Manipur: Union Minister Ranjan's house set ablaze in Imphal
Jun 16, 2023, at 02:43 pm
Imphal: Unknown persons have set ablaze the residence of Union Minister R K Ranjan at Kongba Nandeibam Leikai here in Manipur, police said on Friday.
Karnataka HC warns of shutting down Facebook in India if not compliant with probe agencies
Jun 16, 2023, at 05:41 am
Bengaluru/IBNS/UNI: Karnataka High Court has warned social media platform Facebook that it would be shut down all over India if it does not cooperate with Indian agencies.
TN Guv rejects MK Stalin's recommendation over allocating arrested DMK minister's portfolio
Jun 16, 2023, at 05:13 am
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Governor R.N.Ravi Thursday rejected the recommendations of Chief Minister M.K.Stalin allocating the portfolios held by arrested Minister V.Senthil Balaji to two other Ministers, calling them 'misleading and incorrect'.
Karnataka to scrap BJP government's anti-conversion law
Jun 16, 2023, at 04:01 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka has decided to scrap the law against religious conversion as the party promised ahead of the Assembly election to review and if necessary, scrap all the laws made by the previous BJP government in the state.
Bengal Panchayat polls: Mamata Banerjee denies all allegations of violence against TMC
Jun 16, 2023, at 02:46 am
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday denied allegations of violence to block Opposition candidates from filing nomination papers in the Panchayat polls.
Madras HC allows shifting of arrested Tamil Nadu Minister to private hospital for bypass surgery
Jun 16, 2023, at 02:30 am
Chennai/IBNS: The Madras High Court Thursday allowed the shifting of Tamil Nadu Electricity, Prohibition and Excise Minister V.Senthil Balaji, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case, to a private hospital for undergoing a bypass surgery.
Jun 15, 2023, at 11:49 pm
Kolkata: Various parts of rural West Bengal remained in turmoil even on the last day of submission of nomination papers for the July 8 Panchayat elections.
Amritpal Singh aide, who led agitation at Indian High Commission in London, dead
Jun 15, 2023, at 10:56 pm
London: Khalistan separatist Avtar Singh Khanda, a close associate of jailed radical preacher Amritpal Singh, died in London on Thursday, media reports said.
Tableau Tremors: Faultlines in Canada’s Khalistan approach
Jun 15, 2023, at 10:39 pm
As the first week of June approached, the citizens of Brampton, Canada, like their counterparts in Amritsar in Punjab, were bracing themselves for the usual outpouring of controversy that had become expected around this time of the year.
Punjab’s Living History: A cinematic journey through Attari Junction
Jun 15, 2023, at 10:28 pm
Embodying a key chapter of history, a potential Independence Day release is in the works for a movie on Attari Junction.
Deputy Prime Minister of Congo Vital Kamerhe visits India to attend CII-Exim Bank conclave
Jun 15, 2023, at 10:18 pm
Deputy Prime Minister of Congo, Vital Kamerhe, has arrived in India to attend the CII-Exim Bank conclave, officials said.
Working closely with India during its G20 presidency on global economic issues, says top US official
Jun 15, 2023, at 10:05 pm
US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen has said her nation is working with India during its G20 Presidency on global economic issues.
Jun 15, 2023, at 10:02 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said India's development partnership with Africa will focus on digital, green, healthcare, food security, and water.
Delhi: Fire breaks out at Mukherjee Nagar coaching centre
Jun 15, 2023, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The fire broke out at a coaching institute near Batra Cinema in Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar area on Thursday afternoon, Delhi Fire Services said.
#MeToo against Brij Bhushan: Delhi Police file chargesheet against WFI chief
Jun 15, 2023, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police on Thursday filed a 1,000-page chargesheet against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in connection with the sexual harassment charges levelled against him by seven wrestlers, media reports said.
Kashmir: ICJ chief Aggarwala to hoist Tricolour at Lal Chowk
Jun 15, 2023, at 06:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A delegation of retired judges and top jurists of India, led by the International Council of Jurists (ICJ) president and senior advocate, Adish Chandra Aggarwala, will unfurl the national flag at the iconic Lal Chowk in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on June 18.
UN adopts India-piloted resolution to set up Memorial Wall for fallen peacekeepers
Jun 15, 2023, at 05:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to establish a new Memorial Wall for fallen Peacekeepers, piloted by India.
Yogi Adityanath meets Champat Rai and Mahant Nritya Gopal Das
Jun 15, 2023, at 05:24 pm
Ayodhya/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met saints and inquired about their health and well-being on the second day of his visit to Ayodhya on Thursday.
Congress slams Centre over UCC, accuses BJP govt of 'polarisation'
Jun 15, 2023, at 04:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Thursday slammed the BJP government after the Law Commission of India (LCI) sought views and ideas from the public and recognised religious organisations on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), saying it represents the government's desperation for a legitimate justification of its continuing agenda of ''polarisation''.
Kashmir: Two killed, 3 injured in Rajouri car accident
Jun 15, 2023, at 04:53 pm
Jammu/UNI: Two people were killed and three others injured when a car they were travelling in plunged into a deep gorge in Budhal area of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.
No deportation now for Indian students in Canada, authorities order review
Jun 15, 2023, at 06:36 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian authorities have decided not to immediately deport the Indian students who were trapped in an alleged immigration scam and had arrived in the country with fake university admission letters.
Jun 15, 2023, at 05:22 am
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Wednesday joined the ranks of opposition-ruled states that have withdrawn a general consent for an investigation that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) enjoys after the arrest of DMK government's minister V Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case.
Fire breaks out at Kolkata airport security check-in area, situation under control, says officials
Jun 15, 2023, at 04:23 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A fire broke out at the security check-in area of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday night.
Cyclone Biparjoy: Amit Shah's Maha Jansampark campaign in Odisha postponed
Jun 15, 2023, at 03:12 am
Bhubaneswar/IBNS/UNI: Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s scheduled Maha Jan Sampark campaign in Odisha has been postponed, state Party General Secretary Prithiviraj Harichandan said here on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi, Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar summoned in new defamation case
Jun 15, 2023, at 02:06 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, disqualified from the Parliament following his conviction in a defamation case, has been summoned in another defamation case filed against him in Karnataka.
'Not official': Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah clarifies on Randeep Surjewala meeting row
Jun 15, 2023, at 01:19 am
Bengaluru/IBNS/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday clarified that Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala did not officiate in any government meeting as claimed by the BJP and JDS.
The President of Uzbekistan spoke about the reasons for early Presidential elections in the country
Jun 15, 2023, at 12:47 am
On April 30 this year an important, truly historic event took place in the life of Uzbekistan. For the first time ever in its modern history, Uzbek people adopted a new Constitution based on a nationwide referendum.
Uzbekistan to hold early Presidential elections on July 9
Jun 15, 2023, at 12:45 am
This year is passing in the history of Uzbekistan as a period of democratic renewal and change.
Jun 15, 2023, at 12:26 am
Chennai: The United States Department of Labor has awarded Lalitha Natarajan with the 2023 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor. U.S. Consul General Judith Ravin presented the award to Lalitha Natarajan at a ceremony at the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai on Tuesday, May 30.
Turkish military neutralizes 41 PKK militants in N Syria
Jun 14, 2023, at 11:51 pm
Ankara: Turkish forces have neutralized 41 militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), banned by Ankara as terrorist, during an operation in northern Syria, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.