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Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat hands over resignation letter to BJP chief

Jul 03, 2021, at 06:04 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat handed over his resignation letter to his party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, barely four months after he took charge of the post, said reports.

PIL seeking Union minister VK Singh's removal dismissed by Supreme Court

Jul 03, 2021, at 05:46 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL)  seeking to remove Union Minister VK Singh over alleged anti-Army statements he had made on February 7, according to media reports.

Facebook takes down over 30 million posts in compliance with new Indian IT rules : Report

Jul 03, 2021, at 05:22 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Facebook took down over 30 million content pieces across 10 violation categories and Instagram took action against about two million pieces across nine categories during May 15-June 15 in the country, the social media giant said in its maiden monthly compliance report as mandated by the Indian IT rules, according to media reports.

Kolkata: Major fire breaks out at Laketown's Mini Jaya cinema hall, 2 injured, firefighting ops underway

Jul 03, 2021, at 05:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A massive fire broke out at Mini Jaya cinema hall in Kolkata's Laketown area on Friday night, reports said.

COVID: Tamil Nadu govt extends lockdown to another week

Jul 03, 2021, at 05:08 am

Chennai/IBNS: The Tamil Nadu government on Friday extended the anti-COVID lockdown by a week, till July 12, while relaxing several curbs across the state.

Indian business leader from Kolkata takes office as Rotary International President for 2021-2022

Jul 03, 2021, at 04:22 am

Kolkata: Shekhar Mehta, Chairman and founder of real estate company Skyline Group and member of the Rotary Club of Calcutta-Mahanagar, today begins his one-year term as the Rotary International’s 111th president leading 1.2 million Rotary members globally.

Assets worth crores of Dino Morea, Ahmed Patel’s son-in-law, DJ Aqeel seized in bank fraud case

Jul 03, 2021, at 03:46 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Assets worth crores of actor Dino Morea, son-in-law of late Congress leader Ahmed Patel and DJ Aqeel Abdul Khalik Bachoo Ali have been seized in a connection with a case linked to the Rs.14,500-crore bank loan fraud by Gujarat-based businessman Sandesara brothers.

Amid reports of resignation, Uttarkhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat seeks appointment with Guv

Jul 03, 2021, at 02:31 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat has requested an appointment with the state governor on Friday evening amid reports that he will resign from the post.

Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army deploys women soldiers at checkpoint in Ganderbal

Jul 03, 2021, at 12:41 am

Srinagar/UNI: The Army on Friday deployed women soldiers at various checkpoint in central Kashmir district of Ganderbal in an attempt to bridge the gap between locals and security forces.

Mehbooba Mufti questions legitimacy of Kulgam encounter, asks govt to clarify

Jul 02, 2021, at 11:34 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Questioning the legitimacy of an encounter in which three militants were killed in south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Wednesday, former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the government must come clean on the issue.

Bengal post-poll violence: Calcutta HC orders state to register all cases, ensure free ration, treatment; show causes DCP Jadavpur over alleged attack on NHRC team

Jul 02, 2021, at 11:16 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Expressing its concern over the alleged attack on National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team investigating post-poll violence in West Bengal, a five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday show caused Deputy Commissioner of Kolkata Police (South Suburban/Jadavpur Division), IPS Rashid Munir Khan over the city police's alleged inactivity during the assault on HC appointed fact-finding team members.

1050 bottles of illegal liquor seized in Assam’s Biswanath

Jul 02, 2021, at 10:31 pm

Guwahati: Police seized huge quantity of illegal liquor and arrested two persons in Assam’s Biswanath district.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta denies meeting BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari

Jul 02, 2021, at 10:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has strongly denied meeting with BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, saying he "dropped in unannounced" on Thursday.

Centre invites nominations for SC Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar

Jul 02, 2021, at 10:04 pm

New Delhi/UNI:The Centre on Friday invited nominations for the Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2022.

Kerala High Court refuses to quash sedition case against Lakshadweep activist

Jul 02, 2021, at 09:18 pm

Thiruvanathapuram/IBNS: The Kerala High Court on Friday refused to quash a sedition case against Lakshadweep activist Aisha Sultana for her remarks on Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel on grounds that all parties in the case must be heard before a decision.

Drone spotted over Indian High Commission in Islamabad; India protests

Jul 02, 2021, at 08:37 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A drone was spotted over Indian High Commission complex in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, during the weekend, prompting India to lodge a strong protest with the Pakistani authorities over the security breach.

Kashmir: Three LeT militants, jawan killed in ongoing Pulwama encounter

Jul 02, 2021, at 08:36 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants and an Army soldier were on Friday killed in an encounter in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, a police official said.

TMC MPs write to Modi seeking removal of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for meeting Suvendu Adhikari

Jul 02, 2021, at 07:34 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Three Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the removal of Tushar Mehta as the Solicitor General after he reportedly met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opposition leader in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari.

ED summons Yami Gautam in alleged money laundering case

Jul 02, 2021, at 06:58 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Bollywood actress Yami Gautam in an alleged money laundering case, media reports said.

Punjab: Akali MP Naresh Gujral calls Kejriwal's promise of 300 free units of power 'outrageous'

Jul 02, 2021, at 06:33 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Naresh Gujral has raised doubt over Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal's poll promise of 300 free units of power to Punjab voters, calling it "outrageous".

Deputy CM's post across states should be reserved for Muslims: AIMIM leader

Jul 02, 2021, at 06:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In what could trigger a huge political debate, AIMIM leader Asim Waqar has said the Deputy Chief Minister's post across the states should be reserved for Muslims.

Assam: Couple arrested with ganja from a passenger train in Karimganj

Jul 02, 2021, at 02:58 pm

Guwahati: Railway police have seized a large quantity of ganja from a passenger train in Assam’s Karimganj district.

Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter underway between security forces, militants in Pulwama

Jul 02, 2021, at 02:42 pm

Srinagar/UNI: An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in the south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Friday, police said.

Nirav Modi's sister remits Rs 17.5 cr to ED from London bank account after turning approver

Jul 02, 2021, at 06:30 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Purvi Modi, the sister of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, has paid Rs 17.5 crore to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after she turned approver in the Punjab National Bank fraud case, media reports said.

Supreme Court agrees to hear plea seeking President's rule in West Bengal over post-poll violence

Jul 02, 2021, at 05:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a petition which sought imposition of President's rule in Bengal in view of the continuing violence after the Assembly election results were declared on May 2, returning to power the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government with a thumping majority, said reports.

Supreme Court dismisses Centre's plea to review ruling on backward classes list

Jul 02, 2021, at 04:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Dismissing a review petition, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the power that rests exclusively with the President to add a community to the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) list cannot be given to states.

Zero accidents our motto: Kashmir PDD principal secretary Rohit Kansal

Jul 02, 2021, at 03:41 am

Srinagar/IBNS: Principal Secretary, Power Development Department (PDD), Rohit Kansal on  Wednesday said that the motto of the department is to ensure “a zero accident system”.

Kashmir: DHSK conducts over 30,000 Covid tests in a day: Official

Jul 02, 2021, at 03:38 am

Srinagar/IBNS: Continuing its aggressive testing measure, the Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) on Wednesday conducted more than 30,000 Covid-19 tests.

PM Modi likely to reshuffle cabinet soon: Reports

Jul 02, 2021, at 03:21 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to expand his cabinet for the first time during his second term, a move speculatively factoring in Assembly polls in five states next year and the 2024 national election, media reports said.

Short mountainous treks getting popular in Bandipora, Kashmir

Jul 02, 2021, at 03:14 am

Bandipora/IBNS: The north Kashmir’s Bandipora district is attracting enthusiastic trekkers into the mountains.