Kerala woman who sent WhatsApp messages on 'dowry torture' found dead
Jun 24, 2021, at 05:32 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: In a tragic story, a 24-year-old woman, who had sent WhatsApp messages to her family sharing photos of alleged torture over dowry, was found dead at her husband's home on Monday, media reports said.
Sitalkuchi firing: Bengal CID seizes then Cooch Behar SP Debasish Dhar's mobile phone
Jun 24, 2021, at 04:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A day after interrogating suspended IPS officer Debasish Dhar for the second time in connection with the Sitalkuchi firing incident, West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday seized the mobile phone of the then Cooch Behar SP, officials said.
Goa has become the first rabies-free state in India: CM Sawant
Jun 24, 2021, at 04:24 am
Panaji/UNI: The Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that the state had not reported a single rabies case in the last three years, making it the first rabies-free state in the country.
Tripura Congress seeks out Governor's attention on child nutrition scam
Jun 24, 2021, at 04:11 am
Agartala/UNI: Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee sought the attention of Governor Ramesh Bais over a massive corruption by Tripura State Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd while purchasing food and nutrition for children studying at a basic level.
Bhutan’s Tax Inspectors Without Borders programme launched in partnership with India
Jun 24, 2021, at 03:37 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB), a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), launched its programme in Bhutan on June 23.
Navi Mumbai airport name tussle: Ahead of gherao, roads to CIDCO Bhavan blocked
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:36 am
Thane/UNI: All the roads leading to the CIDCO Bhavan have been barricaded following the gherao announced by the groups demanding the naming of the new Mumbai airport after Dinkar Balu Patil, police said on Wednesday.
India likely to resume vaccine export to neighbors by July-August
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:21 am
New Delhi: The Indian government is believed to be planning to resume vaccine export, at least in its neighborhood, by July end or August, which it had halted in April following the deadLY Covid surge, an Indian media report says, citing sources in the government.
Kolkata: TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty duped by fake IAS's vaccination drive, racket busted
Jun 24, 2021, at 01:55 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP from Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency, Mimi Chakraborty, on Wednesday unearthed an unauthorised vaccination drive flagged off by a fake IAS officer, days after she was reportedly jabbed from the same camp.
Jharkhand: Woman dies under mysterious circumstances in Giridih
Jun 23, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Giridih/UNI: A woman died under mysterious circumstances in Pihara Dhardharwa village under the Gawan Police Station area of this district.
Underworld don Dawood’s brother Iqbal Kaskar held in drug case
Jun 23, 2021, at 11:40 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar was arrested here on Wednesday by the NCB in connection with a drugs case in Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant killed in encounter with security forces in Shopian
Jun 23, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Srinagar/UNI: One militant was on Wednesday killed in an encounter which ensued after security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Shopian.
Jun 23, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir seems to be waiting to witness a new approach of consensus as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a meeting with all senior leaders of Jammu and Kashmir on June 24, a key development since the scrapping of Article 370, a move opposed by many of the traditional outfits of the region that ruled the former state.
ED transfers part of seized assets of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi to banks
Jun 23, 2021, at 08:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a big breakthrough in recovering the amount of money allegedly defrauded, a part of seized assets of three fugitive businessmen, Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, has been transferred to state-run banks by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Jun 23, 2021, at 04:20 pm
Guwahati: Jailed activist and newly elected MLA Akhil Gogoi on Tuesday was acquitted in one of the two cases filed against him by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for his alleged involvement in violence during the anti-CAA movement in Assam in December 2019.
COVID-19: Karnataka government unlocks five more districts
Jun 23, 2021, at 01:54 am
Bengaluru/UNI: The Karnataka government further unlocked five more districts with various relaxations in Covid-19 norms on Tuesday
Main demand at all-party meet will be restoration of pre-Aug 5, 2019 position: Mehbooba
Jun 23, 2021, at 12:51 am
Anantnag/UNI: Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that restoration of pre-August 5, 2019 position to Jammu and Kashmir will be the main demand at All Party Meeting (APM) called in New Delhi on June 24, which will be presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Supreme Court upbraids Tamil Nadu election commission over delay in conducting local polls
Jun 22, 2021, at 09:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court today reprimanded Tamil Nadu state election commission over delay in conducting local polls in nine new districts, according to media reports
Crisis in Tripura BJP: Alliance partner IPFT left for Delhi to meet JP Nadda
Jun 22, 2021, at 09:03 pm
Agartala/UNI: A four-member team of BJP’s alliance partner in Tripura government led by its General Secretary and Tribal Welfare Minister of the state Mevar Kr Jamatia left for Delhi this morning responding to the call of BJP national president J P Nadda to discuss the ongoing crisis in the government led by Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb.
SC stays Bombay HC verdict of cancelling caste certificate of Amravati MP
Jun 22, 2021, at 08:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Bombay High Court verdict of cancelling the caste certificate of Independent Lok Sabha MP from Amravati in Maharashtra.
Jun 22, 2021, at 06:47 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Tuesday said that all its leaders, who have been invited by the Centre, will attend the all-party meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday.
PM's tears cannot save people but oxygen can: Rahul takes swipe at Modi over COVID-19 handling
Jun 22, 2021, at 06:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi has taken a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his government's handling of COVID-19 in a relentless attack on the current dispensation.
Sharad Pawar to hold meeting of Rashtra Manch at 4 pm today
Jun 22, 2021, at 04:27 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar will hold a meeting of various political leaders as well intellectuals at his residence on Tuesday, significantly amid the talks of a possible anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) third front that have emerged over the last few days.
Mother, son die in road mishap on Yamuna expressway
Jun 22, 2021, at 03:19 pm
Mathura/UNI: A mother and her son were killed while father and daughter were critically injured in a road accident on Yamuna expressway, police said here on Tuesday.
No video call: UP Police reject Twitter India head's offer to appear virtually
Jun 22, 2021, at 05:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh police have summoned Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari for quizzing on Thursday in connection with tweets on the assault of an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad.
Jun 22, 2021, at 04:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor has ruled out any association with an opposition front saying the third front "would not succeed in challenging the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)".
'Well done India!' PM Modi lauds as record 80 lakh people get vaccinated today
Jun 22, 2021, at 03:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 80 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered across the country in 24 hours, marking the highest single-day coverage till now, which is also Day One of the Centre's new inoculation policy roll-out.
Sharad Pawar calls opposition parties' meet after discussions with Prashant Kishor
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar has called a meeting of all opposition parties on Tuesday to explore options of a united fight against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 national election as well as the Assembly poll due to be held in Uttar Pradesh next year.
Indian embassy in Nepal organizes 7th International Yoga Day
Jun 22, 2021, at 01:47 am
The Indian embassy in Nepal has organized the seventh International Day of Yoga on Sunday virtually. The theme this year is "Be With Yoga, Be At Home" (Ghar Ghar ma Yog) in line with the Covid-19 restrictions, encouraging people to practice "Yoga for Wellness".
Modi’s Thursday tryst with J&K parties set to launch political dialogue process on its future
Jun 22, 2021, at 01:29 am
The ongoing delimitation exercise, a roadmap for assembly elections, or even a possible restoration of statehood could be on the discussion table as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a meeting with Jammu and Kashmir’s mainstream political parties on June 24 - over 22 months after his government scrapped its special status and downgraded it into a union territory.
Kerala reports 7,499 new COVID cases, 94 deaths
Jun 22, 2021, at 01:20 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala recorded 7,499 new cases of COVID-19 and 94 deaths in the past 24 hours, an official release said here on Monday.