All-party meeting underway ahead of Parliament winter session
Nov 28, 2021, at 05:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the start of the winter session of the Parliament, an all party meeting is underway on Sunday, helmed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reports said.
BSF, police recover Yaba tablets worth more than Rs 8 crore in Assam’s Karimganj, detain one
Nov 28, 2021, at 05:27 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Border Security Force (BSF) in a joint operation with police recovered over 2.59 lakh Yaba tablets worth more than Rs 8 crore in Assam’s Karimganj district on Saturday.
Maharashtra CID to quiz Param Bir Singh next week
Nov 28, 2021, at 04:28 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh will be questioned by the state crime investigation department (CID) as the agency is probing three separate FIRs against him.
Tripura civic polls counting on, BJP takes early leads, high stakes for TMC
Nov 28, 2021, at 03:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Counting of votes for elections to several civic bodies including Agartala Municipal Corporation in Tripura are being held on Sunday.
'Omicron' could be a wake-up call for India to adopt Covid appropriate behaviour
Nov 28, 2021, at 05:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The detection of new Covid-19 variant may act as a "wake-up call" for Covid appropriate behavior in India, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization, told NDTV.
Rajasthan man arrested for spying for Pakistan's ISI
Nov 28, 2021, at 02:16 am
Jaipur/IBNS: A man has been arrested from Rajasthan's Jaisalmer for allegedly spying for Pakistan, according to media reports.
Patna bound Go First flight makes emergency landing
Nov 28, 2021, at 01:32 am
Nagpur/IBNS: A Go First flight from Bengaluru with 139 passengers on board had to make an emergency landing at Nagpur while on its way to Patna after the pilot a faulty engine warning in the cockpit.
Govt to set up groups to address specific challenges of exporters: MoS
Nov 28, 2021, at 12:28 am
New Delhi/UNI: Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad has announced the formation of various groups to address the problems raised by exporters on challenges of e-commerce retail exports which will comprise stakeholders from Federation of Indian Export Organisations, leading banks, and the Indian Banking Association amongst others.
Sportstar North-East Conclave: Finding ways to better the playing conditions
Nov 28, 2021, at 12:05 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Sportstar hosted the first-ever North-East Sports Conclave on Friday in Guwahati, where a host of speakers from different sports disciplines identified vexing issues in the region and ways to improve the playing conditions.
Nov 27, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Police arrested four people including a woman in connection to the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that was found in Lakhipur area in Assam’s Cachar district along Assam-Manipur border.
Review plans of easing international travel restrictions: PM Modi in light of new COVID-19 variant
Nov 27, 2021, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In the wake of new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' cases being reported in Israel, Botswana and Hongkong, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday directed officials to review plans of easing international travel restrictions.
Bill to repeal farm laws listed in Lok Sabha for Nov 29
Nov 27, 2021, at 09:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws has been listed in the Lok Sabha on the first day of winter session of Parliament on Monday.
Punjab: Arvind Kejriwal joins dharna of contractual teachers in Mohali
Nov 27, 2021, at 09:29 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal joined the dharna being staged by contractual teachers outside the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) in Mohali on Saturday.
Delhi: Former Congress MLA Mohammad Khan arrested for thrashing MCD staff
Nov 27, 2021, at 09:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Congress MLA Asif Mohammad Khan was arrested from Shaheen Bagh area for allegedly abusing and assaulting on-duty South Delhi Municipal Corporation staff and obstructing government work, police said on Saturday.
Nov 27, 2021, at 06:44 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Sokina Khatun and her six-member family are now totally helpless after the Brahmaputra river erosion wiped out their homes and lands in Assam's South Salmara Mankachar district . “The Brahmaputra river has totally wiped out our home and lands. We are now homeless. We don’t know where we will go,” Sokina Khatun said.
'Urge PM Modi to stop flights from countries hit by new COVID variant': Arvind Kejriwal
Nov 27, 2021, at 06:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday morning urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop all flights from those countries where cases of the new variant of COVID-19, named as Omicron, have been detected.
'Some people are trying to frame me in false case': Nawab Malik
Nov 27, 2021, at 05:47 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik has now alleged that some people are trying to frame him in a false case.
PM Modi to chair meeting on COVID situation amid concerns of new variant
Nov 27, 2021, at 04:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will chair a high-level meeting, to be attended by top government officials, on the present COVID-19 situation and vaccination status in the country.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav admitted to Delhi's AIIMS with complaints of fever
Nov 27, 2021, at 03:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in New Delhi with complaints of fever, media reports said.
Muslims offering namaz in Gurgaon interrupted again, faces 'Jai Shri Ram' chants
Nov 27, 2021, at 06:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Muslims offering namaz at a designated open site in Gurgaon's Sector 37 was interrupted once again by Hindu groups, with tensions escalating as they performed a 'prayer' that claimed to commemorate the 26/11 terror attacks.
'Colonial mentality must go': PM Modi slams pressures on India over climate goals
Nov 27, 2021, at 05:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for erasing the "colonial mindset" that exists even today in the name of "environment" and puts obstacles in the development of "our own country".
Assam: Truck turned turtle at Kolia Bhomora bridge, two injured
Nov 27, 2021, at 04:08 am
Guwahati/IBNS: At least two people were injured after a 10 wheel truck and pickup truck collided at Kolia Bhomora bridge in Assam’s Sonitpur district on Friday morning.
Four members of family in UP's Prayagraj killed, teen allegedly gangraped
Nov 27, 2021, at 03:55 am
Lucknow/IBNS: Four members of a family in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, including a 16-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, were found murdered at their home on Thursday morning, media reports said.
Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh faces setback in first faceoff with Congress
Nov 27, 2021, at 01:16 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's first outing in his battle with ex-party Congress met with disappointment after he failed to successfully back his loyalist and Patiala Mayor, Sanjiv Sharma Bittu.
Constitution Day: CJI calls for protection of judiciary from motivated attacks
Nov 27, 2021, at 01:07 am
New Delhi/UNI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana on Friday called for saving the judiciary from motivated and targeted attacks.
India's 'missing women' are back, NFHS finds the country has more females than males
Nov 27, 2021, at 12:43 am
New Delhi: India has more women than men -- 1020 women per 1000 men -- for the first time in recorded history, the fifth National Family and Health Survey (NFHS) has revealed, asserting the fact that advocacy for gender equality and women's empowerment has started to deliver results.
India to resume international flights from Dec 15
Nov 27, 2021, at 12:01 am
New Delhi/UNI: India is set to allow scheduled commercial international flights from Dec 15, after almost 20 months of suspension in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supreme Court issues notices to Centre and Delhi top cop Asthana
Nov 26, 2021, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the union government and Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana during hearing a petition challenging a Delhi High Court decision upholding Asthan's appointment as police chief.
Constitution Day celebrations: PM Modi lashes out at Opposition over 'dynasty politics'
Nov 26, 2021, at 08:05 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress and others saying, "dynastic parties are a cause of concern for a healthy democracy to continue" as all the rival parties boycotted the Constitution Day celebrations in Parliament.
Nov 26, 2021, at 07:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has supported the selection of Jewar for Uttar Pradesh's next international airport, saying it will bring development to the area.