Supreme Court to hear plea on Ram Setu on Mar 9
Feb 23, 2022, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dr Subramanian Swamy's plea that the Ram Setu be recognised as a national heritage monument on Mar 9.
Akhilesh Yadav has no objection if UP is destroyed: BJP chief Nadda
Feb 23, 2022, at 07:21 pm
Gorakhpur/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday attacked the Samajwadi Party (SP) and said that there are two types of people in Uttar Pradesh one who walk towards destruction and others who choose development.
Utilise every penny meant for rural development: PM Modi
Feb 23, 2022, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked officials and stakeholders entrusted with the rural development scheme of the central government to ensure optimum utilisation of each and every penny planned for betterment of rural India.
Assembly polls: Voting taking place in 59 seats, including Lakhimpur Kheri, in UP
Feb 23, 2022, at 02:54 pm
Lucknow: Polling began for 59 seats spread over nine districts, which include Lakhimpur Kheri, in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on a peaceful note amid tight security arrangements on Wednesday.
Air India flight brings over 240 students stuck in Ukraine to Delhi
Feb 23, 2022, at 05:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An Air India plane carrying more than 240 passengers from Ukraine has landed in the national capital on Tuesday night, officials said.
Odisha man, who married 18 women with fake identities, arrested
Feb 23, 2022, at 05:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A man from Odisha named Bibhu Prakash Swain, who claim to believe in soulmates and true love, allegedly married at least 18 women across India before his arrest, weeks before his next two weddings.
Feb 23, 2022, at 02:54 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Six people have been arrested for the murder of 25-year-old Harsha, who was a member of the right-wing Bajrang Dal, after the incident set off a huge row in Karnataka.
Jammu and Kashmir skiers to represent India at Asian Alpine Ski Championship
Feb 22, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Srinagar: Ayan Tariq Zargar and Waseem Ahmad, the two Kashmir skiing athletes, will represent India at the 30th Asian Alpine Ski Championship to be hosted at Mzaar Ski Resort in Kfardebian in Lebanan, official sources said.
Feb 22, 2022, at 11:34 pm
Male: Air India's flight AI-267 received a water cannon welcome as it landed in Male city on Monday to mark 46 years of air service between India and Maldives.
India decides to gift 50,000 MT of wheat to people of Afghanistan
Feb 22, 2022, at 10:59 pm
New Delhi: In response to appeals made by the United Nations for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, the Government of India has decided to gift 50,000 MT of wheat to the people of Afghanistan, said the ministry of External Affairs.
India wants peace in Ukraine: Rajnath Singh
Feb 22, 2022, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Stressing that India wants peace, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the Russia-Ukraine row should be resolved through negotiations.
Firecracker factory fire in Himachal Pradesh leaves 7 people, including a child, dead
Feb 22, 2022, at 09:51 pm
Shimla: Six women and a child were killed on Tuesday when an explosion triggered a fire in a firecracker factory in Una district in Himachal Pradesh, officials said.
Karnataka: Police arrest two people over murder of Bajrang Dal activist
Feb 22, 2022, at 09:42 pm
Shivamogga: Karnataka Police on Tuesday said two persons have been arrested and another detained for the murder of a Bajrang Dal activist.
Stalin's DMK set for sweeping victory in Tamil Nadu urban local body polls
Feb 22, 2022, at 08:44 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's DMK is set for a sweeping victory in the urban local body elections which were held last Saturday, media reports said.
Bengal student leader's death: 3 cops suspended for negligence of duty
Feb 22, 2022, at 08:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Three policemen, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), posted at Amta Police Station in West Bengal's Howrah district have been suspended for 'negligence of duty' in connection with student leader Anish Khan's unnatural death case, officials said.
Only BJP can ensure peace in Manipur: PM Modi
Feb 22, 2022, at 07:26 pm
Imphal/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Tuesday that only a "double engine" government of the BJP in the Centre and in Manipur can ensure stability and peace in the northeastern state.
Govt blocks apps, website and social media accounts of SFJ linked Punjab Politics TV
Feb 22, 2022, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre on Tuesday ordered blocking of apps, website, and social media accounts of foreign-based Punjab Politics TV reportedly having close links with banned outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), a GoI statement said.
14 die in Uttarakhand accident
Feb 22, 2022, at 06:28 pm
Dehradun/UNI: Fourteen people of a marriage party in Uttarakhand plunged to their deaths after a vehicle carrying them rolled down a deep gorge on Tuesday in Champawat district, police said.
Assam tea brand introduces Braille friendly packets
Feb 22, 2022, at 06:24 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: If a blind person is moving his fingers from left to right across the dot lines of a tea packet and the person comes to know about the brand of the tea packet, then his or her experience will become more joyful and it has now become reality.
'Trishanku' Centre delays verdict on marital rape
Feb 22, 2022, at 06:14 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi High Court will soon pronounce a historic judgement on a 150-year-old provision in Indian criminal law that has been protecting husbands from rape charges.
Indians' safety in Ukraine top priority: India at UN
Feb 22, 2022, at 03:37 pm
New York: India at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Ukraine said the safety of more than 20,000 citizens in Ukraine is of utmost priority as escalation of tensions along Ukraine-Russia border have the potential to undermine peace and security of the region.
US ready to immediately respond to Russia's recognition: White House
Feb 22, 2022, at 02:21 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The US administration was expecting a statement from Russia recognizing the independence of the Luhansk and Donetsk people's republics and is ready to immediately respond to this step, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday.
Pegasus row: SC-appointed committee submits interim report, seeks more time for probe
Feb 22, 2022, at 04:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court-appointed committee formed to probe into the Pegasus spyware scandal, in which politicians, journalists, judges and government officials were alleged to have been snooped, has sought more time to complete its investigation, media reports said.
Protests rock Karnataka over Bajrang Dal man's murder, three arrested
Feb 22, 2022, at 03:41 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: At least three people were arrested in connection with the murder of a member of the right-wing outfit Bajrang Dal in Karnataka's Shivamogga town as protests rocked the area in which vehicles were set on fire and isolated incidents of stone-pelting were reported.
Feb 22, 2022, at 02:24 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: The final voting figures in Punjab has turned out to be 4.3 per cent more than the tentative figures announced by the Election Commission at 5 pm on Sunday.
Rahul Gandhi vows to preserve Manipur's culture, history, tradition if voted to power
Feb 22, 2022, at 01:13 am
Imphal/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) accusing them of assaulting the culture, history, tradition and language of Manipur as he vowed to preserve them if voted to power.
JK: Vomedh celebrates International Mother Tongue Day in Srinagar
Feb 21, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Srinagar: Vomedh, a socio-cultural organization of Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday celebrated 'International Mother Tongue Day' with a multi-faceted and entertaining program at Tagore Hall in Srinagar.
Karnataka Minister Eshwarappa says Muslim goons behind RSS worker Harsha's murder; ruckus in Council
Feb 21, 2022, at 10:20 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: RDPR Minister KS Eshwarappa on Monday alleged that Harsha, a Sanghathan worker, was killed by Muslim goons in Shivmogga Sunday night.
Feb 21, 2022, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi: India believes in ‘Security and Growth for All in the Region’ to focus on cooperative measures for sustainable use of oceans, said the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind.
Uttar Pradesh: 19 police personnel injured as bus overturns in Kanpur
Feb 21, 2022, at 10:15 pm
Kanpur/: At least nineteen police personnel were injured when a bus overturned near Naubasta by-pass Monday morning.