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.
Maharashtra: Coronavirus cases surge above 90k amid 'Mission Begin Again'
Jun 10, 2020, at 04:36 pm
Pune/UNI: Maharashtra, the worst-hit state from the COVID-19 in India, reported 120 more fatalities and 2,259 new cases in the past 24 hours, official data apprised on Wednesday.
Jharkhand: 4 bodies recovered from well
Jun 10, 2020, at 04:35 pm
Giridih/UNI: The bodies of a woman and her three daughters were recovered from a well under Ganwa Police Station area of this district.
Jammu: Police recovers missing govt teacher from woods in Akhnoor
Jun 10, 2020, at 04:19 pm
Jammu/UNI: Police claimed to have recovered a government teacher, who went missing since Monday, from the forests of Chowki Choura here in Akhnoor area on Jammu outskirts.
Tripura: Constable committed suicide
Jun 10, 2020, at 04:16 pm
Ambassa (Tripura)/UNI: In a bizarre incident, a police constable committed suicide at Police Lines in Ambassa in the northern Tripura district of Dhalai here, the officials claimed.
Assam’s Baghjan oil field fire: Two firefighters die and one still missing
Jun 10, 2020, at 03:34 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Two firefighters have died in the massive fire incident which broke out at a gas well of Baghjan oil field in Assam’s Tinsukia district.
Kashmir: Five militants killed in Shopian encounter
Jun 10, 2020, at 02:30 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces killed five militants in an encounter in south Kashmir district of Shopian on Wednesday.
Ram temple construction commences after Rudra Abhishek in Ayodhya
Jun 10, 2020, at 01:39 pm
Ayodhya/UNI: After nearly three decades, a religious ceremony is being held at the Ram Janmabhoomi here on Wednesday to launch the formal construction work for a grand Ram temple.
Will implement LG Baijal's order of not reserving hospitals for Delhi residents: Arvind Kejriwal
Jun 10, 2020, at 12:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday avoided any friction with the Centre and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal during the Covid-19 crisis by announcing the implementation of not reserving Delhi hospitals for the residents of the national capital.
DMK MLA J Anbazhagan who tested Covid positive dies
Jun 10, 2020, at 12:33 pm
Chennai/IBNS: DMK MLA J Anbazhagan, who had contracted the pandemic Novel Coronavirus, died on his birthday on Wednesday.
Assam: Two firefighters die in Baghjan oil field fire, one still missing
Jun 10, 2020, at 11:39 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Two firefighters died in the fire which broke out at a gas well of Baghjan oil field in Assam’s Tinsukia district a day ago.
Shopian encounter: Two terrorists killed during encounterÂ
Jun 10, 2020, at 08:42 am
Shopian/IBNS: Two terrorists were gunned down by security forces during an encounter in Shopian region of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said.
Indian, Chinese troops back off from most areas in Ladakh ahead of next military talks
Jun 09, 2020, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the next round of military talks scheduled for Wednesday, India and China have started mutual disengagement in some parts of eastern Ladakh, media reports said.
Kolkata: CBI's office at Nizam Palace sealed after its senior official tests positive for COVID-19
Jun 09, 2020, at 09:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After a senior official of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, the office of the central probe agency at Nizam Palace in south Kolkata's AJC Bose Road area has been temporarily sealed for disinfection and sanitization processes, officials said.