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PMNAM to be conducted in over 200 districts on Mar 20

Mar 18, 2023, at 07:29 pm

New Delhi/UNI: As part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to boost career opportunities for India’s youth under Skill India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) would conduct the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM) on March 20, 2023, in over 200 districts across the country.

Kashmir: SIA conducts searches in terror funding case

Mar 18, 2023, at 06:19 pm

Srinagar/UNI: The Jammu and Kashmir’s Police's State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday carried out searches at several places in Kashmir in a terror funding case, officials said.

Tripura: CPI-M-Cong alleges TIPRA Motha spoils their prospect, Pradyot feels reverse

Mar 18, 2023, at 05:51 pm

Agartala/UNI: When CPI-M and Congress said the victory of BJP in the Tripura assembly election because of TIPRA Motha candidates, the latter party chairman and royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarman claimed the reverse saying BJP could have won around 50 seats in the 60 -members assembly if Motha was not in the fray.

West Bengal: DA protesters go on digital strike mounting pressure on Mamata govt

Mar 18, 2023, at 05:46 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In an escalation of the protests against the Trinamool Congress government, state employees who have been demanding a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) went on a digital strike on Saturday.

Bengal recruitment scam: Actor Bonny Sengupta returns money received from Kuntal Ghosh to ED

Mar 18, 2023, at 06:41 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Tollywood actor Bonny Sengupta, who admitted to accepting Rs 40 lakh from expelled and arrested youth Trinamool Congress leader Kuntal Ghosh for purchasing a vehicle, has returned the amount to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing the multi-crore recruitment scam in Bengal.

Rajasthan govt announces 19 new districts ahead of polls this year, opposition BJP calls it 'political move'

Mar 18, 2023, at 05:58 am

Jaipur/IBNS: The Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan government Friday announced it will create 19 new districts and three more divisional headquarters to serve the needs of people who live far away from the divisional headquarters.

Akhilesh Yadav meets Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata; both agree on new front without Congress

Mar 18, 2023, at 03:20 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav Friday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata in what is seen as a strategy for these two parties to stay aloof from the Congress-led opposition ahead of the 2024 general elections.

Locals welcome Jammu and Kashmir administration's public outreach programmes

Mar 18, 2023, at 12:33 am

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has launched several public outreach programmes to address and resolve the problems of the people by visiting them.

India continues to help crisis-hit Sri Lanka, distributes ration

Mar 18, 2023, at 12:09 am

India, under its  'Neighbourhood First' policy, has once again approached to help debt-ridden Sri Lanka as New Delhi distributed ration  in Kalmunai.

Arunachal Pradesh: CRPF donates mini library to government secondary school in Rijo

Mar 18, 2023, at 12:01 am

Daporijo: The 138 Bn CRPF recently donated a mini library to the government secondary school (GSS) in Rijo in Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh as part the force’s civic action programme.

Narendra Modi condoles loss of lives in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar due to Cyclone Freddy

Mar 17, 2023, at 11:15 pm

New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi has expressed sadness over the loss of lives due to Cyclone Freddy which hit Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar.

SCO Meeting in New Delhi: India invites Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif

Mar 17, 2023, at 11:09 pm

New Delhi: India has invited Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif to attend the  Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in New Delhi next month, media reports said.

Delhi Court extends ED custody of Manish Sisodia by 5 days

Mar 17, 2023, at 10:37 pm

New Delhi: A Delhi Special Court after hearing arguments on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate and Defence Counsel allowed five more days ED custody of Delhi's Former Deputy CM and AAP Leader Manish Sisodia who was arrested on allegations of corruption in Delhi Excise policy case.

Congress people are the new Mughals: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Mar 17, 2023, at 06:08 pm

Belagavi/UNI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the Congress people are the new Mughals who are working to weaken India.

Tripura: Veteran BJP MLA alleges factionalism within party

Mar 17, 2023, at 06:04 pm

Agartala/UNI: The governing BJP in Tripura has continued been suffering from factional squabble even after winning the assembly election for the second term, as veteran saffron leader MLA and former minister Ramprasad Paul on Friday alleged a conspiracy hatched against him to ruin his career.

Arunachal Pradesh: Lt Col Reddy from Telangana dies in Army helicopter crash

Mar 17, 2023, at 06:01 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: Lt Col Vuppala Vinay Bhanu Reddy from Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District of Telangana, died in an Army helicopter crash near Mandala in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath orders inquiry into Sambhal incident, announces ex-gratia

Mar 17, 2023, at 05:59 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday ordered an inquiry into the cold storage accident at Chandausi area of Sambhal district and has announced financial assistance to the kin of the deceased, an official spokesman said here.

Uttar Pradesh: Six killed in cold storage incident in Sambhal, rescue continues

Mar 17, 2023, at 05:56 pm

Sambhal/UNI: Six people have died thus far and 11 people have been admitted to the hospital during the rescue operation after the chamber of a cold storage collapsed in Chandausi area of Sambhal district here in Uttar Pradesh, a senior officer said here on Friday.

Fire at Secunderabad swapnalok complex kills 6, 7 rescued

Mar 17, 2023, at 05:40 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: As many as six people, including four girls, died and seven rescued after a major fire broke out in a multi-storey commercial Swapnalok complex in Secunderabad on Thursday night.

Expect Australia to take action: India on pro-Khalistani elements forcing closure of Brisbane consulate

Mar 17, 2023, at 01:04 pm

New Delhi: India on Thursday said that it expects the Australian authorities to take action against those who forced India’s honorary consulate in Brisbane to shut down temporarily and ensure such incidents are not repeated in future, after pro-Khalistani supporters blocked the entrance to the Brisbane consulate.

UP cold storage roof collapse: Two dead, 10 rescued

Mar 17, 2023, at 06:45 am

Sambhal (UP)/UNI: Two people were killed, whereas 10 others have been rescued even as several others are still feared trapped under the debris after the roof of a chamber of cold storage collapsed in the Chandausi area of Sambhal district here in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, police sources said here.

Conman from Gujarat posing as PMO official enjoys Z-plus security, 5-star stay before getting arrested

Mar 17, 2023, at 05:48 am

Srinagar/IBNS: A conman from Gujarat took the Jammu and Kashmir administration and its security structure for a ride by posing as a senior official from the Prime Minister's Office and enjoyed Z-plus security cover, a bulletproof Mahindra Scorpio SUV aa well as an official accommodation at a five-star hotel.

Karnataka: BS Yediyurappa forced to cancel poll campaign after BJP workers gherao him

Mar 17, 2023, at 04:50 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: The rift within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka came to the public eye on Thursday as former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa was forced to cancel the party's pre-election march in Chikkamagaluru district after being gheraoed by party workers apparently supporting their national general secretary CT Ravi. 

Tamil Nadu: Girls fling dupattas in air to welcome feminist writer Geeta Ilangovan; video goes viral

Mar 17, 2023, at 03:41 am

The students of a government residential school in Kallakurichi of Tamil Nadu welcomed feminist author Geeta Ilangovan by throwing away their dupattas in the air.

Bankura Police's project to involve civic volunteers in primary education not approved by govt: West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu

Mar 17, 2023, at 02:23 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A day after Bankura Police sparked controversy with an announcement to engage civic volunteers in providing supplementary classes to primary school students of the district, West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu said the district police’s initiative was a local-administrative level project and was not approved by the state’s school education department.

2 pilots killed in Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crash in Arunachal Pradesh

Mar 17, 2023, at 12:44 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Two pilots were killed after an Indian Army chopper crashed on Thursday near Mandala, West of Bomdila town in Arunachal Pradesh, Indian Army officials said.

Amruta Fadnavis accuses prominent bookie's daughter of offering Rs 1 cr bribe

Mar 17, 2023, at 12:22 am

Mumbai: Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has lodged an FIR against a designer, who she claims offered Rs 1 crore seeking her help in a criminal case, media reported.

Punjabi actor Aman Dhaliwal attacked with knife in US

Mar 16, 2023, at 10:26 pm

Punjabi actor Aman Dhaliwal sustained critical injuries in a knife attack in the US while he was working out in a gym, media reported.

US Senate votes to confirm Eric Garcetti as new envoy to India

Mar 16, 2023, at 10:11 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The US Senate voted 52-42 on Wednesday to confirm former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be the next US ambassador to India.

INS Sahyadri, INS Jyoti participate in France-led La Perouse naval exercise

Mar 16, 2023, at 09:46 pm

New Delhi: The France-led seven-nation naval exercise La Perouse concluded successfully in the Bay of Bengal, witnessing the participation of eight ships and seven aircraft, including Indian naval ships INS Sahyadri and INS Jyoti.