Amul vice-chairman asks PM Modi to ban PETA, alleges conspiracy to malign Indian dairy sector
Jun 02, 2021, at 11:54 pm
New Delhi: Amul vice-chairman Valamji Humbal has asked Indian PM Narendra Modi to ban People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) after the NGO suggested Indian diary giant Amul to capitalise on what it called India’s and indeed the whole world’s readiness for vegan milk and food.
Delhi: Cleric arrested for allegedly raping minor girl inside mosque
Jun 02, 2021, at 11:18 pm
New Delhi: Police on Wednesday said a cleric has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl inside a mosque in Delhi, media reports said.
Tennis coach arrested for raping 17-yr-old player in Jaipur
Jun 02, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: A tennis coach has been arrested for raping a 17-year-old girl, who trained under him, on the pretext of getting her chance to play in more tournaments and help her gain recognition as a player, said media report.
Former Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee discharged from hospital, now in safe home
Jun 02, 2021, at 08:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: COVID-19 infected former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was on Wednesday discharged from hospital.
Pakistan fires few rounds, violates truce on IB in Jammu
Jun 02, 2021, at 07:36 pm
Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops on Wednesday morning violated the ceasefire by firing a few rounds along the International Border (IB) in the Arnia sector of Jammu here.
Jun 02, 2021, at 04:22 pm
Guwahati: Police have so far arrested 24 people in connection with the doctor assault incident in Assam’s Hojai district even as videos surfacing the shocking attack triggered an outrage.
Wastage of vaccines unfortunate in Congress-ruled states: Anurag Thakur
Jun 02, 2021, at 04:11 pm
Hamirpur/UNI: Union Minister of State for Finance and corporate affairs, Anurag Thakur has blasted the Congress party for its tirade on the mass vaccination program going on in India to contain the COVID-19 adding that it was most unfortunate that the vaccines were being wasted in the Congress-ruled states.
Uttar Pradesh: Building roof collapses after explosion, seven members of a family die
Jun 02, 2021, at 02:10 pm
Gonda/UNI: Seven members of a family were buried alive under the debris of the collapsed roof of a house in the midnight explosion at Tikri village under Wazirganj police station area of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.
Indian Railways' RDSO becomes first to get SDO tag
Jun 02, 2021, at 07:27 am
New Delhi/UNI: Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) of Indian Railways has become the first Institution to be declared Standard Developing Organisation (SDO) "One Nation One Standard" mission of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), under Department of Consumer Affairs.
'Clinically improved' Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to be discharged tomorrow
Jun 02, 2021, at 06:07 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who has "improved clinically" will be discharged on Wednesday, a medical bulletin said on Tuesday night.
Assam doctor attacked by mob over COVID-19 patient death row
Jun 02, 2021, at 05:16 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In a shocking incident, a doctor was brutally beaten up by a mob after a COVID-19 patient died in the central Assam’s Hojai district on Tuesday.
Delhi govt allows home delivery of liquor, Twitter witnesses meme fest
Jun 02, 2021, at 04:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi government has allowed home delivery of liquor under the amended excise rules.
Partial unlock process begins in Jammu and Kashmir
Jun 02, 2021, at 03:50 am
Srinagar: With Covid-19 cases showing some dip over last one week, the Jammu and Kashmir government today issued fresh lockdown guidelines effective from Monday for all the 20 districts of the Union Territory announcing partial relaxation in some public activities.
BJP's Swapan Dasgupta renominated to Rajya Sabha after Bengal poll defeat
Jun 02, 2021, at 03:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Swapan Dasgupta, who contested on behalf of the party in the West Bengal Assembly election, was on Tuesday renomiated to the post of Rajya Sabha MP.
Improve decision-making without fear & favour: Jammu and Kashmir Guv Manoj Sinha
Jun 02, 2021, at 03:41 am
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting with Administrative Secretaries of the Union Territory at the Civil Secretariat here Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Markets reopen after over a month of Corona curfew
Jun 02, 2021, at 03:39 am
Srinagar: As the process of partial unlocking started after over a month of COVID-19 curfew, shops and business establishments re-opened partially on Monday across Kashmir and traffic plied on roads.
Jammu and Kashmir: Chief Secretary chairs maiden meeting with DCs, SPs
Jun 02, 2021, at 03:34 am
Srinagar: Chief Secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired his maiden meeting with the district administrations and took stock of progress achieved with regard to COVID mitigation, implementation of district development plans, completion of works identified under ‘Back to Village’ programme and redressal of public grievances.
Centre cancels CBSE Class 12 board exams, PM says students' safety important
Jun 02, 2021, at 01:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Tuesday evening cancelled the Class 12 board exams of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement.
No mixing of vaccines, or single dose of Covishield yet: Centre
Jun 02, 2021, at 01:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Tuesday rejected claims that it could allow mixing of vaccines and reduce the Covishield vaccine schedule to a single shot, after unofficial sources informed media about the key pointers of such a plan, eliciting resistance from the medical community.
Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital doctors protest against Ramdev
Jun 02, 2021, at 12:08 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital's Resident Doctor Association (RDA) on Tuesday protested against the alleged derogatory comments made by Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on the allopathic medicine.
Lieutenant General Pradeep Chandran Nair takes charge as Director General Assam Rifles
Jun 01, 2021, at 11:37 pm
New Delhi: Lieutenant General Pradeep Chandran Nair, AtiVishishtSeva Medal (AVSM), YudhSeva Medal (YSM) took over as the 21st Director General of the Assam Rifles (popularly known as Sentinels of the North-East) on 1st June 2021.
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande, AVSM, VSM takes over Eastern Command
Jun 01, 2021, at 11:34 pm
New Delhi: Lieutenant General Manoj Pande, AtiVishishtSeva Medal, VishishtSeva Medal, took over the reins of Eastern Command as its General Officer Commanding-in-Chief on 01 June 2021.
Arvind Kejriwal urges Centre to cancel CBSE Class12 exams
Jun 01, 2021, at 11:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday requested the Centre to cancel the upcoming CBSE Class 12 board exams as the students have not been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Rajnath Singh interacts with Peter Dutton, discusses defence cooperation between India and Australia
Jun 01, 2021, at 11:07 pm
New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had a telephonic conversation with Australian Minister for Defence Peter Dutton on Tuesday.
Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh assumes charge as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff
Jun 01, 2021, at 10:57 pm
New Delhi: Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh, AVSM, NM assumed charge as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff on 01 Jun 2021.
Centre sends show cause notice to retd Bengal CS Alapan Bandyopadhyay for skipping Modi's meeting
Jun 01, 2021, at 08:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government on Tuesday served a show cause notice to retired West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay for skipping Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cyclone Yaas review meeting on May 28 at Kalaikunda in the state.
COVID-19 infected Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee 'improving clinically'
Jun 01, 2021, at 07:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: COVID-19 infected former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is "improving clinically", a medical bulletin said on Tuesday.
HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank hospitalised with post-COVID-19 complications
Jun 01, 2021, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank was admitted to the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here with post-COVID-19 complications on Tuesday morning, sources said.
TV actor Karan Mehra arrested for allegedly beating wife, gets bail
Jun 01, 2021, at 07:10 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Television actor Karan Mehra was on Tuesday arrested for allegedly beating his wife, Nisha Rawal, media reports said.
Bengal: After Mamata's landslide win, turncoats seek return to TMC from BJP
Jun 01, 2021, at 06:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A month after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stormed back to power, several Trinamool Congress (TMC) turncoats, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prior to the state polls, have expressed their desire to return to their former party.