S Jaishankar assures passport service will be more citizen-friendly
Jun 25, 2021, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Passport rules and processes will be simplified further by minimising the compliance burden on the citizens.
Man injected with empty syringe in Bihar's Chhapra; video goes viral
Jun 25, 2021, at 08:35 pm
Chhapra/IBNS: A man was injected with an empty syringe by a nurse at a Covid-19 vaccination centre in Bihar's Chhapra.
Kashmir: Encounter starts between militants, security forces in Shopian
Jun 25, 2021, at 08:19 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An encounter ensued between militants and security forces in south Kashmir district of Shopian on Friday.
BJP demands CBI probe into fake vaccination incident in Kolkata
Jun 25, 2021, at 08:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the fake anti-COVID-19 vaccination incident which was busted in Kolkata.
Tripura minister calls meeting of BJP legislatures amid crisis
Jun 25, 2021, at 07:18 pm
Agartala/UNI: In a sudden move, parliamentary affairs minister and senior legislator of ruling BJP in Tripura Ratan Lal Nath has convened a meeting of his party legislators in the assembly hall in the late afternoon but didn’t divulge the agenda for discussion.
Jun 25, 2021, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has raised questions about the existence of a Supreme Court panel report which has reportedly claimed the oxygen requirement in the peak of COVID-19 in the national capital was manipulated.
Dark days of Emergency can't be forgotten: PM Modi trains guns at Congress' Indira Gandhi regime
Jun 25, 2021, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Training guns at the Congress regime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the "dark days" of the "Emergency" called in 1975 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi can't be forgotten, accusing the grand old party of decimating democracy through the controversial step taken on this day 46 years ago.
Delhi govt exaggerated oxygen requirement by 4 times, says SC panel
Jun 25, 2021, at 04:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi government had exaggerated the oxygen requirement by four times at the peak of COVID-19 crisis, a Supreme Court panel said.
Doctor booked for allegedly raping his colleague in Assam’s Dibrugarh
Jun 25, 2021, at 03:12 pm
Guwahati: A doctor was arrested on charge of raping his colleague in Assam’s Dibrugarh district.
Jun 25, 2021, at 08:18 am
New Delhi: BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Thursday asked Twitter to show the legal notice it said it had been served from "Indian law enforcement" against violations by his account on the microbogging site.
Israel Embassy blast case: Delhi Police's special cell arrests four men from Kargil
Jun 25, 2021, at 07:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Four men from Kargil have been arrested by Delhi Police's special cell in connection with a blast outside Israel Embassy in January last.
Centre's responsibility to restore J&K's full statehood: Omar Abdullah after meeting PM Modi
Jun 25, 2021, at 05:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, who attended the crucial meeting hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday evening, said it was the duty of the Centre to restore the broken trust of the people.
Delimitation has to happen at quick pace so that polls can be conducted in J&K: PM Modi
Jun 25, 2021, at 04:55 am
New Delhi/INS: After concluding the crucial meeting with political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said delimitation has to happen at a 'quick pace so that polls can happen'.
Hyderabad: Speeding Mercedes runs over eight pedestrians, hits autorickshaw, one killed
Jun 25, 2021, at 03:44 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: A 70-year-old woman was killed and at least seven others were injured in a hit-and-run case involving a Mercedes Benz SUV reported from the Shahalibanda area in Hyderabad's Old City in the wee hours of Wednesday.
CBI files FIR on conspiracy in ISRO espionage case
Jun 25, 2021, at 02:14 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team, probing the conspiracy in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) espionage case, has filed an FIR before the Chief Magistrate Court here.
Centre signs $32 million loan with World Bank for improving healthcare services in Mizoram
Jun 25, 2021, at 01:48 am
Aizawl/IBNS: The Government of India, Government of Mizoram and the World Bank have signed a $32 million Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening Project to improve management capacity and quality of health services in Mizoram, particularly for the benefit of under-served areas and vulnerable groups.
Jun 25, 2021, at 01:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with the Kashmir leaders, which was called two years after the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A, ended on a positive note as majority of the regional players expressed confidence in the PM who assured them of early restoration of statehood and elections.
PM Modi's meeting with Kashmiri leaders concludes with assurance of statehood and polls
Jun 25, 2021, at 12:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-hour-long meeting with all political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir has concluded with the former assuring the leaders of early restoration of statehood and assembly election process following the completion of delimitation exercise.
Workshop explores business collaborations between India and Canada
Jun 24, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Bharat Centre of Canada and ICICI-Bank Canada’s Indian @Heart Club in association with the Consulate General of India in Toronto, organised a workshop titled "Pathways for Canada India Collaborations" recently (May 28, 2021).
Twitter India head gets temporary relief from Karnataka HC in Ghaziabad incident
Jun 24, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: In a temporary relief for Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari, the Karnataka High Court has stated it will hear the matter related to the video of a Muslim man allegedly assaulted in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on Saturday, media reports said.
What was the need to strip Kashmir of statehood? Mamata questions Modi govt
Jun 24, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday questioned the Centre's action to strip Jammu and Kashmir of its statehood, on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a crucial meeting with the leaders from the valley.
PM Modi chairs all party meet of Jammu Kashmir leaders
Jun 24, 2021, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The meeting between the political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun at his residence in his first outreach after the abrogation of article 370 in 2019.
Kashmir all party meet: Leaders reach PM's residence
Jun 24, 2021, at 09:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Home Minister Amit Shah and the leaders of political parties of Jammu Kashmir have reached Prime Minister's residence for the all party meeting scheduled Thursday.
Dreaded criminal shot dead in Assam
Jun 24, 2021, at 09:09 pm
Sivsagar/UNI: A dreaded criminal, Bubu Knowar alias Bindo Gogoi, involved in at least 40 killings in Upper Assam and part of an inter-state car lifting was shot dead in an encounter with the police in Sivasagar district.
Twitter India chief moves Karnataka High Court before questioning by UP Police
Jun 24, 2021, at 08:08 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka High Court will hear a petition filed by Twitter India chief Manish Maheshwari, seeking a transit anticipatory bail in a police case filed in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the tweets and the videos shared on the microblogging site about the assault of a Muslim man in the state's Ghaziabad district.
Rahul Gandhi appears in Gujarat court in defamation case, records statement
Jun 24, 2021, at 06:59 pm
Surat/UNI: Senior Congress leader, Lok Sabha MP and former party president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday appeared in a court here in connection with a defamation case filed two years ago by local BJP MLA Purnesh Modi for his alleged derogatory remarks against the 'Modi' surname during an election rally.
Supreme Court asks state boards to declare class 12 results by Jul 31
Jun 24, 2021, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the state education boards to declare class 12 results by Jul 31, media reports said.
Nandigram case: Mamata Banerjee joins Calcutta HC hearing virtually
Jun 24, 2021, at 06:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday virtually joined the Calcutta High Court hearing on the case pertaining to the result of Assembly Elections in Nandigram.
PM Modi to chair all-party meeting on Kashmir today
Jun 24, 2021, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to chair a meeting with the mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir here this afternoon to discuss the future course of action for the Union Territory.
Jun 24, 2021, at 03:21 pm
Guwahati: The Assam government on Wednesday issued an order and directed all departmental heads to check the COVID-19 vaccination of the frontline government servants before releasing their monthly salary.