Heavy rain in Uttar Pradesh leaves houses collapsed, 5 dead
Sep 16, 2021, at 09:06 pm
Lucknow/UNI: At least five people were killed, three in the Sujanpura area of Jaunpur and two in the Ramsanehi ghat area of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh, as houses collapsed due to strong downpours.
PM Modi slams critics of Central Vista, says new Parliament to be ready in time
Sep 16, 2021, at 07:41 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday slammed the critics of the Central Vista project as he inaugurated new office complexes for defence personnel, and said the work on the new Parliament building will be completed in time.
Hyderabad rape-murder case: Accused found dead on railway track, say Telangana Police
Sep 16, 2021, at 07:27 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: The Telangana Police Thursday said the man, who is an accused in the case pertaining to the rape and murder of a six-year-old Hyderabad girl, was found dead on a railway track.
Assam: 600 cartons of illegal liquor seized in Kamrup, two held
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:57 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam excise department have seized an illegal liquor laden truck in Assam’s Kamrup district.
IT officials reach Sonu Sood's Mumbai residence day after raids in offices
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:51 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Income Tax (IT) officials Thursday reached actor Sonu Sood's residence here a day after his six offices were raided by the department, media reports said.
Uttar Pradesh: Two killed in bus truck collision on Agra-Lucknow expressway
Sep 16, 2021, at 04:29 pm
Etawah/UNI: Driver of a bus and a passenger were killed when their vehicle hit a truck in Safai area on Agra-Lucknow expressway late Wednesday night.
Kashmir: Third Governing Council meet of JKSDM held
Sep 16, 2021, at 06:29 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, on Wednesday chaired the third Governing Council meeting of Jammu and Kashmir Skill Development Mission (JKSDM) at Civil Secretariat
DGP Kashmir sanctions Rs 1.7 crore relief for families of deceased police personnel
Sep 16, 2021, at 06:15 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh Tuesday sanctioned Rs 90 lakh as Special Welfare Relief in favour of six police personnel and SPOs and Rs 17.50 lakh exgratia relief in favour of dependents and legal heirs of a slain SPO.
Union Minister John Barla bats for border areas development in Kupwara, Kashmir
Sep 16, 2021, at 06:08 am
Kupwara/IBNS: Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs, John Barla, Tuesday said time has come when benefits of development percolate down to the people in far-off and border areas like Kupwara.
Government issues draft Juvenile Justice Rules 2021
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:49 am
Srinagar: The draft Juvenile Justice Rules, 2021 released by the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration said no First Information Report (FIR) shall be filed against the children involved in petty offences.
PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee, Adar Poonawalla feature in TIME's 100 most influential people's list
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have featured in TIME Magazine's list of 100 most influential people for the year 2021.
J&K’s remote areas will receive door-to-door digital banking
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:44 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday launched 'Mission One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi' at Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Pampore.
J&K road projects under PMDP reviewed
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:40 am
Srinagar/IBNS: JK Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, and Union Secretary of Ministry of Road, Transport & Highways, Giridhar Aramane, reviewed the implementation of road sector projects in Jammu and Kashmir under Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP) at a high-level meeting.
All Kashmiri Hindus are not Kashmiri Pandits: High Court of J&K and Ladakh
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:26 am
Srinagar: High Court of J&K and Ladakh Tuesday ruled that all Kashmiri Hindus are not Kashmir Pandits.
CBI summons Mamata Banerjee's Nandigram election agent Sk Supian in post-poll violence case
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Seikh Supian, who was the election agent of Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram, in connection with its ongoing probe into the post-poll violence cases in the state, officials said.
TMC's Arpita Ghosh resigns as Rajya Sabha MP
Sep 16, 2021, at 04:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Arpita Ghosh on Wednesday resigned from her post.
High alert sounded in Punjab after 'Pakistan-backed' terror module busted
Sep 16, 2021, at 04:23 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: A high alert was sounded in Punjab after the arrest of the fourth alleged member of a terrorist module that tried to blow up an oil tanker last month, media reports said on Wednesday.
IT conducts raids at six locations linked to actor Sonu Sood: Reports
Sep 16, 2021, at 03:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Income Tax Department on Wednesday raided actor Sonu Sood 's' premises in Mumbai and a company in Lucknow which is linked to him, media reports quoting sources said.
Gujarat cabinet's oath taking ceremony deferred
Sep 16, 2021, at 02:09 am
Gandhinagar/IBNS: The oath taking ceremony of the Gujarat cabinet led by new Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, scheduled to be held on Wednesday, has been deferred. The ministers will take oath on Thursday.
Sep 16, 2021, at 01:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday flagged off the first SpiceJet flight from Visakhapatnam to Mumbai.
Beg you, don't end your lives: MK Stalin appeals to NEET aspirants after three suicides in a week
Sep 16, 2021, at 01:34 am
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday made an emotional appeal to students appearing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate medical courses, after three such aspirants committed suicide in a span of one week.
Assam govt announces SOP for Durga Puja celebrations
Sep 16, 2021, at 12:33 am
Guwahati/UNI: The Assam Government Wednesday released standard operating procedures for the upcoming Durga Puja.
Delhi Court sends two Pakistan-trained terror operatives to 14-day custody
Sep 15, 2021, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi Court on Tuesday ordered 14 days police custody to two accused arrested, in connection with the case related to Pakistan-ISI coordinated and organized terror module that has been closely managed by underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's brother Anees Ibrahim.
India slams Pakistan at UNHRC, says does not need lessons from 'the worst abuser of human rights'
Sep 15, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Geneva/New Delhi/UNI: India on Wednesday slammed Pakistan for misuse of the UN Human Rights Council platform to propagate its “false and malicious propaganda” against the country, and said that it “does not need lessons from a failed State like Pakistan which is the epicentre of terrorism and the worst abuser of Human Rights”.
NF Railway resumes train service from Silchar to Bhairabi in Mizoram
Sep 15, 2021, at 09:35 pm
Guwahati: Northeast Frontier Railway resumed the passenger train services between Silchar and Bhairabi in Mizoram.
Over 2100 people from Myanmar cross over to Mizoram in past few days
Sep 15, 2021, at 09:11 pm
Guwahati: More than 2100 people, including many children from Maynmar’s Chin state, have crossed over to Mizoram in past few days after military airstrikes in the bordering villages along Mizoram-Myanmar border.
PM Modi to address SCO summit plenary session virtually
Sep 15, 2021, at 08:52 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the plenary session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit virtually on September 17.
Mamata Banerjee's government extends COVID-19 restrictions in West Bengal till Sept 30
Sep 15, 2021, at 08:44 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The West Bengal government on Wednesday extended all the existing COVID-19 restrictions till September 30.
Delhi imposes blanket ban on sale, storage and use of firecrackers during Diwali
Sep 15, 2021, at 08:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi government has imposed a blanket ban on the sale, storage and use of all kinds of firecrackers during Diwali this year, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu: PMK exits AIADMK front, to go it alone in rural local body polls to 9 new districts
Sep 15, 2021, at 07:28 pm
Chennai/UNI: The Pattali Makkal Katchi ((PMK) late on Tuesday announced that it was exiting the AIADMK-led Front and decided to contest the October 6 and 9 polls to rural local bodies to nine newly carved districts of Tamil Nadu on its own.