Central team visits flood-hit Assam for assessing damage
Aug 28, 2020, at 01:22 am
Guwahati/UNI To assess the damages caused by the monsoon floods, a six-member central team is on a three-day visit to Assam.
Sushant Singh Rajput death probe: PIL filed in Bombay HC to stop 'media trial'
Aug 28, 2020, at 12:08 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking a stay on an alleged media trial in the case pertaining to the death of Indian actor Sushant Singh Rajput, media reports said.
Students want JEE, NEET at any cost: HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
Aug 27, 2020, at 10:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday said lakhs of students of the country want the conduction of engineering and medical entrance examinations, just a day ahead of the launch of countrywide protests by the political forces.
Aug 27, 2020, at 09:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give permission for Muharram processions across the country, saying it would create chaos, and “one particular community will be targeted” for spreading coronavirus, said media reports.
Karnataka: Two killed as car-bus collide
Aug 27, 2020, at 07:39 pm
Chitradurga/UNI: At least two people died in a head-on collision between a car and a bus on Belagavi-Srirangapatna state highway near Gollahalli gate in Hiriyur taluk on Thursday.
Normalcy returns in Bengaluru post unlock, metro services to resume soon: Karnataka CM Yediyurappa
Aug 27, 2020, at 07:35 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on Thursday said that the normalcy is slowly returning to normalcy after the Unlock and the metro services will be resumed soon.
Kashmir: Ex-Army captain shoots wife in Bandipora
Aug 27, 2020, at 07:31 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A retired Army captain critically wounded his wife when he allegedly shot her during a heated argument in north Kashmir district of Bandipora.
Over 100 academicians write to PM Modi backing JEE, NEET
Aug 27, 2020, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: More than 150 academicians have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi supporting the decision to go ahead with holding the JEE-NEET, and not play with the future of students for their political agenda.
BJP tops Facebook's political ad spending list, Congress follows ruling dispensation
Aug 27, 2020, at 07:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the controversy over Facebook's alleged biases towards hate speeches given by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, a new data has claimed India's ruling outfit led the list of spending on political advertisements on the social networking site over the last 18 months, media reports said.
Aug 27, 2020, at 06:11 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Actress Rhea Chakraborty, who is an accused in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, on Thursday said her and her family's lives are threatened.
Covid-19 vaccine access strategy should have been in place by now: Rahul Gandhi
Aug 27, 2020, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP government at the Centre for its failure to devise a COVID-19 vaccine access strategy.
Rhea Chakraborty my son's murderer, should be arrested: Sushant Singh Rajput's father
Aug 27, 2020, at 04:30 pm
Patna/IBNS: Late Indian actor Sushant Singh Rajput's father KK Singh on Thursday said actress Rhea Chakraborty should be arrested for allegedly murdering the young Bollywood star.
India reports biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases with over 75,000 infections
Aug 27, 2020, at 04:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the worst Covid-19-affected Asian country, on Thursday reported the biggest single-day spike in Novel Coronavirus cases with over 75,000 infections in the last 24 hours.
Congress to hold pan India protest on Friday against Centre's move to conduct JEE-NEET amid Covid-19
Aug 27, 2020, at 06:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After the day-long meeting of opposition parties' leaders, the Congress has announced that it will hold protests across the country on Friday against the Centre's move to go ahead with the engineering and medical entrances amid the coronavirus pandemic.
By 2030 Indian Railways' carbon emission will be zero: Piyush Goyal
Aug 27, 2020, at 05:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that by 2030 there will be a net-zero carbon emission.
Indian techie sworn-in as US citizen at White House ceremony in presence of Donald Trump
Aug 27, 2020, at 04:47 am
Washington/IBNS: An Indian software engineer was sworn in as an American citizen along with four other immigrants in a rare naturalisation ceremony at the White House, which was presided over by US President Donald Trump.
JEE, NEET to be held in Sept to save 1 academic year, explains exam body
Aug 27, 2020, at 04:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts key entrance examinations in India, has asked all states to cooperate in holding the engineering and medical tests amid the coronavirus pandemic, adding that postponing them would affect the academic calendar.
Sushant death: Narcotics Control Bureau starts drug probe against Rhea Chakraborty over phone chats
Aug 27, 2020, at 02:48 am
Mumbai/IBNS: In a new twist to the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, the Narcotics Control Bureau has started an investigation following fresh allegations linked to WhatsApp chats reportedly recovered from his girlfriend and actress Rhea Chakraborty's phone.
Youth dies due to electrocution in central Kashmir'S Ganderbal
Aug 27, 2020, at 01:28 am
Srinagar/UNI: A youth died due to electrocution in the central Kashmir district of Ganderbal on Wednesday, official sources said.
Young engineer aims to contribute towards J-K’s agriculture sector, experiments with new technology
Aug 27, 2020, at 12:15 am
Srinagar: In a bid to help people in the region, a young farming engineer at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) in Jammu is experimenting with new technology in the field of agriculture.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two arrested under ULAPA for raising Azadi slogans
Aug 27, 2020, at 12:00 am
Srinagar/UNI: Two youths were arrested under Unlawful Activities (Prevention)Act and different Sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) for raising slogans of “Azadi” under the garb of Muharram procession in central Kashmir district of Badgam, a police spokesman said Wednesday evening.
Aug 26, 2020, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi: Amid growing demand from a section of the student community over cancellation of the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examinations due to the COVID-19 pandemic scenario, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Indian students should find an acceptable solution to the situation.
Aug 26, 2020, at 11:26 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission(MSHRC) on Wednesday sought explanation from the Mumbai Police and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on the news that Rhea Chakraborty apparently visited the morgue where Sushant Singh Rajput’s body was kept.
Mamata Banerjee extends anti-Covid-19 lockdown in West Bengal till Sept 20
Aug 26, 2020, at 11:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday extended the anti-Covid-19 lockdown in her state till Sept 20, fearing further spread of the virus which has still kept India on an edge.
FIR lodged against Samajwadi Party leader Vikas Yadav over hate poster
Aug 26, 2020, at 11:02 pm
Lucknow/UNI: An FIR was lodged against Samajwadi Party leader Vikas Yadav for allegedly putting up 'hate poster' against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other BJP leaders, police said on Wednesday.
Jammu police orders investigation into youth's suicide alleging harassment
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:58 pm
Jammu/UNI: A day after a youth, booked under POCSO and was on bail, jumped from river Tawi bridge killing himself, Jammu Police on Wednesday ordered probe into the matter.
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Dhaka/New Delhi: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla (FS) visited Bangladesh on Aug 18-19 when he met nation's PM Sheikh Hasina and they discussed on various issues including the 50 years of the liberation of the south Asian country.
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday requested several opposition leaders including Chief Ministers of the non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states to knock the doors of the Supreme Court and even start a movement, demanding the postponement of Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
Jammu and Kashmir: Woman commits suicide in Baramulla
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Baramulla/UNI: A woman allegedly committed suicide by setting herself on fire in apple township of Sopore in this north Kashmir district , official sources said on Wednesday.
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Bankura/West Bengal/IBNS: After finding Bhopal man, Udayan Das, guilty of killing his parents and live-in partner, and burying their bodies in an attempt to tamper evidences, a first-track court in West Bengal's Bankura district on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to the psycho killer.