Three NSCN-IM militants nabbed in Assam’s Charaideo
Jul 23, 2021, at 07:25 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Security forces nabbed three NSCN-IM militants with arms in Assam’s Charaideo district along Assam-Nagaland border on Thursday.
Assam: NSCN-K militant nabbed with arms in Cachar
Jul 23, 2021, at 07:21 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Security forces have apprehended a militant of NSCN-K in Assam’s Cachar district.
Online sale and home delivery of liquor in Guwahati Municipal Corporation areas comes into force
Jul 23, 2021, at 07:13 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The online sale of liquor in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation area has come into force with immediate effect.
Parliament: TMC MP Santanu Sen suspended for snatching Pegasus statement from IT Minister
Jul 23, 2021, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Santanu Sen has been suspended for the rest of the monsoon session of Parliament for snatching papers containing a written statement on Pegasus spyware issue from Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's hands, tearing it and throwing it to the Chair.
Attack on Indian state: Rahul Gandhi slams Modi over Pegasus
Jul 23, 2021, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Cornering the Modi government further over the Pegasus spyware issue, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Friday accused the ruling dispensation of attacking the "Indian state" allegedly by snooping.
Punjab: Three Congress workers on way to Navjot Sidhu's event killed in bus accident
Jul 23, 2021, at 05:19 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Three Congress workers, who were on the way to newly-appointed state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu's swearing-in ceremony, were killed in a bus accident in the Moga district of Punjab Friday morning.
Jammu and Kashmir: IED fitted drone found in bordering Kanhachak belt
Jul 23, 2021, at 03:58 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu Police on Friday found drone fitted with improvised explosive device along international border in Kanhachak area here in the city outskirts.
India criticises Pakistan, calls abduction of Afghan envoy's daughter shocking
Jul 23, 2021, at 03:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for dragging the country into the controversy over the abduction and torture of the daughter of the Afghan ambassador in Islamabad and for denying her account of the incident.
Narendra Modi, Udhav Thackeray discuss flood situation in Maharashtra
Jul 23, 2021, at 02:38 pm
Mumbai,/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray discussed the present flood situation in the different parts of Maharashtra since last couple of days.
Anil Ambani, ex-CBI boss on Pegasus potential targets, reports say
Jul 23, 2021, at 06:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The phone numbers of industrialist Anil Ambani and few other top executives from aerospace industry were found on the alleged list of potential targets of surveillance through the Israeli spyware Pegasus, The Wire reported.
Jul 23, 2021, at 04:49 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Heavy rains battered the state of Maharashtra causing floods and property damage across the Konkan region of the state, media reports said.
Dalai Lama's advisers were potential targets on Pegasus surveillance list: Report
Jul 23, 2021, at 04:03 am
New Delhi/ IBNS: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama's closest advisers have been found to be potential surveillance targets of Isareli spyware Pegasus, The Wire reported on Thursday.
Amarinder Singh to meet Navjot Singh Sidhu over tea tomorrow, truce likely on cards
Jul 23, 2021, at 02:35 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is all set to meet Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday over tea in what is seen as a first effort to bring truce to the bitter feud between the leaders.
No substance behind this sensationalism: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Pegasus reports
Jul 23, 2021, at 01:18 am
New Delhi/UNI: Rubbishing the alleged claims of using Pegasus spyware to snoop on opposition leaders, journalists, members of the Cabinet among others, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw vehemently ruled out any unauthorised surveillance.
Will Yediyurappa exit as Karnataka's CM this weekend ? He may, suggests report
Jul 23, 2021, at 12:02 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: BS Yediyurappa has said he would accept the BJP high command's decision for him when his government completes two years in Karnataka on July 26, indicating that he may step down as Chief Minister after the weekend, according to media reports.
Jul 22, 2021, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A fresh round of ruckus occurred inside Parliament Thursday over the Pegasus issue after a Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP snatched a statement from Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, tore it and threw it at the Chair.
Calcutta HC rejects Bengal govt's request to make NHRC report on post-poll rape allegations public
Jul 22, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Thursday rejected the West Bengal government's request to make the details of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)'s report on post-poll rape allegations public.
Mamata condemns raids on Dainik Bhaskar group of newspapers
Jul 22, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the raids on the Dainik Bhaskar group of newspapers at multiple locations in the country by the IT department and said it was an attempt to stifle democracy.
Merkel calls for restricting spyware sales to countries without supervision
Jul 22, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Moscow/SPUTNIK/IBNS: It is necessary to restrict spyware sales to countries that don’t have necessary supervision, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, amid the scandal with Israeli system Pegasus.
US Secty Blinken to meet PM Modi; Afghanistan, Indo Pacific and Quad to top the agenda
Jul 22, 2021, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in New Delhi on July 27-28 with Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indo-Pacific and vaccines on top of the agenda, according to media reports.
Parliament heads for another stormy day as Opposition readies to corner govt
Jul 22, 2021, at 07:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The third day of the Monsoon session of Parliament is likely to be stormy again with Opposition leaders set to put the government in the dock over alleged snooping, Covid-19, farmers' stirs and a host of other issues.
Rajya Sabha adjourned twice amid Opposition ruckus
Jul 22, 2021, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned twice on Thursday following fervent protests by the Opposition over Pegasus spyware controversy and Income Tax raids on Dainik Bhaskar newspaper group.
Farmers' protests: Security tightened at Jantar Mantar
Jul 22, 2021, at 06:20 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Security at Jantar Mantar has been tightened ahead of farmers' stir demanding revocation of three controversial farm laws.
IT raids in Dainik Bhaskar Group, one UP channel offices
Jul 22, 2021, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Income Tax raids are being conducted in offices of Dainik Bhaskar Group as well as a channel in Uttar Pradesh Thursday morning, media reports said.
'Will probe any credible misuse of technology': NSO maker Pegasus
Jul 22, 2021, at 05:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Israel's NSO, which developed the spyware Pegasus used for snooping on politicians, journalists, judiciary officials and activists, on Wednesday said it will no longer respond to media inquiries.
Jul 22, 2021, at 04:23 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa urged colleagues and party workers to not indulge in 'any protest or indiscipline' act amid pressure over his exit rumours after a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week.
Pornography shooting at Madh Island bungalow led to Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra's arrest
Jul 22, 2021, at 03:31 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Businessman and Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra was arrested following an investigation of an alleged porn shoot inside a bungalow near Mumbai earlier this year, the police has said.
Congress urges Meghalaya govt to be 'serious enough' on land disputes with Assam
Jul 22, 2021, at 02:07 am
Shillong/UNI: Meghalaya’s opposition Congress on Wednesday said that disputes in new areas along the Meghalaya-Assam boundary is a “dangerous trend” and urged the National People’s Party (NPP)-led government to be “serious enough” in dealing with this inter-state dispute.
DRDO successfully flight-tests indigenously developed MPATGM for minimum range
Jul 21, 2021, at 11:55 pm
New Delhi: In a major boost towards AatmaNirbhar Bharat and strengthening of Indian Army, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested indigenously developed low weight, fire and forget Man Portable Antitank Guided Missile (MPATGM) on Wednesday.
DRDO successfully flight-tests surface-to-air missile Akash-NG
Jul 21, 2021, at 11:37 pm
New Delhi: Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the New Generation Akash Missile (Akash-NG), a surface-to-air Missile from Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday.