Tripura CM reacts to his Mizoram counterpart's letter requesting to reconsider Bru settlement
May 31, 2020, at 02:49 pm
Agartala/UNI: Tripura government has remained unmoved on its decision to settle 34,000 displaced Bru people of Mizoram in the state despite continuing tension and series of demonstrations by different organisations, including non-Bru tribal residents of the surrounding Kanchanpur in North Tripura.
Need to follow COVID-19 protocols more strictly: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat
May 31, 2020, at 12:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid Centre's plan to open up the economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the 64th edition of Mann Ki Baat in which he urged people to strictly follow the protocols of coronavirus.
Encounter ensues between militants, security forces in Anantnag
May 31, 2020, at 11:15 am
Srinagar/UNI: An encounter ensued between militants and security forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Anantnag on Sunday, official sources said.
Migrant labourer killed in road accident in West Bengal
May 31, 2020, at 10:52 am
Kolkata/UNI: A migrant labourer, who arrived at Kharagpore station with four others and was proceeding to his home in Goghat in West Bengal's Hooghly district, was killed in a car accident on Saturday.
Amid plans to reopen economy India witnesses over 8000 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
May 31, 2020, at 10:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Sunday witnessed the biggest ever single-day spike as the number of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours was 8,380, taking the total tally to 1,82,143, the Union Health Ministry stated.
Hindutvawadi organisations demand to open all Hindu temples in Maharashtra
May 31, 2020, at 08:31 am
Kolhapur/UNI: The Hindutvawadi organisations, such as Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, have demanded that all Hindu temples in the state should be opened to the public with immediate effect by implementing social distancing and other regulations of the government.
PM Cares Fund not a public authority under RTI Act, says Prime Minister's Office
May 30, 2020, at 10:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In what could give a weapon to the Opposition to corner the government, the Prime Minister's Office has said PM Cares Fund, which was created by Narendra Modi to combat Covid-19, is not a "public authority" under Right To Information (RTI) Act.
India restarts economy by limiting anti-Covid lockdown to containment zones till Jun 30
May 30, 2020, at 09:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a bid to set the economy of the country rolling, the central government on Saturday amid the massive surge in Covid-19 cases limited the lockdown to only containment zones (where positive cases are reported) till Jun 30.
India fights COVID-19: Lockdown extended till June 30 in containment zones
May 30, 2020, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid growing number of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Indian government on Saturday extended the nationwide lockdown in containment zones till June 30.
Air India Delhi-Moscow plane called back after pilot found Covid-19 positive
May 30, 2020, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A Moscow bound Air India plane had to be called back after the airline realised that one of the pilots on board had tested coronavirus positive, a media report said.
India bans WeTransfer file sharing platform citing security concerns
May 30, 2020, at 05:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in India has banned popular file-sharing site WeTransfer, media reports said.
UP: Thunderstorm hits Agra city
May 30, 2020, at 05:23 pm
Agra/UNI: The city of Taj Mahal, Agra was hit by a severe thunderstorm on Friday evening damaging the railing made of marble of the main mausoleum at Taj Mahal.
Nearly 1 lakh people arrive in North East on Shramik Special trains
May 30, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Nearly one lakh stranded people of North Eastern states have arrived in different states of the region till yesterday in 63 Shramik Special trains.
PM Modi-led govt should review its working style: Mayawati
May 30, 2020, at 05:11 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has said that the first year of the Modi government at the Centre was filled with controversies and for this reason, it needs to review its policies and working style with an open mind.
Jammu: Missing woman’s body recovered from canal
May 30, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Jamm/UNI: The body of a 33-year-old woman, who had been missing for the past three days, was recovered from a canal in Gadigarh in the city's outskirts, police said on Saturday.
Assam witnesses highest single-day spike with 177 COVID-19 positive cases, state tally rises to 1057
May 30, 2020, at 03:31 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam witnessed highest single-day spike in COVID-19 as 177 positive cases were detected in the state in the last 24 hours.
Jammu and Kashmir: Burglars loot cash from Srinagar Gurudwara
May 30, 2020, at 03:21 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Burglars broke into a Gurudwara in this summer capital and looted cash from the donation box and some valuables, official sources said here on Saturday.
IRBN Constable commits suicide
May 30, 2020, at 03:16 pm
Puducherry/UNI: A constable attached to the India Reserve Battalion Force (IRBF) allegedly committed here on Saturday.
Poor need money, not letter: Congress targets Modi government
May 30, 2020, at 02:13 pm
Deoria/UNI: The Congress on Saturday said at such a critical time when the entire country is going through a turmoil due to ongoing nationwide lockdown, the poor need money in their accounts to survive not a letter which has been given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose government completed a year since returning to power in 2019.
Andhra Pradesh: 70 new COVID-19 positive cases reported, tally touches 2944
May 30, 2020, at 02:10 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: There was no letup in the spike of Coronavirus positive cases in Andhra Pradesh as 70 fresh cases were reported during the last 24 hours taking the total number of cases to 2,944.
Many historic mistakes corrected: Amit Shah on 1 year completion of Modi 2.0
May 30, 2020, at 01:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who took charge of his office for the second term on the same day a year ago, corrected several historic mistakes in the last six years since assuming power at the Centre.
Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter ensues between militants, security forcesÂ
May 30, 2020, at 09:41 am
Srinagar/UNI: An encounter ensued between militants and security forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Kulgam early on Saturday, official sources said.
May 30, 2020, at 08:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: With his government completing one year in power since winning the general elections for the second straight term in 2019, PM Narendra Modi wrote a letter to his 'countrymen' to seek their blessings for reaching the mark and at the same time mentioned the 'tremendous suffering' that migrant workers and labourers are facing due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Assam: Woman falls in deep gorge, body fished out by locals
May 29, 2020, at 11:58 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Locals fished out the body of a woman from a deep gorge nearby an embankment in Assam’s Biswanath district on Friday.
Railways sending Shramik specials or Corona express, slams Mamata Banerjee
May 29, 2020, at 11:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday targeted the Indian Railways again and enquired if they are sending 'Corona Express' in place of 'Shramik specials.'
Maharashtra records 116 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours, cases cross 62,000
May 29, 2020, at 10:56 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra on Friday added 2,682 new coronavirus cases and 116 deaths in the last 24 hours, resulting in the highest-single day rise in terms of fatalities since the pandemic broke in India.
Renowned astrologer Bejan Daruwalla dies in Ahmedabad
May 29, 2020, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Renowned astrologer Bejan Daruwalla died at a private hospital in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Friday. He was 89.
4.6 magnitude earthquake hits Rohtak, tremors felt in Delhi
May 29, 2020, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter Scale struck near Delhi on Friday.
Assam CM calls Petroleum Minister regarding gas explosion at Baghjan oilfields
May 29, 2020, at 08:58 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday telephoned Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and apprised him about the incidents of gas explosion at oilfields at Baghjan in Tinsukia district.
Sonowal visits flood-hit Goalpara, over 3.81 lakh people affected in Assam
May 29, 2020, at 08:16 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday visited flood hit Goalpara district and took stock the situation.