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.
Indian American tech company admits to H1-B visa fraud involving Indians
Jun 01, 2021, at 05:26 pm
An Indian-American technology company has admitted to committing fraud to bring Indians on the coveted H1-B visas to the US, according to a federal prosecutor.
Senior BJP leader in 'feedback' meeting in UP months ahead of Assembly Polls
Jun 01, 2021, at 05:18 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Months ahead of the next Assembly Elections, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader is on a two-day "feedback" meeting with various ministers and leaders amid the growing murmurs in the organisation over handling of COVID-19 by the Yogi Adityanath government.
India clocks 127,510 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours, 2795 deaths
Jun 01, 2021, at 03:30 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 127,510 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, marking the lowest daily count in the past two months.
Kashmir: Mir Junaid visits Handwara fire scene, appeals for compensation
Jun 01, 2021, at 05:57 am
Jammu Kashmir Workers Party president Mir Junaid on Monday visited the victims of the Handwara fire incident, which occurred on Sunday, and took stock of the losses.
Major IPS reshuffle in West Bengal, 55 senior cops including 52 IPS officials transferred
Jun 01, 2021, at 05:06 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a major reshuffle of the top brass of the police, the West Bengal government on Monday night transferred 55 senior police officials, including 52 IPS and three WBPS officers, officials said.
Jun 01, 2021, at 04:59 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In view of a dip in Covid cases in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced some relaxation to the ongoing restrictive orders.
Jun 01, 2021, at 04:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after the Delhi High Court on Monday rejected a petition seeking suspension of the ongoing construction of the Central Vista Project in the national capital amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Union Minister Hardeep Puri said a false narrative was being propagated over the plan.
Aligarh nurse booked for throwing Covid vaccine loaded syringes in garbage
Jun 01, 2021, at 03:05 am
Aligarh/IBNS: An FIR has been filed against ANM (auxiliary nurse midwife) Niha Khan for throwing away 29 Covid vaccines loaded syringes in the garbage and then marking the beneficiaries as ‘vaccinated' in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh.
Alapan Bandyopadhyay retires as Bengal CS, appointed as Mamata's Chief Advisor
May 31, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a new turn in the Centre-State row, West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay retired on Monday, snubbing the Narendra Modi government's recall.
CM Arvind Kejriwal says 944 black fungus cases reported in Delhi
May 31, 2021, at 11:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said there are 944 cases of black fungus in Delhi.
Six labourers suspected to be trapped in a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills
May 31, 2021, at 10:43 pm
Guwahati: At least six labourers from Assam are suspected to be trapped in a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district.
Assam Congress condemns rape of tea garden worker
May 31, 2021, at 08:54 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee on Monday strongly condemned the shocking incident of the rape of a woman from the tea garden community while returning home from a hospital after testing COVID-19 negative in Borhaat Nagamaati area of Sonari constituency in Charaideo district.
May 31, 2021, at 08:52 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: COVID-19 outbreak in Assam is still predominantly an urban phenomenon and urban areas are reporting a large number of COVID-19 positive cases.
IFFCO introduced world’s first Nano Urea
May 31, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: World’s first Nano Urea Liquid is introduced for the farmers across the world by Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) in the presence of its RGB members in its 50th annual general body meeting held online-offline mode in India.
May 31, 2021, at 08:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside a petition seeking suspension of the ongoing construction of the Central Vista Project in the national capital amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bihar extends anti-COVID-19 lockdown till Jun 8
May 31, 2021, at 08:11 pm
Patna/UNI: The lockdown imposed in Bihar to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection was on Monday further extended till Jun 8 in the state.
Major tragedy averted; IED detected, defused in south Kashmir
May 31, 2021, at 08:07 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Monday averted a major tragedy by detecting and defusing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in an orchard in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
Supreme Court directs tough questions to Centre over COVID-19 vaccination strategy
May 31, 2021, at 08:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday directed some tough questions to the central government over its COVID-19 vaccination strategy which is key in the middle of the pandemic.
Not releasing Bengal CS Alapan Bandyopadhyay: Mamata in letter to Modi
May 31, 2021, at 07:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Calling the Centre's recall of her state's Chief Secretary a "unilateral" decision, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi clearly stating she won't be releasing her top bureaucrat, Alapan Bandyopadhyay retiring on May 31.
Kerala Assembly passes resolution asking to call back Lakshadweep administrator
May 31, 2021, at 06:15 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution asking to call back Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel whose slew of reforms in the union territory have stirred controversy.
Centrally protected monuments to remain closed till June15
May 31, 2021, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The centrally protected monuments, which had been closed in May for public visits due to the rise in daily cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), will remain shut till June 15, or until further orders, the Union ministry of culture announced in a notification
May 31, 2021, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal became the latest opposition leader to criticise the Modi government's recalling of West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
Mamata writes to Modi appealing to undo recalling of Bengal CS Alapan Bandyopadhyay
May 31, 2021, at 04:32 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: After an oral request, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to undo the recall of the state's Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, who is officially retiring on May 31.
Only 6 states now have over 1 lakh cases
May 31, 2021, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The coronavirus cases across the country are on the decline, Centre has pointed out, citing official figures pertaining to active cases.
Telangana govt extends statewide complete lockdown till June 9
May 31, 2021, at 08:02 am
Hyderabad/UNI: Amid the second wave of covid-19, the Telangana state Cabinet in its lengthy meeting on Sunday evening decided to extend the statewide complete lockdown for another 10-days from May 31 to June 9 and daily relaxation has been extended from 6 am to 1 pm.
Maharashtra to extend lockdown restrictions till June 15
May 31, 2021, at 07:47 am
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday night said that the covid restrictions has been increased till June 15 in the state.
ICG ships continue its efforts to control fire onboard MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo
May 31, 2021, at 05:12 am
New Delhi/UNI: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Sunday said that its ships have been is working tirelessly to extinguish the massive fire onboard container vessel MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo in Sri Lankan water.
Monsoon onset to be delayed; to hit Kerala only on June 3
May 31, 2021, at 04:19 am
Delhi/IBNS: Monsoon will hit India's southwestern coast only by June 3 instead of its usual date June 1, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday.
SII to supply 90 to 100 million Covishield doses in June: Report
May 31, 2021, at 03:28 am
Pune/IBNS: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has said it will be able to manufacture and supply 90 to 100 million doses of Covishield in June, media reports said.