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Kuwait rejects online anti-India propaganda, reposes faith in friendship of two nations

Apr 30, 2020, at 08:46 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Days after Twitter deleted fake handles attributed to royal family members of the Gulf countries which were used to target and  spread false news about India, Kuwait has now rejected attempts to spoil ties with the nation through ‘foreign sponsored’ social media posts.

IAF's Dornier aircraft witnesses minor accident at Palam Air Base, crew safe

Apr 30, 2020, at 08:04 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A Dornier aircraft of the Indian Air Force, planned to undertake routine flight from Palam Air Base here, during the take-off roll, experienced a tyre deflation.

Kashmiris labourers, stuck at Kangra, return home

Apr 30, 2020, at 07:51 pm

Kangra/UNI: A batch of Kashmiri migrant labourers, living in different parts of Shahpur sub-division of this district, were sent to their hometown on Thursday.

Taliban release 20 Afghan soldiers in Northern Kunduz province

Apr 30, 2020, at 06:44 pm

Kabul/UNI: The Taliban in a statement on Thursday said that it had released  20 more Afghan soldiers in the northern Kunduz province, as part of the prisoner exchange deal with the Afghan government.

Rahul Gandhi 'dismayed' after White House unfollows PM Modi on Twitter

Apr 30, 2020, at 05:06 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: After the White House on Wednesday "unfollowed" the Twitter accounts of President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he was "dismayed" by the development.

IIT Guwahati students design and develop low-cost intubation boxes

Apr 30, 2020, at 03:47 pm

Guwahati/UNI: Indian Institute of Guwahati students have designed and developed a low-cost intubation boxes.

Assam reports four more COVID-19 positive cases

Apr 30, 2020, at 02:57 pm

Guwahati/IBNS/UNI: Assam on Thursday reported four more positive COVID-19 cases and with this the state tally has gone up to 41.

Not setting up CAT in J&K is to defeat justice at doorstep: Altaf Bukhari

Apr 30, 2020, at 01:27 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday vehemently objected to a central government order by virtue of which all aggrieved employees of the union territory of J&K will have to approach Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in Chandigarh for redressal of their grievances.

Smriti Irani, Prahlad Singh Patel condole Rishi Kapoor's demise

Apr 30, 2020, at 01:12 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Union ministers Smriti Irani and Prahlad Patel, on Thursday, expressed their condolences on the death of Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor.

Rishi Kapoor was a powerhouse of talent: Narendra Modi

Apr 30, 2020, at 11:28 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Describing Rishi Kapoor as 'powerhouse of talent', Indian PM Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed his sadness over the demise of the actor.

BREAKINGNEWS: Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor dies in Mumbai hospital

Apr 30, 2020, at 09:55 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor, who had stolen millions of hearts with his spirited screen presence and lover boy roles in the 1970s through the 80s, died on Thursday morning in a Mumbai hospital, sources confirmed. He was 67.

Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor admitted in Mumbai hospital

Apr 30, 2020, at 01:37 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor has been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday, his elder brother Randhir Kapoor confirmed to media. 

Father son arrested for attacking police infect 21 people with Covid-19

Apr 29, 2020, at 11:29 pm

Bhopal/IBNS: Two men, arrested on Apr 7 along with five others, under the stringent National Security Act for attacking policemen in Indore, have infected at least 21 people with coronavirus, media reports said.

White House 'unfollows' PM Modi on Twitter

Apr 29, 2020, at 11:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The official Twitter account of The White House, which is the residence and workplace of the United State's President, has 'unfollowed' Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

West Bengal: Probe ordered after video of Hooghly lady cop harassing, slapping a nurse en route to report for duty goes viral

Apr 29, 2020, at 10:36 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: After a social media video showing a policewoman harassing and slapping a nursing staff, while she was going to report for her night duty, at Chandannagar in West Bengal's Hooghly district went viral, local police have ordered a departmental inquiry into the incident, reports said on Wednesday.

Centre will allow relaxations to Coronavirus lockdown in many districts from May 4: MHA

Apr 29, 2020, at 09:51 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday informed that the countrywide lockdown to combat Coronavirus has been effective in improving the situation in India and that new guideline from May 4 will provide 'considerable relaxations' to many districts.

Crime is crime irrespective of any religion: Mamata on mob attack on cops in Tikiapara

Apr 29, 2020, at 08:52 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is often accused of appeasing the Muslim community by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Wednesday talked tough against an incident in Howrah's Tikiapara where a mob of a particular community attacked cops a day ago.

Migrant workers attack officials of construction site attached to IIT Hyderabad over pending wages

Apr 29, 2020, at 08:51 pm

Hyderabad/IBNS: Migrant workers employed by a construction company resorted to violence demanding their pending wages and permission to return home, on Wednesday near IIT Hyderabad.

Covid-19: Mamata Banerjee opens factories, standalone shops in green zones of Bengal

Apr 29, 2020, at 08:12 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal on Wednesday decided to open some factories, standalone shops including tea stalls in the state's green zones which are death of Covid-19 cases.

Centre allows inter-state movement of stranded people amid anti-Covid lockdown

Apr 29, 2020, at 07:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the nationwide anti-Covid-19 lockdown, the central government on Wednesday allowed all stranded migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students with no Coronavirus symptoms to head back to their home states.

Covid-19 lockdown: Over 2,00,000 H-1B visa holders fear losing legal right to stay in US

Apr 29, 2020, at 05:20 pm

New York/IBNS: Over 2,00,000 H-1B visa holders, many of whom are Indians, are having sleepless nights over fears of losing legal status to stay in the US.

Attack on cops in Howrah: Police continue to raid, 10 arrested so far

Apr 29, 2020, at 04:48 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Howrah City Police have arrested 10 people so far in connection with an attack on policemen on Covid-19 duty in Howrah's containment zone Tikiapara area earlier on Tuesday, while further raids are on at the location, officials said on Wednesday afternoon.

Uttar Pradesh: Crowd attacks police team in Rampur

Apr 29, 2020, at 04:14 pm

Rampur/UNI: A crowd attacked a police team after it tried to intercept two motorcycle-borne individuals who were violating the lockdown in the Tanda area of this Uttar Pradesh district.

Bangalore: Fire breaks out at HAL complex

Apr 29, 2020, at 03:33 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: A fire incident was reported inside the premises of the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Wednesday morning.

COVID-19: All hotspots in UP to be sanitised on war footing

Apr 29, 2020, at 03:31 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday decided that all houses that come under COVID-19 hotspot areas would be sanitised in a bid to control the further spread of coronavirus in the state.

Politicians across party lines condole Irrfan Khan 's death

Apr 29, 2020, at 03:13 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Politicians, cutting across party lines, on Wednesday expressed condolences on the passing away of Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan after a prolonged battle with cancer.

Maharashtra and COVID-19: 120 affected in Aurangabad

Apr 29, 2020, at 12:41 pm

Aurangabad,Maharashtra/UNI: With 11 more people infected by the novel coronavirus, the tally rose to 120 here, heath officials said on Wednesday.

BREAKINGNEWS: Actor Irrfan Khan dies in Mumbai hospital

Apr 29, 2020, at 12:16 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, who was admitted to Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital with a colon infection, died on Wednesday, sources confirmed. He was 53. He left behind his wife Sutapa Sikdar and two children-Babil Khan and Ayan Khan.

Jammu and Kashmir: Two militants killed in encounter with SFs in Shopian, operation underway

Apr 29, 2020, at 11:49 am

Srinagar/UNI: Two militants were killed in an encounter which ensued after Security Forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Shopian, a Defence ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Uttar Pradesh: Road accident injures 11 students in Ayodhya

Apr 29, 2020, at 11:38 am

Ayodhya/UNI: At least 11 students were injured when a bus ferrying around 25 students met with an accident near Bilari village on Prayagraj highway on Wednesday morning.