Delhi: Man shot dead in Rohini 

Jul 03, 2020, at 06:56 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  A retired cop's son was allegedly shot dead in the Rohini area on Thursday night, the police said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Militant responsible for Bijbehara attack, CRPF HC killed in Srinagar encounter

Jul 03, 2020, at 06:46 pm

Srinagar/UNI:  A militant of J&K Islamic State (IS), responsible for Bijbehara attack that left a CRPF jawan and a 6-year-old boy dead, was killed in an encounter with security forces in the outskirts of summer capital, Srinagar.

West Bengal: BJP MP Locket Chatterjee tests positive for COVID-19

Jul 03, 2020, at 06:43 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Actress-turned-BJP MP from Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal, Locket Chatterjee, has tested positive for novel coronavirus.

Kolkata: Gunshot heard at Writers' Building, on-duty cop found dead

Jul 03, 2020, at 04:52 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: After a gunshot was heard at the Writers' Building in central Kolkata, an on-duty police constable was found dead with a bullet wound near the Press Corner inside the building on Friday late afternoon, reports said.

Amit Shah hails PM Modi for surprise visit to Leh

Jul 03, 2020, at 04:41 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting Leh amid border tension with China and said it would boost the morale of the jawans.

After killing of 8 cops, Uttar Pradesh Police guns down 2 close associates of gangster Vinod Dubey, hold up another 3

Jul 03, 2020, at 04:06 pm

Kanpur/UNI/IBNS: After losing eight of its personnel in an encounter, Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday gunned down two close associates of history-sheeter Vikas Dubey in Bikaru village in Choubeypur police station area in Kanpur city.

'Era of expansionism gone': PM Modi's strong message to China from Leh

Jul 03, 2020, at 03:03 pm

Leh/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the era of territorial expansion has gone, sending out a strong message to China from Leh weeks after a deadly clash between the Indian and Chinese soldiers at Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh.

Calcutta High Court judge Protik Prakash Banerjee passes away

Jul 03, 2020, at 01:01 pm

Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: Calcutta High Court judge Justice Protik Prakash Banerjee passed away on Friday following cardiac arrest.

Islamic State terrorist, CRPF HC killed in Srinagar encounter

Jul 03, 2020, at 11:52 am

Srinagar/UNI: A militant of J&K Islamic State (IS), responsible for Bijbehara attack, was neutralised by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on Thursday night in the outskirts of summer capital, Srinagar, a police spokesperson said on Friday.

PM Modi visits Leh to review situation weeks after India-China faceoff at Galwan Valley

Jul 03, 2020, at 11:10 am

Leh/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday made a surprise visit to Leh to take stock of the situation weeks after a deadly clash between the Indian and Chinese soldiers at Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh.

Galwan Valley clash: Indian PM Narendra Modi arrives in Leh to review situation 

Jul 03, 2020, at 10:18 am

New Delhi: Weeks after a violent standoff between Indian and Chinese Army personnel at the Galwan Valley left 20 Indian soldiers killed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reached Leh to review the situation.

Uttar Pradesh: Eight policemen killed in firing in Kanpur 

Jul 03, 2020, at 09:31 am

Kanpur/IBNS: At least eight policemen were shot dead when they went to  arrest a criminal wanted for murder in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday.

West Bengal govt pulls up leading pvt lab testing Covid-19 after ICMR protocols flouted

Jul 02, 2020, at 11:47 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A private lab in Kolkata's New Town, cleared by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for conducting RT-PCR COVID-19 tests, has been closed temporarily by the state government after it found several anomalies during an inspection, said a media report.

Jyotiraditya Scindia says 'Tiger Zinda Hain' after 'win' in MP

Jul 02, 2020, at 11:47 pm

Bhopal/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, whose supporters gained big in the Madhya Pradesh cabinet expansion on Thursday, used the very popular film dialogue "Tiger abhi zinda hai" to indicate his return to the forefront of state politics.

Ban on Chinese apps was a digital strike on China: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Jul 02, 2020, at 09:33 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday described the sudden ban on 59 Chinese apps a "digital strike" after the bloody face-off in Ladakh's Galwan valley almost two weeks ago.

PM Modi holds telephonic conversation with Russian Prez Putin, shares concern on Covid-19 pandemic

Jul 02, 2020, at 08:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on phone with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on Thursday where leaders took note of the effective measures undertaken by the two countries to address the negative consequences of the Covid-19 global pandemic.

Private train operations in India to begin by April 2023: Railways

Jul 02, 2020, at 06:40 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India, the country of 1.3 billion people with a huge number of them belonging to the poverty level, is all set to embrace private train operations within three years from now on.

Postal ballots for Coronavirus patients, elderly people to cast votes in India

Jul 02, 2020, at 06:22 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a major change brought in the electoral system by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday, people above 65 years of age and those infected with Novel Coronavirus have been allowed to avail postal ballots to cast their votes, media reports said.

7 more persons die due to COVID-19, death toll rises to 111 in J&K

Jul 02, 2020, at 05:11 pm

Srinagar/UNI: The death toll due to COVID-19 has risen to 111 in the Union Territory of J&K with seven more persons succumbing due to the virus since Wednesday evening.

E-rickshaw destroyed, driver killed in suspected battery explosion in West Bengal's Malda

Jul 02, 2020, at 03:51 pm

Malda/IBNS: A running e-rickshaw (popularly known as Toto) was completely destroyed and its driver's body was ripped into pieces after a suspicious powerful explosion rocked the three-wheeler at Ghorapir area under English Bazar Police Station limits in Malda district of West Bengal on Wednesday evening, reports said.

Covid-19 test report delayed, Kolkata family compelled to store patient's body in freezer

Jul 02, 2020, at 02:10 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: After getting stuck in Covid-19 protocols, a family in north Kolkata was forced to store a 71-year-old patient's body in an ice-cream freezer at home for two days, until his Novel Coronavirus test report had arrived, reports said.

'People will suffer like demonetisation': TMC MP Nusrat Jahan differs with Mamata over TikTok ban

Jul 02, 2020, at 01:35 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarian Nusrat Jahan has said the Narendra Modi government's banning of 59 Chinese apps including TikTok will lead people to suffer, giving a reaction which is completely opposite to that of her party chief Mamata Banerjee.

Thane: MLA tests Covid-19 positive

Jul 02, 2020, at 12:29 pm

Thane/UNI: A 55-year-old woman MLA was tested positive for Covid-19 becoming the fourth legislator to contract the contagion in this district, informed her husband on Thursday.

Jayaraj-Bennix custodial deaths: 5 cops arrested, murder charges slapped

Jul 02, 2020, at 12:18 pm

Thoothukudi/UNI: The Crime Branch CID (CB-CID) police arrested five suspended police personnel of Sathankulam police station, including the Inspector and two Sub-Inspectors (SI) in connection with the custodial deaths of a father-son duo after slapping murder charges against them.

Kashmir: Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch, Indian Army retaliates

Jul 02, 2020, at 11:58 am

Jammu/UNI/IBNS: Pakistan troops on Thursday yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

India's COVID-19 tally crosses 6-lakh mark, just 50000 cases behind Russia

Jul 02, 2020, at 12:05 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India on Wednesday crossed the 6-lakh mark in terms of the total number of coronavirus cases, now roughly being 50,000 cases behind Russia.

Chinese intrusion in India: Tibetan leaders demonstrate in Toronto

Jul 01, 2020, at 11:45 pm

Toronto:  The Regional Tibetan Youth Congress members demonstrated outside the Chinese Consulate in Toronto to show their solidarity with India over the recent intrusion of Chinese forces in Galwan Valley.

Slight improvement in Assam flood situation, 1.49 million people affected, death toll surges to 33

Jul 01, 2020, at 11:10 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The overall flood situation in Assam showed a slight improvement on Wednesday with many rivers flowing below danger level mark at many places in the state.

COVID-19: West Bengal reports 611 fresh infections, 15 more fatalities; active cases near 6000-mark

Jul 01, 2020, at 11:02 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: With 611 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, the total Covid-19 tally in West Bengal has reached 19170, including 5959 active cases, 683 deaths and 12528 discharges, reports said on Wednesday.

Tamil Nadu custodial deaths: Cop arrested after being levied with murder charge

Jul 01, 2020, at 10:45 pm

Chennai/IBNS: The Crime Branch of Tamil Nadu has arrested Sub Inspector Raghu Ganesh on murder charge in connection with the custodial deaths of Jayaraj and Bennix, who were tortured by police at the Sathankulam police station in Thoothukudi.