PM Narendra Modi to address Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Gurudwara Lakhpat Sahib
Dec 24, 2021, at 08:54 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Gurudwara Lakhpat Sahib in Kutch, Gujarat on on Saturday, at around 12:30 PM , via video conferencing.
Uttar Pradesh fights COVID-19: Night curfew to be imposed from Dec 25
Dec 24, 2021, at 07:08 pm
Lucknow/UNI: In the wake of increasing Covid-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh and other states of the country, the state government has decided to impose night curfew from Dec 25.
No evidence of sacrilege in Kapurthala lynching: Punjab CM Charanjit Channi
Dec 24, 2021, at 05:40 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday said there was no evidence of sacrilege in the incident where a man was beaten to death recently at Kapurthala in his poll-bound state, media reports said.
Kashmir: Army launches CASO in forward villages of Naushera sector in Rajouri
Dec 24, 2021, at 04:33 pm
Jammu/UNI: Army troops on Friday launched a Cordon and Search Operation in the forward villages of Naushera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Maharashtra: New anti-COVID-19 restrictions likely to be announced today
Dec 24, 2021, at 04:27 pm
Mumbai/UNI: In the backdrop of a rise in COVID-19 positive cases as well as growing contagion of new variant Omicron across the state, new restrictions are likely to be announced by the state government on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorist killed during encounter with security forces in Anantnag
Dec 24, 2021, at 02:22 pm
Srinagar: A terrorist was killed during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag region on Friday, officials said.
Postpone UP elections, ban rallies: Court urges poll body, PM Modi over Omicron spread
Dec 24, 2021, at 05:54 am
Allahabad/IBNS: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday urged the Election Commission to postpone the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections by a month or two amid the spread of the Omicon variant.
Mumbai cop assaults restaurant staff for refusing food after closing hours
Dec 24, 2021, at 05:30 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A restaurant manager in Mumbai was assaulted and abused by a policeman for refusing him free food after closing hours. The incident has been captured in a video that has provoked anger and disgust on social media.
Five arrested with two elephant tusks in Assam’s Barpeta
Dec 24, 2021, at 02:56 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A joint team of police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested five people for smuggling ivory and seized two elephant tusks in Assam’s Barpeta district on Wednesday evening.
67 militants of DNLA lay down arms in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district
Dec 24, 2021, at 02:21 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A total of 67 militants of Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) on Thursday laid down their arms during an arms laying ceremonial function in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district.
Railway personnel recover gold worth Rs 38 lakh from train near Jalpaiguri
Dec 24, 2021, at 02:13 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of N. F. Railway recovered 800.70 grams of gold worth Rs 38 lakh and ganja worth Rs 90,000 from a train near Jalpaiguri.
Karnataka assembly passes anti-conversion bill
Dec 24, 2021, at 01:13 am
Belagavi/UNI: The anti-conversion bill was passed via voice vote in Karnataka assembly on Thursday amidst protests by the Congress.
Cows are mother figure for us: PM Modi in Varanasi
Dec 24, 2021, at 12:29 am
Varanasi/UNI: Taking a potshot at the Opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday termed cows as "mother figure" at a rally in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.
TMC strongman Firhad Hakim to continue as Kolkata Mayor
Dec 23, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo, Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday picked her trusted lieutenant Firhad Hakim as the new Mayor of Kolkata.
Blast in Ludhiana court kills one, leaves five injured
Dec 23, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Ludhiana/IBNS: A man was killed and five others were seriously injured in a blast which took place inside a bathroom at a Ludhiana court in poll-bound Punjab on Thursday, media reports said.
Yogi Adityanath dials Akhilesh Yadav after SP leader's wife, daughter test COVID-19 positive
Dec 23, 2021, at 08:17 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has dialed his predecessor Akhilesh Yadav after the latter's wife Dimple Yadav and daughter tested positive for COVID-19.
After Kolkata civic poll debacle, West Bengal BJP opts for revamp
Dec 23, 2021, at 06:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opted for a revamp after the saffron brigade was decimated by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and even went behind the Left in the recently concluded Kolkata civic polls.
Blast in Ludhiana court, 2 die
Dec 23, 2021, at 06:55 pm
Ludhiana/IBNS: At least two people have died in a blast which took place inside a court complex here in Punjab on Thursday, media reports said.
Kashmir: IED recovered in Pulwama, destroyed
Dec 23, 2021, at 05:59 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces averted a major tragedy by recovering five kilos of Improvised Explosives Device (IED) in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said here on Thursday.
After TMC's landslide win, Mamata Banerjee to pick Kolkata Mayor today
Dec 23, 2021, at 04:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Thursday pick Kolkata's new Mayor two days after her Trinamool Congress (TMC) registered a landslide victory in the city civic polls.
Haryana lowers drinking age from 25 to 21 years
Dec 23, 2021, at 05:13 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Haryana government on Wednesday amended its Excise Act, lowering the legal age for consumption of liquor from 25 years to 21 years in the state.
11 bills meet approval, Centre criticized for rushing
Dec 23, 2021, at 04:22 am
New Delhi/UNI: The winter session of the Parliament passed 11 bills in both its houses and secured a 82 percent productivity rate in Lok Sabha and 48 percent in Rajya Sabha.
Civilian, cop killed in twin attacks in Kashmir
Dec 23, 2021, at 01:12 am
Srinagar/UNI: A police officer and a civilian were killed in two separate attacks in Kashmir on Wednesday evening, officials said.
Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav, daughter test COVID-19 positive
Dec 22, 2021, at 11:28 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav's wife and former MP Dimple Yadav and her daughter Teena have tested positive for COVID, here on Wednesday.
TMC stands nowhere in Goa race, says Kejriwal; Mamata's party hits back
Dec 22, 2021, at 10:59 pm
Panaji/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Trinamool Congress, the two anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) forces, have locked horns in the race to triumph over the saffron brigade in the upcoming state polls in Goa where assembly elections are due to be held early 2022.
Aadhaar linkage with Voter ID cards to help to remove duplicate voters: Former CEC Brahma
Dec 22, 2021, at 09:04 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Hari Shankar Brahma said that linking Aadhaar cards with Voter cards will help to remove a large number of duplicate and spurious voters in the electoral rolls in the country and will help to purify the election database.
BSF foils smuggling bid, kills Bangladeshi man
Dec 22, 2021, at 08:42 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi man early on Wednesday when a group of Indians and Bangladeshis tried to smuggle narcotics into Malda district in West Bengal.
Maharashtra: Shiv Sena leader Waikar questioned by ED
Dec 22, 2021, at 08:23 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Shiv Sena senior leader Ravindra Waikar on Wednesday said he has submitted certain documents to the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday.
Central govt issues instructions to states to deal with Omicron
Dec 22, 2021, at 08:21 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: In the backdrop of the spread of new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' across the country, the central government has issued some instructions to the states and union territories.
BJP demands hand over of CM post to someone else till Uddhav Thackeray's health improves
Dec 22, 2021, at 08:17 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The main opposition party in Maharashtra, BJP, on Wednesday demanded that the post of chief minister should be handed over to someone else till Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's improves.