Jagdeep Dhankhar wins VP poll; defeats Margaret Alva by huge margin
Aug 07, 2022, at 02:28 am
New Delhi: NDA candidate and former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was Saturday declared the next Vice President of India securing 528 votes over Opposition candidate Margaret Alva's 182.
CISF Jawan opens fire; shoots one, injures another colleague at Kolkata's Indian Museum
Aug 07, 2022, at 01:52 am
Kolkata: A CISF jawan opened indiscriminate fire aiming at his colleagues inside CISF barrack at Indian Museum, Kolkata.
Assam: 18 villagers fall ill after consuming prasad in Majuli
Aug 07, 2022, at 12:27 am
Guwahati: At least 18 people fell ill after consuming prasad at a religious function at Garmur area in Assam’s Majuli district.
Jagdeep Dhankhar vs Margaret Alva: Voting for Vice President election over, counting going on
Aug 06, 2022, at 11:58 pm
New Delhi: The voting in the Vice Presidential election, which started at 10 am on Saturday at Parliament House, ended by 5 pm and the counting process began just after.
New legislation on data protection soon: Report
Aug 06, 2022, at 08:36 pm
New Delhi: The time period for public consultations on the new data bill may be announced by the end of August as the ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) is in the “advanced stage with the draft of the comprehensive framework,” ET reported.
Violence reduced in Jammu and Kashmir ever since Article 370 was scrapped: official figures
Aug 06, 2022, at 08:31 pm
Srinagar: Figures are showing that violence in Jammu and Kashmir has reduced ever since Article 370 was scrapped in 2019, media reports said.
Vice Prez poll between Jagdeep Dhankhar and Margaret Alva underway
Aug 06, 2022, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Voting to elect the new Vice President of India got underway Saturday in Parliament House.
Karnataka CM Bommai tests Covid-19 positive, calls off Delhi visit
Aug 06, 2022, at 06:51 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has cancelled his Delhi visit after testing Covid-19 positive.
Money laundering case: ED questions Sanjay Raut's wife
Aug 06, 2022, at 06:26 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Saturday questioned Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's wife Varsha in connection with alleged money laundering in the Patra Chawl case.
Mamata's meeting with Modi in Delhi draws 'settlement' jibe from Left, BJP refutes
Aug 06, 2022, at 06:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Friday meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi in the backdrop of the arrest of now suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Partha Chatterjee has been viewed as a "mutual understanding" by the Left.
Police arrest youth from Assam’s Nagaon who attempted to join ULFA-I
Aug 06, 2022, at 04:11 pm
Guwahati: Police arrested a youth in central Assam’s Nagaon district who had attempted to join banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I).
‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign gains popularity in Jammu and Kashmir
Aug 06, 2022, at 03:31 pm
Srinagar: The ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign has gained popularity in Jammu and Kashmir where a large number of people are joining the celebrations to mark the 75 years of India’s Independence.
Road construction pace increased after Article 370 was scrapped in Jammu and Kashmir
Aug 06, 2022, at 03:04 pm
Srinagar: The pace of constructing roads has increased in Jammu and Kashmir ever since the scrapping of Article 370 on Aug 5, 2019.
Aug 06, 2022, at 02:34 pm
Phnom Penh: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Cambodia ahead of the ASEAN ministerial meeting on Thursday when the two leaders discussed the issue of promoting a free, open, secure, and prosperous Indo-Pacific.
Vice President election today: Jagdeep Dhankhar, Margaret Alva battle to fight for key post
Aug 06, 2022, at 02:15 pm
New Delhi: Poll to elect the new vice-president of the country will be held on Saturday.
Civilian killed in anti-terror operations in Kasmir's Kulgam
Aug 06, 2022, at 06:05 am
Srinagar/IBNS: A civilian, who is the father of a two-month-old baby, was killed and a soldier was injured during an anti-terrorist operation in Kashmir's Kulgam on Friday.
Congress protest today is appeasement politics, sends anti-Ram temple message: Amit Shah
Aug 06, 2022, at 04:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday accused the Congress of appeasement politics, stating that their black clothes protest was actually against the foundation ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Aug 06, 2022, at 03:26 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Sacked Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee's aide Arpita Mukherjee, arrested with him in the state's teacher recruitment scam, will be kept with no more than four co-prisoners, and food for her will first be tested.
As China-Taiwan tensions grow, India favours ASEAN centrality in Indo-Pacific
Aug 06, 2022, at 02:11 am
New Delhi/UNI: Against the backdrop of China-Taiwan tensions, India pushed for the centrality of ASEAN in a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific.
SSC scam: Kolkata court sends Partha Chatterjee, Arpita Mukherjee to 14-day judicial custody
Aug 06, 2022, at 01:20 am
Kolkata/UNI: A Kolkata court on Friday remanded former West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee and his alleged aide Arpita Mukherjee, arrested in connection with the School Service Commission appointment scam and minting money, to 14-day judicial custody till Aug 18.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi ahead of the VP election
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday met PM Narendra Modi here.
Youth have shunned stone pelting post abrogation: LG Sinha
Aug 05, 2022, at 10:34 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed tremendous change after the abrogation of Article 370.
Democracy being killed: Rahul Gandhi after Congress leaders detained
Aug 05, 2022, at 08:41 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress MPs on Friday staged a protest march from the Parliament and attempted to go to Rashtrapati Bhawan, but were stopped at Vijay Chowk meters away from the Sansad Bhawan, and several MPs were detained.
MPs can be arrested in criminal cases: Venkaiah Naidu
Aug 05, 2022, at 08:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday clarified that MPs are not exempt from arrest or detainment while the House is in session and such privilege is limited only in civil cases.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra protests against Modi govt, detained
Aug 05, 2022, at 08:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was Friday detained while she was protesting against the Modi government on a number of issues including unemployment, price rise and GST.
Congress' bid to 'save democracy': Rahul, other MPs detained, Priyanka sits on dharna
Aug 05, 2022, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and his colleagues were detained by police after the grand old party launched a massive protest against the Modi government in the Centre in a bid to "save democracy", wearing all black clothes in the national capital Friday.
BJP hits back after Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt
Aug 05, 2022, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has almost immediately hit back at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi who in his morning press conference Friday took the Modi government head on speaking on issues like unemployment, price rise and Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Lok Sabha disrupted amid Opposition protests
Aug 05, 2022, at 05:52 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Lok Sabha was disrupted Thursday amid the protests from the Opposition.
Rahul Gandhi takes on Modi govt: 5 points
Aug 05, 2022, at 04:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi ripped apart the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government Friday morning ahead of his party's protest against the Centre on unemployment, price hike and Goods and Services Tax (GST).
New Delhi hosts first India-Mauritius High-Powered Joint Trade Committee
Aug 05, 2022, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi: India and Mauritius held the 1st session of India-Mauritius High-Powered Joint Trade Committee on 01-03 August 2022 in New Delhi.