Jyotiraditya Scindia says fliers eating on airport tarmac 'completely unacceptable'
Jan 19, 2024, at 01:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the row over the video in which passengers of an IndiGo flight are seen eating on the tarmac in Mumbai airport as they waited for take-off, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Thursday said that the way security was compromised is "completely unacceptable".
Calcutta HC allows Mamata's all-faith rally on Ram Temple inauguration day, rejects BJP's plea
Jan 19, 2024, at 01:15 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to hold her already announced all-faith rally on January 22, rejecting the plea filed by Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suvendu Adhikari.
PM Modi to embark on 3-day Tamil Nadu visit tomorrow, 5-tier security in place
Jan 19, 2024, at 01:11 am
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be arriving on a 3-day visit to Tamil Nadu on Friday to inaugurate the Khelo India Youth Games and launch various projects, besides visiting various temples in Trichy, Rameswaram, and Dhanushkodi on Jan 20 and 21.
Jan 19, 2024, at 12:41 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is observing an 11-day 'anusthan' (special ritual) ahead of the Pran Pratishtha (consecration) of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
Bilkis Bano gangrape convicts seek extension for surrender; move Supreme Court
Jan 18, 2024, at 10:05 pm
New Delhi: Seven of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case have cited reasons like son's wedding, leg surgery and only caretaker of elderly parents before the Supreme Court to seek an extension of their surrender, media reports said.
Manipur: Two killed in an attack by Kuki militants
Jan 18, 2024, at 07:24 pm
Imphal/UNI: Two people were killed and ten injured in attacks by armed Kuki militants in renewed firing of bombs and rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) since Wednesday night.
Bar Council of India chief requests CJI to grant court holiday on Ram Temple consecration day
Jan 18, 2024, at 07:20 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan Kumar Mishra has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, to declare January 22, a holiday for all the courts across the country, as a consecration ceremony of Lord Ram Mandir at Ayodhya is scheduled that day.
Sikh body takes exception to judgement on 'Singh' and 'Kour'
Jan 18, 2024, at 07:01 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The All-Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) has taken an exception to a recent judgment by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court about the title of a Sikh.
ED begins fresh raids in Bengal teachers recruitment scam
Jan 18, 2024, at 06:57 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday began fresh raids in at least seven places in and around this metropolis in relation to the alleged teachers recruitment scam in the government sponsored across West Bengal, official sources said.
Jan 18, 2024, at 06:50 pm
In a recent interview with India Today TV, renowned Scottish–American historian Niall Ferguson discussed the evolving dynamics of India’s foreign relations and its economic trajectory. According to Ferguson, Prime Minister Narendra Modi understands that India’s strength lies in keeping its options open rather than making an unconditional commitment to any particular foreign policy, especially that of the United States.
Ram Temple consecration: Four special trains from Punjab to Ayodhya in February
Jan 18, 2024, at 06:19 pm
Phagwara/UNI: Union Minister Som Parkash on Thursday said four special trains will run from Punjab to facilitate the people to visit Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh in the month of February.
Kashmir continues to reel under cold wave, Pulwama coldest at -6.3
Jan 18, 2024, at 06:16 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An unrelenting cold wave continued in the Kashmir Valley as the Meteorological (MeT) department on Thursday predicted dry weather until January 23.
'A beautiful soul': Shashi Tharoor remembers wife Sunanda on her 10th death anniversary
Jan 18, 2024, at 06:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Wednesday remembered his late wife Sunanda Pushkar on her tenth death anniversary.
'We understand actions countries take in self defense': India on Iran strikes in Pakistan
Jan 18, 2024, at 06:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India Wednesday said Iran's missile attack on Pakistan is an issue that concerns only those two nations.
Calcutta HC set up a joint SIT to probe attacks on ED officials, look for Shahjahan Sheikh
Jan 18, 2024, at 05:34 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials and central forces in front of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh's house at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas on Jan 5.
IndiGo fined Rs. 1.2 crore after viral video shows fliers eating on tarmac
Jan 18, 2024, at 05:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bureau Of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has fined low-cost carrier IndiGo Rs. 1.2 crore after a viral video showed passengers eating on the tarmac while waiting for their delayed flight to take off.
Second commando dies in violence at Manipur's Moreh amid attack by Kuki miscreants
Jan 18, 2024, at 03:34 am
Imphal/IBNS: A second Manipur Police commando has died amid renewed violence in Manipur's Moreh, a small but important trading town located a few hundred metres from the Myanmar border.
Arvind Kejriwal to visit Ram Temple in Ayodhya with family after Jan 22
Jan 18, 2024, at 01:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday said that his government aims to increase train services under its Teerth Yatra scheme to facilitate the pilgrimage of as many people as possible from Delhi to Ayodhya after the consecration ceremony of Ram Temple.
India-Thai Navies conduct bilateral maritime exercise
Jan 18, 2024, at 12:09 am
The maiden Bilateral Maritime Exercise between the Indian Navy (IN) and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) was conducted from December 20 to 23.
Jan 17, 2024, at 11:48 pm
India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Tuesday called on Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud when he discussed wide-ranging issues that can further strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries.
A handful of hate: How Khalistan extremism risks tainting Sikh community
Jan 17, 2024, at 08:50 pm
The recent spate of violence-inciting threats from Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a designated terrorist and founder of the banned Sikh For Justice (SFJ), is a stark reminder that a handful of Khalistan extremists can cast a long shadow over an entire community. From threats to blow up Air India flights to storming the Indian Parliament, and now assassinating the Punjab Chief Minister, Pannun’s rhetoric of violence stands in stark contrast to the very core tenets of Sikhism.
Manipur police commando killed by miscreants amid 'Kuki' protests
Jan 17, 2024, at 07:23 pm
Imphal/UNI: A Manipur Police commando, identified as Somorjit was killed, and another was seriously injured in a series of attacks at Moreh town, Tengnoupal district, on Wednesday by suspected Kuki miscreants.
Dense fog in Delhi affects 120 flights
Jan 17, 2024, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As the dense fog engulfed the national capital on Wednesday morning, around 120 flights had been delayed, both domestic and international, at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Actress-TMC MP Nussrat Jahan asked to appear before court in financial fraud case
Jan 17, 2024, at 07:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Actress-turned politician Nussrat Jahan has been asked by the Alipore Court to appear before it in connection with a case pertaining to her association as a director with a company which allegedly duped people with the promise of providing flats, media reports said.
PM Modi offers prayers at Guruvayur temple in Kerala
Jan 17, 2024, at 06:21 pm
Thrissur/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at Kerala's Lord Krishna temple in Guruvayur on Wednesday morning.
Mamata Banerjee to visit Kali Temple, hold all-faith rally on Ayodhya Ram Temple consecration day
Jan 17, 2024, at 05:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced she will offer her prayers to Maa Kali at Kalighat Temple and then hold an all-faith rally in Kolkata on January 22 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the consecration of Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya.
Singer KS Chithra faces backlash for social media post on Ram Temple consecration ceremony on Jan 22
Jan 17, 2024, at 06:18 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: National award-winning singer K S Chithra has come under social media attack for her recent video message urging people to chant Lord Ram hymns during the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on Jan 22.
'War rooms at airports': Jyotiraditya Scindia announces new rules over flight delays
Jan 17, 2024, at 03:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After a harrowing experience with flight delays at Delhi airport, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday announced a six-point action plan to combat fog-induced disruptions to domestic and international commercial flight operations, which have resulted in the delay or cancellation of hundreds of flights.
BSF nabs Pakistani national near International Border in Jammu
Jan 17, 2024, at 02:49 am
Jammu/IBNS/UNI: The Border Security Force (BSF) Tuesday nabbed one Pakistani national from along the International Border in the Makwal area iin Jammu.
PM Modi offers prayers at Veerbhadra temple in Andhra Pradesh's Lepakshi
Jan 17, 2024, at 01:53 am
Puttaparthi/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers and performed puja at Veerbhadra Temple in Andhra Pradesh's Lepakshi on Tuesday.