Arunachal Pradesh MP claims Chinese PLA abducted youth from inside 'Indian territory'
Jan 21, 2022, at 08:52 pm
Itanagar: An MP from Arunachal Pradesh has claimed that a 17-year-old youth had been 'abducted' by Chinese soldiers "from inside Indian territory".
Destruction, renovation of Somnath a message: PM Modi
Jan 21, 2022, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The country is now leaving behind a "narrow mindset" and building new places of pride amid grandeur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, in a veiled attack on the Congress.
Justice LN Rao recuses from Supreme Court hearing on Tarun Tejpal
Jan 21, 2022, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Supreme Court judge Justice L Nageswara Rao on Friday recused from hearing a plea filed by former Editor of Tehelka magazine Tarun Tejpal.
Channi will lose election: Arvind Kejriwal
Jan 21, 2022, at 08:23 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Friday claimed that his Punjab counterpart Charanjit Singh Channi will lose the assembly election from his Chamkaur Sahib constituency.
Merged, not extinguished: Govt on Amar Jawan Jyoti row
Jan 21, 2022, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government on Friday clarified that the 'Amar Jawan Jyoti' or 'eternal flame' at India Gate will be merged with the torch at the National War Memorial and not extinguished after the development stirred a row, media reports said.
Assam: Tea garden workers killed leopard after it attacked and injured one in Golaghat
Jan 21, 2022, at 06:21 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Tea garden workers of Assam’s Golaghat district killed a leopard after it attacked and injured one.
Delhi govt wants lifting of weekend curfew amid drop in COVID-19 cases
Jan 21, 2022, at 05:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi government has recommended the lifting of weekend curfew in view of the declining COVID-19 cases in the national capital, media reports said.
Amar Jawan Jyoti to be merged with National War Memorial's eternal flame at India Gate
Jan 21, 2022, at 05:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After burning for 50 years, the eternal flame of Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate lawns will be extinguished forever and will be merged with the National War Memorial's torch at a programme on Friday.
Andhra Pradesh woman beheads husband, surrenders before police
Jan 21, 2022, at 04:49 am
Telangana/IBNS: An Andhra Pradesh woman allegedly beheaded her husband with a sharp knife and later surrendered before the police on Thursday, media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi slamming proposed changes in IAS cadre rules
Jan 21, 2022, at 04:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a strong-worded letter underscoring her reservations about the proposed changes in the rules for the IAS cadre.
Maharashtra govt allows schools to reopen from Jan 24
Jan 21, 2022, at 12:56 am
Mumbai/UNI: The Maharashtra government on Thursday gave a nod to reopen schools in the state from Monday, however, it has granted the power to local bodies to take a final decision considering the Covid-19 situation in their respective areas.
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad to fight against Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur
Jan 20, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad will be contesting against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Hindutva icon Yogi Adityanath in the Gorakhpur constituency as the state plunges into assembly election next month.
BJP releases 1st list of 59 candidates for Uttarakhand polls
Jan 20, 2022, at 09:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its first list for Uttarakhand assembly polls. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will fight the election from Khatima.
Goa: Ex-Goa CM Manohar Parrikar's son firm on Panjim seat after BJP refuses ticket
Jan 20, 2022, at 09:33 pm
Panjim/IBNS: BJP has denied a ticket to former Chief Minister of Goa, late Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar from Panjim and instead decided to field former Congress leader Atanasio "Babush" Monserrate.
Sourav Ganguly, others join Pronam virtual meet held by Kolkata CP
Jan 20, 2022, at 07:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Commissioner of Police, Vineet Goyal and other police officials, held a virtual meeting with the senior citizens of Pronam.
PM Modi bats for system sans discrimination
Jan 20, 2022, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted his government is making a 'system' where there will be no place for discrimination and it will firmly stand on the foundation of equality.
Election Commission's notification for UP phase 2 polls on Friday
Jan 20, 2022, at 06:50 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The Election Commission on Thursday said notification for the Feb 14 polls covering 55 assembly segments in nine districts of Rohilkhand region in Uttar Pradesh will be issued on Friday.
Supreme Court upholds constitutional validity of OBC quota in NEET
Jan 20, 2022, at 06:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of providing 27 percent reservation to Other Backward Caste candidates in NEET AIQ (All India Quota) seats.
Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi over Chinese kidnapping of Arunachal boy
Jan 20, 2022, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over reports that a boy from Arunachal Pradesh was kidnapped by the Chinese Army.
Maharashtra local body polls: Sena-NCP-Congress alliance wins, BJP emerges as single largest party
Jan 20, 2022, at 06:37 am
Mumbai/IBNS: In the first big local body election in Maharashtra without the Other Backward Class reservation, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), combined of Shiv Sena, Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), emerged as a big gainer.
Bengal cops suspended for allegedly robbing money, ornaments from businessman's house during raid
Jan 20, 2022, at 05:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Three policemen have been suspended for allegedly robbing money and ornaments from the house of a businessman in West Bengal's Malda district while carrying out a raid, reports said on Wednesday.
Assam to set up wildlife safari cum open zoo at a cost of Rs 214.54 crore: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Jan 20, 2022, at 05:05 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government has decided to set up a wildlife safari cum zoo at the Dholai area in the Cachar district at a cost of Rs 214.54 crore.
Mid-air collision between two IndiGo flights averted after taking off from Bengaluru: Reports
Jan 20, 2022, at 03:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A mid-air collision between two IndiGo flights that took off from Bengaluru airport was averted after a radar controller saw the impending danger and took preventive actions, reports said on Wednesday.
PM Modi, Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth to jointly inaugurate India-assisted housing project
Jan 20, 2022, at 02:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritius counterpart Pravind Kumar Jugnauth will jointly inaugurate the India-assisted Social Housing Units project in Mauritius virtually on Thursday.
Assam, Meghalaya CMs to meet Amit Shah on inter-state boundary row
Jan 20, 2022, at 02:15 am
Shillong/UNI: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma would leave for New Delhi on Thursday to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah to present their respective positions on the inter-state boundary conflict in order to arrive at a lasting solution to the vexed issue between the two neighbouring states.
JK: Security up in Srinagar ahead of R Day
Jan 19, 2022, at 11:33 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Ahead of the Republic Day, security has been beefed up across Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, with the police and paramilitary forces checking vehicles and intensifying patrolling in sensitive areas.
Cabinet approves infusion of Rs.1,500 crore in Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited
Jan 19, 2022, at 09:25 pm
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved the equity infusion of Rs.1500 crore in Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA).
SAD patron Parkash Singh Badal tests COVID-19 positive
Jan 19, 2022, at 09:01 pm
Ludhiana/UNI: Former Punjab chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal Patron Parkash Singh Badal has tested positive for Covid.
Yogi Adityanath welcomes Aparna Yadav to BJP family by posting message on Koo
Jan 19, 2022, at 08:50 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya took to India’s only multilingual micro-blogging platform ‘Koo’ to welcome Aparna Yadav , who joined the BJP in New Delhi Wednesday.
PM Narendra Modi to host first India-Central Asia Summit on Jan 27
Jan 19, 2022, at 08:29 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will be hosting the first meeting of the India-Central Asia Summit, with the participation of the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, in a virtual format on Jan 27, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Wednesday.