Mass layoffs in US leave majority of Indians on H-1B visas impacted: Report
Nov 23, 2022, at 04:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Mass layoffs in the United States have left many Indians with little time to search for jobs and so much so that many might have to leave the country.
'Even Ajmal Kasab got fair trial': Jailed Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain's plea in court
Nov 23, 2022, at 01:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As videos of alleged VIP treatment to Satyendar Jain in Tihar Jail surfaced, the Delhi Minister told a trial court on Tuesday that he has not even been getting "proper" food and medical check-up.
Seven awarded life imprisonment for murdering Dumka BJP leader in 2016
Nov 23, 2022, at 12:41 am
Dumka/UNI: A local court in Jharkhand's Dumka district on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to seven accused held guilty of the murder of local BJP leader and former Zilla Parishad Member Bhagwat Rawat six years back.
Number of local active militants in Kashmir down to the double digits: DGP Dilbag Singh
Nov 22, 2022, at 10:59 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh on Tuesday said the number of local active militants in Kashmir was down to the double digits.
Nov 22, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Guwahati: At least six people, including five from Meghalaya and one Assam Forest Guard, were killed in a firing incident that took place at Mukroh area in Meghalaya's West Jaintia Hills district on Tuesday.
Tripura: Minor raped for 10 days in hostel
Nov 22, 2022, at 08:34 pm
Agartala: Police arrested a staff of a private convent school in North Tripura on Monday for allegedly raping a minor girl student for 10 consecutive days inside a hostel, the officials said on Tuesday.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar likely to visit Tripura on Nov 29
Nov 22, 2022, at 07:25 pm
Agartala/UNI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar is likely to visit Tripura for a day on Nov 29 next to offer puja at Tripureswari temple.
Focus on capacity building: PM Modi to Rozgar Mela appointees
Nov 22, 2022, at 05:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Distributing about 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits under Rozgar Mela on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged them to focus on capacity building to increase efficiencies while playing their roles in various government departments.
Delhi murder: Killed girlfriend in 'heat of the moment', Aaftab Poonawala tells court
Nov 22, 2022, at 05:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Twenty-eight-year-old man Aaftab Ameen Poonawala, who is accused of murdering his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar, has admitted to a Delhi court that he killed his girlfriend "in the heat of the moment", media reports said.
Assam youth marries dead girlfriend, says he will remain single all his life
Nov 22, 2022, at 03:29 pm
Nagaon: At a time when the entire country is shocked following Shraddha Walker's brutal killing incident in Delhi, an Assam man's respect for his dead girlfriend has again reflected the purity of love.
US is excited to witness India's G20 presidency: Consul General Melinda Pavek
Nov 22, 2022, at 02:56 pm
Kolkata: US Consul General Melinda Pavek on Monday said the US, along with the world, is excited to witness India’s G20 presidency as it takes over from Indonesia officially on Dec 1.
Jammu and Kashmir: BSF kills Pakistani intruder, nabs second
Nov 22, 2022, at 02:33 pm
Jammu: Alert troops of the Border Security Force on Tuesday morning neutralised one Pakistani intruder and apprehended another in separate incidents along the international border in Jammu and Samba districts.
Nov 22, 2022, at 05:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday congratulated President Qasym-Jomart Toqayev for victory in the Presidential elections in Kazakhstan.
CBI files supplementary chargesheet against 8 accused in Bogtui case
Nov 22, 2022, at 05:18 am
Kolkata/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against eight persons accused of killing 10 people at Bogtui village in West Bengal's Rampurhat sub-division eight months back, an official said on Monday.
Nov 22, 2022, at 03:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: All international passengers arriving in India will no longer be required to fill in the self-declaration for Covid-19 vaccination on the Air Suvidha portal, the Centre announced Monday.
Man kills 22-year-old daughter over 'stubborn attitude', packs body in a suitcase, dumps in Mathura
Nov 22, 2022, at 02:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A 22-year-old woman, whose body was found in a suitcase near the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura last week, was killed by her father, police said Monday.
'Shivaji Maharaj is our god': Nitin Gadkari after tension sparks over Maharashtra Governor remark
Nov 22, 2022, at 01:47 am
Mumbai/IBNS: As a huge row erupted over Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's remark on Chhatrapati Shivaji, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Monday attempted to appease ally Eknath Shinde.
Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari should be ousted for Chhatrapati Shivaji remark: BJP MP
Nov 22, 2022, at 01:04 am
Mumbai/UNI: Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhosale, the 13th direct descendant of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and a Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha member, on Monday alleged that Governor B S Koshyari is "third class" and he should be sent to an old age home.
India takes over as Council Chair of Global Partnership on AI (GPAI)
Nov 21, 2022, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi: India on Monday assumed the Chair of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), an international initiative to support responsible and human-centric development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Qatar FIFA World Cup: Jagdeep Dhankar meets key world leaders
Nov 21, 2022, at 10:38 pm
Doha: Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, who is currently on a two-day visit to represent India at the inauguration of FIFA World Cup in Qatar, met UN chief Antonuio Guterres and other world leaders at the sidelines of the mega football event.
Nov 21, 2022, at 09:50 pm
New Delhi: Nigerian Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola has appreciated India's efforts to counter terrorism and described it as 'huge'.
Karnataka police expose global terror plot behind Mangaluru autorickshaw blast case
Nov 21, 2022, at 09:21 pm
Mangaluru: The Karnataka police have exposed global terror plot in the Mangaluru autorikshaw blast case.
Arun Goel is new Election Commissioner
Nov 21, 2022, at 08:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Arun Goel on Monday took over as an Election Commissioner.
Supreme Court calls Morbi incident 'enormous tragedy'
Nov 21, 2022, at 08:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the Morbi bridge collapse was an "enormous tragedy" and urged the Gujarat High Court to take up the matter suo motu to hear the proper aspects of the probe, fix accountability and ensure adequate compensation to the victims.
FIFA World Cup: Qatar invites controversial orator Zakir Naik to preach Islam, triggers row
Nov 21, 2022, at 07:32 pm
Controversial Islamist preacher Zakir Naik, who faces a number of cases in India, has been invited by Qatar to preach Islam in the FIFA World Cup 2022 which began on Sunday, media reports said.
'PM Modi was instrumental in forging a consensus' in G-20 Summit: US top official
Nov 21, 2022, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi/Washington/IBNS: Lauding the Indian Prime Minister, a top US official has described how Narendra Modi was "instrumental in forging a consensus" among far flung countries at the G-20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, media reports said.
Fire destroys scaffolding of temple tower in Tamil Nadu
Nov 21, 2022, at 06:18 pm
Virudhunagar/UNI: A fire destroyed the scaffolding erected around the Raja Gopuram (Temple Tower) of Sri Badrakaliamman Temple at Sivakasi here late on Sunday.
Uttar Pradesh: Man kills ex-girlfriend, chops body into 6 parts, arrested
Nov 21, 2022, at 05:34 pm
Azamgarh/IBNS: Days after horrific Delhi murder incident came to light, a man from Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh has been arrested for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend and chopping her body into six parts, media reports said.
Odisha: Two killed as Goods Train derail in Korei station
Nov 21, 2022, at 04:26 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Two persons were killed and several others injured as eight bogies of a Goods Train got derailed at Korai Station in Bhadrak-Kapilas Road Railway Section under Khurda Road Railway Division of East Coast Railway in Odisha on Monday morning.
Police drain out water from pond in Mehrauli as search for Shraddha's body parts continues
Nov 21, 2022, at 04:40 am
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Sunday started pumping out water from a pond located in Mehrauli region in the national capital New Delhi after Aaftab Amin Poonawala claimed he threw certain body parts, including the head, of his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar in it, media reports said.