First consignment of GI-tagged Bengal's sweet dish 'Mihidana' exported to Bahrain
Oct 06, 2021, at 03:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In an effort to promote indigenous and Geographical Identification (GI) tagged products, the first consignment of GI-tagged sweet dish "Mihidana", sourced from Bardhaman in West Bengal, has been exported to the Kingdom of Bahrain.
India-Taiwan relations are not hostage to India-China equations: Experts at journalists' conclave
Oct 06, 2021, at 02:47 am
New Delhi: India-Taiwan relations are age-old and are not just hostage to India-China equations, according to experts and journalists participating at a media conclave on the two nations here.
Owner of Bindroo Medicates killed by unidentified gunmen in Srinagar
Oct 06, 2021, at 02:29 am
Srinagar/UNI: Kashmiri Pandit Makhan Lal Bindroo, the owner of the famous Bindroo Medicates in Srinagar, was shot dead here by unidentified terrorists on Tuesday, a police official said.
Punjab CM Charanjit Channi meets Amit Shah over Lakhimpur Kheri violence
Oct 06, 2021, at 02:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his home on Tuesday to discuss the violence in Uttar Pradesh and farm laws.
Deputy Secretary of State of the United States of America visits India
Oct 06, 2021, at 01:56 am
New Delhi: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is visiting India from Oct 5 to 7, Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.
Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen to visit India
Oct 06, 2021, at 01:48 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen will pay a State Visit to India on Oct 9-11, Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.
UP lawyers write to Chief Justice, seeking CBI inquiry in Lakhimpur Kheri case
Oct 06, 2021, at 01:37 am
Lakhimpur Kheri/IBNS: The lawyers from Uttar Pradesh have written to the Supreme Court seeking CBI inquiry into the Lakhimpur Kheri, where allegedly farmers were mowed down by a car driven by the son of a Union minister, media reports said.
Disproportionate assets case: Assam DIG arrested
Oct 06, 2021, at 01:25 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam Police on Tuesday arrested one of its Deputy Inspector General (DIG) for possessing disproportionate assets to his known sources of income.
Nitish Kumar assures relief to people affected by heavy downpour
Oct 06, 2021, at 01:07 am
Patna/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday assured that relief would be provided to the people affected due to the recent heavy downpour.
Police seize 48.14 kg of gold worth over Rs 22 crore from a vehicle in Nagaland
Oct 06, 2021, at 12:16 am
Guwahati: Nagaland police have seized 48.14 kg of gold worth over Rs 22 crore from a vehicle and apprehended two persons.
Congress leader Sidhu threatens to lead march to Lakhimpur if Minister’s son not arrested
Oct 06, 2021, at 12:05 am
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday warned the Uttar Pradesh government that he would lead a march towards Lakhimpur district on Oct 6 if Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son, who he said is “behind the brutal murder of farmers”, is not arrested and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is not released.
NCB arrests 3 more in cruise ship drug party case
Oct 05, 2021, at 11:58 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested three more people in connection with the drugs raid on a cruise off the coast of Mumbai in which Bollywood superstar Sharukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was arrested on Sunday.
Oct 05, 2021, at 11:28 pm
Lucnow: PM Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Azadi@75 – New Urban India: Transforming Urban Landscape’ Conference-cum-Expo in Lucknow on Tuesday.
India-Japan maritime exercise to be held from tomorrow
Oct 05, 2021, at 11:25 pm
New Delhi: The fifth edition of India – Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise, JIMEX, between the Indian Navy (IN) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), will be held in Arabian Sea from Oct 6 to 8, officials said on Tuesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Teenage girl injured in acid attack
Oct 05, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A teenage girl suffered burn injuries when she was attacked with acid in south Kashmir district of Shopian on Tuesday afternoon, a police official said.
'Won't cremate bodies': Families of two farmers run over in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri
Oct 05, 2021, at 10:12 pm
Lakhimpur Kheri/IBNS: The families of two of the farmers who were allegedly mowed down by the son of a Union minister at Tikunia in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri, have refused to cremate the bodies until they receive a copy of the post mortem and the FIR in the case.
Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla meets Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Oct 05, 2021, at 09:41 pm
Colombo/New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, during which they reaffirmed the strong bilateral ties of friendship and cooperation and discussed ways to further advance the comprehensive partnership at all levels.
Tripura BJP MLA Ashis Das, who praised Mamata, to join TMC today
Oct 05, 2021, at 08:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In what would be a jolt to the saffron brigade, Tripura Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ashis Das is set to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which has reactivated its organisation in the northeastern state.
'Time to hold Pakistan to account, not let them abuse UN platforms': India hits back at Islamabad
Oct 05, 2021, at 06:24 pm
New York/UNI: India strongly hit out against Pakistan for its “desperate attempts to peddle falsehoods” against New Delhi by “abusing the sanctity of multilateral forums” and asserted that it was “time to hold Pakistan to account and not let them abuse UN platforms for spreading disinformation, hate and incite violence”.
Lakhimpur incident: Congress releases video on Twitter showing jeep mowing down farmers
Oct 05, 2021, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has released a video on Twitter showing a jeep was allegedly mowing down a group of protesting farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, where eight people died in a violence, media reports said.
You have kept me in detention without an order, FIR: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweets slamming PM Modi
Oct 05, 2021, at 02:25 pm
New Delhi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday slammed PM Narendra Modi and said she has been detained for the past 28 hours without any FIR or order.
Cons Gen of India Toronto organises ‘Varishtha Yoddha’ event to felicitate veterans
Oct 05, 2021, at 06:00 am
Toronto/IBNS: Consulate General of India Toronto organized the 'Varishtha Yoddha’ event on Sunday in celebration of 75 years of India’s independence as ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ in honour of veterans of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force.
'Ghoulish epicaricacy': Shashi Tharoor slams 'witch-hunting' over Aryan Khan's arrest
Oct 05, 2021, at 05:41 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Amidst media frenzy surrounding the sensational arrest of Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the Mumbai drugs-on-cruise case, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said he is "repelled by the ghoulish epicaricacy" of those who are "witch-hunting" the Bollywood superstar.
Will investigate offshore dealings leaked by 'Pandora Papers': Centre
Oct 05, 2021, at 05:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Monday announced that it will investigate the massive leak of financial documents published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) naming several prominent personalities in India and around the world exposing offshore dealings known as 'Pandora Papers'.
Prominent Indians including Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Ambani named in Pandora Papers' leak
Oct 05, 2021, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Names of several Indian celebrities, politicians and businessmen have surfaced in leaked documents exposing offshore dealings known as 'Pandora Papers', said reports.
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram go down in major global outage
Oct 05, 2021, at 03:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a major global outage, social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram have gone down.
Drugs case: SRK's son Aryan Khan denied bail, to remain in NCB custody till Oct 7
Oct 05, 2021, at 01:47 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan was on Monday denied bail after his sensational arrest in the Mumbai drugs-on-cruise case. He will remain in the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)'s custody till Oct 7.
Former Congress and NCP leaders join Goa Trinamool Congress
Oct 05, 2021, at 01:07 am
Kolkata/Panaji/UNI: Former Congress leader Daniel D Souza and former National Congress Party (NCP) leader Santosh Mandrekar joined the Trinamool Congress on Monday.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla visiting Sri Lanka, meets senior leaders
Oct 04, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Colombo: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla is on a 4-day visit to Sri Lanka (Oct 2-5) to review bilateral ties, progress of ongoing bilateral projects and ongoing cooperation to tackle Covid related disruptions.
Assam government set up sub-committee to prepare framework for implementation of Assam Accord
Oct 04, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Guwahati: The Assam government has formed a eight-member sub-committee to prepare a framework for implementation of all the clauses of the Assam Accord.