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PM Modi to deliver Keynote address at national launch ceremony of 'Azadi Ke Amrit Mahotsav se Swarnim Bharat Ke Ore'

Jan 19, 2022, at 07:50 pm

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will deliver the Keynote address at the national launch ceremony of 'Azadi Ke Amrit Mahotsav se Swarnim Bharat Ke Ore' on Jan 20 at 10:30 AM via video conferencing.

Police seize 1.6 kg of heroin worth Rs 10 crore in Assam’s Karbi Anglong, two arrested

Jan 19, 2022, at 07:37 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam’s Karbi Anglong district police on Monday morning seized 1.6 kg of heroin worth Rs 10 crore and arrested two persons.

Loco pilot electrocuted to death at Guwahati railway station

Jan 19, 2022, at 07:34 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: A train loco pilot died of electrocution at Guwahati railway station at around 7:40 pm on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday.

Lawyer Amit Palekar AAP Goa CM candidate, announces Kejriwal

Jan 19, 2022, at 06:39 pm

Panaji/IBNS/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced lawyer and social worker Amit Palekar as his party's Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming Goa Assembly Elections.

Massive fire breaks out at a cinema hall in Kolkata

Jan 19, 2022, at 04:51 pm

Kolkata/UNI: A massive fire broke out at Park Show House cinema hall at Mullickbazar in downtown city on Tuesday.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will contest UP Assembly polls

Jan 19, 2022, at 04:37 pm

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav might contest the Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh this time.

Akhilesh Yadav to contest UP Assembly polls: Sources

Jan 19, 2022, at 04:35 pm

Lucknow/UNI: With his sister-in-law Aparna Yadav joining the BJP in Delhi on Wednesday, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav, sparing no space to the saffron camp, will contest the Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.

Akhilesh Yadav's sister-in-law Aparna Yadav joins BJP ahead of UP Assembly polls

Jan 19, 2022, at 04:31 pm

New Delhi: Former Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav's sister-in-law Aparna Yadav on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, giving a blow to the Samajwadi Party ahead of the Assembly Polls.

5G issue: Air India cancels flights to US

Jan 19, 2022, at 02:36 pm

New Delhi/Washington/UNI: Several international airlines, including Air India, have cancelled flights to the US from Wednesday over uncertainty on interference between new 5G mobile phone service and critical airplane technologies.

Three navy sailors killed in explosion onboard destroyer ship at Mumbai dockyard

Jan 19, 2022, at 04:31 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Three naval personnel have died of injuries following an explosion onboard Indian Navy's destroyer ship INS Ranvir at the Mumbai dockyard. 

Himanta Biswa Sarma meets political parties, students’ organizations on Assam-Meghalaya border row

Jan 19, 2022, at 04:23 am

Guwahati/IBNS:  Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday held interactions with the representatives of political parties and students’ organizations to discuss the longstanding inter-state border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya and solicit their views on the steps taken by the governments of both the states to settle differences through consultations in two separate meetings held at State Guest House, Koinadhara in Guwahati.

SC order on Antrix-Devas deal is proof of Congress's misuse of power: Nirmala Sitharaman

Jan 19, 2022, at 03:34 am

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Supreme Court's order on the 2005 Antrix-Devas deal is "proof of the Congress's misuse of power".

Manipur: Arms-ammunition, IED recovered

Jan 19, 2022, at 03:03 am

Guwahati: Churachandpur Battalion, under the aegis of IGAR (South), in a joint operation with Manipur police, recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Chinglangmei village, Churachandpur district on Tuesday.

BSF apprehends two Bangladeshi nationals

Jan 19, 2022, at 02:45 am

Guwahati: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday apprehended two Bangladeshi nationals from bordering area in West Bengal's Coochbehar district.

5 Naxals killed in Chhattisgarh encounters

Jan 19, 2022, at 01:23 am

Bijapur/Sukma (Chhattisgarh)/UNI: Five Maoists – including two women – were neutralised on Tuesday during encounters in Left-wing extremism-affected Bastar division’s Bijapur and Sukma districts both of which border Telangana.

Ensure timely settlement of all crop insurance claims in J&K, says Navin Choudhary

Jan 19, 2022, at 12:42 am

Jammu/IBNS: Principal Secretary Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department (AP&FWD), Navin Kumar Choudhary, Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBJ) in J&K.

Kashmir: Commissioner Secy Revenue reviews development in Kulgam

Jan 19, 2022, at 12:24 am

Kulgam/IBNS: Commissioner Secretary Revenue, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Tuesday visited the district and chaired an officers'  meeting to review development works besides assessing covid mitigation measures.

UAE FM calls S Jaishankar, expresses condolence over death of two Indians in Abu Dhabi drone attack

Jan 18, 2022, at 11:29 pm

UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan on Tuesday called Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to express his condolence over the death of two Indians in a drone attack in Abu Dhabi that sparked an explosion in three oil tankers and a fire near Abu Dhabi international airport.

Indian Army rescues 30 trapped in north Kashmir avalanche

Jan 18, 2022, at 10:10 pm

Srinagar: At least 30 people have been rescued after a fresh avalanche hit the Tangdar-Chowki Bill highway in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Tuesday.

Kolkata: Massive fire breaks out at a cinema hall

Jan 18, 2022, at 09:42 pm

Kolkata/UNI: A massive fire broke out at Park Show House cinema hall at Mullickbazar in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Narendra Modi mourns death of Bengali cartoonist Narayan Debnath

Jan 18, 2022, at 08:28 pm

New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday mourned the death of noted Bengali cartoonist Narayan Debnath and said he brightened several lives through his works.

PM Modi interacts with BJP workers from poll-bound UP's Varanasi

Jan 18, 2022, at 07:30 pm

Varanasi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with BJP workers in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency, ahead of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Bhagwat Mann AAP's Punjab CM face, announces Kejriwal

Jan 18, 2022, at 06:06 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday formally named Bhagwat Mann as his party's Chief Ministerial face in Punjab for the upcoming assembly elections.

Rahul Gandhi takes dig at PM Modi over teleprompter malfunction

Jan 18, 2022, at 05:23 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi spent no extra time before taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was caught off guard after his teleprompter malfunctioned during his virtual address to the World Economic Forum's Davos Summit on Monday.

Ex-Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu tests COVID-19 positive

Jan 18, 2022, at 02:27 pm

Hyderabad: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said ehe has tested COVID-19 positive.

India tackling another Covid wave while managing economic growth: PM Modi at Davos Agenda

Jan 18, 2022, at 04:53 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered ‘State of the World’ special address at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda on Monday via video conferencing where he said India has given a bouquet of hope to the entire globe.

Assam: Chargesheet filed against 14 accused in Jorhat lynching case

Jan 18, 2022, at 03:34 am

Guwahati/IBNS : The Assam Police on Monday filed the chargesheet against 14 accused persons in an All Assam Students Union (AASU) leader mob lynching case in Jorhat after 50 days.

Two Indians killed in suspected drone strike that exploded petrol tanks in Abu Dhabi

Jan 18, 2022, at 03:18 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Three people including two Indian nationals were killed and six others were injured as a suspected drone attack blew up petrol tanks near a major oil storage facility in UAE's Abu Dhabi.

Assam government to start implementation of Project Sadbhavana from Feb 1

Jan 18, 2022, at 02:18 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday urged the officials of Janata Bhawan to redefine their roles and re-dedicate themselves to the service of the people.

Covid-19: Bengal allows gyms, jatras, outdoor shooting for films, TV in restricted manner

Jan 18, 2022, at 02:01 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal government on Monday allowed more activities amid the ongoing restrictions in the state to curb the surge in Covid-19 cases.