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Amit Shah in Kolkata to attend Rabindra Jayanti programme and inaugurate various projects

May 09, 2023, at 05:06 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who arrived in the city last night, will start the day by attending the Rabindra Jayanti programme at Jorasanko Thakurbari on Tuesday on the occasion of the 162nd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore.

A day after Bengal ban, The Kerala Story announced tax-free in BJP's Uttar Pradesh

May 09, 2023, at 04:34 pm

A day after West Bengal banned the controversial film The Kerala Story, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh announced it will be "tax-free" in the northern state, media reports said.

Himachal Pradesh: Hotel manager arrested for alleged involvement in call girl racket

May 09, 2023, at 02:07 pm

Nurpur:  The police have arrested a hotel manager for allegedly running a prostitution racket in Bhadroya village of Nurpur police district in Himachal Pradesh, an official said on Monday.

The Blue Window: A new interior design studio in Guwahati, offers innovative solutions for modern living

May 09, 2023, at 05:23 am

Guwahati/IBNS: The Blue Window, an Interior Design Studio based in Guwahati, was founded to meet the increasing demand for contemporary and high-quality design solutions. 

EC seeks clarification from Congress chief over Sonia Gandhi's 'sovereignty' remark in Karnataka

May 09, 2023, at 02:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission (EC) Monday asked Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to clarify a tweet on his predecessor Sonia Gandhi's "sovereignty" remarks during a rally in poll-bound Karnataka acting on the complaints of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that it amounts to a suggestion of secession.

'It is a distorted story': Mamata Banerjee bans 'The Kerala Story' in Bengal

May 09, 2023, at 01:05 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday announced a ban on Sudipto Sen's controversial film The Kerala Story.

Amid Manipur violence, Amit Shah’s visit to Assam postponed

May 09, 2023, at 12:33 am

Guwahati/IBNS/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Assam has been postponed to May 26 due to the current political and social situation in Manipur and other northeastern states.

AAP misleading people of Delhi over Manish Sisodia's bail order: BJP

May 08, 2023, at 08:39 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) on Monday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for "misleading" the people of Delhi over the bail issue of Former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, who is accused in the alleged liquor policy scam.

PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to next kin of boat tragedy victims

May 08, 2023, at 08:09 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next kin of those who lost their lives due to the boat mishap in Malappuram in Kerala on Sunday evening.

Chhattisgarh: Two Naxals killed in encounter

May 08, 2023, at 08:07 pm

Jagdalpur/UNI: Two Naxals were killed in an encounter with police in Chhattisgarh's Sukma on Monday, police said.

Uttar Pradesh: 2 killed in road accident in Sonbhadra

May 08, 2023, at 07:01 pm

Sonbhadra/UNI: Two persons were killed when their motorcycle was hit by a tractor while they were on their way to a wedding function in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, police said on Monday.

IAF's MiG-21 Jet crashes into a house in Rajasthan, 3 dead, pilot safe

May 08, 2023, at 05:22 pm

Jaipur/IBNS: Three people have died after a MiG-21 Jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed into a house at a village in Rajasthan on Monday, media reports said.

Kerala: Boat capsize kills 22, 10 injured

May 08, 2023, at 04:08 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: At least 22 people including seven children were killed and ten injured, when a tourist boat overturned at Ottumpuram-Thooval Theerum beach, in the estuary of Korapuzha river, near Tanur in Malappuram of Kerala, on Sunday, police said.

Taliban agrees to extension of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Afghanistan

May 08, 2023, at 04:58 am

Islamabad: The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has agreed to allow China’s Belt and Road Initiative, paving the way for billions of dollars of infrastructure investment in the sanction-hit country, Bloomberg reported.

Tamil Nadu: Theatre owners cancel 'The Kerala Story' screening amid protest by Naam Tamilar Katchi party

May 08, 2023, at 04:39 am

Chennai: Tamil Nadu theatre owners have suspended the screenings of the film 'The Kerala Story' film from Sunday due to concerns over the law-and-order situation and the movie's lackluster response, media reports said.

ED busts alleged liquor scam worth Rs 2,000 cr in Chhattisgarh

May 08, 2023, at 03:59 am

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday said it has uncovered a liquor scam worth Rs 2,000 crore in Chhattisgarh allegedly involving prominent politicians and bureaucrats, media reports said.

UP: Ex-cop close to Azam arrested in Rampur

May 08, 2023, at 03:01 am

Rampur (UP): A retired policeman was arrested from the Azim Nagar area of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday after a court issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him for not appearing before it, a police officer said here.

2 arrested in Varanasi, 70 summoned from across UP for questioning over alleged links to PFI

May 08, 2023, at 12:51 am

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday arrested two people in Varanasi, and summoned 70 others for questioning from different parts of Uttar Pradesh for their alleged links with the banned organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) during a special operation by the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) of the UP police on Sunday, an official spokesman said.

Major tragedy averted as 5kg of IED recovered from militant aide in Pulwama: J&K Police

May 07, 2023, at 11:51 pm

Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Police on Sunday said it averted a major tragedy as it arrested a militant associate and recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

Assam Rifles, Army intensify surveillance in Manipur; curfew relaxed for 3 hrs in sensitive Churachandpur

May 07, 2023, at 10:46 pm

Imphal: Curfew was relaxed in Manipur’s Churachandpur, where the Meiti community and the Kuki tribals clashed following a 'Tribal Solidarity March' last Wednesday.

Manipur Violence: Nagaland govt evacuates Naga students, civilians from Imphal with security agencies' help

May 07, 2023, at 09:38 pm

Imphal: Amid the tense law and order situation in Manipur, the Nagaland government has evacuated 676 Naga civilians and students with the help of the Indian Army and Assam Rifles.

Karnataka polls: PM Modi holds mega roadshow again in Bengaluru today

May 07, 2023, at 06:14 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A day after a massive three-hour roadshow in poll-bound Karnataka's Bengaluru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a shorter one on a different route on Sunday.

Manipur violence: BJP MLA moves Supreme Court against HC order on ST status for Meitei community

May 07, 2023, at 05:04 pm

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Dinganglung Gangmei, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Manipur High Court's order in relation to the Scheduled Tribe status for the Meitei community as a tribe of the state.

UP: 5 killed, 17 injured as bus overturns in Jalaun

May 07, 2023, at 04:24 pm

Jalaun (UP)/IBNS: At least 5 people were killed and 17 others injured when a bus they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge in the Madhavgarh area of Uttar Pradesh's Jalaun on Sunday morning, police said.

'The Kerala Story' declared tax-free in Madhya Pradesh

May 07, 2023, at 07:46 am

Bhopal/IBNS: 'The Kerala Story' film has been declared tax-free in Madhya Pradesh by the state's BJP government.

'Celebrate Tipu Sultan Jayanti in Pakistan': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to Congress's Siddaramaiah in Karnataka poll rally

May 07, 2023, at 07:13 am

Kodagu (Karnataka): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday took a swipe at Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar as he called them "family members" of Tipu Sultan, media reports said.

Thousands of farmers to reach Delhi to support protesting wrestlers

May 07, 2023, at 06:31 am

New Delhi: Thousands of farmers under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) will reach Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on May 7 to support the wrestlers sitting on a dharna demanding action against Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh over alleged sexual harassment, media reports said.

NEET UG 2023 exam postponed in Manipur amid tense law and order situation

May 07, 2023, at 05:52 am

Imphal: Amid the tense law and order situation in Manipur, the medical entrance test NEET UG has been postponed, media reports said.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits Army Base Camp in Jammu & Kashmir's Rajouri

May 07, 2023, at 04:50 am

Rajouri (J&K)/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday took stock of the operational preparedness of the Indian Army and the security situation along the border during his visit to the Army Base Camp in Rajouri, Jammu & Kashmir.

Manipur students of two ethnic groups clash in Delhi University, situation under control: Report

May 07, 2023, at 04:45 am

New Delhi: While the law-and-order situation in tense Manipur is gradually returning to normal, a group of Kuki students from the north-eastern state living on the Delhi University North Campus have alleged that they were attacked by a group of Meiti students on Thursday night, media reports said.