MEA slams Pakistan Foreign Minister for blaming India over Dasu Blast
Aug 14, 2021, at 01:18 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday termed Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi's comments as “absurd” that laid the blame on Indian and Afghan intelligence agencies for the July 14 Dasu blast in which nine Chinese workers were killed.
Rajouri grenade attack: Anti-Pakistan demonstrations staged across Jammu
Aug 14, 2021, at 12:01 am
Jammu: Various political and social outfits on Friday staged anti-Pakistan protests a day after one minor was killed and six members of a family injured in a grenade attack in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Prayers again suspended at historic Jamia Masjid, Hazratbal to prevent COVID
Aug 13, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Friday prayers were again suspended at the historic Jamia Masjid in the downtown and Assar-e-Shareif Hazratbal following fresh advisory by the administration limiting gatherings to 25 people in the Union Territory.
Security forces thwart an attempt by NSCN (KYA) to harm civilians in Nagaland's Mon district
Aug 13, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Guwahati: In a recent incident at Chenloiso, the true face of NSCN (KYA) has emerged wherein they have been indulging in nefarious activities against the local people of Nagaland.
Jammu and Kashmir: CRPF jawan, two civilians injured in grenade attack in Sopore
Aug 13, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Baramulla/UNI: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan and two civilians were injured in a hand grenade attack by militants in North Kashmir's Sopore district on Friday.
Police seized illegal drugs worth Rs 6 crore in Assam’s Karbi Anglong
Aug 13, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Guwahati: Police seized a huge quantity of illegal drugs worth Rs 6 crore in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district.
NCC commemorates 75th years of Independence at Shillong
Aug 13, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Shillong: On the occasion of 75th independence Day, to commemorate the sacrifice of the War heroes, a wreath laying ceremony was organised at the Rhino Museum in Shillong.
Kashmir: Security forces launch CASO in Doda
Aug 13, 2021, at 08:42 pm
Jammu/UNI: The security forces on Friday morning launched a cordon and search operation in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Ensuring smooth travel of Indians abroad a priority, says S Jaishankar
Aug 13, 2021, at 07:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar has said that facilitating hassle-free travelling of Indian nationals abroad with regard to vaccination is a top priority of his ministry.
Rajouri grenade attack: BJP leader undergoes surgery, 7-month old shifted to Jammu
Aug 13, 2021, at 07:15 pm
Jammu/UNI: Hours after a two-year-old child was killed and six of a family were injured in a grenade attack, the seriously injured BJP leader underwent a major surgery while his seven-month-old daughter was referred to the Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu.
Twitter interfering in our political process: Rahul Gandhi slams social media giant
Aug 13, 2021, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi Friday ripped apart Twitter, which has locked his account over a photograph showing the family of a nine-year-old girl, who was raped and killed in Delhi.
Jammu and Kashmir: Major tragedy averted, IED detected and defused in Pulwama
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:28 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces averted a major tragedy after they defused a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by militants in the south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Friday.
Melinda Pavek takes over as U.S. Consul General in Kolkata
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Melinda Pavek has become the Consul General of the United States of America in Kolkata, succeeding Patti Hoffman.
Jammu and Kashmir grenade blast: Minor killed, BJP leader injured in Rajouri
Aug 13, 2021, at 04:21 pm
Jammu/UNI: A minor child was reportedly killed while a Bhartiya Janata Party leader and his family members suffered injuries in a grenade blast on Thursday evening in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant killed in encounter by SF in Kulgam, operation continues
Aug 13, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A militant was killed in an encounter by security forces in the south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Friday, Inspector General of Police (IGP) K Vijay Kumar said.
Aug 13, 2021, at 06:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior officials from the United States, Australia, India, and Japan met virtually as part of regular Quad consultations to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
TMC MP Derek O'Brien has eight counter questions for govt after 8-minister presser
Aug 13, 2021, at 04:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after a special press conference was held by eight Union Ministers to slam the opposition parties over their "violent behaviour" during the monsoon session of the Parliament, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brian on Thursday countered the accusations stating they have a "strong case".
Muslim man assaulted, paraded through street in UP's Kanpur, daughter begs for mercy
Aug 13, 2021, at 03:54 am
Lucknow/IBNS: A 45-year-old Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur was paraded through a street, assaulted and made to chant "Jai Shri Ram" slogans on Wednesday, media reports said.
Oppns' violent behaviour in Parliament scripts dark chapter in history, they must apologise: Govt
Aug 13, 2021, at 02:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After the Parliament was adjourned abruptly two days before the scheduled closure, the Union government on Thursday released a statement slamming the 'deplorable actions by opposition Members of Parliament (MPs)' which it feels 'have become a norm.'
Assam showers awards on boxer Lovlina Borgohain, to name a road after her
Aug 13, 2021, at 01:24 am
Guwahati/UNI: It was raining rewards for Assam’s Lovlina Borgohain as she arrived in her home state on Thursday after securing the bronze medal in boxing at Tokyo Olympics.
AAP seeks extension of deadline to ascertain oxygen deaths, demands formation of probe committee
Aug 13, 2021, at 12:50 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia informed on Thursday that the Delhi government has written a letter to the Centre stating the deadline given to the union territory is insufficient to determine the fatalities that occurred due to the lack of oxygen.
Maharashtra man dies as blade of his self-constructed helicopter hits his head in trial run
Aug 13, 2021, at 12:24 am
Yavatmal/IBNS: A 29-year-old man was killed after the helicopter he was making developed a snag and one of its blades broke off and hit his head during a trial run in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra.
In favour of Opposition unity but should not be taken for granted: TMC after skipping protest march
Aug 13, 2021, at 12:12 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday said it should not be "taken for granted" after skipping an Opposition meeting, but stressed that the Opposition was united, as it slammed the government over bulldozing bills in the just concluded Monsoon Session.
Aug 12, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced the extension of the ongoing Covid19-induced restrictions in the state till Aug 31 with some additional relaxations.
Concerned about deteriorating situation in Afghanistan: MEA
Aug 12, 2021, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India Thursday expressed concern over the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan where Taliban is taking control of the ground through assaults following the withdrawal of troops by the United States.
Anti-Modi activist Saket Gokhale joins TMC
Aug 12, 2021, at 08:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Activist and former journalist Saket Gokhale, a critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) Thursday.
Outsiders were brought in to manhandle Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha: Rahul Gandhi
Aug 12, 2021, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday alleged that the outsiders were brought in to manhandle opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament.
Twitter locks Congress' micro-blogging site handle
Aug 12, 2021, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Thursday said its account on microblogging site Twitter was locked by the social media giant.
Himachal Pradesh: Death toll rises to 13 in Kinnaur landslide
Aug 12, 2021, at 04:50 pm
Shimla/UNI: The death toll rose to 13 while two sustained severe injuries after a landslide struck five vehicles in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, Deputy commissioner Kinnaur Abid Husain Sadik and district Emergency operation Centre Kinnaur said in a statement on Thursday.
BJP to hold Jan Ashirwad Yatra to introduce new ministers to people
Aug 12, 2021, at 06:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to hold a massive rally that will cut across 22 states starting Aug 16 to introduce the new central ministers to the people.