Jun 12, 2020, at 08:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi government over the "horrendous, horrific and pathetic" Covid-19 situation in the national capital besides terming the situation in three other states- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal- as "grim", media reports said.
SC grants 3 days to FM, RBI to decide on moratorium period interest
Jun 12, 2020, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Finance Ministry and RBI officials to hold a joint meeting within three days to decide whether interest incurred on EMIs during the moratorium period can be charged by banks or not.
Woman killed, 2 others injured in Pakistan ceasefire violation in Uri
Jun 12, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A woman was killed and two others were injured when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked heavy shelling and firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in border town of Uri in north Kashmir district of Baramulla on Friday.
1 killed, 2 injured as Nepal police opens firing near border area in Bihar's Sitamarhi
Jun 12, 2020, at 04:20 pm
Sitamarhi/IBNS: Amid the ongoing border dispute with India, at least one Indian was killed and two others were injured after Nepal police opened fire on them at the Indo-Nepal border near Sitamarhi district in Bihar on Friday, officials said, the media reported.
Security forces recover huge cache of arms-ammunition in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district
Jun 12, 2020, at 03:45 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Security forces have recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district.
Manipur: Brown sugar worth Rs 1.67 crore, six US-made pistols seized along Indo-Myanmar border
Jun 12, 2020, at 03:42 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Manipur police have seized six Glock21 pistols and brown sugar worth Rs 1.67 crore in two separate operations in Moreh area along Indo-Myanmar border.
Nepal's map creates 'sense of resentment' in the Indian administrative circles
Jun 12, 2020, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Indo-Nepal border imbroglio has taken a fresh twist with villages that are home to many Indian bureaucrats appearing in the new map the Himalayan nation's Parliament is likely to endorse soon.
UK street likely to be renamed after Guru Nanak
Jun 12, 2020, at 10:03 am
New Delhi/UNI: After Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, now it is Guru Nanak - who is set to be 'revered' by a foreign country.
Child labour may see rise in COVID times: Experts
Jun 12, 2020, at 09:52 am
New Delhi: The unprecedented humanitarian crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has already had a huge impact on Indian economy, and there are high chances that child labour in home-based enterprises, agriculture and in hazardous occupations may see a steep rise in the coming months.
MNS warns Thane civic body over taking of educational institutes for use as COVID-19 care centres
Jun 12, 2020, at 09:07 am
Thane/UNI: The district unit of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Thursday warned the Thane Municipal Corporation against taking over the educational institutes, especially schools, for use as the Corona Care Centre.
West Bengal: Number of COVID tests crosses 3 lakh-mark, cases surge to 9768
Jun 11, 2020, at 11:56 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With 9522 Covid-19 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, the number of samples tested in West Bengal on Thursday reached 3,06,941 while the state's tally mounted to 9768, including 5338 active cases, 442 deaths and 3988 discharges, reports said.
George Floyd Impact: Bengal school book relates dark-skinned man as 'ugly', teachers suspended
Jun 11, 2020, at 11:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: While the United States is roiled by a wave of anti-racism protests over the death of Black man George Floyd in custody of police, a government-aided school in India's West Bengal state drew flak for using a dark-skinned man's photo in its text book to describe the word "ugly", reports said.
COVID-19 cases surpass 22k mark in Gujarat, 38 die in last 24 hours
Jun 11, 2020, at 11:37 pm
Gandhinagar/UNI: The total number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 22,067 with 513 new cases while the death toll surged to 1385 with 38 more deaths in the last 24 hours.
SC issues notice to Centre and Maharashtra govt on plea seeking CBI probe in Palghar lynching case
Jun 11, 2020, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Thursday issued a notice to the Centre and Maharashtra government on a petition seeking transfer of Palghar lynching case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and National Investigation Agency (NIA) on the claims that it is not possible for the Maharashtra CID to conduct a "free and fair" probe in the case, said a media report.
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India requested UK to not consider asylum for Vijay Mallya: MEA
Jun 11, 2020, at 10:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has requested the United Kingdom to not consider asylum for fugitive business tycoon Vijay Mallya as per his plea, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
Jun 11, 2020, at 08:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Thousands of workers in West Bengal's Murshidabad are queuing up outside health centres to get covid-free certificate so that they can get back to work outside and within the state, officials said, according to reports.
Jun 11, 2020, at 08:48 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A viral social media video showing how some decomposed bodies- which have been tagged as "unidentified and unclaimed" by the administration- are being mishandled at a crematorium in south suburban Kolkata, has triggered an outcry.
Fire breaks out at Mumbai's Crawford Market, no casualties so far
Jun 11, 2020, at 08:10 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: A fire broke out in Mumbai's iconic Crawford Market on Thursday evening.
Jun 11, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has accused the BJP of luring Congress and independent MLAs with Rs 25 crore each in a bid to destabilise the ruling government of the state, said media reports.
Coronavirus gave opportunity to turn India self-reliant: PM Modi tells ICC
Jun 11, 2020, at 02:53 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an address to the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Kolkata, on Thursday said the pandemic Novel Coronavirus has given India an opportunity to turn the country into a "self-reliant" one, media reports said.
Kashmir: Jawan killed, civilian injured in Pak firing in Poonch
Jun 11, 2020, at 01:01 pm
Jammu/UNI: An Army jawan lost his life, while one civilian suffered injuries as Pakistan fired unprovoked and shelled border villages along the Line of Control in Mendhar sector of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir.
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal orders probe into Baghjan oil field fire incident
Jun 11, 2020, at 12:40 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has ordered a probe into the Baghjan oil field fire incident which took place in Assam's Tinsukia district on Tuesday.
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Jun 10, 2020, at 11:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday slammed former Congress president Rahul Gandhi hours after he accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being "absolutely silent" even as the Chinese "have taken our territory".
35 people in Noida spend 3 days in COVID-19 ward due to botched up tests
Jun 10, 2020, at 11:15 pm
Noida/IBNS: Thirty-five people in Noida were forced to spend three days in the COVID-19 ward of a hospital after private labs allegedly botched up their virus test reports.
PM Modi overviews Kedarnath reconstruction project
Jun 10, 2020, at 10:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today conducted a review of the Kedarnath Math development and reconstruction project with the Uttarakhand state government via video conferencing.
ED brings back jewelleries worth Rs 1,350 crore belonging to Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi from abroad
Jun 10, 2020, at 10:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has managed to bring back to India over 2,300 kg of polished diamonds, pearls and jewellery worth Rs 1,350 crore belonging to fraud-accused jewellers Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi from abroad.
West Bengal Govt staggers its employees' working hours to reduce crowding in public transport
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: To reduce crowding of office-goers in public transport and to ensure physical distancing at workplaces, West Bengal government on Wednesday staggered the working hours of its employees which will come into effect from Thursday, until further order.
Never referred trains with migrants as Corona Express: Mamata Banerjee counters Amit Shah's attack
Jun 10, 2020, at 08:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After being targeted by Union Home Minister Amit Shah over her remark on Shramik Special Trains meant to bring back stranded migrant workers home, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday broke her silence and clarified that she never called the same 'corona express' but reiterated what public said.
Madhya Pradesh: No mask policy for 30 seconds at banks and jewellery shops
Jun 10, 2020, at 08:40 pm
Bhopal/ IBNS: Madhya Pradesh police has asked the visitors to jewellery shops and banks to remove their masks for 30 seconds so that they can be photographed by the CCTV cameras as a security measure to prevent thefts and robberies, media reports said.
Active COVID-19 cases in West Bengal cross 5000-mark, 17 deaths in last 24 hours
Jun 10, 2020, at 08:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With 343 new cases of novel coronavirus registered in the past 24 hours, the total tally in West Bengal has mounted to 9328, including 5117 active cases, 432 deaths and 3779 discharges, reports said on Wednesday.