Two coaches of Saharanpur passenger train gutted in fire incident
Mar 05, 2022, at 07:05 pm
Meerut/UNI: Two coaches of a passenger train from Saharanpur to Delhi were gutted after they caught fire at Daurala railway station on Saturday morning.
India in talks with Red Cross for bringing out students from Sumy
Mar 05, 2022, at 07:02 pm
Kyiv/New Delhi/UNI: The Indian Embassy in Ukraine said they have evacuated the vast majority of Indian students from Kharkiv city and are exploring all possible ways to evacuate Indians from Sumy, for which they are holding talks with all parties, including the Red Cross.
Kashmir: Five killed, one injured as cab falls into gorge
Mar 05, 2022, at 05:08 pm
Jammu/UNI: Five people were killed and one sustained injuries on Saturday morning when a cab they were travelling in plunged into a gorge on Mansar Road in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Manipur: Voting for second phase going on, PM Modi urges voters to vote in large numbers
Mar 05, 2022, at 03:34 pm
Imphal: The voting for the second and final phase of Manipur poll covering 22 assembly constituencies began on Saturday at 7 am.
Operation Ganga: 3 IAF flights return with 629 Indians
Mar 05, 2022, at 02:44 pm
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force on Friday said its three C-17 aircrafts brought back 629 Indian citizens from neighbouring countries of Ukraine- Romania, Slovakia and Poland on Saturday.
1000 Indians still stranded in war-torn Ukraine, trying to arrange buses for evacuation: Centre
Mar 05, 2022, at 05:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At least 1000 Indians are still stranded in conflict-hit areas of eastern Ukraine, the government said on Friday adding that they are arranging buses to evacuate them, which is proving to be the biggest challenge right now.
Explosion in Bihar's Bhagalpur leaves 14 dead, PM Modi expresses shock
Mar 05, 2022, at 03:00 am
Patna/UNI: At least 14 people were killed and several others sustained injuries in a powerful explosion in a three-storey building at Kajwalichak in Bhagalpur district of Bihar on Thursday night. The blast was triggered by illegal firecracker manufacturing material, according to initial police reports.
Mar 05, 2022, at 02:04 am
Kyiv/New Delhi: Indian students, who are being evacuated from war-hit Ukraine on a war footing now under Operation Ganga, are also bringing back their loved pets after PM Narendra Modi-led government relaxed norms in this regard, a move which earned the appreciation of PETA India.
10,800 Indians brought back by special flights from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries: Centre
Mar 04, 2022, at 11:56 pm
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday announced 10,800 Indians were brought back by special flights from war-hit Ukraine’s neighbouring countries.
India sends 2000 MTs of wheat to Afghanistan
Mar 04, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Kabul: India has sent a second convoy of India’s humanitarian assistance, carrying 2000 MTs of wheat, to Afghanistan.
Jammu and Kashmir: Injured terrorist arrested by security forces
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:29 pm
Srinagar: A recently-joined militant was arrested in an injured condition after a brief encounter in Kashmir on Friday, police said.
IAF brings back 630 Indians from Ukraine by operating three more C-17 fights
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi : The Indian Air Force operated three more C-17 flights to bring back 630 Indian nationals who were stranded in war-ravaged Ukraine.
Jammu and Kashmir: Friday prayers held at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar after 30 weeks
Mar 04, 2022, at 09:53 pm
Srinagar: After a long wait of 30 weeks, Jammu and Kashmir administration allowed Friday congregational prayers at historical Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on Friday, Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid said.
Mar 04, 2022, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi: A special flight, which was carrying around 200 Indian nationals who were stranded in war-hit Ukraine, arrived in New Delhi from Romania on Thursday, media reports said.
Assam Rifles personnel recover foreign origin cigarettes worth Rs 6.05 lakh in Mizoram's Champhai
Mar 04, 2022, at 09:34 pm
Guwahati: Troops of Assam Rifles recovered a huge quantity of foreign origin cigarettes worth more than Rs 6 lakh in Mizoram's Champhai district along the Indo-Myanmar border.
PM Modi chairs high-level meeting on Ukraine situation
Mar 04, 2022, at 07:31 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired another high-level meeting to discuss the evacuation of the large number of Indians still stranded in Ukraine.
Supreme Court urged to cancel Ashish Mishra bail
Mar 04, 2022, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Friday urged the Supreme Court to urgently hear a plea to cancel the bail granted to Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, over the killing of farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh.
Indian student shot at in war-hit Ukraine, confirms Union Minister
Mar 04, 2022, at 04:28 pm
An Indian student was shot at and wounded while he was trying to escape the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the eighth day of Russia-Ukraine war, Union Minister VK Singh confirmed on Thursday.
PM Modi participates in virtual Quad summit, calls for dialogue, diplomacy on Ukraine crisis
Mar 04, 2022, at 06:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday participated at a virtual summit of Quad leaders, along with US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida where the developments in Ukraine were the focus of talks during the meeting.
India appeals to nationals in Kharkiv to fill up evacuation forms urgently
Mar 04, 2022, at 05:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The government on Thursday urgently appealed to Indian nationals in Ukraine's Kharkiv to fill up a form to expedite evacuation.
PM Modi interacts with evacuated Indian students from war-hit Ukraine
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:04 am
Varanasi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with the students who had returned from war-hit Ukraine in Varanasi with the students narrating their experience in the war zone and the power of Indian tricolour that protected them on occasions while taking a perilous journey to reach bordering nations like Poland ahead of evacuation.
6,400 Indians brought back from Ukraine under Op Ganga so far: MEA
Mar 04, 2022, at 01:19 am
New Delhi/UNI: India has brought back 6,400 of its citizens from war-hit Ukraine on board 30 evacuation flights so far as part of Operation Ganga, with 15 of the flights arriving in the last 24 hours, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in a briefing on Thursday.
Tamil Nadu govt to depute team to bring back students from Ukraine
Mar 03, 2022, at 11:41 pm
Chennai, Mar 3 (UNI) The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced that three DMK MPs, one MLA and four IAS officers would be deputed to bordering countries of Ukraine to bring back stranded students safely.
India tells Pakistan its hydropower projects are compliant with Indus Waters Treaty
Mar 03, 2022, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (UNI) India and Pakistan held three days of water sharing talks in Islamabad, during which the Indian side stressed that all its hydropower projects are fully compliant with the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty.
Uttar Pradesh elections will chart India's path: Akhilesh Yadav
Mar 03, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Varanasi, March 3 (UNI) The ongoing assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh will decide in which direction the country will progress, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday.
Govt wins 'national consensus' on situation in Ukraine
Mar 03, 2022, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday briefed members of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on the situation in Ukraine and said later that there was a "strong and unanimous message of support" to bring back all Indians from the war-hit country.
BJP's attack on me proves their defeat in UP: Mamata in Modi's constituency Varanasi
Mar 03, 2022, at 09:28 pm
Varanasi/IBNS: Supporting Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers' alleged attack on her here a day ago shows the saffron brigade is losing the ongoing assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Shab-E-Meraj: Devotees brave downpour to see holy relic of Prophet Muhammad
Mar 03, 2022, at 08:46 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: A multitude of devotees on Tuesday hailing from Kashmir thronged Dargah in Hazratbal shrine to have a glimpse of the holy relic of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
Financial literacy pivotal in efficient management of resources: Kashmir LG Sinha
Mar 03, 2022, at 08:44 pm
Jammu/IBNS: Lieutenant Governor of J&K Manoj Sinha in his 10th episode of public outreach programme ‘Awam ki Awaz' praised the suggestions of Uri resident, Muhammad Iqbal Badana, regarding the financial literacy among rural masses.
JK: Fifth craft safari traverses downtown Srinagar
Mar 03, 2022, at 08:39 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Recognised as the UNESCO’s Creative City in the field of Craft and Folk Art, Srinagar's downtown witnessed the fifth craft Safari.