Indian Naval Ship Shakti delivers 100 tons of Oxygen to Sri Lanka
Aug 26, 2021, at 10:33 pm
Colombo: Supporting Sri Lanka's fight against COVID-19, Indian Naval Ship Shakti arrived in Colombo on 22 August 2021 with 100 tons (5 containers) of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) from Visakhapatnam.
'Evacuating Indians immediate priority': Govt briefs opposition on Afghanistan situation
Aug 26, 2021, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi: The Centre has told the 31 opposition parties attending an all party meeting on the situation in Afghanistan that its immediate priority is the evacuation of all Indians stranded in the conflict-racked country.
Govt approves 9 judges, including 3 women, for Supreme Court
Aug 26, 2021, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The government has approved the names of all the nine judges recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment as judges of the top court.
Rahul Gandhi calls rise in COVID-19 cases 'worrying', takes dig at Modi govt
Aug 26, 2021, at 08:13 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday raised concerns about the surging COVID-19 cases in the country and termed it 'worrying”, taking a dig at the Modi government.
EAM S Jaishankar briefs party leaders on Afghanistan issue
Aug 26, 2021, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday briefed floor leaders from different parties on the pot-boiling situation in Afghanistan.
Kolkata: Veteran elocutionist Gouri Ghosh passes away
Aug 26, 2021, at 06:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran Bengali language elocutionist Gouri Ghosh passed away in a private hospital here Thursday morning, reports said.
India condemns terror attack on military convoy in Mali
Aug 26, 2021, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a convoy of the Malian Armed Forces on Aug 19 in the Mopti region in Mali that resulted in the killing of 15 soldiers.
TMC delegation to meet ECI today, likely to request for bypolls in West Bengal
Aug 26, 2021, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A delegation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will meet the Election Commission of India (ECI) here Thursday with a likely request for the conduction of the pending bypolls in West Bengal.
Young woman gangraped, boyfriend attacked near Mysore, no arrests made yet: Reports
Aug 26, 2021, at 06:00 am
Mysore/IBNS: A young woman was allegedly gangraped and her boyfriend was beaten up at Chamundi Hills, a forest that is a popular tourist spot and has a much-visited temple on the outskirts of Mysore.
MiG 21 fighter aircraft of IAF crashes in Rajasthan's Barmer, pilot ejected out safe
Aug 26, 2021, at 03:37 am
Barmer/IBNS: A MiG 21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (AIF) crashed at Barmer in Rajasthan during a training mission on Wednesday.
Rakul Preet, Rana Daggubati among others summoned in drugs case
Aug 26, 2021, at 02:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Top actors Rakul Preet Singh, Rana Daggubati and 10 others will be questioned in a four-year-old drug case, media reports said.
Amid Narayan Rane arrest row Uddhav Thackeray's old dig at Yogi Adityanath goes viral
Aug 26, 2021, at 01:44 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Amid the arrest row of Union Minister Narayan Rane, a 2018 comment by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray against his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath has resurfaced on social media.
Rajasthan:Mig 21 crashes in Barmer
Aug 26, 2021, at 12:18 am
New Delhi/UNI: A Mig 21 Bison of the Indian Air Force crashed over Barmer in Rajasthan on Wednesday.
Meghalaya CM inaugurates facilitation centre at Mendipathar railway station
Aug 26, 2021, at 12:05 am
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday inaugurated the Mendipathar Facilitation Centre at Mendipathar Railway Station in North Garo Hills in presence of Deputy Speaker Timothy D Shira.
Jammu and Kashmir: 3 drug peddlers arrested in Baramulla
Aug 25, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three drug peddlers were arrested with cache of contraband in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Wednesday.
Three persons held with six pistols in Nagaland’s Tuensang
Aug 25, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Guwahati: Nagaland police arrested three persons and recovered six pistols from them in Tuensang district.
Punjab:Class 10 girl gangraped in Hoshiarpur village
Aug 25, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Hoshiarpur/UNI: A student of tenth standard was gang raped by four persons.
Himanta Biswa Sarma says Assam police keeping a watch on Taliban sympathizers
Aug 25, 2021, at 11:08 pm
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the Assam police are keeping a watch on Taliban sympathizers in the state.
India, Russia decide to form permanent bilateral channel to discuss Afghanistan crisis
Aug 25, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Moscow/New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin recently interacted when both the leaders decided to 'form a permanent bilateral channel' for consultations on the issues arising in Afghanistan from the Taliban takeover of the country.
Assam: Four coaches of Saraighat Special express derailed at Chaygaon
Aug 25, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Guwahati: Four coaches of Guwahati-Howrah Special Express were derailed near Chaygaon railway station in Assam’s Kamrup (Rural) district on Wednesday.
Urdu speaking men barge into Kabul office; take away Afghan passports with Indian visas
Aug 25, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Kabul/New Delhi: Indian security agencies handling immigration are on red alert after several unidentified Urdu-speaking men barged into an office in Kabul issuing Indian visas on behalf of the Indian mission in Afghanistan and seized un-estimated numbers of Afghan passports with stamped Indian visas, according to media reports.
Afghan nationals to get only e-visa, says Home Ministry
Aug 25, 2021, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: All Afghan nationals will henceforth only be provided e-visas to travel to India, the Home Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
Narayan Rane's arrest justified but police custody not necessary: Court
Aug 25, 2021, at 07:35 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The court, which granted union minister Narayan Rane bail late last night, said his arrest was "justified" though police custody was "not necessary", media reports said.
IAF chief reviewed flight test facilities, flew Tejas
Aug 25, 2021, at 06:36 pm
Bengaluru/New Delhi/UNI: Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria visited IAF units and flight test facilities in Bengaluru and flew a light combat aircraft Tejas, an official statement said on Wednesday.
Kashmir: Educationist, social worker Shah from Karnah joins PDP
Aug 25, 2021, at 06:03 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Prominent social activist and educationist from border town of Karnah in Jammu and Kashmir, Syed Idress Shah, on Wednesday joined Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Assam: Victory Flame in the Abode of Red Horns Division
Aug 25, 2021, at 04:34 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The victory flame was received at Narangi by Col PP Sharma,Commanding Officer,1 Assam Regt from 51 Sub Area at APS Narangi in Guwahati on Tuesday.
Lucknow Metro passenger footfall now crosses 40,000 post unlock 2.0
Aug 25, 2021, at 03:16 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Lucknow Metro continues to maintain its fast ridership recovery since reopening of metro services on June 9 last post unlock 2.
PM Modi, Russian prez Putin hold detailed discussion on Afghanistan
Aug 25, 2021, at 06:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a 45 minute-long conversation on the phone on Tuesday to discuss the developments in Afghanistan, after the Taliban seized power on August 15.
UP woman, who alleged being raped by BSP MP, dies days after self-immolation at Supreme Court gate
Aug 25, 2021, at 06:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A 24-year-old woman from eastern Uttar Pradesh, who had accused BSP parliamentarian Atul Rai of raping her in 2019, has died in a Delhi hospital, a week after she and her male friend set themselves ablaze outside the gates of the Supreme Court, media reports said.
Three arrested while smuggling Covid vaccines, medicines to Myanmar
Aug 25, 2021, at 05:50 am
Imphal/IBNS: Three persons have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle Covid vaccines and other medicines to Myanmar, Manipur Police said.