Visakhapatnam shipyard crane accident: 11 people dead, several hurt
Aug 01, 2020, at 10:22 pm
Hyderabad: The toppling of a crane at the Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), a central government undertaking, in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam city left at least 11 people dead on Saturday.
Crane crashes in Visakhapatnam shipyard, 8 killed
Aug 01, 2020, at 08:21 pm
Vizag/IBNS: At least eight people have been killed as a massive crane crashed at a shipyard in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam on Saturday, media reports said.
UP: Road accident claims two lives in Kaushambi
Aug 01, 2020, at 07:29 pm
Kaushambi/UNI: Two brothers were killed when a car rammed into a stationary truck in the Kokhraj area here on Saturday.
Mayawati slams Peace Party chief for derogatory statements against Muslim clerics
Aug 01, 2020, at 07:26 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Saturday slammed Peace Party president Ayub and sought his unconditional apology for giving derogatory statements against Muslim clerics.
Kashmir: Jawan martyred in Pakistan firing in Rajouri
Aug 01, 2020, at 07:23 pm
Jammu/UNI: An Army jawan attained martyrdom as Pakistan violated ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
Sushant Singh Rajput's sister appeals to PM Modi to look into actor's death case
Aug 01, 2020, at 07:21 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Shweta on Saturday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into her brother's death case and ensure that no evidence is tampered with.
Aug 01, 2020, at 06:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In another round of switching sides in the West Bengal politics, former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Baharampur Town president Bishwarup Ghosh on Friday joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC), prompting the saffron camp to accuse the ruling outfit of creating an unhealthy democracy in the state.
Prashant Bhushan, Arun Shourie, journalist N Ram challenge Contempt of Court Act in Supreme Court
Aug 01, 2020, at 05:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Advocate Prashant Bhushan, former Union Minister Arun Shourie and journalist N Ram challenged the Contempt of Court Act in the Supreme Court on Saturday, media reports said.
Postpone Bihar elections amid Covid, Nitish Kumar ally Chirag Paswan writes to election commission
Aug 01, 2020, at 06:51 am
Patna/IBNS: NDA ally Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) President Chirag Paswan has written a letter to the Election Commission requesting to defer the Bihar assembly elections due this year, citing dangers polls can pose to voters and contestants amid the coronavirus pandemic.
India extends suspension of international flights till Aug 31
Aug 01, 2020, at 05:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday extended the suspension of scheduled international flights to and from the country till August 31.
Delhi Lt Guv blocks AAP govt move as part of Unlock 3
Aug 01, 2020, at 04:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Friday rejected two moves by the Delhi government as part of 'Unlock 3' to ease the restrictions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Rajasthan Crisis: Gehlot alleges horse trading rates higher than ever, shifts MLAs to Jaisalmer
Jul 31, 2020, at 11:41 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has flown the MLAs in his camp, who were staying at a hotel near Jaipur, to a luxury resort in Jaisalmer, said a media report.
Terrorist attack in Manipur: Mortal remains of Assam Rifles jawan reach Guwahati airport
Jul 31, 2020, at 11:11 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The mortal remains of Assam Rifles jawan late Pranay Kalita hailing from Bajali area in Assam’s Barpeta district arrived at Guwahati airport on Friday.
Kolkata Police reports its seventh Covid-19 fatality
Jul 31, 2020, at 11:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Police on Friday reported its seventh Covid-19 fatality as an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) posted at northern Kolkata's Chitpur Police Station succumbed to coronavirus.
Punjab: 21 die after suspected consumption of spurious liquor, CM orders magisterial enquiry
Jul 31, 2020, at 10:56 pm
Chandigarh: At least 21 people after they were suspected to have consumed spurious liquor in Punjab.
Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti's detention under PSA extended by three more months
Jul 31, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Srinagar/UNI/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday extended the detention of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former state chief minister Mehbooba Mufti for another three months under Public Safety Act (PSA).
Uttar Pradesh Crime: 48-yr-old gang-raped in Bulandshahr
Jul 31, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Bulandshahr/UNI: A 48-year-old widow was allegedly gangraped by five people in the Biwi Nagar area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police sources said on Friday.
9 people die in Andhra Pradesh after consuming hand sanitiser
Jul 31, 2020, at 10:12 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: Nine people have died in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district in the last two days after allegedly consuming alcohol-based hand sanitiser, media reports said.
No Dalit priest invited for Ayodhya Bhoomi Pujan: Mayawati
Jul 31, 2020, at 09:35 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj party president Mayawati on Friday said that a dalit Mahamandaleshwar was not among the 200 invitees for the bhoomi pujan on August 5.
Liquor laden truck overturns in Assam
Jul 31, 2020, at 09:14 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A liquor laden truck had met with an accident at Sepon area in Assam on Thursday.
Covid-19: Assam government to start testing drive among tea garden workers
Jul 31, 2020, at 09:11 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Amid the growing number of Covid-19 positive cases in the state and fearing of a possible transmission of the new virus, the Assam government has decided to start an extensive Covid-19 testing drive among the tea garden workers in the state.
Coronavirus revealed weaknesses of society in very ugly way : Mohammed Yunus tells Rahul Gandhi
Jul 31, 2020, at 08:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Nobel laureate and founder of Grameen Bank Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday said that the present financial system completely ignores people in the informal Sector like migrant labourers and daily wage workers which is why millions of them have been taking to the highway to go to their home states.
Jul 31, 2020, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Australia has supported India’s position on the border standoff with China and warned that attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) could increase instability in the region.
West Bengal: A year after joining BJP, Biplab Mitra returns to TMC
Jul 31, 2020, at 08:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Trinamool Congress (TMC) South Dinajpur district president Biplab Mitra on Friday returned to West Bengal's ruling party, a year after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following the saffron outfit's unprecedented political surge in the 2019 General Elections.
Supreme Court bans registration of BS-IV vehicles
Jul 31, 2020, at 06:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a setback for auto dealers, the Supreme Court on Friday banned the registration of BS-IV vehicles until further order, media reports said.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath appeals Ram bhakts to watch Bhoomi pujan from home
Jul 31, 2020, at 06:20 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday appealed to the Ram bhakts to watch the live Bhumi pujan programme from their houses rather than taking risk by going to Ayodhya during this Covid-19 pandemic.
ED carries out raids in Aurangabad
Jul 31, 2020, at 02:49 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided three premises in Aurangabad city of Marathwada region.
Maharashtra: Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide in Nashik
Jul 31, 2020, at 02:29 pm
Nashik/UNI: A 51-year-old debt-ridden farmer allegedly committed suicide by hanging himelf in his house at Chinchkhed village in Dindori taluka of the district.
Navi Mumbai: Man, his friend arrested for brutal murder of his wife
Jul 31, 2020, at 02:16 pm
Thane/UNI: The Navi Mumbai police have arrested two people for allegedly murdering a housewife from Navi Mumbai in cold blood last week.
Disengagement along LAC not yet completed, expect China to sincerely work with us: India
Jul 31, 2020, at 04:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday informed that the disengagement process along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western sector has not yet completed, which countered China's claim that frontline forces of the two countries have pulled back totally.