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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.

Sandeshkhali incident: Arrested TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan sent to 10-day police custody

Feb 29, 2024, at 05:10 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who was arrested in connection with a mob attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Sandeshkhali, was sent to 10-day police custody by the Basirhat court on Thursday.

TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, main accused in Sandeshkhali case, arrested in North 24 Parganas

Feb 29, 2024, at 01:20 pm

Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who is accused of sexual violence and land grab in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali village, was arrested on Thursday.

At least 2 killed, several injured after being hit by train in Jharkhand, 3-member team to probe

Feb 29, 2024, at 06:10 am

Ranchi/IBNS/UNI: At least two people lost their lives on Wednesday evening after being hit by a train in Jamtara district of Jharkhand. The incident occurred near Kaljharia, approximately 140 km away from Ranchi.

PM Modi has 2 takeaways from Sachin Tendulkar's Jammu and Kashmir trip. Check out

Feb 29, 2024, at 05:21 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday shared a post by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar where he praises the beauty of Jammu and Kashmir.

Himachal Pradesh Assembly passes budget by voice vote after 15 BJP MLAs get suspended

Feb 29, 2024, at 04:22 am

Shimla/IBNS: The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, which plunged into a crisis after the party candidate lost the Rajya Sabha poll to the BJP nominee following cross-voting by the ruling party lawmakers, seemingly got a lease of life after the budget was passed in the Assembly on Wednesday amidst a high voltage political drama.

Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi quits party

Feb 29, 2024, at 03:37 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Advocate and Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi Wednesday resigned from the party with immediate effect and announced he would start a new political innings in two to three days.

Calcutta HC grants permission to Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali tomorrow

Feb 29, 2024, at 03:07 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Wednesday granted permission to the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali on Thursday.

DMK, Congress should be removed, Tamil Nadu people will teach them a lesson in LS polls: PM Modi

Feb 29, 2024, at 02:15 am

Tirunelveli/IBNS/UNI: Sounding the poll bugle ahead of the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi came down heavily on the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu and its key ally, the Congress, and said both the parties should be removed and the people of the state would teach them a lesson in the Lok Sabha polls.

PM Narendra Modi unveils India’s first indigenously-built hydrogen-powered ferry

Feb 29, 2024, at 12:33 am

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday virtually inaugurated  India’s first indigenously developed and built hydrogen fuel cell ferry in Kerala's Kochi city.

India, US review cooperation in counter-terrorism and security domains

Feb 28, 2024, at 11:25 pm

India-U.S. Senior Officials’ Homeland Security Dialogue (HSD) was held in New Delhi on Wednesday when both sides reviewed ongoing cooperation in counter-terrorism and security domains

Bombay High Court asks police to investigate molestation of minor boy in Mumbai posh club

Feb 28, 2024, at 11:22 pm

The Bombay High Court has directed the city police to investigate a complaint filed by a father, alleging that his son was sexually assaulted inside a posh club in western suburb of Bandra by one of its staff.

S Jaishankar discusses bilateral ties across multiple sectors with Thailand’s Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara during 10th India-Thailand Joint Commission

Feb 28, 2024, at 10:58 pm

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday participated in the 10th India-Thailand Joint Commission with Thailand’s Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara when the two leaders discussed bilateral ties across multiple sectors including defence, security, tourism and space.

Militant associate killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore

Feb 28, 2024, at 10:47 pm

Security forces arrested a militant associate in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore sub-district, police said on Wednesday.

Narendra Modi, Mauritius PM Pravind Jugnauth to virtually inaugurate new Airstrip and St. James Jetty, other projects tomorrow

Feb 28, 2024, at 10:44 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth will jointly inaugurate the new Airstrip and St. James Jetty along with six community development projects at the Agalega Island in Mauritius on February 29 at 1 PM via video conferencing.

Property dealer shot dealer in Uttar Pradesh

Feb 28, 2024, at 10:33 pm

A 46-year-old property dealer was shot dead by two unidentified miscreants in the Kotwali area of Baghpat district here in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, police sources said.

Opposition RJD members create ruckus in Bihar Assembly over an increase of exgratia amount

Feb 28, 2024, at 10:06 pm

The opposition RJD members created a ruckus in Bihar assembly on Wednesday in support of the demand to increase the exgratia amount to Rs 4 lakh in case of accidental death of labourers outside the state.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates reviews programmes in Maa Mangala Basti in Bhubaneswar

Feb 28, 2024, at 09:29 pm

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday reviewed various programmes undertaken in Maa Mangala Basti Odisha's capital city Bhubaneshwar in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Sandeshkhali incident prime accused TMC's Sheikh Shahjahan can be arrested by ED or CBI, rules Calcutta HC

Feb 28, 2024, at 07:22 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ruled the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are free to arrest Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, who is accused of land grabbing and sexual abuse of women in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, media reports said.

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker expels 15 BJP MLAs amid Congress' political crisis

Feb 28, 2024, at 06:51 pm

Shimla/IBNS: Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Wednesday expelled 15 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs amid the Congress' political crisis triggered due to its lawmakers' cross-voting in favour of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha elections.

Kashmir: Army fires at Pak drone spotted near LoC in Poonch

Feb 28, 2024, at 05:52 pm

Jammu/UNI: Alert Army troops fired at the Pakistan drone hovering close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.

Delhi excise policy scam: ED issues eighth summons to Arvind Kejriwal

Feb 28, 2024, at 05:50 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday issued an eighth summons to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the alleged excise policy scam.

PM Modi's mega boost for industrial development in Tamil Nadu, launches various projects

Feb 28, 2024, at 05:43 pm

Chennai/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a slew of projects in the southern Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu that would give a major fillip to industrial development in the state.

BJP seeks no-trust vote in Himachal Pradesh after stunning victory in Rajya Sabha polls

Feb 28, 2024, at 04:27 pm

Shimla/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to seek a no-trust vote in Himachal Pradesh after it managed to pull off a stunning victory in the elections to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from the hill state.

Indian Navy, NCB seize 3,300 kg of drugs from a ship in major drug bust off Gujarat coast, five Pakistani crew members arrested

Feb 28, 2024, at 04:00 pm

The Indian Army conducted a joint operation with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday when it seized around 3,300 kg of drugs from a ship near Gujarat's Porbandar.

Centre declares ‘Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir’ as an 'Unlawful Association' for five years

Feb 28, 2024, at 03:29 pm

The Indian government has declared ‘Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir’ as an 'Unlawful Association' for a further period of 5 years under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) 1967.

Indian Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane discusses bilateral security issues during India-Germany High Defence Committee meeting

Feb 28, 2024, at 03:09 pm

Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane co-chaired the India-Germany High Defence Committee (HDC) meeting in Berlin on 27 Feb 2024 with the State Secretary, German Ministry of Defence Benedikt Zimmer when the two leaders discussed a range of bilateral security and defence issues.