Amit Shah, JP Nadda to visit Bengal every month to oversee party organisation: Dilip Ghosh
Nov 19, 2020, at 02:49 am
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh, who went to New Delhi on Wednesday to attend Standing Committee (Home Affairs) meeting, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party national president J P Nadda will visit the state every month to oversee the party organisation ahead of the coming Assembly elections.
Nitish critic Prashant Kishor draws flak from disgruntled TMC leaders
Nov 19, 2020, at 01:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Poll strategist and former JD(U) leader Prashant, who seems to have sharpened his attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar even after his win in the recent Bihar elections, is being doubted by several TMC leaders whether he would be able to ensure a win for the party in assembly polls which are barely six months away.
LG approves restricting wedding functions to 50 persons in Delhi
Nov 19, 2020, at 01:27 am
New Delhi/UNI: Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Wednesday approved Delhi government's proposal to allow only 50 people at wedding ceremonies in the National Capital in view of the rising Covid-19 cases, sources said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Four civilians injured in grenade attack in Pulwama
Nov 19, 2020, at 12:25 am
Srinagar/UNI: Over four civilians were injured in a grenade attack by militants in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Wednesday.
Nov 18, 2020, at 11:55 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a request to declare Netaji's birthday as a National Holiday.
Nov 18, 2020, at 11:00 pm
Srinagar: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Horticulture, Sheep and Animal Husbandry, Navin Kumar Choudhary, today visited Budgam and had a detailed review of functioning of departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, Sheep and Animal Husbandry besides taking stock of winter preparedness of the district administration.
Jammu and Kashmir: 25000 Kanals of State land transferred to I&C Department
Nov 18, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Srinagar: To give a boost to economic activities like manufacturing & service, the Government of J&K in line with the industrial policy of 2016, has transferred 25000 Kanals of State land to Industries & Commerce Department.
HM Amit Shah shows Indian democracy in poor light by calling alliance as Gupkar Gang: Soz
Nov 18, 2020, at 10:50 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Former union minister and senior Congress leader Prof Saifuddin Soz on Wednesday said calling alliance of mainstream political parties by Union Home Minister Amit Shah as Gupkar Gang was very unfortunate.
Police use tear gas on protesters in Paris rally against global security bill: Reports
Nov 18, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: French security forces in Paris have used tear gas to disperse protesters, who gathered to demonstrate against the global security bill currently under consideration in the country's National Assembly, the media reported.
Jharkhand: Body of newly married woman found hanging in Bokaro
Nov 18, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Bokaro/UNI: Body of a newly married woman was found hanging in Bahagadh under Marafari Police Station area of this district.
Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC allows jailed activist Varavara Rao to be shifted to hospital
Nov 18, 2020, at 07:34 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed poet-activist Varavara Rao, who has been jailed in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence, to be shifted to Nanavati Hospital here for 15 days, media reports said.
'Join other party or form your own': Congress to rebel leaders
Nov 18, 2020, at 06:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the widening of the crack in the Congress after its dismal performance in Bihar polls, the top brass has reacted sharply to the rebels who have raised doubt over the way the opposition force is working in the current saffronised political spectrum.
Kashmir: Army officer injured in grenade explosion in Poonch
Nov 18, 2020, at 05:03 pm
Jammu/UNI: An army captain reportedly suffered injuries when a grenade exploded in his hand while he was handling it in Balakote sector near the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Akhilesh Yadav criticises UP govt over suicide of rape victim
Nov 18, 2020, at 04:58 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday launched an attack on the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government over the rise of crimes against women in the state.
Truck accident near Gujarat's Vadodara kills 10, injures 16
Nov 18, 2020, at 04:36 pm
Vadodara/IBNS: An accident involving two trucks near Gujarat's Vadodara killed 10 people and injured 16 others in the wee hours on Wednesday, media reports said.
Uttar Pradesh: Junior engineer arrested by CBI for sexually exploiting children
Nov 18, 2020, at 03:53 pm
Chitrakoot/UNI: A junior engineer of Uttar Pradesh irrigation department was arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly sexually exploiting children and posting videos and photographs.
PM Modi, Joe Biden talk, reiterate commitment to Indo-US strategic partnership
Nov 18, 2020, at 06:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday to congratulate him on his win and reiterate India's firm commitment to its strategic partnership with the United States.
Salman Khurshid takes dig at Kapil Sibal for 'doubting Thomases'
Nov 18, 2020, at 06:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid took an indirect dig at his party colleague Kapil Sibal for suffering from "periodic pangs of anxiety" and "doubting Thomases."
CBI arrests UP govt staffer for sexually exploiting children and selling pictures to pedophiles
Nov 18, 2020, at 05:00 am
Lucknow/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a UP government employee on Tuesday for allegedly sexually exploiting, sharing and selling the photographs of at least 50 children in the past 10 years.
'Egregious' state-sponsored terrorism present in India's neighbourhood: S Jaishankar
Nov 18, 2020, at 04:57 am
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hammered Pakistan and said that India's immediate neighbourhood has "an egregious example of state-sponsored cross border terrorism".
J&K launches relief drive for 1.45 lakh workers to tide over COVID crisis
Nov 18, 2020, at 04:45 am
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has registered 2.4 lakh building and other construction workers so that they can be provided the social benefits amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Jammu and Kashmir: Snow cleared from Peer Ki Gali mountain pass
Nov 18, 2020, at 04:42 am
Srinagar: After a few days of bad weather, the administration moved men and machinery to the Peer Ki Gali mountain pass on the Mughal road.
Jammu and Kashmir: Navin Choudhary tours CoE Zawoora
Nov 18, 2020, at 04:36 am
Srinagar: Principal Secretary to Government, Horticulture Department Navin Kumar Choudhary today conducted an extensive tour of Centre of Excellence (CoE) Zawoora Srinagar to review its functioning.
Assam: Railway Protection Force rescues two minor girls
Nov 18, 2020, at 03:26 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Railway Protection Force of Northeast Frontier Railway rescued two minor girls in Assam on Monday.
RBI puts Lakshmi Vilas Bank on moratorium
Nov 18, 2020, at 03:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Reserve Bank of India has put Tamil Nadu based Lakshmi Vilas Bank on moratorium for a month and restricted the withdrawals to Rs 25,000 during the period, the finance ministry said in a statement.
Kolkata: CBI arrests BSF commandant in cattle smuggling case
Nov 18, 2020, at 02:15 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday held a Border Security Force (BSF) commandant for his alleged involvement in a cattle smuggling racket operating at India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, sources said.
Jagannath temple administration initiates process to open temple for devotees
Nov 18, 2020, at 01:56 am
Puri/UNI: Sri Jagannath temple which remained out of bounding for devotees since March 20 to contain the spread of coronavirus will be likely to be opened after four weeks.
11 persons dressed in army uniform arrested in Guwahati
Nov 18, 2020, at 01:46 am
Guwahati/IBNS: 11 persons dressed in army uniform were arrested by police near Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati on Monday night.
PM Modi attends BRICS Summit virtually, slams Pakistan without naming it on terrorism issue
Nov 17, 2020, at 11:49 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday attended the 12th edition of BRICS Summit where he made a veiled attack on Pakistan and said countries that support the terrorists should be held accountable.
Amit Shah triggers controversy with his ‘Gupkar gang’ remark, Kashmiri leaders slam him
Nov 17, 2020, at 11:29 pm
Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has triggered a controversy with his ‘Gupkar gang’ remark, prompting key Jammu and Kashmir leaders to slam him for the comment.