Lakshadweep reform controversy: All you need to know
May 26, 2021, at 06:08 am
Kavaratti/IBNS: The union territory of Lakshadweep, an archipelago of 36 islands with an area of 32 sq.km, has turned out to be the new political flashpoint after its new administrator Praful Khoda Patel brought a slew of reforms leading to a huge row.
May 26, 2021, at 05:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Pfizer has offered 5 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses to India albeit with pre-conditions as the country ramps up production amid a raging pandemic.
Ex-Maharashtra police chief Subodh Kumar Jaiswal is new CBI Director
May 26, 2021, at 04:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Maharashtra police chief Subodh Kumar Jaiswal has been appointed as the new director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a two-year period.
Very severe Cyclone Yaas to make landfall at Bengal-Odisha coast tomorrow, states on high alert
May 26, 2021, at 04:31 am
New Delhi/IBN: Very severe Cyclone Yaas is likely to make landfall on the West Bengal-Odisha coast in the early morning of Wednesday, with a wind speed of up to 185 km per hour.
Ahead of Cyclone Yaas, 2 people electrocuted in Bengal Tornado, 40 houses destroyed
May 26, 2021, at 02:59 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Two people were electrocuted as a tornado hit Chinsura in Hooghly district and Halisahar in North 24 Parganas of West Bengal ahead of Cyclone Yaas, which is expected to make landfall on the Odisha coast on Tuesday morning.
May 26, 2021, at 02:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours before the expiry of the three-month deadline for compliance with the Intermediary Guidelines, announced by the Indian government in February, social media giant Facebook said it will comply with the new rules, media reports said.
Assam government mulls to end home isolation in districts
May 26, 2021, at 01:57 am
Guwahati/UNI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the government is mulling to end the home isolation of COVID 19 infected patients in the districts as chances of virus outbreak is higher in the villages.
Maharashtra govt to give compensation to cyclone 'Tauktae' hit victims
May 26, 2021, at 01:43 am
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday declared that the government will give compensation to the cyclone 'Tauktae' affected victims from the coastal districts of the state on the lines of previous cyclonic storm 'Nisarg'.
Indian Navy deploys rescue teams in view of cyclone Yaas in West Bengal, Odisha
May 26, 2021, at 01:03 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian Navy on Tuesday said that its rescue teams have already been deployed at the coastal areas of West Bengal and Odisha in view of severe cyclonic storm Yaas which will start its landfall on Wednesday morning.
Narada case: CBI withdraws plea in Supreme Court following scathing remark
May 26, 2021, at 12:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday withdrew its petition in the Supreme Court filed against the Calcutta High Court’s order of house arrest of three Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders including two West Bengal ministers and a former Kolkata Mayor.
Jammu and Kashmr: VC SKUAST-K reviews progress of World Bank-funded IDP project
May 25, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Srinagar: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir held a meeting to review the progress of the World Bank-ICAR funded National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) awarded for the institutional development of the university in 2019.
DM Jammu orders partial relaxation in corona curfew
May 25, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Srinagar: District Magistrate Jammu Anshul Garg Sunday accorded partial relaxation in corona curfew restrictions by permitting all activities and movements in the district as per the guidelines.
Cabinet approves Opening of a new Consulate General of India in Addu City
May 25, 2021, at 11:08 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the opening of a new Consulate General of India in Addu City, Maldives in 2021.
Testing, vaccination mantra to fight COVID-19: Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha
May 25, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Sunday addressed the people of Jammu and Kashmir through a video message, in which he sought active participation from various stakeholders to complement government’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19.
May 25, 2021, at 09:22 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Tuesday launched a search operation in the hills of high-profile Gupkar areas in the summer capital, Srinagar, after suspicious movement was observed, official sources said.
Anil Deshmukh case: ED raids Sagar Bhatewar's residence in Nagpur
May 25, 2021, at 08:38 pm
Nagpur/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids at the residence of Maharashtra former Home Minister Amit Deshmukh's close aide, Sagar Bhatewar.
Chandrababu Naidu takes strong objection over arrest of ex-TDP MLA, other party leaders
May 25, 2021, at 08:35 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: Telugu Desam Party National President and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday took strong objection to the registering of 'illegal cases and arrest' of party former legislator B C Janardhan Reddy and leaders in Kurnool district.
Cyclone Yaas: Odisha evacuates 60,000 people till 10 am, makes accommodation for 7.5 lakh people
May 25, 2021, at 08:32 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Over 60,000 people were evacuated by 1000 hours today from the vulnerable areas of coastal Odisha as severe cyclonic storm Yaas over Bay of Bengal further intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and likely to move further close to Chandbali- Dhamra port.
CBI chief selection: CJI NV Ramana's citation of law puts two govt choices out of race
May 25, 2021, at 07:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana's citation of a particular law has kept two central government choices out of the race for the next Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director's post, media reports said.
Tribal man killed by villagers in suspected witch-hunting case in Assam’s Baksa district
May 25, 2021, at 06:05 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In a gruesome incident, a 50-year-old tribal man was beaten to death by a group of villagers in a suspected case of witch-hunting in Assam’s Baksa district.
COVID-19 infected Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's health condition worsens, hospitalised
May 25, 2021, at 06:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: COVID-19 infected former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was on Tuesday hospitalised after his health condition worsened.
Toolkit row: Congress slams Delhi Police's 'cowardly raid' on Twitter offices, targets BJP
May 25, 2021, at 05:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has sharply reacted to the Delhi Police's raids on offices of the micro-blogging site Twitter alleging such an attempt has "exposed lameduck attempts to hide the fraudulent toolkit by BJP leaders".
Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi accused in PNB scam missing in Antigua
May 25, 2021, at 04:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi, who is an accused in the Rs. 14,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, went missing in the Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, media reports said.
Cases of black fungus are around 500 in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal
May 25, 2021, at 04:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the cases of black fungus disease in the national capital are around 500.
Tamil Nadu govt writes to Centre seeking ban on 'The Family Man 2' release
May 25, 2021, at 06:06 am
Chennai/IBNS: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday wrote to the Centre seeking an immediate ban on the release of The Family Man 2 web series on Amazon Prime OTT platform across the country.
'Covid second wave is China's viral war on India': Kailash Vijayvargiya
May 25, 2021, at 05:43 am
Bhopal/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Monday said the devastating second wave of Covid-19, creating havoc in India, is China's "viral war" against the country.
3 names shortlisted for CBI chief's post at PM-led panel meet, Congress protests
May 25, 2021, at 04:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A meeting to select the new Central Bureau of India (CBI) chief was held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's house on Monday evening with Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Leader of the Opposition Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in attendance.
Delhi Police visits Twitter India offices over 'Congress toolkit' row
May 25, 2021, at 04:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Police teams on Monday evening visited Twitter India's offices after serving notice to the microblogging site in a row over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sambit Patra's tweet on an alleged "Congress toolkit" being marked as "manipulated media".
Cyclone Yaas: 8 NDRF teams from Guwahati leave for rescue operations in Bengal, Odisha
May 25, 2021, at 02:56 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of the latest advisory of IMD, eight teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Guwahati were airlifted to Odisha for search and rescue operations in view of impending Cyclonic Yaas in Bay of Bangal.
Haryana on the brink of overcoming the severity of the second Covid wave
May 25, 2021, at 02:16 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana is fast inching towards tiding over the severity of the second wave of Covid-19 as the recovery rate has almost touched 94 percent.