In latest endorsement for The Kashmir Files, PM Modi says 'conspiracy on to discredit film'
Mar 16, 2022, at 02:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After creating ripples across various sections with many applauding the film while others discrediting it, director Vivek Agnihotri's hotly-debated movie 'The Kashmir Files' received its latest endorsement on Tuesday from non other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Sonia Gandhi sacks 5 state Congress chiefs after poll defeat
Mar 16, 2022, at 01:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sacked the party's chiefs in the five states where it suffered humiliating poll defeats last week including heavyweight cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was in charge of Punjab.
London station gets Bengali signage, Mamata Banerjee calls 'victory of culture and heritage'
Mar 16, 2022, at 12:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In what would certainly make Bengalis proud, a London tube station has got Bengali signage, tweeted Tower Hamlets Mayor John Biggs.
Indian govt despatches fourth convoy of wheat assistance to Afghanistan
Mar 16, 2022, at 12:29 am
New Delhi: India on Tuesday dispatched the fourth convoy, of 2,000 MT wheat, as humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan via the Attari border. India has so far sent 8,000 MT of wheat to Afghanistan.
Punjab govt removes all Covid-19 curbs
Mar 15, 2022, at 11:06 pm
Amritsar: The Punjab government on Tuesday removed all Covid-19 restrictions imposed in the state with immediate effect in view of a sharp drop in cases.
Western fleet deployment to Sri Lanka ends on high note
Mar 15, 2022, at 10:11 pm
New Delhi: The Western Fleet’s deployment to Sri Lanka culminated in a maritime partnership exercise between the two navies on Mar 12.
Money laundering case: No interim release for Nawab Malik
Mar 15, 2022, at 08:30 pm
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rejected a plea filed by Maharashtra Minorities Development Minister Nawab Malik seeking interim release after he was arrested last month by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case.
Assembly election results show end of dynasty politics: PM Modi
Mar 15, 2022, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for rooting out dynasty politics and said the outcome of the just-concluded elections in five states indicate the end of the era of dynasties in Indian politics.
Muslim leaders slam Karnataka HC ruling on hijab issue
Mar 15, 2022, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi: AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi and Kashmiri leaders Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah on Tuesday denounced the Karnataka High Court ruling which upheld the ban on wearing of hijabs in schools calling the head scarfs not essential in practising religion.
India's missile system reliable, safe: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Mar 15, 2022, at 06:51 pm
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said India's missile system is "very reliable and safe" and its "safety procedures and protocols are of the highest order".
Hijab not essential for religious practice, rules Karnataka HC in a blow to protesting students
Mar 15, 2022, at 05:27 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Muslim students protesting against a ban on wearing hijab or head scarfs inside classrooms in schools and colleges on Tuesday received a blow by the Karnataka High Court, which ruled out the necessity of any such piece of cloth to practice the Islamic religion, media reports said.
Buoyant by Punjab success, AAP to contest Bengal panchayat polls in 2023
Mar 15, 2022, at 05:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Not just Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is widely perceived as a replacement of the Congress to challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nationally, is aiming to plunge into West Bengal politics in 2023 in the backdrop of its landslide win in Punjab.
Hijab not essential religious practice: Karnataka High Court rules upholding ban
Mar 15, 2022, at 04:30 pm
The Karnataka High Court in its verdict said a hijab is not an essential religious practice, dealing a blow to the students who had challenged a ban on wearing the Islamic head scarf following a massive row. Reports said following the verdict the Karnataka government has prohibited big gatherings in Bengaluru for a week while Section 144 was also imposed in different parts of the state.
Jammu and Kashmir: One terrorist killed during Awantipora encounter
Mar 15, 2022, at 03:57 pm
Srinagar: At least one terrorist was killed during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Awantipora region on Tuesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter begins between security forces, terrorists in Charsoo
Mar 15, 2022, at 02:54 pm
Srinagar: An encounter has currently started between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Charsoo area, officials said on Tuesday.
Hijab row: High Court decision tomorrow, gatherings banned in Bengaluru
Mar 15, 2022, at 04:14 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka High Court will deliver its verdict on the hijab ban issue on Tuesday, which set off a huge controversy in the state earlier this year.
Punjab CM-elect Bhagwant Mann resigns as MP a day before oath
Mar 15, 2022, at 02:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister-elect Bhagwant Mann Monday resigned as the MP of Lok Sabha, a day before his swearing-in ceremony.
Delhi court sends ex-NSE CEO Chitra Ramkrishna to 14-day judicial custody
Mar 15, 2022, at 01:32 am
New Delhi/UNI: A local court on Monday sent former Managing Director and CEO of National Stock Exchange, Chitra Ramkrishna to 14-day judicial custody, in the NSE co-location case.
Drugs worth Rs 427 crore seized in Assam since May 2021 : Governor Prof Mukhi
Mar 15, 2022, at 12:02 am
Guwahati: Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi on Monday said in the frontal attack on drugs which the Assam government had started in May 2021, more than 4000 people have been arrested and drugs of estimated value of Rs 427 crore seized across the state so far.
Mar 14, 2022, at 11:11 pm
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested a youth and took action against two others from Deoband in Saharanpur district on Monday for allegedly carrying out anti-national activities through social media.
Kashmir Sarpanch Shabir Ahmad Mir's killing: Three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists arrested
Mar 14, 2022, at 09:57 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said three terrorists have been arrested in connection with the killing of Sarpanch Shabir Ahmad Mir.
Kashmiri soldier abducted, killed by Lashkar-e-Toiba
Mar 14, 2022, at 09:44 pm
Srinagar: Four days after the body of a missing soldier in Jammu and Kashmir was found, the police said on Monday that he was abducted and killed by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists.
Mar 14, 2022, at 09:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Tears rolled down her eyes as Preeti Thusu, a Kashmiri Pandit, recalled her family's ordeal living in a tent some three decades ago after the exodus of the community to escape the Islamists' laboratory of terror that was Kashmir in 1989-90.
PM Modi wishes Barack Obama 'quick recovery' from COVID-19
Mar 14, 2022, at 06:33 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wished former US President Barack Obama "quick recovery" from COVID-19.
Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata gets new Superior General after 13 years
Mar 14, 2022, at 05:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Missionaries of Charity, which was established by late Nobel Peace laureate Mother Teresa as a Catholic religious congregation in 1950, has got its new Superior General after 13 years, media reports said.
West Bengal: TMC and Congress councillors shot dead in two separate incidents
Mar 14, 2022, at 05:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two councillors, one belonging to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and another from Congress, were shot death in two separate incidents in West Bengal on Sunday, media reports said.
Joe Biden appoints Indian-origin political activist Shefali Razdan Duggal as envoy to Netherlands
Mar 14, 2022, at 03:37 pm
US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-origin political activist Shefali Razdan Duggal as his envoy to the Netherlands.
Jammu and Kashmir: One terrorist killed in Ganderbal encounter
Mar 14, 2022, at 03:14 pm
Ganderbal: The Indian Army on Sunday said one terrorist was killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal region and a “warlike store”as also recovered.
Toronto: Five Indians die in road mishap
Mar 14, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Toronto: Five Indian nationals have died in a road mishap in Toronto city of Canada, Indian High Commissioner to Canada Ajay Bisaria said on Monday.
CWC meet: Sonia Gandhi to continue as interim chief of Congress
Mar 14, 2022, at 02:45 am
New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi will continue to be the interim chief of the Congress, announced the party after its working committee's meeting on Sunday.