Assam Hindu activists demand to stop feeding beef to zoo animals
Oct 13, 2020, at 07:19 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A self-claimed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader of Assam and some Hindu activists of the state have opposed serving of beef to the animals of the state zoo and demanded to ban cow slaughtering across the state.
Rajya Sabha polls for 11 seats in UP, Uttarakhand on Nov 9
Oct 13, 2020, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The elections for 11 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will be held on Nov 9, media reports said.
Kolkata: Powerful explosion blows off clubhouse's roof at Beliaghata, no casualties reported
Oct 13, 2020, at 06:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A portion of a roof of a two-storey club building was blown off following a powerful explosion in Kolkata's Beliaghata Main Road area on Tuesday morning, reports said.
Tanishq pulls advertisement amid call for boycott
Oct 13, 2020, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Popular jewellery brand Tanishq has reportedly pulled its advertisement that had stirred a row on social media over its content though netizens are divided over the boycott call for the ad.
Bangladesh-India to move forward on path of rapid development: Indian envoy
Oct 13, 2020, at 03:31 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The new Indian envoy to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswamy has said that if the two countries want to move forward on the path of rapid development, there is no better alternative than mutual cooperation.
Decision to perform last rites at night was taken to prevent law and order problem: Hathras DM
Oct 13, 2020, at 05:31 am
Lucknow/UNI: Hathras District Magistrate Praveen Kumar Lakshkar on Monday deposed before the Allahabad High Court, taking full responsibility of performing the last rites of the 19-year-old gangrape victim in the night of Sept 29, stating that the decision was taken to prevent any untoward incident related to law and order in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras and other adjoining areas.
Bihar BJP expels 'rebel' members who joined Chirag Paswan's LJP
Oct 13, 2020, at 04:41 am
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday expelled eight rebels who quit the saffron party to join Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) over the past week ahead of the state assembly elections.
Andhra Pradesh High Court orders CBI probe into defamatory social media posts on judgments
Oct 13, 2020, at 02:22 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into defamatory social media posts on its judgments.
Vaishno Devi Shrine Board enhances limit of pilgrims to 7,000 from Oct 15
Oct 13, 2020, at 01:27 am
Jammu/UNI: The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has increased the limit of pilgrims from 5,000 to 7,000 from Oct 15 in view of upcoming "Navratras".
Servitors oppose opening of Jagannath temple in Puri
Oct 13, 2020, at 01:00 am
Puri/UNI: Almost all the servitors of Sri Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri on Monday opposed the opening of the temple for the devotees, at a virtual conference of the temple Chief Administrator Krishna Kumar held to seek their views on the issue.
J&K administration to construct 700-800 toilets within 3 mths
Oct 12, 2020, at 11:50 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Announcing to construct 700 to 800 public toilets within next three months, Lt Governor Manoj Singh on Monday laid special emphasis on improving public conveniences, especially in major cities, towns and along the highways.
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu tests negative for COVID-19
Oct 12, 2020, at 11:45 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday tested negative for COVID-19, the office of the Vice President said.
Libya: India expresses happiness at release of seven Indian nationals
Oct 12, 2020, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India on Monday expressed happiness at the release of seven of its nationals who had been abducted in Libya on September 14.
Top Bollywood producers file law suit against certain media houses for 'irresponsible reporting'
Oct 12, 2020, at 10:55 pm
Mumbai: Several top Bollywood producers have come together to file a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court against certain media houses for 'irresponsible reporting'.
Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan LeT commander, another militant killed in Srinagar encounter
Oct 12, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander, a Pakistani national, was among two militants killed in an encounter, which ensued after security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the summer capital, Srinagar, on Monday.
After missing for five years, boy from UP reunites with family members in Guwahati
Oct 12, 2020, at 10:28 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: After 5 years, a 13-year-old autistic boy, who went missing from Uttar Pradesh, was traced at a child home in Assam and reunited with his family members.
Security forces recover large cache of arms-ammunition in Manipur and Nagaland
Oct 12, 2020, at 10:24 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Security forces have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition in Manipur and Nagaland in separate operations.
Assam: Police arrest drug peddler with drugs in Guwahati
Oct 12, 2020, at 10:22 pm
Guwahati: Police haVE arrested a drug peddler along with drugs at Noonmati area in Guwahati city on Thursday night.
Manipur police seize arms ahead of bye-polls
Oct 12, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Imphal/IBNS: Manipur police have seized arms ahead of the bye-elections in the state.
Eighteen militants killed in eight encounters in Srinagar in past nine months: DGP
Oct 12, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Asserting that 18 militants were killed in eight different encounters with security forces in the summer capital, Srinagar this year so far, J&K police chief on Monday said that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has been trying to find foothold in the city.
New farm laws: Supreme Court asks Centre to file reply
Oct 12, 2020, at 10:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought a reply from the Centre on petitions challenging the new farm-related laws.
BSF starts Jan Andolan for COVID-19 in Meghalaya
Oct 12, 2020, at 08:56 pm
Guwahati: Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent call for “Jan Andolan for COVID-19”, BSF has kick started this campaign all over Meghalaya.
Mumbai suffers massive power outage, now restored in most parts
Oct 12, 2020, at 08:37 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Mumbai, the financial capital of India, on Monday morning suffered an unprecedented, massive power outage leading various services in the tinseltown to a grinding halt.
Khushbu Sundar joins BJP hours after quitting Congress
Oct 12, 2020, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a jolt for the country's oldest political outfit, Tamil Nadu actor-turned politician Khushbu Sundar on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hours after quitting the Congress.
Oct 12, 2020, at 07:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia dedicated her life to the poor and proved that for people's representatives, not 'Raj Satta' but 'Jan Seva' was important.
Rahul Gandhi attacks govt on pending GST compensation to states
Oct 12, 2020, at 07:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the BJP government at the Centre on the non payment of pending GST revenue to the states and instead asking state governments to borrow the pending amount from the Reserve Bank of India.
Teenager detained for issuing rape threat to MS Dhoni's 5-year old daughter
Oct 12, 2020, at 06:44 pm
Ahmedabad/IBNS: A teenager has been detained from Gujarat's Kutch district for allegedly issuing a rape threat to former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's five-year old daughter, media reports said.
Mumbai out of power, several trains rescheduled
Oct 12, 2020, at 06:08 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, faced power outage on Monday leading several services to a grinding halt allegedly due to TATA's electric supply failures, media reports said.
Khushbu Sundar quits Congress, likely to join BJP today
Oct 12, 2020, at 04:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a jolt to the country's oldest political outfit, Tamil Nadu Congress leader Khushbu Sundar on Monday quit her party amid rumours of her joining in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
Hathras case: Victim's family members to appear before HC today
Oct 12, 2020, at 03:16 pm
Hathras: The family members of the alleged Hathras gang-rape victim will appear before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday.