Akhil Giri quits as Bengal minister obeying TMC's order over his 'threat to woman officer' row
Aug 05, 2024, at 06:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress leader Akhil Giri on Monday resigned as the West Bengal Minister of Correctional Administration after his threat to a woman government officer created an uproar.
TMC asks Akhil Giri to resign as Bengal minister after his threat to woman govt officer stirs row
Aug 05, 2024, at 05:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress has ordered West Bengal Minister of Correctional Administration, Akhil Giri, to resign, coming down heavily upon him for giving threats to a woman officer of the state forest department.
Aug 05, 2024, at 02:19 am
Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi veteran Yamini Krishnamurti died in New Delhi on Saturday which marked the end of an era in the classical dancing paradigm of the country.
Bhutan PM Tshering Tobga feels sad by loss of lives in Wayanad landslides
Aug 05, 2024, at 01:50 am
Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobga said he felt saddened by the loss of lives in landslides which hit Wayanad district in Kerala last week.
Aug 05, 2024, at 01:33 am
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Dennis Francis recently praised India for the digital revolution and for successfully expanding banking services to rural India.
Pune woman falls into 100ft deep gorge while taking selfie; her rescue video goes viral
Aug 04, 2024, at 10:19 pm
Satara (Maharashtra): A woman fell into a deep gorge in Maharashtra’s Satara while taking a selfie during an outing with friends, media reports said.
Mumbai: Man found dead in front of house, wife strangled at home
Aug 04, 2024, at 07:55 pm
Mumbai: A 58-year-old man was found dead on the road in front of his apartment in Mumbai’s Goregaon, media reports said.
Ricky Kej slams Air India for downgrading him to economy class without prior notice, calls it 'rude'
Aug 04, 2024, at 06:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Grammy award winner Ricky Kej Saturday lashed out at Air India for "downgrading" him from business to economy class without prior notice to him and even refusing him any refund for the same.
3 coaches of Korba-Visakhapatnam Express catches fire at Vizag station, passengers evacuated safely
Aug 04, 2024, at 06:28 pm
Visakhapatnam/IBNS: A massive fire broke out at three AC coaches of the Korba-Visakhapatnam Express on Sunday morning shortly after the train arrived at Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam railway station.
9 killed after Madhya Pradesh temple wall collapses during religious event
Aug 04, 2024, at 06:11 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: At least nine children have died and several others injured after a wall collapsed at a temple in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district on Sunday morning.
Shashi Tharoor responds to trolls over his post calling landslide-hit Wayanad visit 'memorable'
Aug 04, 2024, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has responded to the social media backlash over his tweet describing a visit to landslide-hit Wayanad as "memorable".
Aug 04, 2024, at 04:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government has flagged "multiple vulnerabilities" in iPhones, iPads, and other Apple products having the potential to lead to spoofing and even leak sensitive information.
Kangana Ranaut trends on X after sharing Rahul Gandhi's morphed image
Aug 04, 2024, at 05:33 am
New Delhi: Actor-turned-MP Kangana Ranaut has unleashed another attack on Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi.
BJP slams Akhilesh Yadav for demanding DNA test in minor's gangrape in Ayodhya
Aug 04, 2024, at 04:45 am
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav sparked controversy on Saturday by calling for a DNA test of the accused in the Ayodhya gangrape case.
Over 8,000 pilgrims rescued on Kedarnath route, say officials
Aug 04, 2024, at 03:28 am
Dehradun/Mussoorie: A total of 8,495 pilgrims have been rescued along the Kedarnath trek route after heavy rains caused significant damage on Wednesday night, media reports said on Saturday.
Bhagwant Mann denied political clearance for Paris Olympics visit over security arrangement issue
Aug 04, 2024, at 03:07 am
Chandigarh: The Central Government has refused political clearance for Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to travel to Paris to support the Indian hockey team at the ongoing Olympic Games, media reports said.
S Jaishankar wishes newly appointed Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty
Aug 03, 2024, at 11:39 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday congratulated newly appointed Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty for assuming the new post.
Jammu and Kashmir: Five cops, one teacher sacked for alleged involvement in drug trafficking
Aug 03, 2024, at 10:58 pm
Five policemen and a teacher were dismissed from their positions after they were allegedly found to be involved in narco-terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
Aug 03, 2024, at 10:24 pm
A team of forest officials carried out an operation to save four tribal toddlers and their parents from the landslide-hit Wayanad district of the southern Indian state of Kerala.
Fresh violence in Manipur's Jiribam a day after peace talks
Aug 03, 2024, at 08:19 pm
Imphal/IBNS: A fresh incident of arson took place in Manipur's Jiribam on Friday night, a day after Meitei and Hmar groups held a peace meeting, media reports said.
West Bengal: Cyclonic circulation-triggered downpour hits life, disrupts flight ops in Andal airport
Aug 03, 2024, at 07:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Torrential rains triggered by a cyclonic circulation hit services in the Kazi Nazrul Islam (KNI) airport at Andal in Paschim (West) Bardhaman district of West Bengal as the authorities temporarily suspended flight operations to and from the airport on Friday due to water logging in and around its premises, reports said.
After her revolt, now Jaya Bachchan introduces herself with name having Amitabh's mention
Aug 03, 2024, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Days ago, Bollywood actress and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan had revolted against calling her as "Jaya Amitabh Bachchan", which she felt was a way to show women have no identity of their own.
Centre removes BSF Director General Nitin Agrawal, his deputy with 'immediate effect'
Aug 03, 2024, at 06:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In an unprecedented move, the Centre Friday removed Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Nitin Agrawal and his deputy Special DG (West) YB Khurania and sent them back to their state cadres "with immediate effect", as per government order.
Centre plans new security matrix for J&K, more surprise crackdowns on terrorists now
Aug 03, 2024, at 04:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre is rolling out a new security plan for Jammu and Kashmir to counter the targetting of civilians and military personnel and camps by terrorists in recent weeks and months, including an attack on an Army camp in Rajouri last week, in which one soldier was injured.
Narendra Modi says his talks with Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh was 'productive'
Aug 03, 2024, at 12:03 am
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said he held a productive talk with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh in New Delhi.
Aug 02, 2024, at 11:31 pm
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday that the Indian government and the World Bank have signed an agreement for the construction of Green National Highway Corridors Project (GNHCP) in an aggregate length of 781 km.
Aug 02, 2024, at 10:18 pm
The 14th India-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue took place in New Delhi on Thursday when the two sides reviewed a range of bilateral defence cooperation issues.
Air India suspends flight operation to Tel Aviv amid ongoing conflict in Middle East
Aug 02, 2024, at 08:32 pm
Tata-owned airline major Air India on Friday announced the suspension of scheduled operation of flights to and from Tel Aviv with immediate effect up to and including August 8 amid the escalating tension in the region.
Cloudbursts in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh: Search operation on, states brace for more rain
Aug 02, 2024, at 07:21 pm
Shimla/IBNS: The search for the survivors after cloudbursts in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, are still underway while the two states are bracing for more rain, media reports said.
Supreme Court asks NTA to 'avoid flip-flops' over NEET row
Aug 02, 2024, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has asked the National Testing Agency (NTA) to "avoid flip-flops" in reference to the controversy over paper leak in the NEET-UG 2024, media reports said.