Pakistan agrees to allow Afghan trucks for transport of 50,000 MT wheat from India
Dec 04, 2021, at 08:51 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan on Friday agreed to allow the use of Afghan trucks to transport 50,000 MT of wheat from India through Wagah as humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan.
Former Andhra Pradesh CM AP Rosaiah no more
Dec 04, 2021, at 06:04 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Former Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh K. Rosaiah died at a city hospital on Saturday.
Dec 04, 2021, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The fuel prices remained unchanged on Saturday across the country.
Tamil Nadu: No entry for unvaccinated people into hotels, malls in Madurai
Dec 04, 2021, at 04:41 pm
Madurai/IBNS: In the wake of Omicron outbreak in India, the administration of Tamil Nadu's Madurai has announced that people, who are yet to be jabbed with anti-COVID-19 vaccine, will not be allowed to enter into hotels and malls in the city, media reports said.
Dec 04, 2021, at 03:43 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will visit Dehradun and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects worth around Rs 18,000 crore on Saturday at 1 PM, officials said.
Meta announces safety initiatives for India to protect women
Dec 04, 2021, at 07:29 am
Meta, formerly Facebook, has announced a series of initiatives to ensure safe online experience for Indian women across its platforms.
PM Modi to visit Gorakhpur on Dec 7, to dedicate projects worth over Rs 9600 crore
Dec 04, 2021, at 04:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur and dedicate to the nation development projects worth over Rs 9600 crore on Dec 7 at 1 PM.
Dec 04, 2021, at 01:34 am
New Delhi/UNI: A Private Member’s Bill introduced by Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, BJP member and President Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), to provide for 25 percent of the CSR fund of companies to be spent on the maintenance of monuments and archeological sites, saw intense discussions in the Rajya Sabha, with some members backing the move, while some opposed it.
Kashmir: Indian Army minimizes Gurez fire loss
Dec 04, 2021, at 12:20 am
Srinagar/IBNS: A nearby Indian Army post spotted the fire in Gurez and dispatched a reaction team from the post carrying fire fighting equipment to assist the villagers.
Kashmir LG orders relief, rehabilitation of fire victims
Dec 04, 2021, at 12:15 am
Jammu/IBNS: Expressing concern over the fire incident at Kilshay village in Tulail subdivision of Gurez Valley, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha directed the Bandipora district administration to conduct on-the-spot assessment and provide immediate relief to the affected families.
Contingency plan to ensure no fatalities due to snow blockades
Dec 04, 2021, at 12:11 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Amid Meteorological department forecast for snowfall in coming days, Jammu and Kashmir administration has directed all deputy commissioners (DCs) of Kashmir division to ensure people do not suffer due to blockade of roads post snow accumulation.
Srinagar youth strives to revive Kashmir's 'dying' glazed pottery art
Dec 04, 2021, at 12:09 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Mohammad Umar Kumar, a 26-year-old commerce graduate, attempted to revive the age-old but ‘dying’ art of glazed pottery in Kashmir after learning it from an octogenarian, who he claims is the only person alive to know the art.
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Chandigarh: Actress Kangana Ranaut on Friday shared a video on Instagram and said her car was stopped in Punjab's Kiratpur Sahib area on Friday by protesters demanding an apology for her statements against farmers who had been campaigning against the centre' farm laws that were recently repealed.
PM’s apology still incomplete: Rahul Gandhi
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to complete his apology by fulfilling all demands of protesting farmers.
Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala joins Congress
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:06 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala on Friday joined the Congress in the presence of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and PPCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu.
India keeping close vigil on Chinese ship deployment, says Navy chief R Hari Kumar
Dec 03, 2021, at 10:22 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Indian Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Thursday said India is maintaining a close vigil on Chinese asset deployments in the Indian Ocean region, and that during the peak of tension at the India-China border naval assets were kept battle-ready.
Jammu and Kashmir: ISIS claims responsibility for attack on traffic policeman in Srinagar
Dec 03, 2021, at 08:58 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The Islamic State (IS) terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack on a traffic policeman in Srinagar city of Jammu and Kashmir.
Modi inaugurates InFinity Forum
Dec 03, 2021, at 08:48 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated InFinity Forum, a thought leadership Forum on FinTech through video conference.
Assam CM welcomes KLO’s desire to join mainstream to resolve issues through political dialogues
Dec 03, 2021, at 08:34 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In an effort to establish a peaceful environment in the state, the BJP-led Assam government has taken up steps to bring another militant outfit in the peace process.
Cyclone Jawad: 8 NDRF teams on alert in 7 districts of Bengal, CM to monitor preparedness
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:19 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has held an emergency meeting with top government officials and directed them to make all preparations in advance with deployment of eight NDRF teams in the coastal districts to face any eventuality in view of cyclone Jawad threats.
Implement Dec 2 order: SC to Centre and Delhi during air pollution hearing
Dec 03, 2021, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and the union territory of Delhi to implement the top court's orders passed on Dec 2 in connection with the Delhi-NCR pollution hearing case.
Enforcement Task Force, Flying Squads to tackle Delhi-NCR air pollution: Centre to SC
Dec 03, 2021, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the Delhi-NCR pollution case on Friday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, saying it has constituted an Enforcement Task Force to monitor compliance with its directions to control air pollution.
Mayawati warns people against a flurry of poll promises being made by BJP, SP, Cong in UP
Dec 03, 2021, at 05:01 pm
Lucknow/UNI: BSP president Mayawati on Friday warned the people of Uttar Pradesh and asked them to be cautious about the election sops being announced by different political parties ahead of the assembly polls.
India-Bangladesh to mark Maitri Diwas
Dec 03, 2021, at 04:11 pm
Dhaka/New Delhi: India and Bangladesh will observe Maitri Diwas (Friendship Day) on Dec 6 in Dhaka and New Delhi and 18 countries around the world, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.
PM Modi chairs high level meeting to review preparedness to deal with Cyclone Jawad
Dec 03, 2021, at 05:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high level meeting to review the preparedness of states and central ministries as well as concerned agencies to deal with the situation arising out of the likely formation of Cyclone Jawad.
Mamata Banerjee meets industrialist Gautam Adani in Kolkata
Dec 03, 2021, at 04:49 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday met industrialist Gautam Adani at the state secretariat Nabanna in Kolkata.
No travel bans imposed by India for Omicron: MEA
Dec 03, 2021, at 01:41 am
New Delhi/UNI: Saying that Omicron is present in India just because two cases have been detected is wrong, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Thursday, adding that India so far has not imposed any travel bans from any specific countries.
SC pulls up Centre, Delhi govt on air pollution, asks for report by Friday 10 am
Dec 02, 2021, at 11:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on both the Centre and the Delhi government, following continued deterioration in air quality in the national capital, and directed both to take serious measures immediately to reduce the AQI levels and submit a report within 24 hours.
2 Omicron cases detected in India's Karnataka
Dec 02, 2021, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Two Omicron cases have been detected in southern state of Karnataka in India, said the Union Health Ministry today. The two cases were of foreign nationals who recently arrived in Bengaluru.
Dec 02, 2021, at 07:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Backing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's statement on the anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance, her political aide Prashant Kishor on Thursday said the Congress is "vital" in the Opposition but its leadership is not the "divine right of an individual".