S Jaishankar joins Quad partners for fourth meeting in Melbourne
Feb 11, 2022, at 03:55 pm
Melbourne/New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday joined his compatriots from the other Quad countries of Japan, Australia and the US for the fourth meeting in Melbourne, with focus on the Indo-Pacific.
India records 58,077 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Feb 11, 2022, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 58,077 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Gurugram: Two die as roof of building collapses
Feb 11, 2022, at 02:52 pm
Gurugram: The roof of a building collapsed in Haryana's Gurugram area on Thursday which left at least two people dead, UNI reported.
PM Modi to address high-level segment of One Ocean Summit tomorrow
Feb 11, 2022, at 05:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the high-level segment of the One Ocean Summit at 2:30 PM through a video message on Friday.
Karnataka hijab row: Schools for classes Classes 9, 10 to reopen from Monday
Feb 11, 2022, at 05:31 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Schools for classes 9 and 10 will reopen in Karnataka from Monday, the state government has announced, three days after it ordered a shut down amid a row over wearing hijab by students.
India Vision Institute hosts VARS 2022 conference, prioritises policy for safer roads
Feb 11, 2022, at 05:08 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Large-scale social organisations India Vision Institute (IVI), Sightsavers India and VisionSpring on Thursday kicked off VARS 2022 with an emphasis on correlating vision and road safety and the need for inclusion of a primary target in the national road safety policy.
Feb 11, 2022, at 04:51 am
Toronto/IBNS: High Commission of India in Ottawa has issued an advisory for the Indian citizens in Canada and ones planning travel to Canada.
Lakhimpur Kheri case: After bail to Ashish Mishra, farmer who lost son says 'no hope now'
Feb 11, 2022, at 04:37 am
Lucknow/IBNS: After the Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish in the Lakhimpur Kheri murder case, the farmer who lost his son in the incident said he lost all hope.
First phase of UP assembly polls sees 60.17 pct voters' turnout today, slightly lower than 2017
Feb 11, 2022, at 03:24 am
Lucknow/IBNS: The first of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh assembly election witnessed a 60.17 per cent voters' turnout on Thursday.
Manipur assembly election dates revised, polling will now be held on Feb 28 and March 5
Feb 11, 2022, at 02:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The voting dates of the two-phased Manipur Assembly elections have been changed, the Election Commission announced Thursday.
Centre revises Covid guidelines for international arrivals, no home quarantines
Feb 11, 2022, at 01:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The government on Thursday revised its COVID-19 guidelines for international arrivals, removing the category of 'at risk' countries, which was introduced in the wake of the Omicron variant's spread, and also recommending self-monitoring of 14 days for any symptoms against the current seven days of home quarantine.
Opposition leaders slam Yogi Adityanath over 'Kerala-Kashmir' remark ahead of UP 1st phase polls
Feb 11, 2022, at 01:13 am
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders from other parties on Thursday slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his caution to the voters that the state will "become Kashmir, Kerala and Bengal if they make a mistake".
JK: Navin Choudhary chairs meeting on promotion of commercial horticulture
Feb 10, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Jammu/IBNS: Principal Secretary of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department Navin Kumar Choudhary Tuesday chaired a meeting for the promotion of commercial floriculture in Jammu and Kashmir.
SKUAST-K bags two startup awards at IIT Jammu competition
Feb 10, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir's (SKUAST-Ks) student Ahmer Bashir Shah won first prize for his startup idea of converting human hair into organic fertiliser in a contest organised by IIT Jammu.
PM-JAY SEHAT scheme: ‘All ration card holders of Srinagar to get Golden Cards’
Feb 10, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: In order to ensure every citizen of Srinagar District is provided a Golden Card which entitles them to benefits under the PM-JAY SEHAT scheme, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Muhammed Aijaz Asad Monday chaired a meeting.
Avoid hijab till case is decided: Karnataka HC
Feb 10, 2022, at 11:39 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: A three-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court on Thursday refused to grant interim relief to petitioners seeking admission into classrooms wearing hijab in colleges and adjourned hearing on the hijab row to Monday.
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Ajay Mishra's son gets bail
Feb 10, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra who is the prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence which occurred on Oct 3.
Vote BJP for free vaccine, riot-free Uttar Pradesh: PM Modi
Feb 10, 2022, at 10:51 pm
Saharanpur/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the people of Uttar Pradesh to vote for the BJP to ensure that everyone continues to get free anti-COVID-19 vaccine and so that the country's most populous state remains riot-free.
CBI summons TMC leader Anubrata Mondal in cattle smuggling case
Feb 10, 2022, at 08:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in connection with its ongoing probe into a cattle smuggling case, officials said.
COVID-19 widens learning gap among West Bengal school students, finds research
Feb 10, 2022, at 07:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, that forced the classroom learning to a halt, has widened the learning gap among school students in the eastern state of West Bengal, a recent survey said.
Voting in India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh begins, challenge for BJP to hold on to power
Feb 10, 2022, at 05:09 pm
Lucknow/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is challenged by strong regional force Samajwadi Party (SP) in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the voting for which began on Thursday.
Indian Army implements Radio Frequency Identification of ammunition stock
Feb 10, 2022, at 05:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Army commenced implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging of its ammunition inventory Wednesday.
There is atmosphere of pro-incumbency, BJP will win all 5 states: PM Modi to ANI
Feb 10, 2022, at 02:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday exuded confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win the assembly elections in all five states and said there is an atmosphere of 'pro-incumbency, not anti-incumbency.
Counterfeit Tata Pigments products seized in Korabeg, West Bengal
Feb 10, 2022, at 02:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Tata Steel Brand Protection team and the West Bengal Police last month seized counterfeit Tata Pigments products during raids in multiple locations in Korabeg.
Assam Rifles bust terrorist hideout in Manipur, recover huge cache of arms-ammunition
Feb 10, 2022, at 01:49 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In a major achievement for security forces, Keithelmanbi Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) in a joint operation with Manipur Police busted a terrorist hideout in Leimaram Makha Leikai village of Bishnupur district in Manipur on Wednesday.
Elaborate security in place for Uttar Pradesh first phase polling
Feb 10, 2022, at 01:21 am
Lucknow/UNI: Elaborate security including deployment of central forces have been made for the first phase of assembly polls to be held in western Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.
CBI summons Bengali film actor, MP Dev in cattle smuggling case
Feb 09, 2022, at 11:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned actor-turned-TMC MP Dev in connection with its ongoing probe into a cattle smuggling case, officials said.
Social activist Anna Hazare threatens hunger strike over wine
Feb 09, 2022, at 11:06 pm
Pune/UNI: Eminent social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday threatened to launch an indefinite hunger strike if the Maharashtra government does not withdraw its decision to allow supermarkets to sell wine.
Karnataka HC refers Hijab matter to larger bench
Feb 09, 2022, at 10:47 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday refused to pass any interim orders over a raging row over the hijab that has closed down schools and colleges across the state and referred the matter to a larger bench.
Narendra Modi to address rally in Jalandhar on Feb 14
Feb 09, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Jalandhar/UNI: Ahead of Punjab Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election rally in Jalandhar on Feb 14.