'Come listen to us': Opposition tells PM Modi in a video message
Aug 08, 2021, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Ahead of the last week of Monsoon Session, Opposition parties on Sunday released a video, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to listen to them.
Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account 'temporarily locked' after violating norms
Aug 08, 2021, at 03:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress party on Saturday informed that Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account has been "temporarily locked" after a controversy erupted when the former party chief posted an image identifying the family of a Dalit girl who was allegedly raped, murdered and forcefully cremated in Delhi.
NIA conducts raids at multiple locations in Kashmir
Aug 08, 2021, at 03:12 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted raids at multiple locations in the Kashmir valley, official sources said.
Delhi Court adjourns former JNU student leader Umar Khalid's bail plea in riots case
Aug 08, 2021, at 03:47 am
New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi court on Saturday adjourned till August 20 the hearing in the bail application of former Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid, who was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the northeast Delhi riots case.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi over Electricity (Amendment) Bill
Aug 07, 2021, at 11:41 pm
New Delhi/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi protesting against the Electricity (Amendment) Bill being listed in Parliament.
Army jawan allegedly shot dead by his colleague in Assam’s Tinsukia
Aug 07, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Guwahati: An army jawan was allegedly shot dead allegedly by his colleague following a heated argument in Assam’s Tinsukia district on Saturday.
TMC youth leaders 'attacked' in Tripura, BJP blamed for the incident
Aug 07, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Agartala/IBNS: Three youth leaders of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) were allegedly attacked in Tripura's Dhalai district while they were travelling in a car Saturday.
Himanta Biswa Sarma virtually flags off the first consignment of IFFCO’s Nano Urea to Assam
Aug 07, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday virtually flagged off the first consignment of Nano Urea, developed by Indian Farmers’ Fertilizers Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), to Assam through a Video Conference held at Chief Minister’s office.
Three persons, including a woman, arrested with 25.279 kg of opium near Imphal airport
Aug 07, 2021, at 10:28 pm
Imphal: A team of Narcotics Cell of Manipur's Impahl West apprehended three persons, including a woman, with 25.279 kg of Opium (/Kani) on Saturday.
Locals vandalize four Mizoram bound trucks in Assam’s Cachar district
Aug 07, 2021, at 10:22 pm
Guwahati: Despite withdrawal of travel advisory notice by the Assam government and appealing the people to allow the goods carrying vehicles for movement to Mizoram, locals in Assam’s Cachar district on Friday night vandalized four Mizoram bound trucks.
NBCC clean election movement launched at Tuensang
Aug 07, 2021, at 10:11 pm
Kohima: Nagaland Baptist Churches Council’s Clean Election Movement was launched at Tuensang, organized by Chang Baptist Lashong Thangyen on Friday at CBLT Conference Hall, Tuensang with the theme “MY VOTE: MY FUTURE”.
India gives approval to Johnson & Johnson's single-dose Covid vaccine
Aug 07, 2021, at 10:03 pm
New Delhi: India on Saturday gave approval to US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.
Aug 07, 2021, at 09:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The rapid deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan is a serious matter, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar conveyed to Qatar Special Envoy Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani during their meeting here on Saturday.
Karnataka portfolio allocation: CM Basavaraj Bommai keeps finance, sacrifices water resources
Aug 07, 2021, at 08:35 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot on Saturday announced the list of the portfolios allocated to the new ministers with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai keeping Finance and Bengaluru Development instead of Water Resources which he had held previously.
Aug 07, 2021, at 08:02 pm
Srinagar: The tech-savvy young women entrepreneurs of Jammu and Kashmir are now moving out from the challenges they face to touch new business opportunities.
False and malicious: Honey Singh on wife's domestic violence allegations
Aug 07, 2021, at 06:50 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood singer-rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh Saturday refuted all allegations of domestic violence brought against him by his wife Shalini Talwar, calling them "false and malicious".
Bomb threat call at 3 Mumbai railway stations, Amitabh Bachchan's house; security beefed up
Aug 07, 2021, at 06:02 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Security was beefed up Friday at four Mumbai locations including the residence of Bollywood's acting legend Amitabh Bachchan after the police received a bomb threat call, media reports said.
You've gone farther than any Indian: PM Modi praises golfer Aditi Ashok for her Olympics fight
Aug 07, 2021, at 04:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday praised Indian golfer Aditi Ashok who fought bravely in Tokyo Olympics 2020 but missed a medal by a whisker.
Jammu and Kashmir: Police seek help to trace two missing boys
Aug 07, 2021, at 04:39 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir police have sought help to trace two boys missing from Darul-Uloom in north Kashmir.
Aug 07, 2021, at 03:16 pm
United Nations/UNI: For enduring peace in Afghanistan, terrorist safe havens and sanctuaries in the region must be dismantled immediately and terrorist supply chains disrupted, said India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations T S Tirumurti, who currently holds the month-long Presidency of the 15-member UN Security Council.
Jammu and Kashmir: Teenager among two injured in mysterious blast at MG Construction site
Aug 07, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Jammu/UNI: A teenager among two persons sustained injuries when a mysterious blast took place at MG Construction site in Banihal area of Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant killed by security forces during encounter
Aug 07, 2021, at 02:30 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An unidentified militant was killed by security forces in an encounter in the central Kashmir district of Badgam on Saturday, police said.
Three held for breaching Tripura CM Biplab Deb's security cover
Aug 07, 2021, at 07:37 am
Agartala/IBNS: Three men were arrested on charges of attempted murder and other allegations after they allegedly penetrated the double security cordon of Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb in a vehicle.
Fraud reports by COVID labs led to positivity error during Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand: ED
Aug 07, 2021, at 05:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday searched homes and offices of top executives of five diagnostics in connection with a money laundering case involving fake COVID-19 testing scam during the Kumbh Mela held in Uttarakhand earlier this year.
BJP leader Rajib Banerjee meets Abhishek Banerjee, triggers speculation of 'ghar wapsi'
Aug 07, 2021, at 05:02 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC)-turned-BJP leader Rajib Banerjee on Friday met TMC's All India General Secretary, Abhishek Banerjee, triggering the speculations of his 'ghar wapsi', sources said.
NIA takes over Kolkata STF case involving Bangladeshis propagating 'Jehadi Terrorism'
Aug 07, 2021, at 04:24 am
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday took over the case of three Bangladeshi infiltrators, arrested by the Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF), propagating 'Jehadi Terrorism', officials said.
Aug 07, 2021, at 03:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday praised each and every member of the hockey men's team who led India to win the Bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics games after 41 years.
SC issues notice to CBI over Dhanbad judge's death case
Aug 07, 2021, at 01:18 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the suo motu case over the hit-and-run death of Dhanbad additional sessions judge.
Sukhbir deputes delegation to Madhya Pradesh for addressing Sikligar community grievances
Aug 07, 2021, at 12:30 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday debuted a five-member party delegation to visit Madhya Pradesh to assist the Sikligar community which claims to be unduly harassed and victimized by the Madhya Pradesh police forcing them to even leave their homes and take shelter in forests.
Ladakh: Indian, Chinese troops carry out disengagement in Gogra area of LAC
Aug 06, 2021, at 11:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In a major breakthrough in border talks, Indian and Chinese troops have carried out disengagement of troops in Gogra area of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh after the twelfth round of border talks, an official statement announced today.