Atiq Ahmed murder: SC asks UP govt why gangster and his brother were 'paraded' to hospital gate
Apr 28, 2023, at 09:16 pm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the UP government to submit a status report on the measures taken after the brazen murder of Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in police custody and questioned why the duo was 'paraded' and not taken to the hospital gate in an ambulance, media reports said.
BJP-sponsored North Bengal bandh receives mixed response, sporadic clashes reported
Apr 28, 2023, at 09:03 pm
Kolkata/Siliguri/UNI: The BJP-sponsored dawn-to-dusk Northern West Bengal bandh on Friday evoked mixed response with reports of sporadic clashes between the bandh protagonists and the state's ruling Trinamool Congress activists pouring in from several quarters.
Bengal Teachers' Scam: Justice Ganguly's TV interview prompts SC to remove him from the cases
Apr 28, 2023, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the transfer of all West Bengal teacher recruitment scam cases from Justice Abhijit Ganguly's bench owing to the judge's interview with a local private television channel on the corruption issue he was hearing, media reports said.
Actor Sooraj Pancholi acquitted in Jiah Khan death case
Apr 28, 2023, at 07:22 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai on Friday acquitted Bollywood star Sooraj Pancholi in the death by suicide case of actor Jiah Khan, media reports said.
India, UK joint military exercise commences in Salisbury Plains
Apr 28, 2023, at 06:57 pm
New Delhi: The 7th edition of joint military exercise “Ajeya Warrior-23” between India and the United Kingdom is being conducted at Salisbury Plains, United Kingdom from 27 April to 11 May 2023.
Apr 28, 2023, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with Iran's Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics Brigadier General Mohammed Reza Gharaei Ashtiyani in New Delhi on Thursday.
Rajnath Singh meets Kazakh, Tajikistani counterparts on sidelines of SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting
Apr 28, 2023, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held separate bilateral meetings with Minister of Defence of Kazakhstan Colonel General Ruslan Zhaxylykov and Minister of Defence of Tajikistan Colonel General Sherali Mirzo in New Delhi on Apr 27, 2023.
Jammu and Kashmir: Large number of tourists visiting Tulip Garden in Sanasar
Apr 28, 2023, at 05:52 pm
The Tulip Garden at Sanasar – Jammu and Kashmir’s second biggest and Jammu division’s biggest Tulip garden, is witnessing a strong footfall of tourists from across the nation in recent times.
Apr 28, 2023, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi: General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army, who is currently in India, is meeting senior military and civilian leadership to discuss avenues for enhancing the defence relationship between the neighbours.
PM Modi expresses happiness over tripartite pact with DNLA
Apr 28, 2023, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed happiness over the signing of the Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) with Assam's militant outfit Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA).
Gina Raimondo, Piyush Goyal discuss shared interest in maximizing progress on IPEF
Apr 28, 2023, at 04:15 pm
New Delhi: US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, India’s Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal recently discussed the shared interest in maximizing progress on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF).
US working on jet engine deal with India ahead of Narendra Modi's visit: RO Khanna
Apr 28, 2023, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi: Congressman RO Khanna has said the US wants to make sure the GE Engines deal with India is done so that they don’t lose out to Europe.
Operation Kaveri: Tenth batch of 135 Indians departs from Sudan
Apr 28, 2023, at 03:38 pm
New Delhi: The 10th batch of Indians, who were stranded in conflict-hit Sudan, have successfully departed from Port Sudan on an IAF C 130J flight, read a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday.
Many shops closed, public transport hit in BJP's 12-hour North Bengal bandh
Apr 28, 2023, at 03:05 pm
Kolkata: Many private buses kept off the roads and shops and markets remained shut in several areas in response to a 12-hour bandh called by the BJP in districts of Northern West Bengal on Friday.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh's event venue set on fire ahead of his visit
Apr 28, 2023, at 06:03 am
Imphal/IBNS: A mob vandalised and set on fire the venue of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh's programme scheduled for Thursday in Churachandpur district.
Improving basic amenities to enhance quality of life in border villages: Deputy CM Mein
Apr 28, 2023, at 05:26 am
Itanagar/IBNS: Anurachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein stated that there is a focused attempt to enhance the standard of living of individuals residing in border villages by providing fundamental necessities.
'Looked up to her for support': Protesting wrestlers after PT Usha's criticism
Apr 28, 2023, at 05:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Olympic Association chief PT Usha has strongly slammed the public protest by wrestlers over alleged sexual harassment by Wrestling Federation India boss Brijbhushan Sharan Singh.
India-Hungary Joint Working Group sign three-year working programme on Water Management
Apr 28, 2023, at 04:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The India-Hungary Joint Working Group Wednesday signed a three-year working programme in New Delhi to guide the future course of bilateral cooperation in water management.
Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki visits Nagaland for two days
Apr 28, 2023, at 04:18 am
Kohima/IBNS: Hiroshi Suzuki, Japan's ambassador to India, visited Nagaland for two days from last Sunday.
'Basis of bilateral relations eroded': India tells China on border violations
Apr 28, 2023, at 03:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India Thursday sent a strong message to China during the first meeting of defence ministers of the two nations since the Galwan incident.
Kerala: 8-yr-old girl dies after smartphone explodes while watching video
Apr 28, 2023, at 03:15 am
Thrissur: In yet another incident of mobile phone explosion, an eight-year-old girl named Adithyashree lost her life while she was watching a video in Kerala's Thrissur, media reports said.
Supreme Court asks govt to seek ways to give same-sex couples basic social rights
Apr 28, 2023, at 03:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Thursday said the government should find a way to give same-sex couples basic social rights like opening joint bank accounts or nominating a partner in insurance policies as it accepts that legalising gay marriage is the parliament's prerogative.
Apr 28, 2023, at 02:59 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Chrisann Pereira, a 27-year-old Bollywood actor from Mumbai’s Borivali, who was falsely implicated in a drug case and detained in a prison in Sharjah, UAE, narrated her traumatic experience in a letter, media reports said.
Apr 28, 2023, at 02:11 am
Dantewada: A video has emerged, showing the situation after an improvised explosive device planted by Maoists blew off the patrol vehicle carrying 10 security personnel and their driver in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada, on Wednesday.
Assam: NIA special court sentences 5 PLA, CPI (Maoist) insurgents to 8 years imprisonment
Apr 28, 2023, at 01:15 am
Guwahati/IBNS: An NIA Special Court in Guwahati Wednesday convicted five persons in the 2011 PLA-CPI (Maoist) nexus case related to a criminal conspiracy to threaten the unity, integrity, security, and sovereignty of India.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to chair SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi
Apr 28, 2023, at 12:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers Meeting on 28 April, 2023 in New Delhi.
Truck hits 12 vehicles on Mumbai-Pune Expressway; triggers huge jam
Apr 27, 2023, at 11:07 pm
Mumbai: At least four people were injured when a truck's brakes failed and collided with at least 12 other vehicles on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Thursday, media reports said.
Bengal Ram Navami clashes to be probed by NIA
Apr 27, 2023, at 05:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed that the communal clashes, which took place over the Hindu festival Ram Navami in two districts of West Bengal last month, will be probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), media reports said.
Shimla: Major fire at new OPD block of IGMC
Apr 27, 2023, at 04:54 pm
Shimla/UNI: A major fire broke out in the new OPD block of Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital(IGMC) on Wednesday morning due to a cylinder blast in Shimla, a state government official confirmed.
Operation Kaveri: India evacuates nearly 1,100 citizens from Sudan
Apr 27, 2023, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India has pulled out nearly 1,100 of its nationals to safety from violence-hit Sudan, via Indian Naval ships and IAF aircraft, under Operation Kaveri so far.