Election Commission reviews poll preparedness for Assam assembly polls
Mar 23, 2021, at 04:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday reviewed poll preparedness for the General Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly 2021.
No question of Anil Deshmukh's resignation as Maharashtra Home Minister: Sharad Pawar
Mar 23, 2021, at 02:53 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday ruled out the possibility of removing Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in the wake of allegations of corruption levelled against him by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh.
Afghanistan FM arrives in India, to hold talks with External Affairs Minister
Mar 23, 2021, at 02:26 am
New Delhi/UNI: Afghanistan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar arrived here on Monday on a three-day visit to hold talks with External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and other senior government officials on the Afghan peace process.
India, Pakistan to hold Indus water-sharing talks after two years
Mar 23, 2021, at 01:54 am
New Delhi/UNI: A Pakistani delegation headed by Syed Muhammad Meher Ali Shah arrived here a day ahead of the talks with India on sharing the Indus waters.
Lok Sabha passes Delhi NCT (Amendment) Bill enhancing LG's power
Mar 23, 2021, at 01:03 am
New Delhi/UNI: Amid strong protests by the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and other Opposition parties, the Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Bill 2021, which gives more powers to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
Mar 23, 2021, at 12:06 am
Puri/UNI: President Ramnath Kovind along with his wife and daughter visited Sri Jagannath temple today and offered prayers to the Trinity on the last day of his three day visit to the state.
Assembly Poll: HC refuses to intervene on rejection of nomination papers of 3 NDA candidates
Mar 23, 2021, at 12:03 am
Kochi/UNI: In a major set back to BJP-led NDA in Kerala, the Kerala High Court on Monday refused to intervene in the Returning Officer's decision on rejection of nomination papers filed by three candidates.
Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal govt reduces legal drinking age from 25 to 21 yrs
Mar 22, 2021, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday announced that the Cabinet has approved a new excise policy to reduce the minimum age for liquor from 25 to 21 years.
I will not give up even an inch of land as long as my breathing lasts : Mamata Banerjee
Mar 22, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Kotulpur/ Indus/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday warned that she will not give up even an inch of land as long as her breathing lasts.
Former Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh moves SC seeking CBI probe against Anil Deshmukh
Mar 22, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Delhi/IBNS: Former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh who was transferred in the aftermath of the investigation in connection with Mukesh Ambani security scare case, moved the Supreme Court on Monday demanding a CBI probe against Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh over corruption charges, said media reports.
Reduce water crisis, CM Biren asks officials
Mar 22, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Imphal/UNI: Chief Minister N. Biren Singh launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan at Chief Minister’s secretariat today.
Bangladesh: Orakandi Temple gearing up to welcome Indian PM Narendra Modi
Mar 22, 2021, at 11:20 pm
Dhaka: Orakandi temple in Bangladesh is gearing up to welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is expected to visit it during his two-day trip to the neighbouring nation this week.
Modi's visit to Bangladesh can act as a new chapter in regional politics: Mirza
Mar 22, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Glasgow: Activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has said PM Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Bangladesh can act as a new chapter in regional politics and build an invincible economic partnership between the neighbouring nations.
India confers Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Mar 22, 2021, at 09:50 pm
New Delhi: The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020 is being conferred on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Liquor mafia booming during Yogi rule: CPI (M-L)
Mar 22, 2021, at 09:14 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Expressing grave concern over the rising deaths from spurious liquor in the state, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) has alleged that the liquor mafia is prospering in the Yogi government, due to which the hooch trade has gone out of control and is taking people's lives.
West Bengal: 7-year-old dies, another injured as crude bomb blasts in East Burdwan
Mar 22, 2021, at 08:55 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A 7-year-old boy was killed and another was seriously injured as a crude bomb exploded at Rasikpur area in East Burdwan district of poll-bound West Bengal on Monday morning, reports said.
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's resignation not accepted
Mar 22, 2021, at 08:12 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)'s state spokesperson and minority minister Nawab Malik on Monday denied accepting Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's resignation.
Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat tests Covid-19 positive
Mar 22, 2021, at 06:46 pm
Gairsain/IBNS: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.
You gave birth to only 2 when there was time, not 20: Uttarakhand CM's latest controversial comment
Mar 22, 2021, at 06:40 pm
Ramnagar/IBNS: In a new controversial comment, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Sunday said poor families, which are struggling to feed themselves amid Covid-19 pandemic, should have reproduced 20 children to get more rations.
Kashmir: 4 LeT militants killed in Shopian encounter
Mar 22, 2021, at 05:48 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Shopian, a police spokesman said on Monday.
Bengal: BJP bets on labourer's wife, domestic help in Bankura, Burdwan to defeat TMC
Mar 22, 2021, at 05:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: While its candidate list features a number of celebrities, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has also banked on a daily wage labourer's wife and a domestic help in two seats to trump the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the West Bengal assembly elections beginning on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: 3 militants killed in Shopian encounter, operation continues
Mar 22, 2021, at 04:01 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three unidentified militants were killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Shopian, a police spokesman said on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two unidentified militants killed in Shopian, internet suspended
Mar 22, 2021, at 03:54 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two unidentified militants were killed by security forces in an encounter which took place during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Shopian, a police spokesman said on Monday.
Mar 22, 2021, at 07:58 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition partners will hold a series of meetings on Monday where they are expected to take a call on state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who was accused of corruption by former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh.
Mansukh Hiran's death case solved, says Maharashtra cop : Report
Mar 22, 2021, at 05:05 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A senior cop in Maharashtra has said the death case of car parts trader Mansukh Hiren, who was found dead in Reti Bunder creek in Thane on March 5, has been solved. A week before, Mansukh's explosive-laden SUV was spotted near Reliance chief Mukesh Ambani's home.
Jammu and Kashmir: 3-day skill workshop concludes at Pulwama
Mar 22, 2021, at 03:52 am
Srinagar: As part of the ‘CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative’, a three-day workshop on ‘Entrepreneurship opportunities in the cultivation, processing, post harvest management and marketing of aromatic crops’ concluded here Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: DC Budgam chairs 74th DLRC/ DDC meeting
Mar 22, 2021, at 03:13 am
Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza, who is also Chairman of DLRC today, presided over 74th District Level Review Committee/ District Consultative Committee (DLRC/DCC) meeting here.
Jammu and Kashmir: 5724 college students to get Industrial Skill Training
Mar 22, 2021, at 02:39 am
Srinagar: NIELIT Srinagar/Jammu has undertaken the Industrial Skill Training program for 5724 students belonging to various Government Degree Colleges across Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Special Lok Adalat held across various districts
Mar 22, 2021, at 02:32 am
Srinagar: In pursuance to the direction of J&K Legal Services Authority, a Special LokAdalat was today organized at District Court Complex Moominabad Srinagar under the Chairmanship of Abdul Rashid Malik Pr. District & Sessions Judge Srinagar.
PM Narendra Modi lacks empathy for people of Assam: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Mar 22, 2021, at 02:27 am
Guwahati/UNI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi lacks empathy as he has shown no concern for flood-ravaged Assam and the people affected by violence in the anti-CAA protests in the state.