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BJP demands SIT probe into viral Mamata audio tape over Sitalkuchi firing | Lalu Prasad gets bail in fodder scam case | Bengal polls: ECI serves notice to TMC candidate Sujata Mondal over her remarks against Schedule Caste community | Covid-19 is primarily airborne, safety protocol should be changed urgently: Lancet study | Maharashtra, Delhi record highest-ever one-day Covid spike | Bengal polls: Left candidate in Murshidabad's Jangipur AC Pradip Nandi succumbs to Covid-19 | UK government clears Nirav Modi's extradition to India | All monuments under ASI to remain shut till May 15: Centre | Bengal polls: ECI bans BJP WB president Dilip Ghosh for 24 hours over his remarks on Sitalkuchi violence | Ex-JNU student leader Umar Khalid granted bail in Delhi riots case

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.

CAA-NRC is not against Muslim citizens of India : RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Jul 21, 2021, at 11:29 pm

Guwahati: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said CAA-NRC has nothing to do with Muslim citizens of India.

Assam CM reviews proposed project for elevated corridor at KNP

Jul 21, 2021, at 11:24 pm

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma took a review of the proposed elevated corridor at the NH-37 stretch of Kaziranga National Park from Jakhalabandha to Bokakhat with officials of Environment & Forest and PWD (Building & NH) Departments at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati.

Indian Army, BSF exchange sweets with Pak counterparts on Eid along IB, LoC

Jul 21, 2021, at 11:02 pm

Jammu/UNI: Indian Army and BSF on Wednesday exchanged sweets with Pakistani counterparts along international border and the Line of Control across Jammu region to mark Eid celebrations.

Optimus submits interim result of phase III clinical trials for Molnupiravir capsules

Jul 21, 2021, at 10:54 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: Optimus Pharma on Wednesday said that it has submitted the interim result of phase III clinical trials for orally administered Molnupiravir capsules on patients with mild covid infection.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma takes part in cycle rally ‘Go for Glory Lovlina’ in Guwahati

Jul 21, 2021, at 08:27 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government on Wednesday organized a cycle rally to support, motivate and wish luck to Lovlina Borgohain, the lone competitor from the state to take part in the Tokyo Olympics.

BJP is high-loaded virus party: Mamata Banerjee

Jul 21, 2021, at 08:26 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a scathing attack on the country's ruling party, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday called the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a "high-loaded virus party".

Rahul, Kejriwal spreading lies: BJP on Centre's 'no death due to oxygen shortage' statement in Parl

Jul 21, 2021, at 07:20 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday accused key opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal for "spreading lies" over a statement where the Centre said no death due to oxygen shortage during the second wave of COVID-19 was reported by any state or union territory.

PM Modi greets people on Eid-ul-Adha

Jul 21, 2021, at 06:28 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha.

Mamata Banerjee to reach out to other states through Martyrs' Day rally today

Jul 21, 2021, at 06:20 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a bid to expand her party beyond West Bengal, state Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee will Wednesday get her message on Martyrs' Day rally across other states, mostly ruled by her arch-rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Kerala's first transgender Radio Jockey Anannya Kumari found dead

Jul 21, 2021, at 02:57 pm

Kochi/UNI: Kerala's first transgender Radio Jockey Anannya Kumari was found dead in her flat at Edappally here on Tuesday.

Maharashtra: Three including film producer arrested for sex racket

Jul 21, 2021, at 02:50 pm

Thane/UNI: The Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV) police arrested three persons including a film producer for alleged sex trade the police said on Tuesday.

Maharashtra: Governor wishes people on Bakri Eid

Jul 21, 2021, at 02:46 pm

Mumbai/UNI: The Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Wednesday greeted the people of Maharashtra on the occasion of Bakri Eid (Eid Ul Zuha).

Amarinder Singh won't meet Navjot Singh Sidhu without apology, says CM's media strategist

Jul 21, 2021, at 06:29 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Amarinder Singh will not meet his bitter rival Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is now the new Congress chief in Punjab until the latter apologises for his social media attacks on the Punjab Chief Minister.

Pegasus used to collapse our govt in Karnataka, alleges Congress

Jul 21, 2021, at 05:11 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Phone numbers linked to the Janata Dal Secular (JDS)-Congress government in Karnataka were possible targets for surveillance in 2019, when the ruling coalition collapsed and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took power, the Wire has said in the latest revelations in connection with Israeli spyware "Pegasus" row.

Kolkata: Massive fire breaks out at Maheshtala sanitizer factory, firefighting ops underway

Jul 20, 2021, at 11:55 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A major fire broke out at a sanitizer factory at Dakghar area in Maheshtala in Kolkata's neighboring South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday, reports said.

Suo moto FIR lodged against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari after he claimed to have details of phone calls made by TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee to police officials

Jul 20, 2021, at 11:23 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A day after West Bengal's Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Suvendu Adhikari, had claimed that he had all the details of phone calls made by TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee to senior cops, state police on Tuesday registered a suo moto FIR against Adhikari, officials said.

Jammu and Kashmir: 14 boys who were on verge of joining terrorism returned to parents after counselling

Jul 20, 2021, at 10:15 pm

Srinagar: As many as 14 boys, who were all set to join the terror ranks, were counselled and handed over to their parents in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag region by the UT authorities.

People of Assam’s Dima Hasao face manifold problems for deplorable condition of 4-lane East-West corridor part

Jul 20, 2021, at 10:10 pm

Guwahati: People of Assam’s Dima Hasao district are yet to get good road communication even after decades-long wait as there has been no sign of sincerity or responsibility in completing the much publicized East-West corridor from Porbandar to Silchar which runs through Dima Hasao.

Sarang to perform to MAKS Air Show in Russia

Jul 20, 2021, at 10:06 pm

New Delhi: The Sarang Helicopter Display Team of the IAF is all set to perform for the first time at the MAKS International Air Show held at Zhukovsky International Airport, Russia.

PM Modi asks BJP MPs to cite vaccine availability as counter to Opposition charge

Jul 20, 2021, at 08:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs to cite the availability of anti-COVID-19 vaccines to counter the Opposition's attack against the government's pandemic response in Parliament, media reports said.

SC pulls up Kerala govt for announcing COVID-19 relaxations for Muslim festival Bakrid

Jul 20, 2021, at 06:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up the Communist government in Kerala for announcing relaxations in anti-COVID-19 restrictions for three days in the light of the upcoming Muslim festival Bakrid, even when the positive cases are on the rise.

Opposition aims to corner Modi govt in Parliament over Pegasus issue today

Jul 20, 2021, at 04:23 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The faceoff between the Modi government and the Opposition over the Pegasus issue is likely to resume on the second day of Parliament's monsoon session Tuesday with key rival parties aiming to corner the ruling dispensation.

Pegasus row: Oppositions to hold strategy meet in Parliament tomorrow

Jul 20, 2021, at 05:02 am

New Delhi/IBNS: In a strategy to corner the Narendra Modi Government in Parliament during the ongoing Monsoon Session over the Pegasus row,  the opposition parties will hold a strategy meeting in the House at 10 am on Tuesday to discuss the alleged illegal snooping through the Israeli spyware, media reports said.

UPA govt intercepted 9000 call, 500 emails every month: RTI reveals amid Pegasus row

Jul 20, 2021, at 04:24 am

New Delhi/IBNS: While the Narendra Modi government is pilloried by the opposition on the snooping controversy, an RTI reply from 2013 has surfaced in media claiming that around 7,500-9,000 phones and 300-500 email accounts were intercepted every month by the then UPA government led by the Congress.

PVR expands anti-COVID-19 vaccination drive for FWICE film workers

Jul 20, 2021, at 02:36 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Film exhibition company PVR Ltd has expanded its anti-COVID-19 vaccination drive with on-site camps for film workers registered with the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE).

Pegasus: Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor, Ashwini Vaishnaw among potential 'targets' of snooping, says report

Jul 20, 2021, at 02:06 am

New Delhi/IBNS: As the row over Pegasus continues, new names of high profile political personalities like Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, former poll strategist Prashant Kishor and new IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw have featured in the potential target list of the Israeli spyware, The Wire has reported in an explosive revelation.