Mamata Banerjee warns TMC leaders hobnobbing with Independent civic poll winners
Mar 08, 2022, at 08:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday gave a warning to all Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders who are keeping close ties with Independent civic poll winners amid reports of infighting in various districts.
Former BJP leader Jay Prakash Majumdar joins TMC
Mar 08, 2022, at 07:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jay Prakash Majumdar on Tuesday joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC), significantly a day after meeting rebel saffron party MP Locket Chatterjee.
Efforts made to keep Nari Shakti ahead in development journey: PM Modi on Women's Day
Mar 08, 2022, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Saluting the women on International Women's Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that many efforts have been made to keep the country's Nari Shakti at the forefront of India's development journey.
UNSC: India voices deep concern that safe corridor for Indians in Sumy did not materialise
Mar 08, 2022, at 03:15 pm
United Nations/New Delhi: India at the UN Security Council voiced deep concern that despite its repeated urgings to both Russia and Ukraine, the safe corridor for Indian students stranded in Sumy did not materialise.
Evacuation of 700 Indian students stuck in Ukraine's Sumy on hold again
Mar 08, 2022, at 03:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The evacuation of around 700 Indian students stranded in battle-hit Ukraine's Sumy was put on hold again Monday as Ukraine vetoed the Russian idea of a humanitarian corridor from three of its cities to Russia and Belarus.
Airline firms seek to raise fares as aviation fuel price increase again in March: Report
Mar 08, 2022, at 03:00 am
Airline companies in India have once again requested the civil aviation ministry to raise caps on domestic fares, owing to the sharp rise in prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in the last two months and over expected high crude oil prices with no end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict in sight.
Assembly elections 2022: AAP to sweep Punjab, BJP likely to retain UP, Exit Polls say
Mar 08, 2022, at 02:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set to sweep Punjab polls while the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will retain Uttar Pradesh, exit polls predicted on Monday as voting for assembly elections in five states concluded, which is seen as the semi-final ahead of the 2024 national polls.
54.18 pct polling witnessed in UP's last phase of assembly election till 5 pm
Mar 08, 2022, at 01:37 am
Lucknow/UNI: An estimated 54.18 per cent out of 2.06 crore voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm for 54 seats, spread over nine districts in the seventh, and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on Monday.
Ex-NSE CEO Chitra Ramakrishna sent to 7-day CBI custody
Mar 08, 2022, at 12:56 am
A Special CBI Court on Monday sent former Chief Executive Officer of the National Stock Exchange Chitra Ramakrishna to a seven-day CBI custody in connection with the NSE co-location case.
Mar 08, 2022, at 12:38 am
New Delhi: Under ‘Operation Ganga’ to rescue Indian citizens, 1314 Indians have been airlifted on Monday by 7 special civilian flights from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries.
Police arrest top Maoist leader Kanchan Da in Assam's Cachar district
Mar 07, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Guwahati: Assam police have arrested top Maoist leader Kanchan Da and one of his aide in Cachar district.
Mar 07, 2022, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on phone on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin when they discussed the evolving situation in Ukraine.
Nagaland government calls consultative meeting on Mar 9 to discuss Naga Peace process
Mar 07, 2022, at 08:44 pm
Kohima/IBNS: The Nagaland government has called a consultative meeting on Mar 9 at State Banquet Hall, Chief Minister's Residential complex, Kohima to discuss the Naga Peace process, ULB election.
Police recover 297 grams of heroin from Tripura bound car in Assam’s Karimganj district, two held
Mar 07, 2022, at 08:40 pm
Karimganj/IBNS: Police seized a huge quantity of contraband drugs and arrested two persons from Ashimganj area under Patharkandi police station in Assam’s Karimganj district on Sunday.
Assam Rifles recover a huge cache of weapons in Manipur
Mar 07, 2022, at 08:36 pm
Tamenglong/IBNS: Tamenglong Battalion under the aegis of 22sect/Headquarters Inspector General Assam Rifles (East) recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Kahulong village in Manipur's Tamenglong district.
Indian students studying medicine in China fear losing degree cancellation
Mar 07, 2022, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Several Indian students studying medicine in various educational institutions in China are fearing cancellation of their degrees if they don't return to the South Asian country before Jun 2022, media reports said.
Mar 07, 2022, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and sought his continued support in the ongoing efforts to evacuate Indian nationals from Sumy, where a ceasefire had been announced by Russia earlier in the day.
Death toll in Srinagar blast rises to 2
Mar 07, 2022, at 06:29 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A 20-year-old girl who was critically injured at Hari Singh High Street Market blast in Srinagar succumbed to her injuries in Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital taking the death toll to two on Monday, officials said.
BSF shoots down Pakistan drone
Mar 07, 2022, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: BSF foiled yet another smuggling bid from Pakistani side by shooting down a quadcopter in Punjab's Ferozepur sector early Monday and recovered approximately 4.17 kgs of contraband.
Uttar Pradesh polls: Final phase of voting underway, 8.58% voter turnout till 9 am
Mar 07, 2022, at 04:34 pm
Lucknow/UNI/IBNS: The seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections are underway on Monday with the voting in the country's most populous state closing in following a stiff fight between the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its prime adversary Samajwadi Party (SP).
Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls: Voting in final phase going on
Mar 07, 2022, at 03:21 pm
Lucknow: Polling began for 54 seats spread across nine districts in the seventh and last phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on Monday.
Cargo ship carrying foodgrains from Patna docks at Pandu
Mar 07, 2022, at 02:21 pm
Guwahati: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal received the maiden voyage of food-grains from Patna to Pandu via Bangladesh in Guwahati on Sunday.
India's envoy to Palestine, Mukul Arya, found dead in Embassy; Palestine govt orders probe
Mar 07, 2022, at 07:19 am
New Delhi/UNI: India's Representative to Ramallah, Mukul Arya, an IFS officer of the 2008 batch, was found dead inside the embassy premises in the Palestinian city of Ramallah on Sunday.
A team of 30 Indian officials is guiding Operation Ganga from a small Budapest hotel: Report
Mar 07, 2022, at 05:00 am
Young Indian Foreign Services (IFS) officers are spearheading 'Operation Ganga' from a control room set up in a small hotel in Budapest, Hungary to evacuate stranded Indians from war-torn Ukraine.
Jammu and Kashmir: NIT Srinagar gets DST-FIST grant of Rs 2.67 crores
Mar 07, 2022, at 04:40 am
Srinagar: Two departments of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar have been selected for financial support of Rs 2.67 crores under ‘Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Universities and Higher Educational Institutions (FIST) Program 2021’ by the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
INFOBUG celebrates International Women's Day
Mar 07, 2022, at 04:19 am
Jammu: INFOBUG, the first female and first infotainment social media portal, today celebrated International Women's Day.
Jammu and Kashmir: Bandipora students devise ‘smart spoon’ which checks salt quantity in dishes
Mar 07, 2022, at 04:08 am
Srinagar: If you are hypertensive and have difficulty in checking the salt quantity while preparing dishes, then don’t worry, these young minds have a solution for you.
Jammu and Kashmir: DG Horticulture visits Lassipora, inaugurates grading lines
Mar 07, 2022, at 03:57 am
Srinagar: The Director General (DG) Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat Saturday visited Lassipora, Pulwama where he inaugurated many Grading Lines of various CA Stores located in the area.
Jammu and Kashmir: Army organises Amrit Jyoti Gulmarg winter festival
Mar 07, 2022, at 03:48 am
Srinagar: Indian Army in collaboration with Gulmarg Development Authority(GDA), J&K Tourism and the Gulmarg Hotel Association is conducting theAmrit Joyti Gulmarg Winter Festival – 2022 from March 4 to 6.
Jammu and Kashmir: SSP Budgam receives Sadia Tariq at Srinagar Airport
Mar 07, 2022, at 03:10 am
Budgam: SSP BudgamTahirSaleem accorded warm reception to gold medallistSadia Tariq at Srinagar International Airport on her return from Russia.