Gujarat riots: Ahmed Patel plotted against Narendra Modi, say police; Congress hits out
Jul 16, 2022, at 06:25 pm
Late Congress leader Ahmed Patel had plotted against then Gujarat Chief Minister (now Prime Minister) Narendra Modi in connection with the communal riots that broke out in the state in 2002, police claimed in an affidavit Saturday, media reports said.
Kashmir: Three killed, six injured SUVs collide
Jul 16, 2022, at 05:14 pm
Jammu/UNI: Three people were killed and six were injured due to a head-on collision of vehicles in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday.
PM Modi to inaugurate Bundelkhand Expressway today
Jul 16, 2022, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh Saturday and inaugurate the Bundelkhand Expressway at Kaitheri village in Orai tehsil of Jalaun district.
Rajnath Singh roasts Pakistan in veiled attack, says has 'lot to learn from Bangladesh'
Jul 16, 2022, at 05:52 am
Kolkata: In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Friday called it a country beleaguered with "religious extremism and intolerance" as he praised Bangladesh for embracing "modernisation, moderation and secularism".
Jul 16, 2022, at 04:48 am
Toronto/IBNS: Consul General of India, Toronto plans to organize the third edition of its program ‘Varishtha Yoddha’ initiative in near future to recognize the contributions and sacrifices of the Indian armed forces.
'My status too low for him': Yashwant Sinha on 'unreachable' Nitish Kumar
Jul 16, 2022, at 03:53 am
Patna/IBNS: Oppositions' candidate for Presidential polls, Yashwant Sinha, on Friday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is "unreachable" for him.
Air Arabia flight suffers hydraulic failure during landing, triggers full emergency at Kochi airport
Jul 16, 2022, at 03:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An Air Arabia flight coming from UAE's Sharjah suffered a hydraulic failure as it was landing at Kerala's Kochi airport on Friday evening.
CM level talks on Assam-Arunachal border dispute conclude with signing of ‘Namsai Declaration’
Jul 16, 2022, at 02:37 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Chief Minister level talks on border issues between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh held at Namsai on Friday yielded in the signing of the Namsai Declaration to minimize the border dispute between the two states in respect of 123 villages which are placed before the Local Commission.
Gyanvapi case: Hindu side raises questions over Waqf Act
Jul 16, 2022, at 01:46 am
Varanasi/UNI: The Hindu side on Friday raised questions over the Waqf Act of 1995 during arguments on the application seeking permission for daily worship at Shringar Gauri Sthal inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex.
Police seize 477 kg of ganja in Assam's Karbi Anglong
Jul 15, 2022, at 11:47 pm
Guwahati: Police on Friday seized 477 kg of ganja from a truck and arrested a person in Assam's Karbi Anglong district.
Inflammatory Speech Row: Ajmer Dargah cleric held from Hyderabad
Jul 15, 2022, at 10:22 pm
Ajmer: Ajmer Dargah cleric Gauhar Chishti, who raised objectionable slogans against former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, was arrested from Hyderabad and brought to Rajasthan late Thursday night, police said on Friday.
Tripura CM Manik Saha sends 100 cartons of 750kg of pineapples to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
Jul 15, 2022, at 09:56 pm
Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha has sent 100 cartons of 750kg of pineapples to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina as a goodwill gesture.
I2U2 has set a positive agenda right from its first summit: Narendra Modi
Jul 15, 2022, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Thursday attended the I2U2 Summit where the country decided to make significant contributions to energy security, food security and economic growth on a global scale.
Delhi: Teen raped in a car in Vasant Vihar, three arrested
Jul 15, 2022, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi: Three persons have been arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in a car in Vasant Vihar area, police said on Friday.
Rajya Sabha new rules bar dharnas, strikes in Parliament premises, Opposition slams move
Jul 15, 2022, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In what could escalate the faceoff between the government and Opposition, a new circular by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat was issued Friday stating no dharna, strikes, or religious ceremonies will be allowed in Parliament premises, media reports said.
Fire at Delhi's Connaught Place eatery
Jul 15, 2022, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A fire broke out at a restaurant in Delhi’s Outer Circle Connaught Place area early in the morning Friday.
Presidential poll: SBSP to support NDA nominee Draupadi Murmu
Jul 15, 2022, at 05:36 pm
Lucknow/UNI: In a sudden change of heart, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party(SBSP) president Om Prakash Rajbhar Friday announced support for NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu in the July 18 polls.
Ahmedabad, Kerala feature in TIME Magazine's list of world's greatest places of 2022
Jul 15, 2022, at 05:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The city of Ahmedabad and the southern state of Kerala have featured in TIME Magazine's list of world's greatest places of 2022.
Brief Twitter outage affects 55,000 users globally
Jul 15, 2022, at 06:08 am
Twitter was down briefly on Thursday affecting almost 55,000 users globally, data shared by outage tracking website Downdetector showed.
Andhra CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to conduct aerial survey of flood-hit areas
Jul 15, 2022, at 05:47 am
Vijayawada/UNI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy would take an aerial survey of flood-hit areas of the Godavari region on Friday.
India rejects reports of transiting Gotabaya
Jul 15, 2022, at 05:43 am
Male: The Indian Embassy in the Maldives on Thursday rejected the reports claiming that Indian government was involved in reportedly transiting Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa through Maldives.
Alt News co-founder Muhammed Zubair moves SC to quash all 6 cases against him in UP
Jul 15, 2022, at 05:20 am
New Delhi: Alt News co-founder Muhammed Zubair has approached Supreme Court seeking to quash all six cases filed against him by the Uttar Pradesh Police over his "controversial tweets, media reports said.
Jul 15, 2022, at 05:14 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is visiting Ladakh, the first since Jammu and Kashmir was divided into two Union Territories in August 2019.
J&K: 37 pilgrims headed to Amarnath cave injured in road accident
Jul 15, 2022, at 01:21 am
Srinagar/UNI: Five women were among the 37 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, who got injured in a road accident at Qazigund on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Thursday, officials said here.
Sedition Case: Delhi Court to decide on Sharjeel Imam's bail plea on July 20
Jul 15, 2022, at 01:06 am
New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi Court after hearing arguments on the bail plea of Sharjeel Imam, arrested in a sedition case, adjourned for pronouncing the order on July 20.
Narendra Modi must explain fall of rupee: Yashwant Sinha
Jul 14, 2022, at 10:33 pm
Bhopal/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi came in the line of fire of the Opposition’s presidential candidate and erstwhile Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha who expressed concern on Thursday over the decline of rupee against dollar and felt that either Modi himself or the Centre ought to furnish an explanation to the citizenry.
TMC's Derek O'Brien dares govt to suspend him for using words banned in parliament
Jul 14, 2022, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi: After the Centre issued the list of new words banned in parliament, Congress and Trinamool Congress slammed the move, with TMC IMP Derek O'Brien saying that he will use all the prohibited words in his speech while challenging the government to suspend him for using "basic words" for "fighting for democracy".
Maharashtra reduces prices of petrol by Rs. 5, diesel by Rs. 3
Jul 14, 2022, at 07:42 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: In a key decision taken by the new Maharashtra cabinet, the prices of petrol and diesel are reduced by Rs. 5 and Rs. 3 per litre respectively, media reports said.
PM Modi to participate in inaugural I2U2 summit
Jul 14, 2022, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will Thursday participate in the first I2U2 summit, between the leaders of India, Israel, the US and UAE – marking the crystallisation of a new strategic geopolitical quartet of the four key nations, amid the global upheavals caused by the pandemic and the Ukraine conflict and its repercussions.
Cabinet approves Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road new rail line
Jul 14, 2022, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday approved the construction of the Taranga Hill-Ambaji- Abu Road new rail line to be constructed by the Ministry of Railways at an estimated cost of Rs 2798.16 crore.