

Singer Richi Banna demands CBI inquiry in actor Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case

Jul 05, 2020, at 09:45 pm

Pune/UNI: Eminent Bollywood singer and young leader of Rajput community Richi Banna on Sunday demanded an inquiry by the Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) into the suicide case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

Odisha: Four armed Maoists killed

Jul 05, 2020, at 09:39 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: Four armed Maoists cadres including two female cadres of BGN division were killed during an exchange of fire with the security forces inside Sirla forest under Tumudibandha Police Station limit of Kandhmal district today.

Indian government blocks 40 websites linked to pro-Khalistan group Sikhs For Justice

Jul 05, 2020, at 08:47 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Sunday said it has blocked 40 websites linked to pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).

Cracker factory blast claims 7 lives in Uttar Pradesh

Jul 05, 2020, at 07:32 pm

Lucknow/UNI: At least 7 people were charred to death and while 4 others sustained burn injuries when a fire broke out in a cracker manufacturing factory at Bakhrawa village in Modi Nagar in Ghaziabad district on Sunday, Ghaziabad District Magustrate Akay Shanker Pandey confirmed.

Women grab all key government posts in Assam’s Nalbari district

Jul 05, 2020, at 04:33 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: What is women’s empowerment – an Assam district has showed it after eves occupied all key government posts of the district including the head of the district.

West Bengal: TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee equates Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman to a 'venomous snake', triggers controversy

Jul 05, 2020, at 04:26 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee has triggered a controversy by equating Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to a 'venomous snake' (Kal Nagini).

J&K LG performs pooja at Amarnath cave shrine, prays for early end to COVID-19 pandemic

Jul 05, 2020, at 03:55 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Sunday offered ''special pooja'' at holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas and prayed for early end to COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19: Karnataka imposes 33 hour curfew

Jul 05, 2020, at 03:21 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka imposed a 33 hour curfew as a precautionary measure to curb the increase of cases due to Coronavirus.

PM calls on President Kovind, briefs him on LAC situation

Jul 05, 2020, at 03:10 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday at Rashtrapati Bhavan here and apprised him of recent developments.

With highest single-day spike of 1202 cases, Assam COVID-19 tally surges to 11,001

Jul 05, 2020, at 10:21 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has witnessed the highest single-day spike on Saturday in the numbers of COVID-19 as the state has registered 1202 positive cases for the deadly virus in the last 24 hours

Assam flood situation improves, 10.75 lakh people of 18 districts still affect, death toll rises to 37

Jul 05, 2020, at 10:09 am

Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam has gradually improved as the water level of all major rivers is decreasing.