West Bengal to get 7 new districts
Aug 01, 2022, at 09:03 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced seven more new districts will be created in the state.
Mamata Banerjee's cabinet rejig to lead 4-5 ministers lose portfolios
Aug 01, 2022, at 07:41 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In the backdrop of the massive embarrassment her government faced due to Partha Chatterjee's arrest, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday announced a cabinet rejig where she will discharge her four-five colleagues from their ministries.
Congress supports Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut arrested in land scam case
Aug 01, 2022, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has rallied behind Shiv Sena top leader and MP Sanjay Raut, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the land scam case, media reports said.
Patronage to drug mafia in Gujarat: Rahul Gandhi
Aug 01, 2022, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday alleged that the "double engine government" at the Centre and in Gujarat was giving “patronage to the drug-liquor mafia” and forcing youths into drugs.
Amarnath Yatra again stops amid bad weather
Aug 01, 2022, at 05:44 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The Amarnath Yatra was temporarily suspended from both Pahalgam and Baltal routes due to inclement weather Monday, officials said.
ED arrests Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in land scam case
Aug 01, 2022, at 05:10 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Sunday evening arrested Shiv Sena MP and spokesperson Sanjay Raut in connection with a land scam case, media reports said.
PM Modi expresses delight over Achinta Sheuli's feat in Commonwealth Games
Aug 01, 2022, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday expressed delight over Indian Army Havildar Achinta Sheuli winning the Gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and said that the athlete worked hard for the special achievement.
Mumbai: ‘Chabahar Day’ observed to promote Chabahar
Aug 01, 2022, at 03:56 pm
Mumbai: Ministry of Port, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) in association with India Ports Global observed ‘Chabahar Day’ to mark the Chabahar – Link to INSTC - Connecting Central Asian Markets in Mumbai on Sunday.
Aug 01, 2022, at 03:48 pm
Mumbai: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal affirmed India’s commitment towards unlocking the trade potential with the Central Asian region through the use of Chabahar Port in Iran.
Indian civil aviation space 'absolutely safe', says DGCA chief
Aug 01, 2022, at 02:00 am
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA's chief Arun Kumar Sunday said that the Indian civil aviation space is absolutely safe and all the rules laid by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) are being followed, media reports said.
'Not my money': Sacked Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee on cash seized from aide's house
Aug 01, 2022, at 12:46 am
Kolkata: Jailed former Trinamool leader and Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee has claimed the heaps of cash and gold recovered from two homes of his aide, Arpita Mukherjee, do not belong to him, media reported.
Maharashtra: NIA detains 2 from Kolhapur for suspected links to ISIS
Jul 31, 2022, at 11:29 pm
Kolhapur: National Investigation Agency with the help of local police conducted a raid at Hupari in Hatkanangale tehsil of the district early on Sunday and detained two youths for their alleged links to ISIS terror outfit.
Maharashtra: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut detained by ED under PMLA
Jul 31, 2022, at 10:56 pm
Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was detained by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after interrogation of more than nine hours at his residence.
Royal Army of Oman contingent for Joint Exercise Al NAJAH-IV Arrive in India
Jul 31, 2022, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi: The 4th Edition of India Oman Joint Military Exercise ‘AL NAJAH-IV’ between contingents of Indian Army and the Royal Army of Oman is scheduled to take place at the Foreign Training Node of Mahajan Field Firing Ranges (Rajasthan) from Aug 1 to 13.
Congress suspends 3 Jharkhand MLAs caught with cash in West Bengal
Jul 31, 2022, at 10:34 pm
Ranchi: The three Congress MLAs, who were caught with piles of cash in West Bengal's Howrah district on Saturday, were suspended from the party on Sunday with immediate effect, media reports said.
Maharashtra: Shinde tells Sanjay Raut not to be afraid if he hasn't done anything wrong
Jul 31, 2022, at 10:29 pm
Aurangabad: Maharashtra Chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday questioned as to why Sena spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut was afraid, if he hasn't done anything wrong.
Assam: Guwahati police destroy 935 kg of drugs
Jul 31, 2022, at 07:33 pm
Guwahati: Guwahati police on Saturday organised a mass disposal of drugs when it burnt down 935 kg of drugs seized at Hatishila Daampara under Pragjyotishpur police station, outskirts of Guwahati.
PM Modi has suggestion for social media profile pic ahead of I-Day: Check out
Jul 31, 2022, at 06:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday urged people to put the "tiranga" ('tricolour', the national flag) as their display pictures on social media profiles between Aug 2 and 15.
ED conducts raids at Sanjay Raut's home after he skips summons twice
Jul 31, 2022, at 03:29 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Sunday conducted a search and questioning at Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's house in Mumbai after he skipped summons twice in connection with a money-laundering case.
J&K: Lashkar militant killed in Baramulla encounter
Jul 31, 2022, at 02:06 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed in a gun battle that erupted between the militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Sunday, officials said.
Will China ever ask Myanmar to stop repressive campaigns against its own people?
Jul 31, 2022, at 08:33 am
On July 25, Myanmar’s ruling military announced executing four democracy activists for their involvement in helping a civilian resistance movement that has been unsparing in its fight against the military since it removed a democratically elected government in a coup last year.
CBI seizes AgustaWestland helicopter from Pune-based businessman in DHFL bank fraud case
Jul 31, 2022, at 06:13 am
Pune: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has confiscated an AgustaWestland helicopter owned by Pune-based businessman Avinash Bhonsale in a probe linked to the Rs 34,614 crore Diwan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd scam case, India's biggest bank fraud.
3 Jharkhand Congress MLAs caught with piles of cash in West Bengal's Howrah
Jul 31, 2022, at 04:14 am
Howrah: The West Bengal Police on Saturday intercepted a vehicle in the Howrah district and caught three Jharkhand Congress MLAs with piles of cash.
PM Modi asks UN Chief Guterres to bring the attackers of Indian peacekeepers to justice
Jul 31, 2022, at 03:26 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged UN Secretary-General António Guterres to expedite the investigations into the recent attack on Indian peacekeepers in Congo.
Jul 31, 2022, at 03:01 am
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has slammed the state's Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari for his remark, saying that it ‘insulted the Marathis’ and had ‘crossed every limit’.
Family of IAF pilot who died in Mig-21 crash treated rudely by co-passengers on flight
Jul 31, 2022, at 02:18 am
New Delhi: The family members of Flight Lieutenant Advitiya Bal, who was killed in a Mig-21 crash on Thursday, were treated with complete disregard by some of their co-passengers on an Indigo flight when they were asked to wait and allow the Bal family to disembark first.
Jul 31, 2022, at 02:00 am
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday said there is an atmosphere of conflict in the world, and strengthening unity within the country is important to face the situation.
Direct flight between Delhi and Deoghar flagged-off
Jul 30, 2022, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi: Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Minister of State for Civil Aviation (Gen) V.K Singh (Retd) on Saturday virtually inaugurated the direct flight between Delhi and Deoghar by Indigo.
Centre for Indian Diaspora inaugurated in Madagascar
Jul 30, 2022, at 08:16 pm
Antananarivo: Madagascar Foreign Minister Richard Randriamandrato inaugurated the Indian Dhow, Centre for Indian Diaspora, here on Friday.
Jharkhand: Security of Birsa Munda Airport raised after bomb threats
Jul 30, 2022, at 08:02 pm
Ranchi: Security has been beefed up at the Birsa Munda Airport in the Jharkhand capital here after the airport officials received messages and threats to blow up the airport.