Nitish Kumar conducts aerial survey of flood-affected areas of Bihar
Aug 08, 2020, at 02:08 am
Patna/UNI Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in West Champaran district and directed the concerned authorities to carefully operate Gandak Garage.
Landslides kill 13 in Kerala's Idukki district, 12 injured
Aug 08, 2020, at 01:49 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: At least 13 people have died after heavy rains caused landslides in Idukki district of Kerala while 12 others have been rescued and admitted to Tata General Hospital in Munnar, said a media report.
Pandemic: China, Responsibility and Accountability
Aug 08, 2020, at 12:27 am
Even as normal life continues to be disrupted by the spread of COVID-19, the world is slowly realizing the indelible impact the virus has had on jobs, businesses, children and social life.
Uttar Pradesh: Unable to receive treatment, pregnant woman succumbs in Jaunpur
Aug 07, 2020, at 11:37 pm
Jaunpur/UNI: A pregnant woman died in the hospital premises of the district women's hospital in this Uttar Pradesh district, family sources said on Friday.
Pradeep Kumar Joshi takes oath as UPSC Chairman
Aug 07, 2020, at 11:30 pm
New Delhi: Pradeep Kumar Joshi, presently Member, Union Public Service Commission, took the oath of office and secrecy as Chairman, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) today.
Pakistan again violates ceasefire along LoC in Poonch
Aug 07, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Chandrasekhar Kundu joins Trinamool
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:53 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Social activist Chandrasekhar Kundu joined the Trinamool Congress in the presence of West Bengal Higher Education Minister and party Secretary-general Partha Chatterjee at Trinamool Bhavan today.
Gangster Ravi Pujari's henchman arrested in Mandya
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:41 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: The Central Crime Branch of Bengaluru on Friday said that it has arrested one of the alleged henchman of gangster Ravi Pujari, who was involved in the shootout case in 2007 in Bengaluru.
Supreme Court rejects Kerala activist's bail plea for 'spreading obscenity'
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:25 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Kerala activist Rehana Fathima's anticipatory bail plea whose release of a video in June last of her minor children painting her semi-nude body triggered controversy, media reports said.
PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra tomorrow
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:22 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shall inaugurate Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra, an interactive experience centre on the Swachh Bharat Mission, on 8th August, 2020.
India PM launched Prime Minister’s Development Package helping apple farmers of J&K
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Srinagar: A successful implementation of Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP) saw a marked improvement in the condition of Kashmir farmers.
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate to the Nation through video conferencing the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai and Port Blair on 10th August, 2020.
Vice President Naidu asks civil servants to be pro-active change-agents in building a New India
Aug 07, 2020, at 09:36 pm
New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today urged young IAS officers to treat their vocation as a mission to bridge rich-poor, men-women and urban-rural divides and be pro-active change-agents in building a New India.
Karnataka: Heavy rain may obstruct rescue operations by NDRF at landslide sites
Aug 07, 2020, at 07:51 pm
Madikeri/UNI: The heavy rain in the region is likely to pose threat to the rescue operations being carried out by the NDRF, police and fire service personnel at the site where landslides had occurred at Talacauvery in Kodagu district on Friday.
Manoj Sinha takes oath as Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Aug 07, 2020, at 07:42 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Former Union Minister Manoj Sinha on Friday took oath as the second Lt Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kashmir: Three civilians injured in Pakistan ceasefire violation at LoC
Aug 07, 2020, at 07:35 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three civilians were injured as the Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked heavy shelling and firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir.
Member of European Parliament feels scrapping of Article 370 has empowered people of Kashmir
Aug 07, 2020, at 07:30 pm
Glasgow: A Member of European Parliament (MEP), who visited Kashmir last autumn, has said the scrapping of Article 370 by the Indian government last year has empowered Kashmiri people in several ways.
Kashmir: Army soldier slipped to death near LoC in Kupwara
Aug 07, 2020, at 06:26 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An Army soldier died after he slipped and fell into a nallah near the Line of Control (LoC) in frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara, official sources said here on Friday.
Kashmir: Clothes of abducted soldier recovered, massive operation launched in Shopian
Aug 07, 2020, at 06:23 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Massive search operations have been launched and sniffer dogs pressed into service after clothes of a rifleman, abducted by suspected militants on Sunday evening, were found in an orchard in Shopian in south Kashmir on Friday morning.
BJP MP Chikhalikar tests positive for Covid-19
Aug 07, 2020, at 06:17 pm
Nanded/UNI: BJP MP Pratap Patil Chikhalikar tested positive for coronavirus last night and is currently being treated at a private hospital in Aurangabad, sources said on Friday.
Pakistan reactions on Article 370 are aimed to divert international attention: India
Aug 07, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Islamabad: With Pakistan holding protests to mark the first anniversary of the Indian government's Aug 5 move of scrapping Article 370 in Kashmir last year, New Delhi has said the neighboring country indulges in such activities to divert international attention from its support to cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
Ex-J&K Lt Guv GC Murmu appointed as new Comptroller and Auditor General
Aug 07, 2020, at 04:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu, who resigned from his post a day before, has been appointed as the country's new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).
Mir Junaid welcomes Manoj Sinha as the Jammu and Kashmir LG
Aug 07, 2020, at 04:20 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Jammu Kashmir Workers Party president Mir Junaid has welcomed Manoj Sinha for taking charge as the new Lieutenant Governor of J&K.
Pakistan should not interfere in India's affairs: New Delhi on Islamabad's Ram Temple reaction
Aug 06, 2020, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday said in strong words that Pakistan should refrain from interfering in India's internal matters, a day after Islamabad slammed the construction of Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya.
Aug 06, 2020, at 11:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a document acknowledging the Chinese intrusion into India's territory went missing from the official website of the Defence Ministry.
87.6% of Covid-19 fatalities are due to comorbidities: West Bengal government
Aug 06, 2020, at 10:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government on Thursday said 87.6% of Covid-19 fatalities in the state are due to comorbidities, at a time the eastern part of the country is witnessing a massive surge in Novel Coronavirus cases.
Aug 06, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Kochi/UNI/IBNS: National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials have found Swapna Suresh, the second accused in the gold smuggling case, had vast influence in the office of Chief Minister.
Kolkata: Veteran CITU leader Shyamal Chakraborty passes away battling COVID-19
Aug 06, 2020, at 09:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Senior CPI-M trade union leader Shyamal Chakraborty, who was battling Covid-19 for the past seven days, died at a private hospital in Kolkata following two massive cardiac arrests at around 1:50 pm on Thursday. He was 78.
Gujarat: 8 patients die as fire breaks out at Covid-19 hospital in Ahmedabad
Aug 06, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Ahmedabad/UNI: At least eight patients lost their lives in a major fire that broke out at a Covid-19-designated private hospital in Ahmedabad's Navrangpura area in the wee hours of Thursday.
BJP sarpanch shot dead in south Kashmir's Kulgam
Aug 06, 2020, at 05:03 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sarpanch was shot dead by militants in south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Thursday, official sources said.