FATF praises India's progress in combating illegal finance, calls for faster money laundering trials
Sep 20, 2024, at 04:54 am
New Delhi: India has received the praise of the terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for achieving a high level of technical compliance with its recommendations and taking major steps to implement measures to deal with illegal finance, media reports said.
Sep 20, 2024, at 04:49 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The agitating junior doctors Thursday announced to call off their strike Friday after 41 days of protest over the gruesome rape and murder of a PGT in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and announced that the medics would "partially" return to work from Saturday, especially at the essential services department given the flood situation in Bengal.
Sep 20, 2024, at 03:38 am
Srinagar: After Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif claimed that Pakistan and the NC-Congress alliance shared the same stance on the restoration of Article 370, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah distanced himself from the remarks.
Calcutta HC grants bail to DYFI leader Kalatan Dasgupta in junior doctor audio clip case
Sep 20, 2024, at 03:07 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted bail to Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) leader Kalatan Dasgupta, who was arrested over an audio clip, brought to the fore by Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh alleging a conspiracy to attack the junior doctors protesting against the ruling regime and the police over the RG Kar rape and murder.
Sep 20, 2024, at 02:36 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has slammed his arch-rival YSR Congress and its chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy over a lab report showing animal fats in ghee used to make laddoos offered as prasad, or devotional offerings, at the temple town of Tirupati.
Sep 20, 2024, at 01:18 am
New Delhi: The Centre has responded strongly to a US court issuing summons to the Indian government and top officials in the case of attempted assassination on Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the leader of the pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice.
RG Kar rape-murder: Bengal Medical Council cancels ex-principal Sandip Ghosh's registration
Sep 20, 2024, at 12:04 am
Kolkata: The West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) on Thursday revoked the registration of Dr. Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, following his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with a rape-murder case and alleged financial irregularities.
Sep 19, 2024, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi: The Centre said on Thursday that it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 26-year-old chartered accountant employed by Ernst & Young India, alleged due to excessive work pressure.
Atishi, who is set to succeed Arvind Kejriwal, to retain four Delhi ministers
Sep 19, 2024, at 09:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Four current Delhi ministers will continue to retain their posts in the government after the change of guard that is scheduled to take place this week.
Congress, NC and PDP were content with the chaos: PM Modi in Kashmir
Sep 19, 2024, at 08:43 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lashed out at the Congress, National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party or PDP addressing a rally in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir.
Sep 19, 2024, at 08:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: CPI-M leader Minakshi Mukherjee on Thursday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation after she was summoned by the probe agency in connection with the RG Kar rape-murder case.
Sep 19, 2024, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The union cabinet on Wednesday cleared the 'One Nation, One Election' proposal in a significant step towards holding simultaneous polls across the country.
US court summons India over alleged plot to kill Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
Sep 19, 2024, at 04:55 pm
New York: A US court has summoned the Indian government after Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun filed a civil lawsuit, alleging a plot to murder him, according to an NDTV report.
Sep 19, 2024, at 07:02 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The marathon second round of talks between agitating junior doctors and the Bengal government officials failed to see any resolution to the ongoing impasse with the medics stating they would continue their ceasework as no written assurance was provided to them on their demands regarding safety at the hospital.
'Bengal floods man-made disaster': Mamata Banerjee takes stock of situation
Sep 19, 2024, at 06:11 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday visited flood-hit areas in Hooghly and other parts of South Bengal which is facing a severe flood situation following the release of water from dams upstream in Jharkhand.
Centre introduces new biometric programme for seamless immigration at Delhi airport in seconds
Sep 19, 2024, at 05:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In an attempt to cut down the long time taken to complete the immigration process from a minimum of 30 minutes to mere seconds, the Centre has introduced a fast-track programme at the Delhi airport, which will be expanded to 20 other cities soon.
Cabinet approves Chandrayaan-4, Venus Orbiter Mission; big push for Gaganyaan missions
Sep 18, 2024, at 10:57 pm
New Delhi: The Indian government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Chandrayaan-4 mission, an ambitious lunar exploration project designed to demonstrate key technologies for landing on the Moon, collecting samples, and safely returning them to Earth.
Sep 18, 2024, at 10:45 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to hold simultaneous elections in India, based on the recommendations of a high-level committee chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind.
India condemns Iran supreme leader's comment on treatment of Muslims
Sep 18, 2024, at 09:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has condemned Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's remark on the treatment of Muslims in the South Asian country.
Sep 18, 2024, at 08:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Collegium has altered its previous recommendation for the appointment of four High Court Chief Justices, media reports said.
India is a very big abuser on tariffs, Modi a fantastic man: Donald Trump
Sep 18, 2024, at 06:24 pm
Washington/New Delhi/IBNS: Former US President Donald Trump has lauded Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling him "fantastic" but recognised the South Asian country as "tough" and "abuser" when it comes to tariffs.
RG Kar: Junior doctors to continue ceasework until Mamata govt fulfills all demands
Sep 18, 2024, at 05:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In no end to the healthcare crisis in West Bengal, state junior doctors, who are on ceasework demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder victim, refused to rejoin work until all their demands are fulfilled by the Mamata Banerjee government.
Jammu and Kashmir votes in historic post-Article 370 elections as first phase gets underway
Sep 18, 2024, at 05:22 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: A historic three-phased election began on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir as the union territory began voting to elect a government in the first post-Article 370 polls under a heavy security blanket.
PM Modi to visit US for Quad Summit, attend UN Assembly starting Sept 21
Sep 18, 2024, at 06:27 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day official visit to the United States from Sept 21-24 to attend the annual Quad Summit and address the 'Summit of the Future' at the UN General Assembly.
Meta rolls out teen Instagram accounts with enhanced privacy, parental controls for underage users
Sep 18, 2024, at 06:06 am
Meta Platforms is rolling out teen accounts with enhanced privacy and parental controls for Instagram accounts of users under 18 to address growing concerns over the negative impact of social media.
Sep 18, 2024, at 05:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An IndiGo aircraft suffered damage at the tail section after it hit the runway when it was taking off from Delhi airport, media reports said.
PM Narendra Modi turns 74 today; BJP leaders extend warm wishes
Sep 18, 2024, at 03:34 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is celebrating his 74th birthday on Tuesday, September 17.
AAP demands Swati Maliwal's resignation as Rajya Sabha MP over her remarks on Atishi
Sep 18, 2024, at 02:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has demanded the resignation of Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal following her remarks on senior leader Atishi, who is set to take over as the next Chief Minister of Delhi after Arvind Kejriwal stepped down on Tuesday.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal steps down as Delhi CM, Atishi set to take over
Sep 17, 2024, at 11:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday stepped down as the Delhi Chief Minister, paving way for his party colleague, Atishi, to take over.
Sep 17, 2024, at 09:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced to remove Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal bowing to the demands of protesting junior doctors over the RG Kar rape-murder case in a marathon meeting to end the deadlock, the state government on Tuesday appointed Manoj Kumar Verma as the new Kolkata police chief.