Punjab's new CM Bhagwant Mann announces launch of anti-corruption helpline
Mar 18, 2022, at 02:16 am
Immediately after assuming office as Punjab's new Chief Minister, Aam Aadmi Party's Bhagwant Mann, announced the launch of an anti-corruption helpline today.
PM Modi congratulates president-elect of South Korea Yoon Suk-yeol
Mar 18, 2022, at 01:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on phone with Yoon Suk-yeol, President-elect of South Korea, on Thursday to congratulate him on his victory in the recent elections.
'Come out of comfort zones, go for challenges': PM Modi to civil servants
Mar 18, 2022, at 12:40 am
New Delh/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked budding civil servants to hunt for challenging jobs and not to restrict themselves in comfort zones.
Border infrastructure was ignored earlier: Amit Shah
Mar 17, 2022, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday accused the previous Congress-led government at the Centre of not paying attention to border infrastructure and trade through land routes with neighbouring countries.
Prashant Kishor's key role in Shatrughan Sinha's crossover to Trinamool Congress: Report
Mar 17, 2022, at 11:33 pm
Shatrughan Sinha, whose crossover to Trinamool Congress was revealed after he was named the party's candidate for the by-poll to the Asansol Lok Sabha seat, said Thursday that poll strategist Prashant Kishor played a crucial role in bringing him to Mamata Banerjee's party.
Come out of comfort zones: PM Modi to budding civil servants
Mar 17, 2022, at 11:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked budding civil servants to hunt for challenging jobs and not to restrict themselves in comfort zones.
Mamata Banerjee announces revised HS examination schedule as dates clash Bengal bypolls
Mar 17, 2022, at 11:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced the revised schedule for the Higher Secondary (HS) examinations (for class 12) as the dates have clashed with the upcoming byelections announced by the Election Commission.
Congress leader who attended 'rebels' meet speaks to Rahul Gandhi a day later
Mar 17, 2022, at 10:16 pm
Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda met Rahul Gandhi, a day after attending the meeting of G-23, the rebel group of the Congress party that has repeatedly called for a complete overhaul in its structure and leadership, media reports said.
Congress attacks Centre over OROP
Mar 17, 2022, at 06:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress on Saturday slammed the BJP-led government at the Centre over the implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) policy in the armed forces and accused it of betraying the soldiers and ex-servicemen.
Navjot Sidhu humiliates Congress, says 'Bhagwant Mann unfurled anti-mafia era in Punjab'
Mar 17, 2022, at 06:11 pm
Former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday embarrassed his party praising its rival and new Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for "unfurling anti-mafia era" in the state.
Bengal bypolls: CPI-M fields Naseeruddin Shah's niece Saira Shah Halim from Ballygunge constituency
Mar 17, 2022, at 04:39 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Left Front has fielded veteran Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah's niece Saira Shah Halim as the Communist Party of India-Marxist or CPI-M candidate for the upcoming bypolls in the Ballygunge assembly constituency of West Bengal.
Congress G-23 leaders meet over poll defeats, Shashi Tharoor attends
Mar 17, 2022, at 02:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after Congress' humiliating defeat in five state elections, the "G-23" or group of dissident leaders within the party met at Ghulam Nabi Azad's home in Delhi amid calls for a complete change in leadership.
'Why elevate one religiophobia to the exclusion of others?' India at the UN
Mar 17, 2022, at 01:25 am
United Nations/New Delhi/UNI: India has pointed out that while it condemns antisemitism, Christianophobia and Islamophobia, there is clear evidence of the growth of religiophobia affecting followers of non-Abrahamic religions as well, especially anti-Hindu, anti-Buddhist and anti-Sikh phobias.
Lok Sabha passes railways' demand for grants amid sharp verbal attacks
Mar 17, 2022, at 12:57 am
New Delhi/UNI: The demand for grants for railways was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday amid sharp attacks by Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on the Congress and TMC for their criticism of the performance of the sector under the Modi government.
Mar 16, 2022, at 10:40 pm
Kathmandu: Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Ambassador of India to Nepal and Devendra Paudel, Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Government of Nepal jointly performed ground breaking ceremony for the Tribhuvan University Central Library (TUCL) project being built under Government of India’s USD 50 million grant assistance in education sector.
Kolkata-Dhaka Maitree Express may resume service from March 26
Mar 16, 2022, at 09:24 pm
Kolkata: The Kolkata-Dhaka Maitree Express is expected to resume its service from March 26, nearly two years after the suspension following the Covid-19 restrictions in both the neighbouring nations.
Guwahati city police seize large stash of contraband drugs, two held
Mar 16, 2022, at 09:13 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In its biggest ever drug bust, a team of East Guwahati Police District (EGPD) from Sonapur Police Station led by ADCP Bibekanand Das seized a total of 4.6 lakh Yaba tablets, 12 kg of Methamphetamine and 1.5 kg of Heroin from a truck.
Assam government to pay expenses for Olympic preparations of Lovlina Borgohain and Hima Das
Mar 16, 2022, at 09:11 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government decided to bear the expenses of Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain and sprinter Hima Das who is known as ‘Dhing Express’ for their preparations of the Olympics.
PM Modi congratulates Bhagwant Mann on becoming new Punjab CM
Mar 16, 2022, at 08:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann on becoming the new Chief Minister of Punjab.
SriLankan Airlines to celebrate womanhood with Raid Amazones 2022
Mar 16, 2022, at 07:59 pm
Colombo/IBNS: SriLankan Airlines announced plans to celebrate womanhood by welcoming female athletes who are participating in Raid Amazones 2022, a yearly adventure trail originating from France, scheduled to occur from March 13 to April 6.
Bhagwant Mann takes oath as Punjab CM in Bhagat Singh's village days after AAP's landslide victory
Mar 16, 2022, at 07:48 pm
Within a week after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) scripted a resounding victory in Punjab, comedian-turned politician Bhagwant Mann took oath as the new Chief Minister of the state at Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh's village in the Nawanshahr district on Wednesday.
Bhagwant Mann takes oath as Punjab CM
Mar 16, 2022, at 07:03 pm
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and MLA Bhagwant Mann took oath as the Punjab Chief Minister on Wednesday.
Lakhimpur case: Supreme Court issues notice to Ashish Mishra on bail cancellation
Mar 16, 2022, at 06:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to Ashish Mishra, the main accused in the violence at Lakhimpur Kheri, and the Uttar Pradesh government after hearing a petition seeking cancellation of his bail granted by the Allahabad High Court.
Assam govt employees to get half-day special leave to watch The Kashmir Files
Mar 16, 2022, at 04:41 pm
The state government employees in Assam have been offered a half-day special leave to watch director Vivek Agnihotri's film The Kashmir Files, which is based on the true event of the exodus of Kashmir Pandits from the erstwhile northern state in 1990.
Navjot Singh Sindhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief
Mar 16, 2022, at 03:58 pm
Amritsar: Politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday resigned as Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief.
Jammu and Kashmir: 3 terrorists killed in Srinagar encounter
Mar 16, 2022, at 03:11 pm
Srinagar: Indian security forces shot dead two more Lashkar-e-Toiba militants in the gunfight in Kashmir, thus taking the total number of slain militants in the encounter to three, officials said on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: One terrorist killed in Srinagar encounter, operation underway
Mar 16, 2022, at 02:32 pm
Srinagar: At least one terrorist was killed as gunfight is currently underway between terrorists and Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city on Wednesday.
Top BJP leaders meet at PM Modi's place over govt formation in 4 states
Mar 16, 2022, at 06:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Tuesday visited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence to discuss the party's government formation in four states where it just won in the state elections.
Karnataka hijab ban challenged in Supreme Court after high court upholds it
Mar 16, 2022, at 04:07 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka High Court's ruling that hijab is not an essential religious practice and upholding the ban of such headscarves inside the classroom has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
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.