Jammu: Corporation assigns 150 autos for door-to-door garbage collection
Oct 02, 2020, at 12:32 am
Jammu: Cleanliness is a crucial activity needed to be followed by any city administration during this time of COVID-19 and Jammu is no exception to it.
Mamata Banerjee lashes out at BJP government in UP over Hathras incident
Oct 02, 2020, at 12:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh over the kind of treatment meted out to the 19-year old girl who had suffered a fatal gangrape, as the outrage grew across the country.
Congress leader Ahmed Patel tests Covid-19 positive
Oct 01, 2020, at 11:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.
Bangladesh Foreign MinisterAK Abdul Momen expresses satisfaction over Indo-Bangladesh JCC meeting
Oct 01, 2020, at 11:35 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has expressed his satisfaction over the recent Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting.
As lockdown eases, migrant workers cross Nepalgunj border to arrive in India
Oct 01, 2020, at 11:18 pm
Kathmandu/Nepalgunj: The easing of the COVID-19 imposed lockdown has now made 22,000 Nepali migrant workers arrive in India via Nepalgunj border point in the last four weeks, media reports said.
India, China further agree to maintain close consultations
Oct 01, 2020, at 11:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India and China on Wednesday positively evaluated their sixth round of military talks that held on September 21, the diplomats of two countries agreed to continue to maintain close consultations at the diplomatic and military level.
Maharashtra won't tolerate Hathras rape-like incidents: Uddhav Thackeray
Oct 01, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Thane/UNI: Tacitly slamming the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday asserted that incidents like Hathras rape will never be tolerated in his state while crimes against women will be dealt with strictly.
Assam: Woman gangraped in Palladam, three arrested, hunt on for three more
Oct 01, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Tiruppur/UNI: A 22-year-old woman from Assam was gangraped near Palladam in this district and police have arrested three people in this connection here last evening.
Kashmir: Two soldiers killed, 4 injured after Pakistan violates ceasefire in Kupwara
Oct 01, 2020, at 10:38 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two army personnel were killed and four others were injured as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate firing and shelling in the frontier district of Kupwara on Thursday, a defence ministry spokesman said this afternoon.
No question of rethinking of alliance with BJP: Shiromani Akali Dal
Oct 01, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Moga/UNI: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday clarified that there was no 'question of rethinking' of alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Hathras: NCW writes to UP DGP on gangrape victim's body being cremated at midnight
Oct 01, 2020, at 10:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has written to the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh seeking an explanation on the urgency to cremate the body of the victim in the middle of the night that too in the absence of her family and sought its reply at the earliest.
SC disposes of pleas seeking direction on refund of air tickets booked during lockdown
Oct 01, 2020, at 10:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of a batch of petitions that sought direction on refund of air tickets booked during the lockdown after it accepted the scheme of credit shells, as proposed by the DGCA, valid till March 31.
Oct 01, 2020, at 09:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were detained by UP Police while on their way to meet Hathras gangrape victim’s family.
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra heading towards Hathras stopped at Yamuna Expressway
Oct 01, 2020, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi/Hathras/IBNS: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who are leading a party delegation towards Uttar Pradesh's Hathras village, have been stopped at the Yamuna Expressway.
Kashmir: Soldier killed in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Poonch
Oct 01, 2020, at 07:27 pm
Jammu/UNI: An Army jawan was killed as Pakistan violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Mayawati asks Centre to replace Yogi Adityanath as UP CM after Hathras gangrape
Oct 01, 2020, at 07:25 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati attacked the incumbent Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the incidents of gang rape, murder in Hathras and Balrampur districts which shook the nation.
Nagaland: Meeting of Nodal Officers for by-election in Kohima
Oct 01, 2020, at 07:03 pm
Kohima/IBNS: A meeting with all the Nodal Officers in connection with the forthcoming by-election to the 14 Southern Angami I Assembly Constituency 2020, was held in DC's Conference Hall, Kohima in Nagaland on Wednesday.
Assam CM Sonowal presents Anundoram Borooah Award 2020 to meritorious students
Oct 01, 2020, at 07:00 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said that, the state's youth has the potential to shine at the world stage and the youth must strive for taking advantage of conducive environment for business, cultural and other exchanges brought about by Act East Policy.
Hathras sealed ahead of Rahul-Priyanka visit amid outrage over fatal gangrape incident
Oct 01, 2020, at 06:23 pm
Hathras/New Delhi/IBNS: The village of Uttar Pradesh's Hathras has been sealed by the administration ahead of the Congress top brass' visit as the outrage over the fatal gangrape of a 19-year old girl is growing across the country.
India enters into Unlock 5 with over 63 lakh Covid-19 cases
Oct 01, 2020, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday reported over 86,000 fresh Covid-19 cases taking the overall tally of infections beyond 63 lakh as the country of 1.3 billion people entered into the fifth phase of unlocking various socio-economic aspects of life following months of anti-Coronavirus lockdown.
After Hathras horror, three more 'rape' incidents reported from UP in a single day
Oct 01, 2020, at 08:19 am
Lucknow/IBNS: A day after Uttar Pradesh's Hathras gang-rape victim died in a Delhi hospital and was cremated by the state police keeping her family away, three more women, including two minors, were allegedly raped at three different locations in the same state on Tuesday, reports said on Wednesday midnight.
NHRC pulls up UP govt over 'serious violation of human rights' in Hathras fatal gangrape case
Oct 01, 2020, at 06:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India on Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of the fatal gangrape of 19-year-old women belonging to Scheduled Caste community in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh and called it a serious issue of human rights violation.
Minor girl gangraped by three in Madhya Pradesh a day after Hathras victim dies
Oct 01, 2020, at 05:30 am
Khargone (MP)/IBNS: A minor girl was kidnapped from her house and gangraped by three men in a field in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, police said on Wednesday amid nationwide outrage over the savage gangrape and death of a 19-year-girl in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras.
'None can mine in eco-sensitive areas': SC tells Centre and Jharkhand on coal block auction
Oct 01, 2020, at 05:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said prima facie the Central government is entitled to auction the coal blocks in the state while observing that neither the state nor the Centre will have the right to mine the areas that fall in the eco-sensitive zone.
Calcutta High Court rejects Bengal govt's plea against Visva-Bharati's fencing of Poush Mela ground
Oct 01, 2020, at 04:50 am
Kolkata/UNI: A two-judge bench of Calcutta High Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal of the state government seeking a stay on the fence erected by Visva-Bharati authorities around the Poush Mela ground.
Unlock 5: States to decide on reopening schools after Oct 15, cinemas permitted with 50 pct seating
Oct 01, 2020, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: States and union territories can decide on reopening schools and colleges after Oct 15 in a graded manner, the Centre on Wednesday announced in a detailed guideline for further relaxing of coronavirus-related restrictions in the country.
Under Congress pressure, Maharashtra govt withdraws August order to implement farm bills
Oct 01, 2020, at 03:02 am
Mumbai/IBNS: After dilemma over its August order to implement the new farm laws passed by the Centre, Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government withdrew it following its alliance partner Congress's threat to boycott the Cabinet meeting and Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) continuous protest against the legislation, said media reports.
CPI (ML) walks out of the Grand Alliance, to contest from 30 seats in Bihar polls
Oct 01, 2020, at 02:24 am
Patna/UNI: With Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) walking out of the Grand Alliance and announcing to enter into the electoral battle on its own declaring the first list containing 30 assembly seats, the Grand Alliance (GA) trying to consolidate the left parties under one umbrella, got a jolt ahead of assembly elections in Bihar.
Sushant Singh Rajput's father calls on Nitish Kumar, thanks CM for CBI recommendation
Oct 01, 2020, at 01:56 am
Patna/UNI/IBNS: Actor Sushant Singh Rajput father KK Singh called on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his official residence in Patna on Wednesday.
Lies and frauds have become main weapons of BJP's politics: Akhilesh Yadav
Oct 01, 2020, at 01:27 am
Lucknow/UNI: Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying new tactics to cover up the truth, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav said that lies and betrayals have become the main weapons of the BJP's politics.