West Bengal: Mukul Roy, son Subhrangshu set to rejoin Mamata's TMC
Jun 11, 2021, at 07:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a massive setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its national vice president Mukul Roy is set to rejoin West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday.
Jun 11, 2021, at 05:20 pm
Kavaratti/IBNS: A sedition case has been filed against filmmaker-activist Aisha Sultana who called Lakshadweep's controversial administrator Praful Khoda Patel a "bio-weapon" used by the Narendra Modi government on the people of the union territory, media reports said.
CM Neiphiu Rio launches Nagaland Covid -19 information app
Jun 11, 2021, at 04:39 pm
Kohima: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio launched the Nagaland Covid-19 information app at the War Room, Nagaland Civil Secretariat, Kohima on Thursday.
Amid dissent from UP BJP leaders, Yogi Adityanath-PM Modi meeting today
Jun 11, 2021, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid dissent from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is here to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
Assam CM appeals to immigrant Muslims to adopt a decent family planning policy
Jun 11, 2021, at 04:37 pm
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma appealed to immigrant Muslim people of the state to adopt a decent family planning policy for population control.
IMF appreciates India's announcement of free vaccination to all
Jun 11, 2021, at 03:36 pm
Washington/UNI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed Indian Government's recent announcement of free vaccination to all and free ration to the poor at a time when the country is fighting the second wave of the pandemic and staring at a possible third wave.
Chinese national wanted by ATS caught while crossing into Indian territory from Bangladesh
Jun 11, 2021, at 05:48 am
Malda/IBNS: A Chinese national has been detained by the Border Security Force (BSF), close to India and Bangladesh border, on Thursday, over suspicious activities, officials said.
India asks China to renew visas of students, professionals inoculated with Chinese vaccine
Jun 11, 2021, at 04:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has asked China to issue visas to students and professionals who have taken Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines, which is one of the travel conditions imposed by Beijing to enter the country amid the pandemic.
Jun 11, 2021, at 03:47 am
Jammu/UNI: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that Shahpur Kandi National Project coming up along the border between Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, and catering to district Kathua in a big way, vindicates the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of 1960.
CPI Rajya Sabha MP moves privilege motion against Lakshadweep administration
Jun 11, 2021, at 03:14 am
New Delhi/UNI: Communist Party of India (CPI) national secretary, Binoy Viswam on Thursday wrote to the secretary-general of the Upper House to move a privilege motion against the administration of Lakshadweep for allegedly denying him permission to visit the island.
Karnataka launches DBT mobile application for transfer of money
Jun 11, 2021, at 02:48 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday launched a DBT mobile application for transferring money under various welfare schemes through the Aadhaar-based Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT) to beneficiaries.
Jun 10, 2021, at 11:23 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: A Uttar Pradesh Women's Commission member has stirred a row through his advice to women to avoid rapes in the state, as the remark is widely seen as derogatory.
US withdrawal from Afghanistan: Kashmir may witness rise in violence
Jun 10, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Srinagar: Some observers believe that Kashmir in India might witness a rise in tension as the US army is planning to move out from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years.
Three O2 storage plants installed in Delhi, 19 more in pipeline: CM Kejriwal
Jun 10, 2021, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the Delhi government has installed three oxygen storage plants of 57 metric tonnes (MT) each, with a total capacity of 171 MT, as work was done on a war footing.
Jun 10, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Tension prevailed in central Assam’s Nagaon district as an angry mob had attacked a police station with stones after the death of a youth due to alleged police thrashing during the COVID-19 curfew restrictions.
Assam board exams to be held if COVID-19 positivity rate below 2 per cent: CM Sarma
Jun 10, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Dispur/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said his government will hold the final examinations of Class 10 and 12 in July, August if the COVID-19 positivity rate in the state falls below two percent.
Delhi High Court nixes plea seeking stay on film based on late actor Sushant Singh Rajput
Jun 10, 2021, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday set aside a petition seeking a stay on the release of an upcoming film 'Nyay: The Justice', based on late Hindi film actor Sushant Rajput.
BSF intercepts Chinese national in Bengal's Malda
Jun 10, 2021, at 10:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Border Security Force (BSF) has said that a Chinese national roaming in Malda, West Bengal was intercepted on Thursday.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath in Delhi to meet BJP top brass amid dissent from party leaders
Jun 10, 2021, at 09:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In the backdrop of open criticisms over his handling of COVID-19 by his colleagues, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday flew down to Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Jagat Prakash Nadda.
Party should introspect: Congress leaders on desertion
Jun 10, 2021, at 06:57 pm
LucknowUNI: Rebel Congress MLA from Rae Bareli Aditi Singh said that it’s about time the party did some introspection as to why senior and committed leaders are leaving the party.
Eleven dead as building collapses in Mumbai
Jun 10, 2021, at 06:53 pm
Mumbai/UNI: At least 11 people were killed while seven others were injured after a three-storey building collapsed in Malvani area of Malad West here late on Wednesday night
Unidentified gunmen open fire on Manipur police, one cop injured
Jun 10, 2021, at 06:30 pm
Imphal/IBNS: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on Manipur police Special commando team near Khongsang Rengpang village along Imphal - Jiribam road.
Problem of Indian students who received Covaxin raised with US
Jun 10, 2021, at 08:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has raised the concerns of students vaccinated with indigenously developed Covaxin and planning a return to US educational institutions during a meeting between foreign secretary Harsh Shringla and US chargé d’ affaires Daniel Smith, said a Hindustan Times report.
Foreign Minister S jaishankar makes surprise stopover in Doha to meet Qatari NSA
Jun 10, 2021, at 06:40 am
Doha/IBNS: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday made a surprise stop over at Qatar on his way to Kuwait and met the country's national security advisor.
Delhi court junks Sushil Kumar's plea seeking special food, health supplements in jail
Jun 10, 2021, at 05:19 am
New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi Court on Wednesday dismissed Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar's application seeking special food and supplements in the prison where he is lodged in connection with the alleged murder of a young wrestler.
Making 'every effort' to comply : Twitter writes to Indian govt on new digital rules
Jun 10, 2021, at 02:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Social media giant, Twitter, has written to the government that it is making "every effort" to implement the new digital rules and it has appointed Indian officers residing in the country as required and informed that an update on compliance will be provided shortly, said media reports.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma attends SPs conference in Kaziranga
Jun 10, 2021, at 02:16 am
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said prudent policing is the backbone of good governance which also plays the role of a catalyst in propelling development.
Assam: Missing person's body found hanging inside jungle
Jun 10, 2021, at 02:12 am
Haflong: Body of a 20-year-old person, who went missing since Saturday afternoon, was found hanging from a tree inside jungle area near Wayungdisa village under Gunjung police patrol post on Wednesday in Assam’s Dima Hasao district.
Cabinet approves allotment of 5 MHz spectrum in 700 MHz band to Indian Railways
Jun 10, 2021, at 02:01 am
New Delhi: Giving a boost to ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ mission, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for allotment allotment of 5 MHz Spectrum in 700 MHz frequency band to Indian Railways for public safety and security services at stations and in trains.
Anup Chandra Pandey takes over as new Election Commissioner
Jun 10, 2021, at 01:49 am
New Delhi: Anup Chandra Pandey on Wednesday assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India.