Foxes attack village in Bengal's Malda dist, 38 injured
Nov 12, 2021, at 01:40 pm
Malda/IBNS: A sudden attack by a skulk of foxes have left at least 38 people injured in West Bengal's Malda district, media reports said.
Youth, who gave online rape threats to Virat Kohli's daughter, is IIT Hyderabad graduate
Nov 12, 2021, at 05:52 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The 23-year-old man arrested yesterday for giving online rape threats to Virat Kohli's daughter is a IIT Hyderabad graduate with a history of online trolling using multiple identities, police said, according to media reports.
Nov 12, 2021, at 05:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi on Thursday lashed out at one of his party's most ardent supporters - actor Kangana Ranaut - for her remarks that India got its true freedom only in 2014 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power and the independence in 1947 was "bheekh" (a grant for begging).
Nov 12, 2021, at 04:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has criticised his party colleague Salman Khurshid for drawing a parallel between Hindutva and radical jihadist groups like ISIS and Boko Haram in his new book 'Sunrise Over Ayodhya'.
'Appalled' at backlash over my birthday greeting to LK Advani: Shashi Tharoor
Nov 12, 2021, at 04:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said he had been left "appalled by the vicious backlash" that followed his post, tweeting best wishes this week to senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani on his 94th birthday.
J&K: Chief Justice administers oath of office to two newly appointed judges
Nov 12, 2021, at 03:26 am
Jammu/IBNS: Chief Justice of High Court for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice Pankaj Mithal, Tuesday administered oath of office to two newly appointed judges.
16 grade separators proposed in Srinagar to ease traffic burden
Nov 12, 2021, at 03:23 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Amid bulging vehicle population adding to the traffic woes in Srinagar, an official report on mobility has recommended 16 junctions for grade separation, including Sanat Nagar junction which is often marred by traffic congestion.
UNESCO tag for Srinagar: Month long celebrations to begin, says Srinagar Mayor
Nov 12, 2021, at 03:18 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Srinagar Mayor, Junaid Azim Mattu, Tuesday said the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) will be organising month-long events to celebrate the UNESCO tag given to Srinagar under the Crafts and Folk Arts category.
Nov 12, 2021, at 03:17 am
Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), the largest US-based advocacy organization of Indian American Muslims, has started playing victim card after its social media account with 101 others have been charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) by the Tripura police in India for spreading a series of fake news during the recent communal violence in the north-eastern state.
Holiday declared for schools, colleges in Chennai and 3 dists
Nov 12, 2021, at 02:22 am
Chennai/UNI: All schools and colleges in Chennai and three other districts will remain closed tomorrow as waterlogging caused by heavy rains derailed the day-to-day lives of the people while many had to be evacuated from their homes as rainwater entered several residential areas.
Red alert withdrawn for Chennai after heavy rainfall, flight ops resume
Nov 12, 2021, at 02:06 am
Chennai/IBNS: The red alert for heavy rainfall, which was issued for eight districts of Tamil Nadu, was withdrawn on Thursday evening after the depression that triggered the alarm, and led to widespread flooding in Chennai and other parts of state weakened.
Heavy to very heavy rain likely in AP, Yanam in next 24 hrs: MeT
Nov 12, 2021, at 01:53 am
Amaravati/UNI: Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema during the next 24 hours, Meteorological Centre said on Thursday.
Nov 12, 2021, at 01:14 am
New Delhi/UNI: India on Thursday said it has taken note of last week's Pentagon report on China having built a large 100-home civilian village inside the disputed territory on the boundary with India, and added that New Delhi has neither accepted such illegal occupation of its territory nor has it accepted the unjustified Chinese claims.
Don’t politicise national security issues: Amarinder Singh to Punjab govt
Nov 12, 2021, at 12:05 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Rejecting the Punjab government resolution moved in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Thursday against the proposed move of the Centre to extend the operational jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) from 15 kms to 50 kms, former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh asked the state government not to politicise the issue of national security for petty partisans ends and motives.
Devendra Fadnavis' wife Amruta Fadnavis sends legal notice to Nawab Malik
Nov 11, 2021, at 11:58 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Amruta Fadnavis, wife of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Thursday sent a legal notice to state minister Nawab Malik for 'tarnishing the image of her family' through his alleged defamatory tweets.
Heavy rains continue to batter Chennai, suburbs on Thursday
Nov 11, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Chennai/UNI: Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds battered Chennai and its adjoining districts and parts of coastal and delta districts as the depression moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 14 kmph and lay centered over southwest and adjoining the west-central Bay of Bengal about 80 km east-southeast of Chennai and 140 km east-northeast of Puducherry on Thursday.
Complaint filed with Mumbai Police against Kangana Ranaut over her India's independence remark
Nov 11, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: A complaint has been filed with police against Bollywood's controversial actress Kangana Ranaut, who claimed India got its true freedom in 2014, the year which marked the beginning of the Narendra Modi regime.
Kasganj case should have high-level inquiry: Mayawati
Nov 11, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati expressed grief over the suspicious death of a youth in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj in police custody and demanded a high-level inquiry from the state government.
Nov 11, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Chennai/UNI: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) today said arrival of flights at the Chennai airport will remain suspended till 1800 hrs due to severe rains and heavy crosswinds, even as two international flights were cancelled and six domestic flights were diverted.
Interfaith prayer held at Kolkata's Mother House
Nov 11, 2021, at 09:28 pm
Kolkata: An interfaith prayer meeting with the theme `To end pandemic and build bridges of peace and to serve suffering humanity with love, compassion and understanding’ was held at the Mother House in the Missionaries of Charity, here on Monday.
India got true independence in 2014: Kangana Ranaut
Nov 11, 2021, at 08:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In another bizarre claim, Bollywood's controversial actress Kangana Ranaut has said India got its true independence in 2014 and not in 1947.
Ashok Gehlot meets Sonia Gandhi amid buzz over Rajasthan cabinet expansion
Nov 11, 2021, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi amid buzz over the accommodation of Sachin Pilot camp members in the state cabinet, media reports said.
India almost out of COVID-19 shadow: Amit Shah
Nov 11, 2021, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said India is almost out of the shadow of COVID-19 pandemic, and added that the Centre and state fought the battle together.
Tollywood actress Srabanti Chatterjee quits BJP
Nov 11, 2021, at 04:56 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Tollywood actress Srabanti Chatterjee, who had unsuccessfully contested the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket, quit the saffron camp on Thursday.
Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor' category; likely to deteriorate further
Nov 11, 2021, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The air quality in the Delhi –NCR remained in the 'very poor' category, as the Air Quality Index AQI stood at 400 on Thursday around 10:30 am and it is likely to deteriorate further in the next two days, said the latest data from System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).
Hyderabad man stabs woman 18 times after being refused marriage
Nov 11, 2021, at 06:14 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: A man has allegedly stabbed a young woman, his girlfriend, 18 times in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Congress insists Ashok Gehlot to include Sachin Pilot supporters in Rajasthan cabinet: Reports
Nov 11, 2021, at 05:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met the party's central leaders in Delhi on Wednesday to discuss the issue of accommodating supporters of Sachin Pilot into the state cabinet.
Court orders unfreezing of Rhea Chakraborty's bank accounts, return of laptops, mobile phones
Nov 11, 2021, at 04:03 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A special anti-drugs court has ordered unfreezing of actress Rhea Chakarborty's bank accounts after almost 14 months.
'Sorry state of affairs in Tihar Jail': Supreme Court directs MHA to bring reforms
Nov 11, 2021, at 02:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the 'sorry state of affairs' in Tihar Jail.
Nov 11, 2021, at 02:07 am
New Delhi: Top leaders participating in the Third Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan in New Delhi on Wednesday said the country, which is now ruled by Taliban forces, should not be used for sheltering, training, planning or financing any terrorist acts.