PM Jan Dhan Yojana transformed India's development trajectory: Modi
Aug 28, 2021, at 08:20 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Expressing happiness on completion of seven years of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said the scheme has forever transformed India's development trajectory.
Mysuru gangrape case: 5 arrested, sixth accused on the run
Aug 28, 2021, at 07:22 pm
Mysuru/IBNS: Five people have been arrested in connection with the gangrape incident which occurred in Mysuru, the Karnataka Police said Saturday, media reports said.
Multi-layered security arrangements in Ayodhya for President's visit
Aug 28, 2021, at 06:24 pm
Ayodhya/UNI: The religious city of Ayodhya has turned into a virtual fortress ahead of the proposed visit of President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday.
Aug 28, 2021, at 05:57 pm
Chennai/UNI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the country witnessed no terror incident via sea route after the Mumbai 2008 attack due to augmentation of the security capabilities.
JEM members released from Afghan prisons by Taliban now rejoin group, plan to attack India: Report
Aug 28, 2021, at 05:48 am
Kabul: Information gathered by security agencies reveals that nearly 100 members of banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), who were released from Afghan prisons by the Taliban, have joined back the outfit which is planning to carry out fresh attacks in India, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said on Friday.
Aug 28, 2021, at 04:50 am
Silchar/IBNS: Tension escalated again along Assam-Mizoram border after some miscreants from Mizoram side had tried to stop an ongoing road construction in Assam’s Cachar district along the inter-state border.
Afghans arriving in India will get six months visa: MEA
Aug 28, 2021, at 04:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Afghans arriving in India will get a visa for six months and the government "will take it" from there, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Friday.
Around 20 Indians along with Afghan Sikhs and Hindus unable to reach Kabul airport: MEA
Aug 28, 2021, at 12:28 am
New Delhi/UNI: Around 20 Indian nationals along with some Afghan Sikhs and Hindus were trying to reach Kabul airport on Aug 25 but faced difficulty in reaching the airport, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.
Jharkhand: Minor girl found hanging inside home in Palamu
Aug 27, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Daltonganj/UNI: Minor daughter of a JAP jawan committed suicide by hanging herself inside her house located at Joga village under Untari Police Station area of the Palamu district.
Maharashtra: Woman stabbed to death in Jalgaon
Aug 27, 2021, at 11:16 pm
Jalgaon/UNI: A vegetable seller woman was stabbed to death with a sharp weapon at Tuljamata Nagar area of Rameshwar Colony here on Friday.
Aug 27, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Friday prayers remained suspended for the third successive week at historic Jamia Masjid in the downtown, Assar-e-Shareif Hazratbal and some others famous shrines in Kashmir valley to curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
Assam Rifles assists in clearing a major landslide in Nagaland's Kiphire
Aug 27, 2021, at 08:20 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Kiphire Battalion of Assam Rifles under Spear Corps assisted the Public Works Department, Pungro from Aug 18 to 25 in clearing a major landslide at Pungro- Longkhimong Village, Kiphire district, Nagaland.
Chhattisgarh crisis: Bhupesh Baghel to meet Rahul Gandhi today
Aug 27, 2021, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will meet former Congress president Rahul Gandhi at his residence on Thursday as the political crisis deepened in the state.
Malwinder Mali quits as Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sidhu’s advisor
Aug 27, 2021, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Advisor to Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, Malwinder Singh Mali, on Thursday said he “withdrew his consent to giving advice” to him.
Dr Kafeel Khan gets relief from Allahabad HC in hate speech case
Aug 27, 2021, at 07:20 pm
Prayagraj/UNI: The Allahabad High Court has given relief to Dr. Kafeel Ahmed Khan of BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur due to technical flaw on the chargesheet filed against him in a hate speech case during CAA/NRC protest in Aligarh in 2019.
Kashmir: Three LeT OGWs arrested in Kupwara; arms & ammunition recovered
Aug 27, 2021, at 07:16 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were arrested for their alleged involvement in a grenade attack on a CRPF camp in north Kashmir district of Kupwara.
Sonu Sood meets Arvind Kejriwal, becomes brand ambassador of Delhi govt's Desh Ke Mentors programme
Aug 27, 2021, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Delhi government's Desh Ke Mentors programme, said the city's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday.
Suspected DNLA militants kill five persons, torch five trucks in Assam’s Dima Hasao
Aug 27, 2021, at 03:46 pm
Guwahati: Suspected militants of Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) killed five people and burnt down five trucks in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Thursday night.
India 'strongly' condemns Kabul twin blasts killing US troops, civilians
Aug 27, 2021, at 06:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has 'strongly' condemned the twin bomb blasts in the war-torn Afghanistan's Kabul on Thursday which left several killed including children, civilians and US service members among others.
Ministry of Civil Aviation notifies liberalised Drone Rules, 2021
Aug 27, 2021, at 05:42 am
New Delhi,/IBNS: The Indian Government on Thursday decided to repeal the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Rules, 2021 and replace the same with the liberalised Drone Rules, 2021.
Amid Chhattisgarh Congress crisis, CM Bhupesh Baghel to meet Rahul Gandhi tomorrow
Aug 27, 2021, at 05:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will meet Rahul Gandhi for the second time this week amid a crisis within the Congress party in the state.
Supreme Court orders immediate transfer of former Unitech directors from Tihar to Mumbai jails
Aug 27, 2021, at 04:16 am
Delhi: Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra, former directors of realty firm Unitech, will be immediately transferred from Tihar Jail to Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail and Taloja Central Jail, the Supreme Court ordered today.
NF Railway to run tourist special trains between Guwahati-New Haflong, New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar
Aug 27, 2021, at 03:59 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Northeast Frontier Railway is going to introduce Vistadome Tourist special trains in two identified popular routes having tourism potential – one is between Guwahati - New Haflong and other is between New Jalpaiguri – Alipurduar Junction from Aug 28.
Quad nations to kick-off phase 1 of MALABAR 2021
Aug 27, 2021, at 02:04 am
Washington/IBNS: The Maritime forces of Quad countries- Australia, Japan, India, and the United States began phase 1 of cooperative maritime exercise MALABAR 2021 in the Philippine Sea on Thursday.
Kolkata fake Covid vaccination case: Chargesheet filed against Debanjan Deb, 7 others
Aug 27, 2021, at 01:50 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Two months after busting a fake Covid-19 vaccination drive, the Kolkata Police on Thursday filed a charge sheet in a local court at Alipore naming the key accused in the case, Debanjan Deb, and seven others, officials said.
No figure given on Indians stuck in Afghanistan, opposition says after meet
Aug 27, 2021, at 01:41 am
New Delhi/UNI: As External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar briefed leaders on the Afghanistan situation, oppositions said the government did not share any figures on how many Indians are stuck in Afghanistan, sources said.
India only invested in the people of Afghanistan, Jaishankar tells opposition
Aug 27, 2021, at 01:19 am
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said that India's investment in Afghanistan was only on the Afghan people and was sure that it would get full value of its investment in Afghanistan, according to media reports.
Guwahati Police operation in Manipur lead to the arrest of drug trafficking accused
Aug 27, 2021, at 12:20 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In a daring operation, a team of Guwahati city police along with Manipur police have been able to arrest and bring back to Assam a very important linkman of a Manipur based drug trafficking network that was trying to spread its tentacles in Guwahati.
Bengal CID nabs 2 with suspected radioactive material Californium near Kolkata airport
Aug 26, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday morning arrested two men with suspected radioactive material Californium near Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International airport (NSCBI/CCU) in Kolkata, officials said.
Aug 26, 2021, at 10:45 pm
Chandigarh:The Congress has issued an ultimatum to new Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu to dismiss his advisers after a fresh wave of opposition emerged against Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amrinder Singh in the Punjab unit of the party