Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd to invest in USA's Ambri Inc
Aug 12, 2021, at 05:28 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd (RNESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), along with strategic investors Paulson & Co. Inc. and Bill Gates, and a few other investors, has announced an investment of $144 million in Ambri Inc, an energy storage company based in Massachusetts, USA.
PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi attend Speaker Om Birla's meeting after Lok Sabha session ends abruptly
Aug 12, 2021, at 04:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi were on Wednesday present at a meeting of all political parties' leaders called by Speaker Om Birla at his room in Parliament after the monsoon session ended this morning, two days early.
'Withdraw farm laws': Amarinder Singh meets PM Modi on farm laws
Aug 12, 2021, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and requested him to withdraw the controversial farm laws, against which farmers have been protesting for a year.
Jantar Mantar rally: BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay arrested over 'anti-Muslim slogans' gets bail
Aug 12, 2021, at 03:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Supreme Court lawyer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwini Upadhyay, who was arrested over "anti-Muslim slogans" allegedly raised at a Delhi rally, was granted bail Wednesday.
Himachal landslide leaves 11 dead, around 25-30 missing as vehicles trapped under debris
Aug 12, 2021, at 02:21 am
Kinnaur/IBNS: At least 11 people have died and around 30 missing after a massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur on Wednesday afternoon left several vehicles buried under debris.
Maharashtra Govt allows hotels, restaurants to remain open till 10 PM
Aug 12, 2021, at 01:09 am
Mumbai/UNI: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday granted permission for operations of hotels and restaurants till 10 PM in the state.
Four NSCN-KYA militants nabbed with arms and ammunition along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border
Aug 11, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Guwahati: Security forces apprehended four militants of NSCN-KYA and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.
Kinnaur landslide: Four bodies recovered, 25 still missing
Aug 11, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Shimla: At least four people died as a landslide hit Negalsari near Bhavnagar area at the Hindustan-Tibet National Highway here on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
'This claim is fake' : Govt rubbishes WhatsApp message claim on Supreme Court branches
Aug 11, 2021, at 10:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The government has rubbished a message that it plans to open three branches of the Supreme Court - in Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata.
Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army hoists tallest national flag in Gulmarg
Aug 11, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Srinagar: The Indian Army hoisted the tallest national flag in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, just ahead of the Independence day.
CBI raids three locations of Kolkata based chit fund company
Aug 11, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday carried out raids at three locations in West Bengal in connection with its probe into a Kolkata-based chit fund scam, officials said.
Aug 11, 2021, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has slammed the states for not filling up the vacancies in their consumer dispute redressal panels and directed to appoint officials to the vacant posts within eight weeks, according to media reports.
Himachal Pradesh: Massive landslide in Kinnaur, 25 people feared trapped under debris
Aug 11, 2021, at 09:26 pm
Shimla: At least 25 people are feared to be trapped under debris from a landslide which hit Negalsari near Bhavnagar at the Hindustan-Tibet National Highway here on Wednesday, officials said.
Parliament: Lok Sabha adjourned sine die two days before scheduled end of monsoon session
Aug 11, 2021, at 05:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, Wednesday adjourned sine die two days before the scheduled end to the monsoon session.
Parliament: Opposition leaders show unity on last day of monsoon session
Aug 11, 2021, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Leaders of Opposition parties met on Wednesday morning amid talks of Parliament being adjourned sine die.
Tripura Police book Abhishek Banerjee, other TMC leaders for 'obstruction in police duty'
Aug 11, 2021, at 04:07 pm
Agartala/IBNS: The political tension in Tripura has further heightened after Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and his party colleagues were Wednesday booked for allegedly obstructing police from discharging their duties.
SC fines parties for candidates' criminal records, says they refuse to wake up from deep slumber
Aug 11, 2021, at 06:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday charged nine political parties including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress of Contempt of Court and fined eight of them for not publishing the criminal records of their candidates contesting in the 2020 Bihar elections.
Aug 11, 2021, at 04:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his statement on vaccination certificates are meant to reinforce the message to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour even after inoculation, the government said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Lok Sabha passes bill to allow states to form their own OBC lists
Aug 11, 2021, at 04:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to allow states and Union Territories to draw up their own list of Other Backward Communities (OBCs).
Those were the days: Anand Mahindra shares photo of Mumbai Taj Hotel room charging Rs. 6 on Twitter
Aug 11, 2021, at 03:44 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Industrialist Anand Mahindra travelled back on a "time machine" to find a way to beat inflation.
'Navjot Singh Sidhu's criticisms don't augur well': Amarinder Singh tells Sonia Gandhi
Aug 11, 2021, at 02:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday complained to Congress President Sonia Gandhi that Navjot Singh Sidhu's criticisms of his government "does not augur well for the smooth functioning".
Two injured in IED blast in Meghalaya's Shillong
Aug 11, 2021, at 01:37 am
Guwahati/IBNS: At least two people including a woman were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Meghalaya's capital city Shillong on Tuesday evening.
No more US bombing sorties to support Afghan forces after Aug 31 : Report
Aug 11, 2021, at 01:18 am
Washington: The US will continue with the pull out of its forces from Afghanistan even as the Taliban is fast seizing territories and killing top officials of the country.
Bangladesh-India border to remain shut till August 15
Aug 10, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The deadline for closing the land border with India has been further extended till August 15.
Fifty-seven people travelled to PoK in 2017-18 on valid visas but joined militancy, says J&K DGP
Aug 10, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Tuesday said that as many as 57 youths in the year 2017-18 went to Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir on student and tourist visa but later joined militancy.
Aug 10, 2021, at 11:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Only two individuals out of Jammu Kasmir have purchased property in the Union Territory post the repeal of Article 370, which gave the state special status under the Constitution, the government said today in parliament.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three civilians injured in grenade attack in Srinagar
Aug 10, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Srinagar/UNI: At least three civilians were injured when unidentified persons hurled a hand grenade in Srinagar on Tuesday.
India played a constructive role in Afghanistan: Pentagon
Aug 10, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Washington: Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby has acknowledged India's role in Afghanistan and said the country played a constructive role in the neighbouring nation which is currently witnessing a spike in Taliban activities in recent months.
Jammu and Kashmir: School Principal dies in road mishap in Reasi
Aug 10, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Jammu/UNI: The Principal of a government school on Tuesday died in a road mishap when his car skidded off and plunged into a deep gorge in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Huge cache of arms-ammunition, including Chinese hand grenade, recovered in Manipur’s Moreh
Aug 10, 2021, at 09:20 pm
Guwahati: The troops of Assam Rifles and Manipur police recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district.