Rahul Gandhi to virtually launch phase II of Punjab's smart village campaign on Oct 17
Oct 16, 2020, at 01:20 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will flag off Phase II of Punjab’s Smart Village Campaign virtually on Saturday claimed to benefit 13000 plus villages across the state.
Calcutta HC questions Bengal govt's Durga Puja permission, grants amid Covid-19
Oct 16, 2020, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday questioned West Bengal government's decision to permit festival Durga Puja in the state amid Covid-19 pandemic and its grant of Rs. 50,000 each to the puja committee.
China has no locus standi to comment on our internal matters: India on Beijing's Ladakh remark
Oct 15, 2020, at 11:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian External Affairs Ministry on Thursday said China had no locus standi on the internal matters of the country referring to Beijing's recent comment on New Delhi's developmental projects in Ladakh, which is already flared up with the bilateral tension for months, media reports said.
Local factors behind 95 pc of Delhi's pollution: Prakash Javadekar
Oct 15, 2020, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate change Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said that around 95 per cent of the factors adding up to Delhi's pollution were local, while the stubble burning only contributes around 5 per cent to it.
Kashmir: Police seize one-kg heroin in Poonch's Mendhar near LoC
Oct 15, 2020, at 08:46 pm
Jammu/UNI: Police seized one-kg heroin worth crores along the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Mehbooba Mufti’s first presser after 14 months' detention deferred
Oct 15, 2020, at 08:45 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The first press conference of former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti after her release from detention since August last year, which was scheduled to be held Friday afternoon, has been postponed.
BARC to pause weekly ratings of news channels amid viewership row
Oct 15, 2020, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's television ratings agency is set to pause its weekly audience estimates of all news channels amid the row over the alleged rigging of ratings by three channels.
Congress not protectors of Karnataka people: HD Kumaraswamy
Oct 15, 2020, at 06:37 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Almost putting an end to the bonhomie with Congress in Karnataka, former Chief Minister and Janata Dal Secular chief HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday made an unsparing attack on his former ally ahead of the byelection in Rajarajeshwarinagar constituency.
India reopens cinema halls amid Covid-19 threat
Oct 15, 2020, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The cinelovers of India will again be able to visit the cinema halls to watch movies as the Asian country, which has struggled to cope up with the surge in Covid-19 cases, is reopening the theatre houses on Thursday in the shadow of the virus threat.
30 people die in Telangana as rains wreak havoc across state
Oct 15, 2020, at 05:58 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Thirty people died as heavy rains battered the state of Telangana on Wednesday leaving roads and buildings flooded along with scary images of cars being completely submerged in low-lying areas.
Ad bodies support Tanishq, demand govt action against 'intimidating behaviour'
Oct 15, 2020, at 05:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after popular jewellery brand Tanishq was forced to pull its Ekavatam ad campaign off air, country's top advertising bodies on Wednesday said the advertisement featuring an interfaith baby shower breaks no ethical standards and isn't derogatory to any individual, organisation or religion
Farooq Abdullah calls meeting to discuss key Kashmir issues, Mehbooba Mufti to join
Oct 15, 2020, at 03:14 am
Srinagar/IBNS: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah has convened a meeting at his residence on Thursday to decide on the future course of action on 'Gupkar Declaration' with regard to the scrapping of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir by the Centre last year.
Priyanka Gandhi slams Yogi Adityanath over law and order problems in UP
Oct 15, 2020, at 02:07 am
Lucknow/UNI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over the rising crime graph in the state, alleging its politically motivated narrative of justifying and protecting perpetrators of crimes against women has only emboldened criminals across the state.
SC quashes plea seeking prevention of extra-judicial killings in India
Oct 15, 2020, at 01:27 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition, seeking to prevent extra-judicial killings in the country.
Indian Cabinet approves World Bank aided project STARS for improving school education
Oct 14, 2020, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 5,718 crore World Bank aided project STARS for improving school education.
Jammu University VC releases Swachhta Pledge; distributes Kits
Oct 14, 2020, at 11:18 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu University Vice Chancellor Prof Manoj K Dhar, in its resolve to carry forward the Gandhian thoughts and to commemorate the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation as Swachhta Pakhwada on Wednesday, released Swachhta Pledge and distributed safety kits among the health workers and security guards of the University of Jammu.
Jammu and Kashmir: Ropeway project begins commercial operations by taking all COVID-19 precautions
Oct 14, 2020, at 11:13 pm
Srinagar: Taking all COVID-19 precautions, the first phase of Jammu Ropeway Project (JRP) has started commercial operations, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Alert troops foil PAK BAT action, infiltration bid at LoC in Kashmir
Oct 14, 2020, at 11:06 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Alert troops on Wednesday foiled suspect Pakistan Border Action Team (BAT) action and infiltration bid by militants at Line of Control (LoC) in the frontier district of Kupwara in north Kashmir, a Defence Ministry spokesman said this afternoon.
Kashmir Valley expecting ‘record-breaking’ paddy crop this season despite low rainfall
Oct 14, 2020, at 11:02 pm
Srinagar: Farmers in Jammu and Kashmir are expecting a “record-breaking” harvest of 10 lakh metric tonnes of paddy this season despite low rainfall received by the region this year.
Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army officials foil attempt by Pakistan to smuggle weapons
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Srinagar: The Indian Army officials have foiled an attempt by Pakistan to smuggle weapons into Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.
NSCN (K-Nikki Sumi) militant nabbed in Nagaland
Oct 14, 2020, at 09:27 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Security forces have apprehended a militant of NSCN (K-Nikki Sumi) faction.
Police seize coal laden truck in Assam’s Hojai district
Oct 14, 2020, at 09:11 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Police have seized a coal laden truck in Assam’s Hojai district.
Assam: Man arrested for raping his 14-year-old daughter
Oct 14, 2020, at 09:09 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Police have arrested a 41-year-old man on charges for raping his 14-year-old daughter in Assam’s capital city Guwahati.
Telangana flood: Public holiday in GHMC area on Oct 14 and 15
Oct 14, 2020, at 08:26 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: In view of the unprecedented rains for the last 12 hours and as per the direction of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar reviewed the flood situation on Wednesday and declared a public holiday to all Government offices including all private institutions in GHMC area on Wednesday and Thursday.
Kashmir: Encounter ensues between militants-SF
Oct 14, 2020, at 08:13 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An encounter was underway between militants and security forces in the south Kashmir district of Shopian on Wednesday, a police spokesman said this afternoon.
UP government requests Supreme Court to monitor CBI probe into Hathras case
Oct 14, 2020, at 06:25 pm
Lucknow/New Delhi/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday requested the Supreme Court to monitor the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the case pertaining to the fatal gangrape of a 19-year old Dalit woman allegedly by four upper caste men in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, media reports said.
Swami Chinmayanand gets respite in rape case after girl turns hostile before court
Oct 14, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Lucknow/UNI: In a major respite to former union minister Swami Chinmayanand in a rape case, the girl, who accused him, has suddenly turned hostile before the trial court.
Police arrest three car lifters in Assam’s Karimganj
Oct 14, 2020, at 05:27 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Police arrested three car lifters in Assam’s Karimganj district on Tuesday night.
Hyderabad: Old city wall collapses, 9 dead
Oct 14, 2020, at 02:40 pm
Hyderabad: A boundary wall collapsed in the old city of Hyderabad on Tuesday which left nine people, including two children, dead, media reports said.
Mehbooba Mufti, kept in detention for 14 months, released
Oct 14, 2020, at 05:04 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who had been under detention since August 2019 when the Centre scrapped Article 370 in the Valley, was released on late Tuesday night.