22 Oct 1947: The darkest day in the history of Jammu & Kashmir
Oct 20, 2020, at 04:01 am
No single event has shaped the uncertainty of the future that the people of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) uncomfortably and hesitantly peek out towards than those that unfolded on 22 October 1947.
Didn't mean to insult, forgot her name: Kamal Nath explains 'item' jibe for Imarti Devi
Oct 20, 2020, at 03:38 am
Bhopal/IBNS: After being snubbed for his "item" jibe at former party colleague Imarti Devi, ex-Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Monday tried to explain his remark claiming that he was not insulting anyone but forgot "the person's" name.
Karnataka's Shivamogga airport will be ready for operation by Jan 2022: BS Yediyurappa
Oct 20, 2020, at 01:55 am
Shivamogga/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddiyurappa on Monday said that the Shivamogga Airport works which are under progress now will be completed by Dec 2021 and flight operation will take place in Jan or Feb 2022.
CAA will be implemented once Coronavirus is over: BJP president JP Nadda
Oct 20, 2020, at 01:47 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday reiterated that the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) will be implemented once the Novel Coronavirus pandemic is over.
WB: Visva-Bharati University temporarily closed after VC, 10 other staff test Covid-19 positive
Oct 20, 2020, at 01:37 am
Santiniketan/UNI: The vice-chancellor and 10 other staff members of Visva-Bharati University have been infected with the coronavirus, leading to a temporary closure of the university, a report said on Monday.
'Brilliantly appropriate': Shashi Tharoor's praise on Covid-19 themed Durga Puja in Kolkata
Oct 19, 2020, at 11:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has lauded the creative depiction of the coronavirus theme by a Durga Puja Committee in Kolkata in its marquee for the five-day festival starting from October 22.
Madagascar: Grand Hindu Temple Hall inaugurated in Antananarivo amid Navratri celebration
Oct 19, 2020, at 11:11 pm
Antananarivo: A grand Hindu temple hall has been inaugurated on the occasion of Navratri in Madagascar capital Antananarivo.
Jammu and Kashmir: Thousands turn up for written round of BSF recruitment drive
Oct 19, 2020, at 10:56 pm
Budgam: A large number of Kashmiri youth on Sunday attended he written round of the Border Security Force’s (BSF) recruitment drive at Humhama region of Budgam district, media reports said.
Moving truck catches fire in Assam’s Hojai district
Oct 19, 2020, at 10:05 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A moving truck caught fire on National Highway 54(E) in Assam’s Hojai district.
Several people injured during clash between two groups, Sonowal calls up PMO-Zoramthanga
Oct 19, 2020, at 09:50 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Tension prevailed on Assam-Mizoram border as violent clashes broke out between two groups and injured several people.
Oct 19, 2020, at 09:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that continuous efforts are being made to ensure that India’s Education system caters to the needs of the 21st century.
Chinese soldier held after he strayed across LAC, to be sent back: Indian Army
Oct 19, 2020, at 09:13 pm
New Delhi: A PLA soldier, who was identified as Corporal Wang Ya Long, was apprehended in the Demchok sector of Eastern Ladakh on Monday after he had strayed across the LAC, the Indian Army said.
Chirag Paswan hits out at BJP on 'votekatwa' jibe
Oct 19, 2020, at 09:00 pm
Patna/UNI/IBNS: LJP president Chirag Paswan has said the BJP leaders are giving offensive names like 'votekatwa' (vote-cutter) to his party under the pressure of Chief Minister of Bihar and JD (U) Chief Nitish Kumar.
Calcutta HC bars entry of common people into Durga Puja pandals
Oct 19, 2020, at 08:55 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a setback for the Durga Puja organisers in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on Monday barred the entry of common people into the pandals in view of Covid-19 pandemic situation in the eastern state.
Drugs worth Rs 21 crore recovered in Assam’s Karbi Anglong, two arrested
Oct 19, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Police have recovered a large quantity of heroin worth over Rs 21 crore in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district.
Oct 19, 2020, at 07:12 pm
Patna/IBNS: In what could trigger a debate about a new equation in the Bihar politics, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has said Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar did injustice to Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan, who is set to fight the state polls alone, media reports said.
Two LeT OGWs arrested in north Kashmir
Oct 19, 2020, at 06:02 pm
Baramulla/UNI: Two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were arrested along with a grenade in the north Kashmir district of Baramulla, a police spokesman said on Monday.
Kashmir: Two CRPF jawans injured in militant attack in Pulwama
Oct 19, 2020, at 05:52 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured when militants attacked a naka party in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Srinagar-Shopian road on Monday, official sources said.
Kamal Nath makes 'sexist' comment on BJP's Imarti Devi, Jyotiraditya Scindia hits back
Oct 19, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Gwalior/IBNS: Congress leader Kamal Nath has stirred a row by allegedly making a sexist comment on Madhya Pradesh minister Imarti Devi, only to be hit back by his former party colleague and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jyotiraditya Scindia.
PETA India joins UP Police, locals as they rescue jackal from well
Oct 19, 2020, at 03:56 pm
Sonebhadra/UNI: Following a call from a concerned citizen, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India coordinated with officers from the Uttar Pradesh Police Department and local villagers to rescue a golden jackal who had fallen into a deep well in Sonbhadra recently.
Govt evacuates 6,19,117 stranded Jammu and Kashmir residents
Oct 19, 2020, at 05:06 am
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 6,19,117 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures.
Jammu and Kashmir: DC Poonch flags-off 100 students for trekking expedition to 4 destinations
Oct 19, 2020, at 04:54 am
Srinagar: District Development Commissioner, Rahul Yadav on Friday flagged off a group of 100 students for a trekking expedition to four Villages Bainch, Magnar, Khanetar and Kanuyian of the district.
Greening of India's railway network on track
Oct 19, 2020, at 04:39 am
New York: An ambitious plan to make one of the world’s largest and most complex railway networks a net zero carbon emitter by 2030 is moving full steam ahead, although without the steam, thanks, in part, to support from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
Jharkhand: Woman shot by Maoist in Chatra for being police informer
Oct 19, 2020, at 03:44 am
Chatra/UNI: Suspected ultras shot a woman accusing her of being a police informer in Singhani village under Pathalgada Police Station area of this district.
RLSP general secretary embraces BJP along with 35 other leaders
Oct 19, 2020, at 02:37 am
Patna/UNI: National General Secretary of the Rashtriya Lok Samta party (RLSP), Arun Kushwaha today joined Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) along with 35 other leaders.
Indian PM Narendra Modi wishes Jacinda Arden over election victory
Oct 19, 2020, at 02:16 am
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi has congratulated his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern on her resounding victory in the polls.
Low pressure to trigger heavy rains in Odisha for five days: MET
Oct 19, 2020, at 01:55 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha government today issued yellow and orange warning to all districtst to meet any eventuality in view of heavy rains predicted for the next five days.
Indian PM Narendra Modi to attend Independence Day celebrations of B'desh on Mar 26
Oct 19, 2020, at 01:31 am
Dhaka/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bangladesh on March 26, 2021 to take part in the Independence Day celebrations of the country, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen confirmed on Sunday.
Uttar Pradesh: Three killed in explosion in Agra
Oct 19, 2020, at 01:18 am
Agra/UNI: At least three people were killed and four others injured when an LPG cylinder exploded in a house in Azampara area of Shahganj police station area here on Sunday.
Hyderabad: GHMC intensifies relief operations: amid heavy rains
Oct 19, 2020, at 12:56 am
Hyderabad/UNI: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Commissioner Lokesh Kumar on Sunday said that the GHMC intensified relief operations and took steps to bring back normalcy in inundation areas of the city.