Supreme Court issues notice to Future Group on appeal filed by Amazon
Feb 09, 2022, at 07:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Future Group on an appeal filed by Amazon challenging a Jan 5 order of the Delhi High Court staying arbitration proceedings before an international tribunal.
Maoist violence reduced by 77 percent: Govt
Feb 09, 2022, at 07:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The government on Wednesday claimed in Parliament that incidents of Maoist violence have reduced by 77 percent over the last 12 years and the "Maoist ideology is fast approaching its end" in India.
Let women decide what they want to wear: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on hijab row
Feb 09, 2022, at 07:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress top leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said women have a right to decide what they want to wear, be it a bikini, a 'ghoonghat' or 'hijab', reacting to a Karnataka college diktat banning women's entry with headscarves that have led to widespread protests.
Never had a Twitter account: JNU VC alleges conspiracy after tweets in her name stir row
Feb 09, 2022, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After tweets from an unverified Twitter account under her name stirred a row, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Tuesday said she never had an account in the micro-blogging site alleging a conspiracy against herself.
Refusing girls to wear hijabs in school is horrifying: Malala Yousafzai
Feb 09, 2022, at 06:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday pitched in her support to the students who are protesting against the hijab (headscarves) ban in Karnataka schools and colleges.
Prashant Kishor met over 60 times before I joined Congress: Navjot Sidhu
Feb 09, 2022, at 06:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who failed to become Congress's Chief Ministerial face for Punjab, on Tuesday said he joined the party after around 60 visits by election strategist Prashant Kishor ahead of the 2017 assembly elections in the state.
Karnataka hijab row: Tension spreads to Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry
Feb 09, 2022, at 04:53 am
Bhopal/IBNS: The controversy of wearing hijab (headscarves) by students crossed the borders of Karnataka and spread in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and Puducherry on Tuesday.
Hijab row: All schools, colleges in Karnataka to remain shut for three days
Feb 09, 2022, at 02:15 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: All schools and colleges in Karnataka will be shut for the next three days after the row over wearing hijab by students inside campuses turned violent on Tuesday.
Indian Army organise medical camp in Arunachal Pradesh, football match in Assam
Feb 09, 2022, at 01:51 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Troops of Lekhapani and Rupai battalions of the India Army's Red Shield Division under the aegis of Spear Corps on Monday organised a medical camp in Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh and a friendly football match for locals in Tinsukia district of Upper Assam.
BJP should first apologise for Hathras and then seek votes: Mamata Banerjee in UP
Feb 09, 2022, at 01:15 am
Lucknow/UNI: Claiming there will be 'Khela Hobe' in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should first apologise for everything it has done and then seek votes from the people.
5G network is in its final stages of development, says Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Feb 08, 2022, at 11:59 pm
New Delhi: In order to provide opportunities to the Indian telecom stakeholders to meet qualified overseas buyers, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Railway, inaugurated on Tuesday ‘India Telecom 2022’ - an Exclusive International Business Expo.
Jammu and Kashmir: Civilian injured in mine blast near LoC
Feb 08, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Jammu/UNI: A civilian suffered critical injuries on Tuesday in a landmine explosion along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Assam Rifles recover drugs worth around Rs 2 crore in Mizoram
Feb 08, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Guwahati: Troops of Assam Rifles recovered a huge quantity of contraband drugs worth nearly Rs 2 crore in Mizoram's Champhai district along Indo-Myanmar border.
Meghalaya CM launches eProposal System
Feb 08, 2022, at 11:48 pm
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday launched the eProposal System in Shillong which was also attended by Additional Chief Secretary, D P Wahlang, Principal Secretary, Dr Shakil P Ahammed, Commissioner & Secretary, Dr Vijay Kumar besides officers from NIC, Finance and Planning departments.
Arunachal avalanche: Bodies of 7 Indian Army personnel found
Feb 08, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Guwahati: The bodies of seven Indian Army personnel were found on Tuesday, who went missing after their patrol was stuck by an avalanche in Tawang district under Kameng sector in Arunachal Pradesh two days back.
I am a member of Tukde Tukde gang: Chidambaram
Feb 08, 2022, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Calling himself a member of the so-called "Tukde Tukde gang", Congress leader and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday attacked the PM Narendra Modi government on numerous counts which ranged from the economy to Covid-19 mismanagement.
PM Modi renews attack on Congress over 'dynasty politics' ahead of crucial state elections
Feb 08, 2022, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Barely a couple of days ahead of the beginning of crucial state elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday relaunched his fierce attack on his arch-rival Congress over the "dynasty politics", which has remained the 71-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart's trump card in cornering the country's oldest outfit.
Hijab row takes violent turn in Karnataka
Feb 08, 2022, at 08:39 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Stone pelting was reported in Bagalkot on Tuesday during a student protest against a ban on hijab and saffron scarves in Karnataka's college campuses.
PM Modi rips apart Congress in address to Rajya Sabha
Feb 08, 2022, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday relaunched a blistering attack on the Congress on the issue of democracy and patted his own back for the way his government managed COVID-19 as well as the economy amid the pandemic.
Two Tripura leaders, who quit BJP, join Congress
Feb 08, 2022, at 06:43 pm
Agartala/UNI: A day after resigning from the BJP and also as legislators, two senior Tripura politicians - Sudip Roy Barman and Ashis Kumar Saha - on Tuesday joined Congress at the party headquarters in New Delhi.
War of words between Arvind Kejriwal and Yogi Adityanath over PM Modi's statement in Parliament
Feb 08, 2022, at 05:37 pm
Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath were engaged in a war of words on Twitter after the former alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "blatantly lying" in Parliament on Monday regarding the exodus of migrant workers from the national capital following 2020 nationwide anti-COVID lockdown.
KFC India apologises for post on Kashmir row, Pizza Hut clarifies stand after facing backlash
Feb 08, 2022, at 06:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) chain KFC India on Monday apologised for a post that was published on the company's social media handles in Pakistan supporting separatists in Kashmir.
'Statement complete false': Arvind Kejriwal counters PM Modi's remark on migrant exodus
Feb 08, 2022, at 06:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday vociferously protested against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment that his government had contributed to the spread of Covid-19 by enabling the migrant labourers to go home after the lockdown was declared in 2020.
Election Commission team visits poll-bound Manipur
Feb 08, 2022, at 04:37 am
Imphal/IBNS: An official team of the Election Commission of India led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Sushil Chandra, arrived in Manipur's capital city Imphal on Monday on a two-day visit.
Those mocking 'Make in India' have now become joke: PM Modi's fierce attack on Congress in Lok Sabha
Feb 08, 2022, at 03:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a fierce attack on the opposition and mainly the Congress party in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said 'blind opposition to everything is never the way ahead'.
Indian community demonstrates in US against Pakistan-backed terror activities in JK
Feb 08, 2022, at 01:34 am
Washington: Indian community members, which included Kashmiris, demonstrated in the United States on Saturday against Pakistan for interfering with New Delhi's internal affairs.
NIA sleuths interrogate HNLC militants on Shillong blast
Feb 08, 2022, at 01:11 am
Shillong/UNI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths have joined Meghalaya police in interrogating the five arrested Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militants, who are allegedly involved in the recent blast here in the state capital, an official said on Monday.
Three Pakistani smugglers killed on IB: IG BSF
Feb 08, 2022, at 12:08 am
Srinagar: The alert troops of Border Security Force during early hours on Sunday have neutralised three Pakistan smugglers who were trying to smuggle narcotics through the international border in Samba district of Jammu region.
Feb 07, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Srinagar: A large number of women demonstrated in front of the UN office in Srinagar against the 'deplorable' state of educational opportunities for girls in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).