Defence Ministry places supply order worth Rs. 7,523 crore for 118 main battle tanks
Sep 24, 2021, at 04:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) Thursday placed an order with Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), Avadi, Chennai for supply of 118 main battle tanks (MBTs) Arjun Mk-1A for the Indian Army.
Maharashtra: Teen gangraped multiple times, 24 arrested, 2 minors held
Sep 24, 2021, at 04:01 am
New Delhi: A 15-year-old girl was raped by 29 people, including two minors, over the course of nine months near Mumbai, the police said on Thursday.
PM Modi meets American CEOs to boost investments in India
Sep 24, 2021, at 03:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met the US's business community to boost investment in India.
Discrimination used as an excuse to take up terrorism: India's UN Envoy
Sep 24, 2021, at 03:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations - Ambassador T S Tirumurti has called on the UN bodies to reject every justification whether "discrimination, racial or otherwise" being used as an excuse for terrorism.
Two killed, nine cops injured during violent clashes in Assam's Darrang district
Sep 24, 2021, at 02:40 am
Guwahati/IBNS: At least two protesters were killed in police firing and many others including few police personnel were injured in a clash in Assam's Darrang district on Thursday.
Lashkar-e-Taiba module busted in Kashmir's Bandipora, four arrested
Sep 24, 2021, at 01:55 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said that it had busted a terror cum recruitment module of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Hajin area of Bandipora district in north Kashmir and arrested four people.
13 electrocuted across West Bengal in last four days amid heavy rain
Sep 24, 2021, at 01:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At least 13 deaths due to electrocution have been reported from different parts of West Bengal in the last four days as several areas in the state continue to remain waterlogged following heavy rain since Monday early hours.
Contesting from Bhabanipur was destined: Mamata Banerjee ahead of bypoll
Sep 23, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said her contest from the south Kolkata constituency of Bhabanipur, where she resides, was in her destiny.
J&K LG Manoj Sinha pays tribute to Maharaja Hari Singh on his birth anniversary
Sep 23, 2021, at 09:14 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha paid tributes to Maharaja Hari Singh, the last ruler of the princely state of J&K, on his 126th birth anniversary Thursday.
BJP MLA Manda Mhatre showers praises on Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray
Sep 23, 2021, at 08:33 pm
Thane/UNI: At the time when the BJP is at loggerheads with Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA), saffron party MLA Manda Mhatre has enormously praised the state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Australia, India vow to work together for Indo-Pacific security ahead of QUAD leaders' meet
Sep 23, 2021, at 08:31 pm
New York/UNI: Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said she met with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and both affirmed their shared focus on Indo-Pacific security and prosperity ahead of the Quad Leaders’ Meeting.
Pegasus case: Supreme Court says will set up committee for probe, interim orders next week
Sep 23, 2021, at 07:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Thursday said it will set up a committee to probe into the snooping allegations, adding the interim orders will be passed next week, media reports said.
Mayawati attacks Yogi govt on development and communal agenda
Sep 23, 2021, at 06:52 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday slammed the Yogi Adityanath government for allegedly making false claims about development of Uttar Pradesh and returning to its communal agenda.
Punjab: 3 terrorists arrested with arms and ammunition
Sep 23, 2021, at 05:21 pm
Amritsar/UNI: Tarntaran police arrested three terrorists, hailing from Moga district of Punjab, with firearms and hand grenades late on Wednesday night during checking in the border area of Bhikhiwind, it was reported on Thursday.
Modi's US trip: PM arrives in Washington to exuberant welcome from Indian diaspora
Sep 23, 2021, at 04:19 pm
Washington/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the United States to an enthusiastic welcome from the Indian diaspora.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant involved in injuring civilian killed in encounter by SF in Shopian
Sep 23, 2021, at 02:39 pm
Srinagar/UNI; A militant was killed in an encounter by security forces in south Kashmir district of Shopian on Thursday, police said.
Sep 23, 2021, at 02:26 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington D.C. for his visit to the United States of America at the invitation of President Joe Biden of the USA.
CBI investigation reveals major scam in NEET medical exam
Sep 23, 2021, at 07:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has unearthed a scam involving the use of proxies and payments as high as Rs 50 lakh per candidate to clear the NEET medical entrance exam.
International travel be made easier through mutual recognition of vaccine certificates: PM Modi
Sep 23, 2021, at 06:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for international travel to be made easier, 'through mutual recognition of vaccine certificates'.
'No issues on CoWin with certification' : India's response over UK's concern
Sep 23, 2021, at 04:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has dismissed the "vaccination certification issues" cited by the British authorities for not exempting Indians vaccinated with two doses of Covishield from mandatory quarantine on their arrival in the UK.
'Will field candidate against Navjot Sidhu in upcoming polls': Amarinder Singh
Sep 23, 2021, at 04:10 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Amarinder Singh, who recently resigned as the chief minister of Punjab amid pressure from Congress leadership over infighting, has dropped hints in various interviews to media, that he will field a candidate against party's state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu in the upcoming Assembly election.
States to provide Rs. 50,000 compensation for every COVID death: Centre to Supreme Court
Sep 23, 2021, at 02:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The families of those who die of COVID-19 will receive Rs. 50,000 ex-gratia from the state governments, the Centre informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
2 nomads injured, dozens of sheep killed in cloudburst in Ganderbal today
Sep 23, 2021, at 12:40 am
Srinagar/UNI: Two nomads were injured and dozens of sheep were killed due to a cloudburst in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Wednesday.
Kolkata Youtuber fined for dancing and filming video on city's Maa flyover
Sep 23, 2021, at 12:12 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Traffic Police have fined city-based Youtuber Sandy Saha for parking his cab on Maa flyover, dancing in the middle of the busy overpass and filming video amid heavy traffic, reports said.
Won't let BJP turn India into Taliban state: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur
Sep 22, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said she won't let the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to turn India into a Taliban state, in an unsparing attack on the saffron camp while campaigning for her byelection in Bhabanipur constituency.
Jammu and Kashmir govt sacks 6 employees for militant links: Sources
Sep 22, 2021, at 10:56 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir government has sacked six of its employees, including two police constables, for allegedly working as Over Ground Workers (OGWs) for militants groups in the Union Territory, sources said on Wednesday.
After India's warning, UK approves Covishield but says no to CoWIN certificate
Sep 22, 2021, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's warning has prompted the United Kingdom to approve Serum Institute of India (SII)'s anti-COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, but questions have been raised over the CoWIN certificate, in what could further escalate the bilateral tension.
Samadhi of saint Mahant Narendra Giri to be done today
Sep 22, 2021, at 07:28 pm
Prayagraj/UNI: Akhara Parishad president, Mahant Narendra Giri, will be given samadhi on Wednesday inside his Shrimath Baghambari Gaddi complex.
PM Modi leaves for the US, says will review 'Global Strategic Partnership' with Joe Biden
Sep 22, 2021, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be reviewing the "Global Strategic Partnership" between New Delhi and Washington in the next four days as he will be meeting US President Joe Biden physically for the first time since the Democrats came to power in November 2020.
Sep 22, 2021, at 02:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A meeting of Foreign Ministers of SAARC countries, which was to be held on September 25 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, was called off on Tuesday tonight amid concerns over the participation by Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.