India-Bangladesh leaders participate in seventh round of JCC
Jun 20, 2022, at 03:15 am
New Delhi: The seventh round of the India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) was held in New Delhi on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistani terrorist among four killed in encounters
Jun 20, 2022, at 03:05 am
Srinagar: Four millitants, including a suspected Pakistani belonging to the Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) terror outfit, were killed in the ongoing twin anti terror operations in Kashmir valley on Sunday.
Bengaluru Nidaghatta Section of NH-275 to cut travel time from 3 hrs to 90 mins: Nitin Gadkari
Jun 20, 2022, at 12:49 am
New Delhi: The six-laning of Bengaluru Nidaghatta Section of NH-275 is expected to cut down the present travel time of 3 hours to 90 minutes and reduce traffic congestion, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said Sunday.
PM dedicates Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor project to nation in New Delhi
Jun 19, 2022, at 11:07 pm
New Delhu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday dedicated to the nation the main tunnel and five underpasses of the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor Project in New Delhi.
Jun 19, 2022, at 10:18 pm
New Delhi: A media briefing by the Army, Navy and Air Force Sunday tried to clear the doubt and job security concerns over the new tour of duty 'Agnipath' programme and explained why this scheme is necessary for mass recruitment to the Indian armed forces.
Bird hit led to Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight's emergency landing in Patna, say airline, DGCA
Jun 19, 2022, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi/Patna: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has corroborated the version of private carrier SpiceJet that a bird hit led to the emergency landing of its flight at Bihta Airforce Station in Patna after its left wing caught fire on Sunday.
Agnipath protests: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets Army, Navy, Air Force chiefs second time
Jun 19, 2022, at 08:48 pm
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met the chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force again on Sunday amid ongoing protests over the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, media reported.
Delhi bound SpiceJet flight catches fire soon after taking off from Patna, lands safely
Jun 19, 2022, at 07:35 pm
Patna: Delhi bound SG 725 Patna Delhi SpiceJet flight caught fire soon after its take off from Jayaprakash Narayan International airport Patna at 12 o' clock on Sunday. The cause of the fire was bird-hit, confirmed the airline and the DGCA.
Jun 19, 2022, at 06:38 pm
Kabul: Sikh community members saved and removed the holy Guru Granth Sahib from the Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul which was attacked by terrorists on Saturday.
Assam: Indian Army rescues more than 3000 flood-hit people
Jun 19, 2022, at 06:24 pm
Guwahati/UNI: The Indian Army is carrying out relief operations in flood-hit Assam in a massive way and so far has rescued more than three thousand affected people in the state.
Jun 19, 2022, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday attended a parliamentary consultative committee meeting on the situation in Sri Lanka and said 'unanimous support' is needed to stand beside the neighbouring nation in their difficult times.
'Agnipath' protests continue even after Centre announces new steps to address protesters' concerns
Jun 19, 2022, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Despite the Centre's steps to address the concerns over the 'Agnipath' defence recruitment scheme, protests in several states continue with the job aspirants demanding a rollback of the scheme.
Rahul Gandhi urges party workers not to celebrate his birthday amid Agnipath protests
Jun 19, 2022, at 02:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has appealed to party workers and well-wishers not to celebrate his birthday on Sunday in view of the ongoing protests by the youth across several states.
Farooq Abdullah turns down opposition's presidential candidate proposal
Jun 19, 2022, at 04:09 am
New Delhi: National Conference Party chairperson and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah has turned down the proposal to be the joint candidate of the opposition in the upcoming presidential election.
Arsonists have no place in the armed forces, says top army official: Report
Jun 19, 2022, at 03:05 am
New Delhi: Arsonists have no place in the armed forces, a top army official who has been a driving force in the new tour of duty 'Agnipath' programme said Saturday as various parts of India continued to reel under violent protests by armed forces aspirants.
Agnipath protest: Train services suspended in Bihar today and tomorrow
Jun 19, 2022, at 01:59 am
Patna: Train services were stopped in Bihar till 8 pm on Saturday and will be suspended again between 4 am and 8 pm on Sunday as the state continues to boil under the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, media reports said.
Assam: Three children missing after boat capsizes in Hojai district
Jun 19, 2022, at 12:51 am
Guwahati: Three children went missing after a boat carrying flood-hit people to safer places capsized in Assam’s Hojai district, officials said on Saturday.
Vietnam crucial for India’s Act East Policy: S Jaishankar says as he meets country's FM
Jun 18, 2022, at 11:45 pm
New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said Vietnam is crucial for India’s Act East Policy.
Jun 18, 2022, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi: On the sidelines of the Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, on 17 June 2022, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and the Foreign Minister of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son launched the joint logo for the celebration of 50 years of India-Vietnam Diplomatic Relations.
Sonia Gandhi's message to 'Agnipath' protesters: 'Will raise voice but...'
Jun 18, 2022, at 10:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi gave her complete support to all military job aspirants who are violently protesting against the Centre's army recruitment scheme Agnipath.
Jun 18, 2022, at 10:21 pm
New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday approved a proposal to reserve 10 percent of the job vacancies in the Ministry of Defence for Agniveers meeting requisite eligibility criteria, his office confirmed.
Agnipath row: Uttar Pradesh witnesses widespread arson for another day
Jun 18, 2022, at 09:20 pm
Lucknow: As protests against Centre's Agnipath Scheme continued in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday and violent mobs set alight vehicles, pelted stones and injured policemen, senior officers warned that NSA will be invoked and damages will be collected from the arsonists.
India-Bangladesh to host 7th Meeting of the Joint Consultative Commission tomorrow
Jun 18, 2022, at 08:28 pm
Dhaka: India and Bangladesh will be holding the 7th Meeting of the Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) in New Delhi on June 19, 2022.
Gujarat: Three people arrested in Rs 280 cr heroin seizure case
Jun 18, 2022, at 08:25 pm
Ahmedabad: Gujarat ATS and Indian Coast Guard arrested three people, which included two Afghanistan nationals, in connection with the seizure of Heroin worth Rs 280 crores from a boat in the Arabian sea in April on Thursday, media reports said.
Piyush Goyal inaugurates 'Mango Festival' in Brussels
Jun 18, 2022, at 08:10 pm
Brussels: Indian Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday inaugurated the "Mango Festival" in Brussels in a bid to create a market for Indian mangoes in Europe.
Agnipath protests : Security beefed up at important railway stations in Telangana, AP
Jun 18, 2022, at 06:01 pm
Hyderabad, June 18 (UNI) Railway authorities have stepped up the security at all the important railway stations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana following the large-scale violence and arson by anti-agnipath protestors at Secunderabad Railway station on Friday.
Agnipath stir: Arson in UP's Jaunpur
Jun 18, 2022, at 05:58 pm
Jaunpur (UP), June 18 (UNI) Two vehicles were set ablaze and several others damaged in Jaunpur when anti-Agnipath protestors pelted stones at policemen injuring a few as agitation against union government's rejigged defence recruitment scheme continued on Saturday.
Jun 18, 2022, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi: As the violent protests against Agnipath, the new Indian Army recruitment scheme, intensifies across the states, the Modi government on Saturday announced 10 per cent reservation for 'Agniveers' (future recruits) in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles.
Jun 18, 2022, at 02:35 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi marked his mother's birthday by visiting her residence in Gujarat's Gandhinagar on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Police officer shot dead
Jun 18, 2022, at 02:20 pm
Srinagar: An off duty police sub inspector was shot dead in Awantipora sub district of Jammu and Kashmir in yet another "targeted" attack , officials said on Saturday.