CBI arrests top GAIL official in Rs 50 lakh bribery case
Sep 06, 2023, at 07:44 am
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested five people, including the executive director of Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL), in connection with a bribery case, ANI reported.
Two narcotics smugglers sentenced to 20 years in Jammu and Kashmir
Sep 06, 2023, at 06:19 am
Srinagar/UNI: A court in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district has handed down a 20-year rigorous imprisonment sentence to two individuals convicted of narcotics smuggling.
Mamata Banerjee warns of blocking funds to universities amid tussle with Governor
Sep 06, 2023, at 05:55 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid their ongoing tussle, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday threatened to block funds to state-run universities if they dared follow the orders of Governor CV Ananda Bose.
Sep 06, 2023, at 05:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Actress and Trinamool Congress MP Nussrat Jahan, who has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in a financial irregularity case, said she would "cooperate" with the probe agency if she receives any notice.
Modi govt should spell out agenda of special Parliament session, INDIA bloc demands 'Bharat' row
Sep 06, 2023, at 05:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Opposition INDIA bloc Tuesday demanded that the Centre should spell out the agenda of the special session of the Parliament and accused it of keeping the country in the dark after two back-to-back meetings following the buzz about the change of the country's name from "India" to "Bharat".
Amid 'Bharat' buzz, Congress leaders gather at Sonia Gandhi's home, INDIA bloc meet to follow
Sep 06, 2023, at 02:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the buzz over the change of the country's name from 'India' to 'Bharat', Congress parliamentary leaders have gathered at Sonia Gandhi's house for a meeting, which will be followed by another of the opposition alliance 'INDIA' bloc.
SC reserves verdict on a batch of pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 in J&K
Sep 06, 2023, at 01:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI Supreme Court's five-judge Constitution bench Tuesday reserved its judgement on the batch of pleas challenging the validity of the Centre's August 2019 decision to scrap Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcate it to Union Territories.
Sep 06, 2023, at 01:27 am
The Canadian authorities recently withdrew permission for the organizers of the Khalistan Referendum to hold voting at a public school after concerns were raised over promotional materials featuring an AK-47 machine gun.
PM Modi to visit Indonesia for 20th ASEAN-India Summit
Sep 06, 2023, at 01:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day visit to Indonesia from Wednesday to attend the 20th ASEAN-India Summit and 18th East Asia Summit.
Jammu and Kashmir: Police bust fake recruitment scam in Military Engineering Services, 5 arrested
Sep 05, 2023, at 10:26 pm
Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a fake recruitment scam in Military Engineering Services (MES) and arrested five persons in Jammu Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
'President of Bharat' in G20 invitation triggers speculation over India's official name change
Sep 05, 2023, at 08:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: "President of Bharat" instead of the traditional use of "President of India" in an invitation to foreign leaders for a G20 dinner has triggered speculation over whether the Modi government is mulling a change in the country's name officially.
PM Modi to hold meeting with Sheikh Hasina on Sept 8
Sep 05, 2023, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi/Dhaka/UNI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi on September 8.
Tripura: By-elections to two constituencies begin with slow polling
Sep 05, 2023, at 05:31 pm
Agartala/UNI: Despite allegations of large-scale threats and intimidation against opposition party supporters, polling in two assembly by-elections in Dhanpur and Boxanagar of Tripura’s Sepahijala district began on Tuesday morning amid high security.
TMC MP Nussrat Jahan summoned by ED in financial fraud case
Sep 05, 2023, at 05:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Actress and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Nussrat Jahan has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a financial fraud case, media reports said.
Dhupguri bypoll: Litmus test for Bengal BJP ahead of Lok Sabha elections, TMC desperate to win
Sep 05, 2023, at 04:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has suffered a series of setbacks over the last few years in the West Bengal politics, will face a litmus test in a triangular contest in the Dhupguri byelections which are held on Tuesday.
Kolkata teen jumps to death from school terrace after being scolded by teachers
Sep 05, 2023, at 05:46 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A student of Class 10 allegedly jumped to his death from the terrace of his school in south Kolkata's Kasba area on Monday after being scolded by teachers for not completing a project, the police said.
Mumbai air hostess found dead inside apartment, sweeper arrested
Sep 05, 2023, at 05:06 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A trainee air hostess was found dead at her apartment in Mumbai's suburban Andheri last evening, officials said.
'Respect people of Tamil Nadu but..." Mamata Banerjee disapproves of 'Sanatana Dharma' remark
Sep 05, 2023, at 04:27 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday expressed her disapproval at Tamil Nadu Minister Udhyanidhi Stalin over his "Sanatana Dharma" remarks, which have set off a political storm ahead of a string of state elections and drawn multiple barbs from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Prashant Kishor supports 'One nation, one election' if done with 'good intentions'
Sep 05, 2023, at 03:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former poll strategist Prashant Kishor has offered conditional support to the "one nation, one election" proposal if the same is "in the interest of the country and done with correct intentions".
Rajnath Singh says Congress failed to launch 'Rahulyaan’ in past couple of decades
Sep 05, 2023, at 03:08 am
Neemuch/Madhya Pradesh/IBNS: In a sarcasm-laced assault against erstwhile Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Monday said that while the Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1 missions proceeded on schedule, the Congress’ 'Rahulyaan' has been unable to launch itself for the past couple of decades.
I'll repeat it again, DMK leader says a day after uproar over 'sanatana dharma' remark
Sep 05, 2023, at 02:08 am
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, who is at the centre of a storm over his "sanatana dharma must be eradicated" remark, once again stated on Monday that he "will repeat the same thing again and again".
Sep 04, 2023, at 09:57 pm
Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (West), Sanjay Verma recently highlighted the 51st Annual Conference of the Indian Society of International Law (ISIL) where he highlighted the challenges faced by the international community which include terrorism, transnational crimes, and illicit drugs.
Jammu and Kashmir: Police freeze 2 bank accounts of drug smuggler in Bandipora
Sep 04, 2023, at 09:54 pm
Police on Monday froze two bank accounts of a notorious drug smuggler under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Jammu Kashmir's Bandipora district.
G20 Digital Museum to celebrate the shared heritage of member, invitee nations
Sep 04, 2023, at 09:45 pm
The Ministry of Culture has conceptualised the Culture Corridor - G20 Digital Museum to represent and celebrate the shared heritage of G20 members and invitee countries.
Chinese President Xi Jinping to skip G20 Summit in India this week, Premier Li Qiang to attend
Sep 04, 2023, at 08:33 pm
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday confirmed the country's Premier Li Qiang will attend the G20 Summit in India this week, ending all speculation over President Xi Jinping's possible visit to New Delhi for the meet.
Sep 04, 2023, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi has congratulated Tharman Shanmugaratnam on his election as the President of Singapore.
New Delhi-bound Indigo flight makes emergency landing in Bhubaneswar
Sep 04, 2023, at 08:00 pm
A technical snag forced a New Delhi-bound IndiGo flight to make an emergency landing at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar on Monday.
Sep 04, 2023, at 07:55 pm
The Kolkata Police arrested Professor Rana Roy on Monday, accused of issuing alleged threat letters to Jadavpur University Registrar Snehamanju Basu and the Joint Registrar, threatening them with dire consequences if any harm was made to Sourav Chowdhury.
'One Nation, One Election': Centre forms panel comprising Amit Shah, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Sep 04, 2023, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The government on Saturday named Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad among members to the High Level Committee (HLC) to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha, state assemblies, municipalities and panchayats.
Shimla: 21 families rendered homeless as fire burns down nine houses
Sep 04, 2023, at 07:12 pm
Shimla: 21 families belonging to nine houses in Daroti village in Tikkar tehsil of Jubbal Kotkhai assembly constituency in Shimla district were gutted in a massive fire that broke out on Sunday.