India stands by Israel, condemns terrorism, says Narendra Modi after Netanyahu calls the Indian PM
Oct 10, 2023, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India is firmly standing with Israel in its hour of crisis following a phone call by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the raging conflict between Israel and Palestine after a surprise attack by Hamas triggered a war in the region.
PM Modi remote-controlled by Adani : Rahul alleges
Oct 10, 2023, at 09:47 pm
Beohari (MP)/UNI/IBNS: In a blitzkrieg against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Tuesday that the former is “remote-controlled” by business tycoon Gautam Adani.
LeT terrorist behind the killing of Kashmiri Pandit in J&K’s Shopian
Oct 10, 2023, at 09:45 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces shot dead two local terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday.
ED raids AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan's premise
Oct 10, 2023, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted searches at the premises of Amanatullah Khan, who is Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Okhla, in an on-going investigation of money laundering probe, sources said.
Kashmir: 2 LeT militants, including one behind Kashmiri Pandit killing, shot dead in Shopian
Oct 10, 2023, at 06:23 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces shot dead two local militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday.
Unraveling Khalistan’s misrepresentation of Sikh aspirations
Oct 10, 2023, at 02:35 pm
In a recent tweet, Canadian journalist Daniel Bordman spoke out against a disturbing poster circulating in certain circles, both on social media and within some Gurudwaras.
Canadian police arrest eight Sikh youths for firing shots, seize firearms
Oct 10, 2023, at 02:19 pm
In a recent development, Canadian authorities have taken eight Sikh youths into custody, aged between 19 to 26 years, for the possession of loaded, prohibited, or restricted firearms in the city of Brampton, Ontario.
Army jawan killed, 3 missing after avalanche hits Mount Kun in Ladakh; search ops continue
Oct 10, 2023, at 05:31 am
Leh/IBNS: One soldier died and three are missing after a group of Indian Army mountaineers was caught in an avalanche on Mount Kun in Ladakh, officials said on Monday.
Dharamkot: Himachal Pradesh's mini Israel wears a deserted look
Oct 10, 2023, at 05:26 am
A deafening silence has befallen the Dharamkot village, popularly known as the mini Israel of Himachal Pradesh, after the Palestinian extremist group Hamas launched a massive attack on the Jewish nation last weekend.
Unity Meet hosted in Toronto to strengthen Indo-Canadian communities
Oct 10, 2023, at 04:57 am
Toronto/IBNS: Commitment to strong ties between Canada and India was reaffirmed at the ‘Unity Meet,’ hosted by the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) and International Youth Canada (IYC) on Mahatma Gandhi’s Birth Anniversary.
Bengal Guv assures TMC of taking up MGNREGA fund scheme dues' issue with Centre
Oct 10, 2023, at 03:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Monday assured a Trinamool Congress delegation, led by its national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, that he would convey to the Centre about the MGNREGA fund scheme dues to the State Government, official sources said.
Oct 10, 2023, at 02:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Monday said women's reservation, including extending reservation to OBC women, would be implemented if the party is voted to power in the Lok Sabha election in 2024.
Oct 10, 2023, at 02:02 am
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Monday announced to confer the Sveriges Riksbank Prize (Nobel Prize) 2023 in Economic Sciences to Claudia Goldin of Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes”.
Tamil Nadu: 10 killed, 14 injured in cracker factory blast
Oct 09, 2023, at 08:05 pm
Ariyalur/UNI: In a tragic incident, ten workers, including three women, were killed and 14 others injured in an explosion triggered by a massive inferno at a country cracker factory at Vetriyur village in Ariyalur district of Tamil Nadu on Monday.
ECI announces dates for five state elections
Oct 09, 2023, at 06:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the dates for assembly elections in five states- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram- which are believed to test Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and others ahead of the 2024 General Elections.
Rajnath Singh to visit France, Italy
Oct 09, 2023, at 04:39 am
New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Italy and France from Oct 9 to 12, 2023, officials said on Sunday.
CBI raids houses of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, TMC legislator Madan Mitra
Oct 09, 2023, at 03:16 am
The CBI on Sunday began searching the houses of West Bengal Minister and city Mayor Firhad Hakim and TMC legislator Madan Mitra in south Kolkata, official sources confirmed.
ITBP rescues 68 stranded people in North Sikkim
Oct 08, 2023, at 08:34 am
Gangtok: ITBP personnel on Friday successfully conducted a rescue operation, saving 68 people who were stranded in northern Sikkim due to the recent flash floods in Lhonak Lake.
Israel-Palestine War: Air India cancels flights to and from Israel
Oct 08, 2023, at 05:26 am
New Delhi: Air India has decided to halt its flights to and from Tel Aviv following the assault by Hamas on Israel over the weekend, media reported.
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde proposes plan to tackle Naxalism
Oct 07, 2023, at 06:39 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Observing that crores of rupees are being sent to Naxalites every year, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde proposed the formation of a joint group of Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax and Financial Intelligence Department to investigate and stop this money transaction.
Rain, snowfall expected in Jammu and Kashmir on Oct 9: MeT
Oct 07, 2023, at 06:37 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The weather office in Srinagar has predicted rain and snowfall over Kashmir mountains from Monday due to the fast moving Western Disturbance.
Meghalaya evacuates 26 students from flood-hit Sikkim
Oct 07, 2023, at 06:01 pm
Shillong/UNI: Altogether 26 students from Meghalaya have been evacuated from flood-hit Sikkim and are en route to Shillong by bus via Assam, an official said on Saturday morning.
Abhishek Banerjee's dharna: Guv must listen to people's plight, says TMC MP
Oct 07, 2023, at 05:52 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: "Will not partake in Durga Puja festivities if we are not able to restore a smile to our people's faces. Governor must listen to people’s plight," asserted Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee continuing his dharna outside Raj Bhavan for the third consecutive day on Saturday.
US: Indian-origin couple, their two children found dead in New Jersey
Oct 07, 2023, at 02:38 pm
An Indian-origin couple and their two children were found dead at their residence in New Jersey state of the US, media reports said.
Maharashtra: Alcoholic man allegedly killed by wife, minor son
Oct 07, 2023, at 01:56 pm
A married man was allegedly murdered by his wife and son in Maharashtra’s Nashik district as they were fed up of his alcoholism, police said on Friday.
Uddhav Thackeray demands CBI probe in Maharashtra govt hospital deaths, alleges corruption
Oct 07, 2023, at 06:27 am
Mumbai/UNI: Shiv Sena president and ex-chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday demanded a ‘CBI probe’ into recent hospital deaths, while alleging corruption in the current Maharashtra government.
Kamduni gangrape & murder: Calcutta HC acquits death penalty awardee, Bengal govt moves SC
Oct 07, 2023, at 06:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government Friday decided to move the Supreme Court after the Calcutta High Court acquitted a capital punishment awardee and commuted the death sentence of two others to life imprisonment over the gang rape and murder of a 21-year-old college student at Kamduni in North 24 Parganas, an incident that shook West Bengal 10 years ago.
Tripura HC alerts junior courts on bail pleas in drug cases
Oct 07, 2023, at 04:43 am
Agartala, Oct 6 (UNI) The Tripura High Court in a significant observation stated that the normal rule of bail not jail in criminal cases is not applicable to cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Kolkata Metro to run night-long services for Durga Puja revellers
Oct 07, 2023, at 02:39 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Like previous years, the Kolkata Metro Railway will run night-long services on its North-South route for the benefit of the Durga puja revellers on the pandal-hopping spree, a top official said on Friday.
ED summons two associates of Sanjay Singh in Delhi excise policy case
Oct 07, 2023, at 02:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned two associates of Aam Aadmi Party leader and MP Sanjay Singh for questioning in connection with the (now scrapped) Delhi excise policy case.