Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh contracts Covid-19, hospitalized with high fever
Oct 17, 2020, at 06:51 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Friday tested positive for novel coronavirus and has been admitted to the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of AMRI hospital in Kolkata's Salt Lake with high fever, sources confirmed.
Massive fire breaks out in Kolkata multi-storey, firefighting ops underway
Oct 17, 2020, at 06:26 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A major fire broke out at a multi-storey residential building in central Kolkata's Ganesh Chandra Avenue on Friday night, reports said.
Nuke capable Prithvi-2 missile successfully test fired from Odisha coast in user trial
Oct 17, 2020, at 05:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: India conducted the second night trial of its nuclear-capable Prithvi-2 missile on Friday from a test range in Odisha, said media reports, adding that the test was part of a user trial conducted for the army.
S Jaishankar co-chairs first India-Chile Joint Commission Meeting
Oct 17, 2020, at 05:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The First India-Chile Joint Commission Meeting was held virtually on Friday co-chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Chile counterpart. Andrés Allamand Zavala.
Govt will soon decide on right age of marriage for daughters: PM Modi
Oct 17, 2020, at 04:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Friday assured the daughters of the country that the Centre will soon decide the right age for marriage as the concerned committee gives its report.
Oct 17, 2020, at 04:00 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Actor Vivek Oberoi should be investigated for possible links with the drugs scandal involving the Kannada film industry being probed by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said Friday, reported media.
Oct 17, 2020, at 02:55 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: A Sikh man, famous for battling hundreds of Khalistani terrorists in the militancy infested Taran Taran district of Punjab and awarded Shaurya Chakra for his exemplary bravery and courage, was shot dead Friday at his residence, said media reports.
Hathras incident: UP STF to probe into conspiracy of communal riots
Oct 17, 2020, at 02:14 am
Lucknow/UNI: With the Special Investigation Team (SIT) all set to submit its report soon, after completing its investigation into the Hathras incident, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday directed the sleuths of the Special Task Force (STF) to investigate the conspiracy to incite ethnic and communal riots in the state, on the pretext of Hathras incident.
Himachal HC dismisses civil writ petition against former CM Shanta Kumar
Oct 17, 2020, at 01:37 am
Shimla/UNI: Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday dismissed a civil writ petition filed against former Chief Minister Shanta Kumar who was allegedly charged by the petitioner for establishing a commercial hospital in the name of charitable hospital contrary to the provisions of Indian Trusts Act.
Oct 17, 2020, at 12:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday passed an interim order that all the Durga Puja committees in West Bengal, which have been granted a dole of Rs. 50,000 each by the state government, can spend the "public money" only in public interest.
PM Narendra Modi to address 12 rallies in Bihar beginning from Oct 23
Oct 16, 2020, at 11:43 pm
Patna/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address 12 rallies in support of NDA candidates beginning on Oct 23 for Bihar Assembly Elections.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant hideout busted in Pulwama, incriminating material recovered
Oct 16, 2020, at 11:23 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Friday claimed to have busted a militant hideout and recovered incriminating material in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
Jammu and Kashmir: LG Sinha calls for reaching out to urban population with governance at doorsteps
Oct 16, 2020, at 11:18 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday called for reaching out to urban population in the Union Territory of J&K with governance at their doorsteps though ‘My Town, My Pride’ initiative.
133 Indians to return home from Pakistan on Oct 19: High Commission
Oct 16, 2020, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi/Islamabad: The Indian High Commission in Pakistan has said 133 Indians will return to India from the neighbouring nation on Oct 19.
Jammu and Kashmir: Construction of girls hostel in Kangan town going on, locals express happiness
Oct 16, 2020, at 10:25 pm
Srinagar: The construction of a 72-bed girls hostel is currently going on in Kangan town of Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district.
Jammu and Kashmir: Renovation work of centuries old Raghunath temple in Srinagar underway
Oct 16, 2020, at 10:09 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Renovation work was going on to restore the lost glory of about two centuries old Raghunath temple on the bank of river Jhelum in the old Srinagar, where no puja was held after majority members of Kashmiri pandit migrated from here to other parts of the country in early 90s following eruption of militancy.
Mega Block Diwas will be organised every Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir: Manoj Sinha
Oct 16, 2020, at 10:00 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said Mega Block Divas will be organized in at 30 places on every Wednesday in Kashmir.
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad tests COVID-19 positive
Oct 16, 2020, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday confirmed he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant captured alive during encounter in Budgam, operation over
Oct 16, 2020, at 09:26 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A militant was captured alive during an encounter which ensued on Friday after security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in central Kashmir district of Budgam.
Assam police SI exam question paper leak scam: Chief Secretary's police officer brother arrested
Oct 16, 2020, at 09:09 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam police on Thursday arrested the brother of Assam Chief Secretary in connection with the question paper leak scam of SI (UB) recruitment examination of the Assam police.
Assam excise department seizes 918 cases of illegal liquor, bust illegal liquor bottling plant
Oct 16, 2020, at 09:06 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The sleuths of Excise Intelligence Bureau (EIB) of Assam excise department seized a huge consignment of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district.
Supreme Court appoints retd. judge Justice Lokur to monitor stubble burning
Oct 16, 2020, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday appointed retired judge Justice Madan B Lokur to monitor the stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, the three-bordering states of Delhi, media reports said.
Apni Party demands release of Kashmiri political activists, NOCs to youth booked on flimsy grounds
Oct 16, 2020, at 07:13 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Stressing on the need for an urgent release of all political prisoners of Jammu and Kashmir, who are still under preventive detention since August last year, Apni Party (AP), on Friday, demanded a review of detentions under Public Safety Act (PSA) in view of the changed circumstances.
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch, India retaliates
Oct 16, 2020, at 07:08 pm
Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops early on Friday morning yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Oct 16, 2020, at 05:52 pm
Glasgow: Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) activist Amjad Ayub Mirza targeted China and Pakistan over their re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and described the nations as 'world’s worst human rights abusers'.
Senior Indian diplomat targets Pakistan over `rant’ at Commonwealth meet
Oct 16, 2020, at 05:36 pm
New Delhi: India on Wednesday targeted Pakistan for misusing the 20th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) to pursue its “own bigoted and ill-conceived agenda.”
UP: Man shot dead by BJP MLA's aide in presence of local officials
Oct 16, 2020, at 05:55 am
Ballia (UP)/IBNS: A man was shot dead by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in front of local officials in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia over a dispute, police said on Thursday.
Discussion with China confidential, don't want to predict outcomes: S Jaishankar on border disputes
Oct 16, 2020, at 05:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said he doesn't want to "predict" the outcomes of the ongoing talks between India and China over border disputes in Ladakh.
Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and other J&K's politicians form people's alliance for Article 370
Oct 16, 2020, at 04:24 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Key politicians from various parties in Jammu and Kashmir including arch-rivals like National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah, his son Omar, People's Democratic Party (PDP)'s Mehbooba Mufti and Sajjad Lone came together on Thursday to form an alliance to fight for the restoration of Article 370 in the Valley.
Mamata Banerjee remembers former President APJ Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary
Oct 16, 2020, at 01:53 am
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday remembered "Missile Man" of India, Bharat Ratna awardee and former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary.