Jul 13, 2020, at 06:34 am
Jaipur/IBNS: Rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot will meet BJP President JP Nadda on Monday even as he decided to ignore a key legislative party meet called by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on the same day, said media reports.
Pakistani LeT militant among 3 killed in Sopore encounter
Jul 13, 2020, at 03:59 am
Baramullla/UNI: A top foreign Lashkar-e-Taiba militant was among three ultras killed in an encounter which ensued after security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the apple township of Sopore in this north Kashmir district on Sunday.
Maharashtra: 2 aides of gangster Vikas Dubey nabbed, sent to 14-day judicial custody
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:12 am
Thane/UNI: The duo aides of the eliminated gangster Vikas Dubey were remanded to 14-day judicial custody by a local court here on Sunday.
SI who tipped Vikas Dubey, urges Supreme Court for providing security
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:09 am
New Delhi/UNI: Sub-Inspector K K Sharma, who was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) for allegedly tipping off gangster Vikas Dubey and his gang about the police raid in Kanpur, on Sunday moved the Supreme Court, seeking security for himself and his wife Vinita Sirohi.
Two grenades lobbed at security forces fail to explode in Awantipora
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:03 am
Srinagar/UNI: Militants on Sunday hurled two grenades on security forces in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, but they failed to explode, an Army official said.
Jammu and Kashmir: 3 militants killed in Sopore encounter
Jul 13, 2020, at 01:58 am
Baramullla/UNI: Three militants were killed in an encounter which ensued after security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the apple township of Sopore in this north Kashmir district on Sunday.
Jul 13, 2020, at 01:42 am
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday said the Uttar Pradesh government should take action in the Vikas Dubey case on the basis of facts and not indulge in politics to create 'scare amongst the Brahmin community.'
Indian Railways sends special parcel train to Bangladesh with red chillies
Jul 13, 2020, at 01:28 am
New Delhi/UNI: For the first time the Indian Railways, loaded special Parcel train beyond the country borders to Benapole in Bangladesh with dry chillies from Reddipalem in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh.
Jul 13, 2020, at 01:13 am
Jaipur/IBNS: While the Congress veterans like Kapil Sibal fear the tug of war between party old guard and new might meet a similar fate as that of Madhya Pradesh, where a disgruntled Jyotiraditya Scindia toppled Kamal Nath, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is not ready to yield despite pressure from the party high command and has called a meeting of the party legislature at his residence at 9 pm today.
Indians have done best to respond to China's incredibly aggressive actions: Mike Pompeo
Jul 13, 2020, at 12:16 am
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently reacted to the violent border standoff between India and China and said Indians have done their best to respond to Beijing's “incredibly aggressive actions”.
Sad to see Sachin Pilot being sidelined: Jyotiraditya Scindia
Jul 12, 2020, at 11:44 pm
New Delhi: Former Union Minister and ex-Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, said he feels sad to see his former party colleague Sachin Pilot also being sidelined and persecuted by Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot.
Jul 12, 2020, at 09:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The crisis in Rajasthan Congress government has deepened after Sachin Pilot, who shares a strained relationship with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over leadership issues, reached Delhi with the support of 16 Congress MLAs and three Independents and is said to be in talks with the BJP top brass. Pilot's exit from Congress is also almost certain after a notice was served on Friday last to him to appear for questioning in an investigation into alleged attempts to destabilize his own government, media reports said.
Rajasthan crisis: Sachin Pilot, loyalists in Delhi to meet Congress High Command
Jul 12, 2020, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress party has landed into yet another crisis just three months after it lost Madhya Pradesh to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with Jyotiraditya Scindia along with his loyalists joining the saffron league.
Aadhaar, test results must for COVID-19 drug procurement in Maharashtra
Jul 12, 2020, at 03:59 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Amid complaints of scarcity of medicines, prescribed to treat COVID-19 patients, in Maharashtra and eventual black marketing of the same, the state government has tightened the rules on the sale of the drugs.
BJP vice-president writes to Maha CM on re-imposition of lockdown
Jul 12, 2020, at 02:40 pm
Thane/UNI: National vice-president of the BJP and Rajya Sabha MP Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe has raised the issue of re-imposition of lockdown and general atmosphere of confusion among the public and sought measures to overcome the current Covid-19 situation.
Police seize drugs in Manipur’s Moreh, Assam Rifles seize Myanmarese Areca Nuts in Nagaland
Jul 12, 2020, at 08:19 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Police have seized contraband drugs worth over Rs 2.50 crore in Manipur’s Moreh area along Indo-Myanmar border.
Congress appoints Hardik Patel as working president of Gujarat unit
Jul 12, 2020, at 04:12 am
New Delhi/Gandhinagar/UNI: Hardik Patel, known as the face of the Patidar agitation in Gujarat, was on Saturday appointed as the working president of the state Congress.
Kerala gold-smuggling case: NIA detains key accused Swapna Suresh, Sandeep Nair
Jul 12, 2020, at 04:01 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) detained Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair, the key accused in the 30-kg gold smuggling case in Kerala, on Saturday, media reports said.
Laxmi Ratan Shukla's wife tests positive for Covid-19, family quarantined
Jul 12, 2020, at 02:49 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The wife of former Indian cricketer and West Bengal Minister-of-State for Sports and Youth Services, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus.
Covid-19: Karnataka announces complete lockdown in Bengaluru for 7 days
Jul 12, 2020, at 02:24 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka government has announced a complete lockdown in Bengaluru urban and rural districts for seven days starting from Tuesday to stem the further spread of Covid-19.
Mamata requests PM Modi to re-examine UGC's move to conduct examinations amid Covid-19
Jul 12, 2020, at 02:08 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the revised guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC) where it has directed all universities and colleges to conduct terminal examinations by Sept, 2020 amid Covid-19 pandemic.
'Why PM so scared?' Rahul attacks Modi after BJP blocks Parliamentary Panel Review of PM Cares Fund
Jul 12, 2020, at 01:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a potshot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) blocked the Parliamentary Panel Review of PM Cares Fund which was created to receive donations to combat Covid-19 pandemic.
Jammu and Kashmir: Panic in Anantnag jail after inmate tests positive for COVID-19
Jul 12, 2020, at 12:11 am
Srinagar/UNI: Panic gripped about 200 detenues and staff members of District Jail Anantnag when an inmate tested positive for COVID-19, official sources said on Saturday.
PM Modi chairs review meeting on Covid-19 pandemic preparations
Jul 11, 2020, at 11:01 pm
New Delhi: Amid rising cases, Indian PM Narendra Modi reviewed the Covid 19 situation in the country on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two drug peddlers arrested, charas recovered in Srinagar
Jul 11, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two drug peddlers were arrested and 4kg of charas was recovered from their possession on the outskirts of Srinagar city, a police spokesman said on Saturday afternoon.
Balakot airstrike: India's action was appropriate, says Bolton
Jul 11, 2020, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former United States National Security Advisor John Bolton on Saturday said at the time of Balakot airstrikes, India acted in self defence and its actions were appropriate.
NIA to probe Islamic State links in Gold smuggling case
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:45 pm
Kochi/UNI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) will probe on the links of Islamic State (IS), an International terrorist group, in the diplomatic baggage gold smuggling case.
West Bengal: Second year college student shot dead at Titagarh
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:41 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A 2nd year college student was shot dead by some motorcycle borne assailants in front of his home in the industrial town of Titagarh under Barrackpore region in North 24 Parganas last evening.
Six NSCN (IM) militants killed in encounter in Arunachal
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Itanagar/UNI: Six NSCN (IM) militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday early morning, a police official said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two drug peddlers arrested, charas recovered in Srinagar
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:08 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two drug peddlers were arrested and 4kg of charas was recovered from their possession on the outskirts of Srinagar city, a police spokesman said on Saturday afternoon.