Manipur polls: First phase of voting underway
Feb 28, 2022, at 03:51 pm
Imphal: Voting for the first phase of elections in Manipur began at 7 am in 38 Assembly constituencies.
Jammu and Kashmir: Police arrest one LeT terrorist from Anantnag
Feb 28, 2022, at 02:52 pm
Srinagar: Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested an “active terrorist” of proscribed terror outfit Lashker-e-Toiba in Anantnag, officials said.
Assam Rifles foils smuggling of COVID-19 vaccines and test kits to Myanmar
Feb 28, 2022, at 05:47 am
Imphal/IBNS: Tengnoupal Battalion under the aegis of IGAR (South) foiled an attempt to smuggle COVID vaccines and RAT kits from India to Myanmar on Saturday.
West Bengal civic polls: BJP calls for 12-hour bandh to protest against 'rigging and violence'
Feb 28, 2022, at 03:05 am
Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday called for a 12-hour bandh in West Bengal to be observed on Monday to protest against alleged rigging and attacks on opposition leaders by 'TMC members' during polling held in 108 municipal seats across the state.
US exempts in-person interview for several visa for Indians till December: Report
Feb 28, 2022, at 01:57 am
The United States has waived the physicall interview requirements for many applicants, including students and workers, through December 31 2022, a senior American diplomat has said, media reports said.
Kashmiri students studying in Ukraine are safe, assures Govt
Feb 27, 2022, at 09:55 pm
Srinagar: Authorities in Kashmir valley on Sunday said that all 225 students studying in the war-hit country of Ukraine were safe and the Government of India was taking all measures to bring them back safely.
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Fourth flight with 198 Indians on way to India under Operation Ganga
Feb 27, 2022, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The fourth flight with 198 Indian nationals has taken off from Romania's capital Bucharest for New Delhi under Operation Ganga while two other flights carrying 250 and 280 Indians, mostly students, were flown back to India early on Sunday.
'Highly appreciate India's independent, balanced position': Russia on Ukraine invasion
Feb 27, 2022, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Russia has "highly appreciated" India's "independent and balanced" position after New Delhi abstained on a UNSC resolution condemning Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
JD(U) candidate shot at in Manipur two days ahead of assembly election
Feb 27, 2022, at 06:21 pm
Imphal/UNI: Wahengbam Rojit, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) candidate of Kshetrigao Assembly constituency in Manipur, was shot at on Sunday by unknown armed persons two days ahead of polls.
UP: 8 per cent votes polled till 9 am in fifth phase
Feb 27, 2022, at 05:10 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Polling began at a slow pace as only 8.02 per cent of 2.25 crore votes were polled in the first two hours till 9 am for 61 seats spread over 12 districts in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on Sunday.
UP elections 2022: Voting commences on 51 seats in fifth phase
Feb 27, 2022, at 02:42 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Polling began for 61 seats spread over 12 districts in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on a peaceful note amid tight security arrangements on Sunday.
Polling begins for 108 municipalities in West Bengal
Feb 27, 2022, at 02:09 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Polling for the election to 108 municipalities of 20 districts of West Bengal began at 7 AM on Sunday under a massive security blanket.
'Anxious' sister prays in Kolkata for Army officer brother fighting for Ukraine against Russia
Feb 27, 2022, at 06:37 am
Though the western Ukraine is still comparatively safer, Irina, married to a Bengali doctor in Kolkata, is wary of her brother Sergei who is busy doing his duty as an Army officer against the Russian onslaught.
Flight carrying 219 Indians from war-torn Ukraine lands in Mumbai
Feb 27, 2022, at 02:06 am
India today evacuated 219 Indian citizens stranded in conflict-wracked Ukraine from neighbouring Romania as the Ukraine's airspace has been close for civil aircraft operations.
Flight with 219 Indians evacuated from Ukraine lands in Mumbai from Romania
Feb 27, 2022, at 01:46 am
A flight carrying 219 Indians evacuated from conflict-wracked Ukraine lands in Mumbai.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dials PM Modi, seeks political support in UNSC
Feb 27, 2022, at 12:47 am
Kyiv/New Delhi: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday dialled Indian PM Narendra Modi and discussed the situation in Kyiv city as Russian forces continued to invade the country for the third straight day.
Assam Rifles apprehend three armed cadres with arms-ammunition in Manipur
Feb 26, 2022, at 11:15 pm
Guwahati: Ahead of the assembly polls in the state, security forces apprehended three active cadres of Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) and recovered arms-ammunition in Manipur's Kangpokpi district.
Feb 26, 2022, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi: The Tezpur University community should provide innovative solutions to local and national problems, said President of India Ram Nath Kovind.
Feb 26, 2022, at 09:55 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the national roll-out of Central Sector Scheme, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, with a budget of Rs.1,600 crore for five years.
Kolkata's elderly couple shares ordeal of their son stuck in war-hit Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022, at 09:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: An elderly couple from Kolkata's Sonarpur area is spending anxious days worrying about their son's safety in Ukraine, which is in a volatile situation after Russia invaded the country.
Feb 26, 2022, at 09:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said he is personally monitoring the evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine and the first flight to Mumbai with 219 Indian nationals has taken off from Romania.
Indian Embassy in Kyiv urges citizens not to move to border posts without prior notice
Feb 26, 2022, at 06:09 pm
Kyiv/New Delhi/UNI: In a fresh advisory, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine on Saturday urged Indian nationals, especially students, not to move to the border posts for evacuation without prior coordination with MEA officials.
Feb 26, 2022, at 04:49 pm
True to their inherent humanitarianism, a group of Sikh youth could be seen in a video trying to help provide langar food to international students travelling on a train towards the Poland border from war-hit Ukraine.
India-Oman exercise conducted Jodhpur Air Force Station
Feb 26, 2022, at 03:32 pm
New Delhi: The Indo-Oman exercise, Eastern Bridge-VI (2022) was successfully conducted at Air Force Station Jodhpur from Feb 21 to 25, officials said.
India abstains on UNSC resolution condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022, at 03:23 pm
United Nations/New Delhi: India on Friday abstained on a UNSC resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Over 470 Indian students to be evacuated from Ukraine via Romania
Feb 26, 2022, at 05:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 470 Indian students will be evacuated from Ukraine via Romania, the government announced on Friday amid growing and desperate requests for the rescue of thousands of stranded Indians in the war-torn country.
40 Indian medical students walk 8 km to Poland border to escape war-torn Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022, at 04:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Forty Indian students have walked to the Ukraine-Poland border after they were dropped off by their college bus some 8 km from the border, media reports said on Friday.
Flights to Bucharest, Budapest to fly back Indians stuck in Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022, at 01:15 am
New Delhi/UNI: As part of the government's rescue plan for stranded Indians in war-hit Ukraine, Air India will operate two evacuation flights to the Romanian capital Bucharest to bring back Indian nationals.
6.65 lakh tourists visited Kashmir last year
Feb 26, 2022, at 12:56 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday informed that 6.65 lakh tourists visited Kashmir last year which is the highest number of tourist footfall in the last seven years.
‘Rs 10 crore to be earmarked for skill development of tribal youth,’ says JK CS
Feb 26, 2022, at 12:15 am
Jammu/IBNS: Chairing a meeting to review the functioning of the Tribal Affairs Department, Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Arun Kumar Mehta Monday said Rs 10 crore had been earmarked for skill development of tribal youth.