Two SFI leaders among those arrested in connection with Kerala student death case
Mar 01, 2024, at 11:21 pm
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Kerala police has arrested nine students, including two SFI leaders, of Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) at Pookode in connection with the recent death of a second year student who was found hanging in the hostel bathroom.
TMC leader Kunal Ghosh quits party posts, says 'I am a misfit in the system'
Mar 01, 2024, at 11:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, who was at the forefront in defending the West Bengal ruling party over Sandeshkhali case, quit two party posts on Friday.
Nicaragua becomes first Spanish-speaking nation to recognise India's Pharmacopeia
Mar 01, 2024, at 11:08 pm
The Government of India and Nicaragua signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) on Pharmacopoeia on Cooperation in the field of the regulation of medicines.
Entire country is sad and angry: PM Modi slams Mamata govt on Sandeshkhali
Mar 01, 2024, at 10:35 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In an unsparing attack on the Mamata Banerjee government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the entire country is "sad" and "angry" over the Sandeshkhali case where arrested and now suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan is charged with land grabbing and sexual abuse of women.
Four hurt after blast rocks Bengaluru cafe
Mar 01, 2024, at 09:26 pm
At least four people were injured after an explosion occurred at a case in Bengaluru's Kundalahalli region on Friday.
Narendra Modi discusses AI, health, climate during his meeting with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates
Mar 01, 2024, at 08:26 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi discussed issues ranging from Artificial Intelligence to health and climate adaptation during his recent meeting with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
Supreme Court dismisses Asaram Bapu's plea for suspension of sentence in minor's rape case
Mar 01, 2024, at 07:52 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the plea of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu challenging the Rajasthan High Court order, which rejected his plea for suspension of sentence on health grounds in a case where he was convicted for a minor's rape.
Supreme Court reserves judgment on whether lawyers come under Consumer Protection Act
Mar 01, 2024, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on the issue of whether advocates can be held liable under the Consumer Protection Act for Service deficiency.
PM Modi in Bengal on a two-day visit, expected to slam Mamata govt ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Mar 01, 2024, at 05:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to West Bengal starting from Friday, in the backdrop of the Sandeshkhali case.
TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh changes X bio, sparks resignation buzz
Mar 01, 2024, at 05:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, who was at the forefront in defending the West Bengal ruling party over Sandeshkhali case, sparked a buzz over his resignation from the party.
PM Modi chairs midnight meeting to finalise BJP's first list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls
Mar 01, 2024, at 04:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a midnight meeting on Thursday with his colleagues from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to finalise the party's first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
PM Narendra Modi lauds rise in India's leopard population
Mar 01, 2024, at 04:37 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi expressed his happiness over the increased population of Leopards in India.
Mar 01, 2024, at 03:55 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated the new Airstrip and St. James Jetty along with six community development projects at the Agalega Island in Mauritius via video conferencing on Thursday.
Mar 01, 2024, at 03:19 pm
Toronto/IBNS: India’s High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma has said while the relationship between Canada and India is too large to fall victim to rumours and efforts are now on to seek an agreeable path, sadly in various circles in this country the disinformation was bought, leading to the worsening bilateral ties between the two nations last year.
DGCA imposes Rs 30 lakh fine on Air India over lack of wheelchair after 80-yr-old dies
Mar 01, 2024, at 05:31 am
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday slapped a penalty of Rs 30 lakh on Air India for “not having an adequate number of wheelchairs” at Mumbai airport which led to the death of an elderly passenger earlier this month, media reported.
Sandeshkhali: Sheikh Shahajahan's fiefdom grabs India's political spotlight ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Mar 01, 2024, at 04:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Just months ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, West Bengal's Sandeshkhali turned out to be a heated political battleground after the state's ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s now expelled leader Sheikh Shahjahan faced charges of land grabbing and sexual abuse from women of the area, which falls in North 24 Parganas.
Crossing the 400-seat mark is people’s slogan: PM Modi
Mar 01, 2024, at 04:37 am
Bhopal/IBNS/UNI: In the context of the next general election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Thursday that “the people’s slogan” regarding the National Democratic Alliance crossing the 400-seat mark is being heard all around.
LS polls: MK Stalin's DMK clinches seat-sharing deal with Left in Tamil Nadu
Mar 01, 2024, at 03:28 am
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: The ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance in Tamil Nadu Thursday clinched a seat-sharing agreement with its allies, the two Left parties CPI and CPI(M) for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls.
Mar 01, 2024, at 03:13 am
New Delhi: Malayalam actress Lena Thursday said that she has married Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, a Gaganyaan pilot. The news came shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the names of the four Indian Air Force pilots selected for India's inaugural human space travel mission, Gaganyaan.
No more parole for rape convict Ram Rahim without court's permission
Mar 01, 2024, at 02:59 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has raised questions over repeated paroles granted to Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is a rape convict and is supposed to be serving 20 years in prison.
NDA now 3 seats short of majority in Rajya Sabha after latest round of polls
Mar 01, 2024, at 02:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The BJP-led NDA is just three short seats of majority in the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of parliament, after the latest round of polls.
Former Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi joins BJP
Mar 01, 2024, at 02:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Former Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday in the presence of party's state President Sukanta Majumdar and leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari.
Petition in SC after 'hasty' demolition in Lucknow post high court's order
Mar 01, 2024, at 12:46 am
New Delhi: A special leave petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the demolition of commercial spaces in Lucknow's Akbar Nagar in a hurry soon after the Allahabad High Court dismissed the pleas of 24 occupants.
Mar 01, 2024, at 12:30 am
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Thursday refused to hear the bail plea of TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who managed to evade arrest for 55 days for attacking ED officials and is also the key figure in multiple allegations of land grab and sexual assault in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali.
Hours after arrest, TMC suspends its Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan for 6 yrs
Feb 29, 2024, at 11:14 pm
Kolkata: Hours after the arrest of Trinamool Congress strongman SheikhShahjahan in the Sandeshkhali land-grab and sexual assault case, the party announced its decision to suspend him from its ranks for six years.
Mizoram's 15 small hydro projects generate 38.55 MW of power
Feb 29, 2024, at 10:28 pm
Aizawl: Mizoram's power landscape has received a significant boost with 15 small hydro-electric power projects contributing to a substantial 38.55 megawatts of power generation, State’s Power and Electricity Minister F. Rodingliana said.
Former Intel India head Avtar Saini killed in Mumbai hit-and-run
Feb 29, 2024, at 10:01 pm
Mumbai: Avtar Saini, the former Intel India head, who played a pivotal role in designing the Pentium processor, died on Wednesday morning following an accident in Navi Mumbai, media reports said.
Kashmir: Police attach 'illegal property' of drug peddler in Baramulla
Feb 29, 2024, at 07:21 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Police on Thursday attached the “illegal property” of a drug peddler in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Himachal political turmoil: 6 Congress MLAs, who cross-voted in Rajya Sabha polls, disqualified
Feb 29, 2024, at 06:24 pm
Shimla/IBNS: Six Congress MLAs, who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), were disqualified by the Assembly Speaker on Thursday, media reports said.
Madhya Pradesh: Accident claims 14 lives
Feb 29, 2024, at 05:47 pm
Dindori/UNI: Fourteen people have died and approximately 20 sustained injuries when a pickup vehicle overturned in a valley in the vicinity of this district’s Badjhar village, police said on Thursday.