Sep 11, 2021, at 12:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s candidate for Bhabanipur bypoll, advocate Priyanka Tibrewal, Friday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) of not allowing Hindi-speaking people to cast their votes in the constituency, countering her rival West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who said votes are polled less in the seat.
Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces apprehend Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist from Pulwama
Sep 10, 2021, at 11:15 pm
Srinagar: Security forces on Thursday arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, official sources said.
Rahul Gandhi asks people to chant 'Jai Mata Di' in Jammu gathering
Sep 10, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Jammu/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked the party workers to chant 'Jai Mata Di', which literally means 'Hail the Mother Goddess', while addressing a public gathering at a stage in Jammu.
Major indigenous project for 6 powerful 'eyes in the sky' AWACS gets govt approval
Sep 10, 2021, at 09:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India will have more powerful "eyes in the sky" to look deep into the territory of the enemy by inducting six state-of-the-art airborne warning and control aircrafts.
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee files nomination as TMC candidate from Bhabanipur
Sep 10, 2021, at 08:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday filed her nomination as a Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate from Bhabanipur assembly constituency for the upcoming bypoll in the seat.
18th China- ASEAN Expo opens in south China
Sep 10, 2021, at 07:19 pm
Nanning/UNI/Xinhua: The 18th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit kicked off Friday in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Zapad-2021 commences on 14 ranges: Russian Defence Ministry
Sep 10, 2021, at 07:17 pm
Minsk/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: The Russian-Belarusian strategic drills Zapad-2021 have simultaneously started on 14 military ranges, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday.
Assam government announces high-level inquiry into boat capsize incident
Sep 10, 2021, at 06:58 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government announced a high-level inquiry into the boat capsize incident that took place on the Brahmaputra river near Nimatighat in Jorhat district on Wednesday.
Bengal: BJP fields Priyanka Tibrewal against Mamata Banerjee for Bhabanipur byelection
Sep 10, 2021, at 05:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded advocate and its leader Priyanka Tibrewal, who had filed the petition in the case pertaining to post-poll violence in West Bengal, against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the upcoming byelection in the Bhabanipur assembly seat.
Tamil Nadu: One killed, 5 seriously injured in cracker explosion
Sep 10, 2021, at 05:19 pm
Chennai/UNI: One person was killed and five others were seriously injured in an explosion at an illegal cracker manufacturing unit at Thayilpatti village near Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu on Friday.
Indian Speaker Om Birla meets BangladeshJatiyo Shangsad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
Sep 10, 2021, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi: Indian Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met Speaker of Bangladesh's Jatiyo Shangsad, Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury during the Fifth World Conference of the Speakers of Parliaments (5WCSP) in Vienna when he exchange greetings with her over Golden Jubilee year of Bangladesh’s independence.
BRICS nations underscore need for preventing Afghan soil as terrorists' sanctuary
Sep 10, 2021, at 06:34 am
New Delhi/UNI: The BRICS nations, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, on Thursday underscored the need for preventing Afghan soil from being used by terror organisations as a terrorist sanctuary and to carry out attacks against other countries, as well as drug trade within Afghanistan.
BRICS countries express strong condemnation of cross-border terrorism, terror financing
Sep 10, 2021, at 04:39 am
New Delhi/UNI: In a strong statement against terrorism, the BRICS countries on Thursday expressed strong condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and committed to combating terrorism, including cross-border terrorism, and terrorism financing networks and safe havens.
Jyotiraditya Scindia sets 100-day target, promises to open new airports and heliports
Sep 10, 2021, at 04:15 am
New Delhi/UNI: Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday unveiled a 100-day agenda promising to add airport capacity, open new heliports and convince states to lower tax on jet fuel.
Indo-Israeli medium range surface to air missiles handed over to IAF
Sep 10, 2021, at 03:54 am
Jaisalmer/UNI: The first deliverable Firing Unit (FU) of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) System was handed over to Indian Air Force (IAF) at Jaisalmer on Thursday in presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Must ensure that BRICS become more result oriented in next 15 years: PM Modi
Sep 10, 2021, at 02:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As the five-nation grouping of BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) adopted the Counter Terrorism Action Plan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his opening remarks said "we must ensure that BRICS is even more result oriented in the next 15 years."
Tamil Nadu: Carbon dating proves Thamiraparani civilisation older than 3,200 years
Sep 10, 2021, at 02:39 am
Chennai/IBNS: In a major finding, archeologists have found proof of an ancient civilization that thrived more than 3,200 years ago on the banks of River Thamiraparani in Tamil Nadu.
Rajnath, Gadkari inaugurate emergency landing strip close to Indo-Pak border in Rajasthan's Barmer
Sep 09, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Barmer/UNI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday inaugurated an Emergency Landing Facility on a National Highway in Barmer district of Rajasthan which shares its border with Pakistan.
Rahul Gandhi arrives in Jammu for 2-day visit
Sep 09, 2021, at 09:50 pm
Jammu/UNI: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday arrived here for a two-day visit.
HC to decide Anil Deshmukh's plea on Sep 13
Sep 09, 2021, at 09:42 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it would decide on September 13 whether the petition filed by former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh against the summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case should be heard by a single or division bench.
Election for lone Pondy Rajya Sabha seat to be held on Oct 4
Sep 09, 2021, at 09:32 pm
Puducherry/UNI: Election to fill a lone vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Puducherry will be held on October 4.
Taliban promises to find government seats for women in future: Zabihullah Mujahid
Sep 09, 2021, at 07:38 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: The Afghan government will include women in the future, said Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid at a harrowing time for the South Asian nation.
Drawdown of peacekeeping operations should not be driven by austerity: India at UN
Sep 09, 2021, at 07:06 pm
New York/UNI: India has said the drawdown of UN peacekeeping operations should not be driven by the "temptations of austerity" as the costs would be higher if the country were to relapse into the situation that had necessitated the UN intervention.
Bombay HC dismisses Kangana Ranaut's plea seeking quashing of Javed Akhar's defamation case
Sep 09, 2021, at 06:45 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bombay High Court Thursday dismissed Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut's plea seeking quashing of the defamation case against her filed by poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar, media reports said.
Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate emergency landing facility on NH 925A in Barmer today
Sep 09, 2021, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be on a day-long visit to Rajasthan's Barmer district, where he will inaugurate emergency landing facility on National Highway 925A today.
Russian security chief meets PM Modi, Doval; CIA chief in India too to discuss Afghanistan
Sep 09, 2021, at 07:48 am
New Delhi: Amid the unfolding events in Afghanistan where Taliban announced an interim government, India on Wednesday hosted US spy agency CIA's chief William J Burns in Delhi while the Russian Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev also met Prime Minister Narendera Modi.
SC orders Railways to pay Rs 30000 compensation to passenger for train delay
Sep 09, 2021, at 05:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has hit out at the Indian Railways for train delays and directed it to pay a passenger Rs 30,000 as he missed his flight because of one such incident.
Taliban must follow true Sharia law if it wants to govern Afghanistan- Mehbooba Mufti
Sep 09, 2021, at 04:41 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Taliban, which announced a caretaker government in Afghanistan on Tuesday, must follow true Sharia (Islamic law), which ensures rights to one and all, including women, Jammu and Kashmir's Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti said today.
Centre approves procurement of transport aircraft for IAF replacing 'ageing' Avros
Sep 09, 2021, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Wednesday approved the procurement of fifty six C-295MW transport aircraft from Spain for the Indian Air Force which will replace the ageing Avro aircraft of IAF.
Bengal: Left fields young lawyer Srijib Biswas against Mamata Banerjee for Bhabanipur byelection
Sep 09, 2021, at 03:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Left Front has fielded CPI-M leader and young lawyer Srijib Biswas as its candidate to take on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Bhabanipur bypoll in West Bengal.