Delhi-NCR records 'very poor' air; stubble fires rise drastically
Nov 01, 2020, at 01:29 am
New Delhi/UNI: Air quality in the national capital improved slightly in the past 24 hours, but still remained under the "very poor" category, as per the bulletin by the Central Pollution Control Board on Saturday.
'Religious conversion just for the sake of marriage unacceptable': Allahabad High Court
Oct 31, 2020, at 10:59 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Religious conversion just for the sake of marriage is not acceptable, the Allahabad High Court said, reported media.
Former PM Indira Gandhi remembered on her 36th death anniversary
Oct 31, 2020, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was remembered on Saturday on her 36th death anniversary with tributes pouring in from all corners of the country, cutting across political ideologies.
Jammu and Kashmir: Body of hunter recovered in Baramulla
Oct 31, 2020, at 09:05 pm
Baramulla/UNI: Body of a hunter, who allegedly died after his 12 bore gun went off, was recovered in this north Kashmir district on Saturday, official sources said.
Still time to shun violence, tells J&K DGP to local youth holding gun
Oct 31, 2020, at 08:50 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Reiterating his appeal to local youth holding guns to shun the path of violence, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh on Saturday said every possible help will be provided to them to lead a normal and peaceful life again.
Amit Shah to visit poll bound West Bengal; JP Nadda's visit cancelled
Oct 31, 2020, at 07:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah will be on a two-day visit to West Bengal to take stock of the organisational preparation of the party ahead of the 2021 assembly elections, media reports said.
Oct 31, 2020, at 06:58 pm
Bijnor/UNI: Four youths of Bareilly were killed when their car fell into a roadside ditch in Nehtaur area late Friday night.
Pakistan's Pulwama terror attack admission exposed Opposition: PM Modi
Oct 31, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Gandhinagar/New Delhi/IBNS: In an unsparing attack on the Opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said a Pakistani minister's admission on his country's involvement in the Pulwama terror attack last year has exposed the rival parties.
PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Oct 31, 2020, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a humble tribute to the country's First Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 145th birth anniversary on Saturday.
PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to Indira Gandhi on death anniversary
Oct 31, 2020, at 02:11 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday remembered ex-PM Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary.
PM Modi inaugurates development projects in Gujarat's Kevadia
Oct 31, 2020, at 04:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated various projects under Integrated Development of Kevadia in Gujarat.
Eyes on 2021 poll, BJP chief JP Nadda to visit West Bengal again on Nov 6
Oct 31, 2020, at 02:49 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a bid to mobilise the outfit's organisation, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda will make his second visit to poll-bound West Bengal in less than 20 days on Nov 6.
EC revokes Kamal Nath's star campaigner status over 'repeated violations' ahead of MP by-polls
Oct 31, 2020, at 02:41 am
Bhopal/IBNS: The Election Commission on Friday declared that senior Congress leader Kamal Nath will no longer remain a "star campaigner" for the Madhya Pradesh by-polls next week following the series of controversial remarks by him.
Jishnu Barua to be next Chief Secretary of Assam
Oct 31, 2020, at 02:02 am
Guwahati/IBNS: IAS officer Jishnu Barua of 1988 batch of Assam-Meghalaya cadre will be the next Chief Secretary of Assam.
French president Emanuel Macron's pics pasted on busy Mumbai road
Oct 31, 2020, at 01:49 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A day after the stabbing incident in France's city of Nice, French president Emanuel Macron's pictures were found pasted on a busy road in South Mumbai and were later removed by the police, media reports said.
UP govt to extend all help to farmers: Yogi Adityanath
Oct 31, 2020, at 01:21 am
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the main priority of the government is to extend all help to the farmers so that they can sell their produce at remunerative prices.
Oct 30, 2020, at 11:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after a Pakistani lawmaker suggested his country's role in Pulwama attack in 2019 in which at least 40 soldiers were killed, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar demanded that the Congress must apologise to the country for floating "conspiracy theories" and remarks about the incident.
Three killed in road accident in Nagaland’s Noklak
Oct 30, 2020, at 11:20 pm
Kohima/IBNS: At least three people were killed and three others were injured after a passenger vehicle met with an accident in Nagaland’s Noklak district on Friday.
Indian Navy’s INS Kora fires anti-ship missile, hits target in Bay of Bengal
Oct 30, 2020, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Demonstrating its capabilities, Indian Navy guided missile corvette INS Kora on Friday fired an anti-ship missile (AShM) and hit its target at maximum range with precise accuracy in the Bay of Bengal.
Unlock: Limit of pilgrims to Mata Vaishno Devi increased from 7k to 15k per day
Oct 30, 2020, at 10:56 pm
Jammu/UNI: The maximum limit to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan has been increased to 15000 in fresh guidelines issued here by the government.
Uttar Pradesh: Dalit husband of village head burnt alive by some people in Amethi
Oct 30, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Amethi/UNI: A dalit, hushand of a woman village panchayat head, was burnt alive by some people here in Munshiganj area of the district.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two OGWs of LeT arrested, arms, ammunition recovered
Oct 30, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of militant outfit Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) were arrested alongwith arms and ammunition in the frontier district of Kupwara, a police spokesman said on Friday.
Oct 30, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Paris/IBNS: France has asked Twitter to suspend former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's account following his tweets justifying the killings in the country saying that Muslims "have the right to kill millions of French people" to avenge the past.
LeT behind killing of 3 Kashmir BJP workers, vehicle used by militants seized: IGP
Oct 30, 2020, at 08:32 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar on Friday said that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants carried out an attack that left three BJP workers dead in south Kashmir district of Kulgam late last night.
Omar Abdullah-led People’s Alliance delegation leaves for Kargil
Oct 30, 2020, at 06:20 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A delegation of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, headed by former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, left for the border town of Kargil in the Union Territory of Ladakh early on Friday morning.
Kashmir: Hideout busted in Rajouri, Chinese pistols, explosive, other arms recovered
Oct 30, 2020, at 06:17 pm
Jammu/UNI: Security forces on Friday busted a terrorist hideout and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition including Chinese pistols and explosives in the bordering Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
LG, leaders of various parties condemn killing of 3 Kashmir BJP workers
Oct 30, 2020, at 05:57 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, besides leaders of different political parties, have strongly condemned the killing of three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers by militants in south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Thursday night.
Oct 30, 2020, at 08:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Jawed Bajwa's legs were shaking when the country's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told the lawmakers in a meeting February last year that India would attack if Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was not released, Ayaz Sadiq of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) claimed during a speech in parliament.
PM Modi to visit Gujarat tomorrow, will participate in Ekta Diwas Parade
Oct 30, 2020, at 05:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: To commemorate 145th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel on Oct 31 as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kevadia in Gujarat to pay homage to the great leader at the Statue of Unity.
Three BJP workers killed by terrorists in J&K, PM Modi condemns attack
Oct 30, 2020, at 05:42 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, including a youth leader, were killed on Thursday in a terrorist attack in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said.