Nitish Kumar appoints close aide RCP Singh as JD(U) chief
Dec 28, 2020, at 04:17 am
Patna/IBNS: Rajya Sabha member Ramchandra Prasad Singh was elected the Janata Dal (United) chief by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at the national executive meeting chaired by him here.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal visits Singhu Border, urges Centre to repeal farm laws
Dec 28, 2020, at 03:39 am
New Delhi/UNI: As the farmers' protest against the Centre's three new farm laws at Delhi's periphery entered the 32nd day on Sunday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the Union Government to repeal the new farm laws as soon as possible.
Enforcement Directorate summons Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's wife in PMC Bank fraud case
Dec 28, 2020, at 02:52 am
Mumbai/UNI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued summons to Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's wife, Varsha Raut, for an ongoing investigation in the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank scam case.
Maoist related violences decline significantly in Odisha, says DGP
Dec 28, 2020, at 02:41 am
Cuttack/UNI: The number of Maoist related violence has declined significantly in Odisha, state DGP Abhay said here on Sunday.
Assam: 7 killed, 20 others injured in bus-truck collision in Dhubri
Dec 28, 2020, at 01:43 am
Guwahati/IBNS : At least seven people were killed and 20 others sustained injuries after a passenger bus collided with a truck in Assam’s Dhubri district on Sunday.
Fund misuse: MHA starts probe against two NGOs of Badruddin Ajmal
Dec 28, 2020, at 01:07 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has started investigation against Ajmal Foundation for receiving foreign funds and alleged terror link.
Sovan Chatterjee appointed as BJP's Kolkata zone's observer
Dec 28, 2020, at 12:21 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Months before the West Bengal Assembly polls, the BJP has taken former Kolkata Mayor, Sovan Chatterjee, back to active politics by appointing him as the observer of the party's Kolkata zone.
Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's close aide arrested from Jamshedpur
Dec 28, 2020, at 12:00 am
Jamshedpur/UNI: A team of Gujarat ATS has arrested Abdul Majid Kutty, who is a close aide of underworld Don Dawood Ibrahim.
PM Narendra Modi releases next instalment of financial benefit under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi
Dec 27, 2020, at 09:44 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released the next instalment of financial benefit under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi through video conference.
India aspiring to be the number one country in the world : Amit Shah
Dec 27, 2020, at 09:43 pm
Imphal/UNI: India is aspiring to become the number one nation in the world under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi and no part of the nation, especially the north east, will be left behind in any aspect in India's journey to the top spot in the comity of nations, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a public reception at Hapta Kangjeibung there today.
India aspiring to be number one country in the world: Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Dec 27, 2020, at 09:25 pm
Imphal/UNI: India is aspiring to become the number one nation in the world under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a public reception at Hapta Kangjeibung there today.
All eyes on JD (U) national exec meet after 6 MLAs join BJP in Arunachal Pradesh
Dec 27, 2020, at 08:06 pm
Patna/UNI: As national executive meeting of the JD(U) chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar commenced here today, all eyes are now set on its next move after the six of its seven MLAs switched over to BJP in Arunachal Pradesh.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah offers prayer at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati
Dec 27, 2020, at 06:15 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday visited the historic Kamakhya temple in Guwahati and offered his prayer to Goddess Kamakhya.
We saw the spirit of Aatmanirbhar Bharat in 2020: PM Modi on Mann Ki Baat
Dec 27, 2020, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made the year's last 'Mann Ki Baat' address to the nation where he highlighted on efforts to make self-reliant India among a host of other things.
India's task force on COVID-19 prepares strategy to detect new variant found in UK
Dec 27, 2020, at 03:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Task Force (NTF) on COVID-19 met on Saturday to discuss evidence-based modifications in testing, treatment and surveillance strategies for SARS-CoV-2 in view of the recent reports of emergence of the new variant strain of the virus from the UK.
TMC now run like a company, ashamed that I was part of it for 21 yrs : Shuvendu Adhikari
Dec 27, 2020, at 02:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Trinamool Congress strongman and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has said he is ashamed of his 21 years in Mamata Banerjee's party as it has now lost discipline and is being run like a "company", adding that his new objective is to help BJP win the 2021 Bengal assembly elections.
Dec 27, 2020, at 08:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The farmers agitating against the farm laws along the Delhi border have rebutted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement that farmers only from Punjab and Haryana are protesting, telling that farm union leaders from 10 states are camping with them demanding the repeal of laws.
'Not stuck with NDA with Fevicol': Hanuman Beniwal quits alliance
Dec 27, 2020, at 02:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: NDA ally Rajasthan’s Rashtriya Loktantric Party (RLP) on Saturday left the alliance harping on its pro-farmer stance, becoming the second party to leave after Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
Democracy being discarded by horse trading in J&K, alleges Omar Abdullah
Dec 26, 2020, at 11:41 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Alleging that democracy was being discredited by using administration and police for horse trading in favour of a particular party in the Kashmir valley, National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah said this all is being done to change the verdict of District Development Council (DDC) elections.
Dec 26, 2020, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi launched Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT to extend coverage to all residents of Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday through video conference.
Jammu and Kashmir: Constable killed in highway road accident
Dec 26, 2020, at 11:27 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A Head Constable (HC) of Jammu and Kashmir police was killed in a road accident on Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Friday, official sources said here.
TRF module busted by police in Jammu, AK rifle, pistol recovered
Dec 26, 2020, at 11:25 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu Police have busted a module of The Resistance Force (TRF) and recovered cache of arms and ammunition including Ak rifle, pistols and magazines.
Telangana: BJP leader murdered
Dec 26, 2020, at 11:07 pm
Khammam/UNI: BJP RTI Cell convener was brutally murdered by unknown persons at Wyra in this district early hours on Saturday.
Dec 26, 2020, at 11:01 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India’s first-ever driverless train operations on Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line (Janakpuri West – Botanical Garden) along with the fully operational National Common Mobility Card service on the Airport Express Line on 28th December 2020 at 11 AM via video conferencing.
NMC moves SC seeking extension of deadline for MBBS, related courses
Dec 26, 2020, at 10:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has moved Supreme Court seeking extension of deadline for MBBS and Super Specialty medical course admissions till January 15, 2021 for the academic session 2020-21.
'Trinamool Congress now a private company': BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari
Dec 26, 2020, at 07:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Barely a few days after quitting the Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday called the ruling party of West Bengal a "private company" with no discipline.
Madhya Pradesh cabinet passes anti-conversion bill, guilty to face upto 10-year jail
Dec 26, 2020, at 06:36 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: The forced religious conversions will now attract upto 10-year jail term in Madhya Pradesh as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government passed an anti-conversion bill in the cabinet on Saturday, media reports said.
Amit Shah in poll-bound Assam, thanks people for 'warm welcome'
Dec 26, 2020, at 05:24 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: After West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is now in another poll-bound state, Assam, as he is set to participate in a host of events.
Kashmir: Militant killed, 2 jawans injured in Shopian encounter, op continues
Dec 26, 2020, at 04:22 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A militant was killed and two security force personnel were injured in the on-going encounter which ensued on Friday during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Shopian, where mobile internet service has been snapped as a precautionary measure.
Protesting farmers picket Punjab hotel, BJP leaders slip out through backdoor
Dec 26, 2020, at 05:51 am
Phagwara/Punjab/IBNS: A group of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Punjab's Phagwara had to be taken out from the backdoor of a hotel by the police on Friday after protesting farmers picketed the building where they were holding an event.