Oct 08, 2022, at 12:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The United States has asked its citizens to exercise "increased caution" while travelling to India owing to "crime and terrorism" and advised them not to travel to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Land for job scam: CBI files chargesheet against 16 including Lalu Yadav, wife Rabri Devi
Oct 08, 2022, at 06:28 am
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a chargesheet in the alleged job scam during Rashtriya Janata Dal patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav's tenure as Railway Minister in the Congress-led UPA government, media reports said.
Oct 08, 2022, at 05:20 am
New Delhi: A day after abstaining from voting against China on the issue of alleged human rights violations of Uyghur Muslims at the UN Human Rights Council, India on Friday said that the abstention is in line with its position that country-specific resolutions are never helpful and dialogue is the only way to resolve such matters.
Vande Bharat Express hits cow, a day after it rammed into a herd of buffaloes
Oct 08, 2022, at 04:24 am
A day after hitting a herd of buffaloes, Vande Bharat Express hit a cow on the Gandhinagar-Mumbai route on Friday near Anand station in Gujarat.
Kamal Haasan sparks row by saying 'Raja Raja Chola wasn't a Hindu king'
Oct 08, 2022, at 04:09 am
Chennai/IBNS: Veteran actor-politician Kamal Haasan Friday landed in a controversy after he backed national award-winning Tamil director Vetrimaaran's claim that Raja Raja Chola wasn't a Hindu king.
Eknath Shinde quit voluntarily, can't claim Sena symbol: Uddhav Thackeray to EC panel
Oct 08, 2022, at 03:31 am
Mumbai/IBNS: In a battle for who gets the Shiv Sena party name and symbol, former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray Friday told the Election Commission that the faction led by Eknath Shinde cannot claim the bow-and-arrow symbol as they had "voluntarily quit the party".
China-India relation still not normal: Indian govt
Oct 08, 2022, at 02:39 am
New Delhi: The situation in the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is still not normal despite last month's disengagement of troops from the critical Gogra-Hot Springs in Ladakh, the Ministry of External Affairs said Friday.
Not correct to call situation at eastern Ladakh normal: MEA
Oct 08, 2022, at 01:23 am
New Delhi/UNI: India on Friday said that it would not be correct to call the situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh normal and a complete sequence of disengagement and de-escalation is required to restore normalcy at the border.
Hyderabad to host India's first Formula E race in February
Oct 07, 2022, at 11:46 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: The Hyderabad E-Prix, the first ever Formula E race in India, will take place at Necklace Road on Feb. 10 - Feb 11 next year.
Gyanvapi row: Order on carbon dating deferred
Oct 07, 2022, at 09:27 pm
Varanasi: The District Judge on Friday deferred its order on whether to allow carbon dating and other scientific investigation of Hindu symbols, including a Shivling-like structure, as it sought some clarification from the plaintiff.
Pahari community in Jammu and Kashmir soon to get reservation for jobs, education
Oct 07, 2022, at 09:19 pm
Srinagar: In a first, the Indian government has announced that the Pahari community in Jammu and Kashmir will soon get reservation in education and jobs as Scheduled Tribe (ST).
Navratri festival celebrated with great fervour in Jammu and Kashmir
Oct 07, 2022, at 09:08 pm
Srinagar: Jammu witnessed massive Navratri celebration this year with a large number of devotees participating in the annual Hindu festival.
Jammu and Kashmir: Oukhoo is emerging as India’s ‘Pencil Village’
Oct 07, 2022, at 09:02 pm
Pulwama: Pulwama region of Jammu and Kashmir is fast emerging as the pencil district of the country as 70 per cent of slates are produced from this district and sent to pencil manufacturing companies.
Karnataka: 4 held for praying in madrasa in Bidar
Oct 07, 2022, at 08:44 pm
Bidar: Police on Friday said they have arrested four people for barging into a madrasa and performing prayers on the premises on October 5 here in Karnataka.
India counters UK Home Secy's claim over Visa overstayers
Oct 07, 2022, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Countering UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman's claim that the Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) had not worked well, India said it had taken action on all cases which were raised under the agreement, media reports said.
Oct 07, 2022, at 07:18 pm
Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, Ramdas Athawale on Friday said that development and peace in Jammu and Kashmir is the top priority of the Prime Minister Modi led government which is evident now with the visit of lakhs of tourists this year and the beginning of investment processes in thousands of crores in different sectors in Jammu and Kashmir for the welfare of the people.
Medicos on strike in Himachal Pradesh
Oct 07, 2022, at 06:47 pm
Hamirpur/UNI: Health services in all parts of Himachal Pradesh were hampered Friday as members of the HP Medical Officers Association observed a one-and-half-hour strike to protest against the non-acceptance of their demands.
Assam: Three people killed in road accident near Guwahati
Oct 07, 2022, at 05:52 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Three people have been killed in a fatal road accident at Sonapur area near Guwahati in Assam.
Liquor policy case: ED raids 35 locations in Delhi, Punjab, Hyderabad
Oct 07, 2022, at 04:56 pm
Thirty-five locations across the national capital Delhi, its neighbour Punjab and south Indian city Hyderabad were raided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday morning in connection with the alleged money laundering case linked to the now scrapped Delhi liquor policy, media reports said.
India condemns North Korea's recent ballistic missile test
Oct 07, 2022, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi/Geneva: India has condemned the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea over Japan and said that these moves affect the peace and security of the region and beyond.
Oct 07, 2022, at 02:56 pm
Hyderabad: A day after a mob participating in a procession for Dusseha allegedly broke into the historic Mahmud Gawan Masjid and Madrasa at Bidar in Karnataka, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday alleged that the BJP is promoting such activity only to demean Mulsim.
India was requested to press Russians to ensure safety of nuclear power plant in Ukraine: Jaishankar
Oct 07, 2022, at 08:05 am
India has acted on a request to press Russia to ensure the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which was near the fighting zone during the ongoing Ukraine War, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said.
India abstains from voting in UN human rights body's resolution on Sri Lanka
Oct 07, 2022, at 05:59 am
Geneva/United Nations: India abstained from voting on a resolution on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
One held for climbing Sri Jagannath temple in Puri
Oct 07, 2022, at 03:58 am
Puri/UNI: One person has been detained by Simhadwar police for scaling the main tower of Puri's Sri Jagannath Temple on Thursday.
Jaishankar accorded Maori welcome in New Zealand
Oct 07, 2022, at 03:10 am
Auckland (New Zealand): External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar was accorded a traditional Maori welcome in New Zealand ahead of his official engagements.
Vande Bharat rams into herd of buffaloes on railway track in Gujarat
Oct 07, 2022, at 02:41 am
New Delhi: Semi-high speed train Vande Bharat on Thursday met with an accident after a herd of buffaloes came on track in Gujarat, days after the train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
JEE Main-2021 scam: Delhi Court extends CBI custody of Russian national
Oct 07, 2022, at 02:32 am
New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Thursday extended till October 9 the CBI custody of Russian national arrested in connection with JEE Main-2021 scam.
Step to diversify from China: Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production to India
Oct 07, 2022, at 02:17 am
Tokyo: In apparent positive news for India, electronic goods manufacturing major Apple has asked suppliers to move some AirPods and Beats headphone production to India for the first time.
California: Indian-origin family, including baby, kidnapped; found dead later
Oct 07, 2022, at 02:05 am
Four members of an Indian-origin family in the United States, including an 8-month-old baby, were kidnapped at gunpoint and their bodies were recovered from an orchard in California, media reports said.
Heroin worth over Rs 100 cr seized at Mumbai airport
Oct 07, 2022, at 01:22 am
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has confiscated 16 kg of heroin worth more than Rs 100 crore at Mumbai airport and arrested a passenger and a Ghanaian woman in this connection, media reports said.